George Bancroft
Also Known As: not available
Biography: George Bancroft was an American screen actor of the 1920s and 1930s.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: September 30, 1882
Age: 142 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 02, 1956
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The Docks of New York
Overview: A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-16
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Stagecoach
Overview: A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-02
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Overview: Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-09
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Thunderbolt
Overview: A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-06-20
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Angels with Dirty Faces
Overview: Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-26
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Teeth
Overview: Tom Mix western film.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-11-02
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Blood Money
Overview: The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work, crosses paths with every kind of offender there is, from first-time defendants to career criminals.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-11-17
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Each Dawn I Die
Overview: A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-19
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Underworld
Overview: Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-08-20
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The Skin Game
Overview: An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-26
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Wedding Present
Overview: Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-09
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North West Mounted Police
Overview: Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
Genres: Action Western Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-22
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Whistling in Dixie
Overview: Radio sleuth Wally 'The Fox' Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to help Carol's college chum, Ellamae Downs, solve a mystery involving a murdered man, old Fort Dixon, and buried treasure.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-31
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Young Tom Edison
Overview: Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-15
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Texas
Overview: Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long time. When they do meet up again, they find themselves on different sides of the law. This leads to the increasing estrangement of the two men, who once thought of themselves as brothers.
Genres: Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-09
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Syncopation
Overview: A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.
Genres: Music Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-22
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The Bugle Sounds
Overview: An old-time cavalry sergeant's resistance to change could cost him his post.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-30
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The Showdown
Overview: Passions run hot in the tropics as men fight over oil wells and a woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-02-25
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When the Daltons Rode
Overview: Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked development company. When Tod tries to help them, a faked murder charge turns the Daltons into outlaws, but more victims than villains in this fictionalized version. Will Tod stay loyal to his friends despite falling in love with Bob Dalton's former fiancée Julie?
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-23
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Racketeers in Exile
Overview: In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they witness a religious revival that inspires the man to begin billing himself as a "born-again" evangelist so he can cash in on the guilty consciences of local businessmen.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-30
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Scandal Sheet
Overview: Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-01-31
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Rulers of the Sea
Overview: The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-08
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The Prodigal Judge
Overview: The story takes place in the pre-Civil War era South. Judge Price has a fondness for liquor which really goes into overdrive after his wife runs away with another man and she takes their boy with her. He then spends his time wandering around the country with his tee-totaling pal, Solomon Mahaffy. Years pass and the judge learns that his wife has died and her lover is trying to get his hands on her son's inheritance.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-02-19
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The Splendid Road
Overview: Young Sandra De Hault arrives by ship in Sacramento, California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. While on board she adopted three children whose mother had died during the voyage. While in Sacramento she is saved from the attentions of a violent drunk by Stanton Holliday, an agent for eastern banker John Grey. They fall for each other, but Sandra believes that the daughter of Halliday's boss is in love with him, and not wanting to hurt his career she leaves town.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-12-06
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Green Hell
Overview: A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-26
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Ladies Love Brutes
Overview: The movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their roles. The story begins as Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an Italian immigrant who has battled his way to success as a New York building contractor, decides to embark on a social career.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-14
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Lady and Gent
Overview: Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take over the upbringing of Ted Streaver after his father, Stag's manager, is killed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-10
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Overview: Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-25
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John Meade's Woman
Overview: "Teddy" Connor, a woman recently orphaned, leaves her uncle's Midwestern farm for Chicago, where she meets "lumber king" John Meade. John takes her in for a hot meal and sends her roses the next day. John is engaged to penniless society beauty Caroline Haig, who is in love with Rodney Bentley and is marrying John for his money. A jovial millionaire without a conscience, John orders his long-time employee, Tim Mathews, to report to Chicago from the lumber mills and announces he is leaving the lumber business for wheat. Although Tim insists they reforest their lumber lands, John ignores his plea. For laughs, John invites Teddy and Tim to his engagement party at Caroline's wealthy friend's estate. Teddy, realizing John is engaged to a woman who does not love him, drowns her tears in liquor and embarrasses Caroline.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-26
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Submarine Patrol
Overview: A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a motley crew.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-25
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White Gold
Overview: A sheep farmer brings his new wife to his father's ranch and the old man takes an instant dislike to her.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-02-24
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Overview: Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The Runaway
Overview: A movie actress, mistakenly thinking she has killed a fellow actor, goes on the run and finds herself taken in by a Kentucky mountain family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-04-04
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Land of Liberty
Overview: This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-15
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Derelict
Overview: Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they both try to out do each other in obtaining what they know their opposite is after. In the end they will need to work together in order to save the day.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-11-22
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Old Ironsides
Overview: An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-12-06
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Little Men
Overview: Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-29
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Espionage Agent
Overview: When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
Genres: Drama War Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-30
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The Deadwood Coach
Overview: A man searches for the villains who murdered his parents
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-12-07
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The Pony Express
Overview: The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-03
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Paramount on Parade
Overview: This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-04-22
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The Rough Riders
Overview: The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898. This film is lost.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1927-09-30
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The World and the Flesh
Overview: During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brutal Communist revolutionary. He lusts after one of them, a ballerina, and gives her an ultimatum: give in to him or her friends will face the firing squad.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-22
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The Rainbow Trail
Overview: John Shefford is looking for his uncle Venters who years ago found a hidden valley and lived there with Jane Withersteen and young Fay Larkin. He finds Kay, now grown, who tells John that Willets and his men got into the nearly inaccessible valley and she has agreed to marry him to save the lives of the other two. John and Fay head for the valley with Willets and with his men right behind.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-05-23
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A Doctor's Diary
Overview: A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a private hospital. In his search for a cure for spinal meningitis, Norris recklessly runs roughshod over the feelings of his colleagues. The doctor's older, wiser supervisor, Dr. Clem Driscoll (George Bancroft), tries to curb Norris' impatience, pointing out that nothing takes place overnight. Angrily, Norris accuses Driscoll of malpractice and is forced to resign from the clinic -- just when a meningitis epidemic breaks out.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-16
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Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Overview: Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxing at Palm Springs, a California winter resort; Barbara Stanwyck and Ricardo Cortez play golf; other celebrities are shown in Malibu Beach.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-06-01
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The Mighty
Overview: In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their beloved son had died in his arms during a battle. The major then falls in love with the late soldier's sister and decides to accept a position in town as the new police commissioner.
Genres: Action Drama Crime War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-16
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The Drag Net
Overview: Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader. Setting out to get Trent, Nolan moves in on his hideout, assisted by his friend 'Shakespeare.' Trent kills Shakespeare, but makes Nolan believe it is his shot that has done so. Nolan resigns his commission and becomes a drunk. Found unconscious by Trent, he is offered as the pièce de résistance at a gangland banquet which 'The Magpie' attends. A lost film.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-05-01
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Overview: A ruthless stockbroker sells short in the copper business and ruins the life of his friends by ruining their finances. A lost film, only a nine second fragment survives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-02-09
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Sea Horses
Overview: Helen Salvia sets sail with her 4-year-old daughter for Panda, an isolated East African port, where she expects to join her Italian husband, Lorenzo, who deserted her a year after their marriage. Cochran, the burly first mate, and Harvey, the youthful third officer, openly vie for her favor, while Captain Glanville remains aloof. In Panda, Helen discovers that her husband has become a drunken derelict and returns to the ship, but Glanville is forced to buy her release from Salvia. Fearful of the implication, Helen returns ashore with her daughter, flees from Lorenzo's attempts to attack her, and is found by Glanville just as a typhoon breaks in all its fury. In regaining possession of the child from Lorenzo, the captain is wounded; and Cochran, covering their retreat, kills Lorenzo. Cochran pays for his daring with his life, and Helen is free to return to England with Glanville. It is considered a lost film.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-02-22
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Driven
Overview: Essie, a mountain girl, moves in with a family of neighboring bootleggers when her father, also a bootlegger, is killed by federal agents. She falls in love with Tom, one of the family's brothers, but another brother, the violent and brutal Lem, decides he wants her for himself, and beats Tom badly. What the girl doesn't know is that it wasn't the feds who killed her father--it was Lem. Complications ensue.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-02-11
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Rich Man's Folly
Overview: The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-14
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Code of the West
Overview: Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old maid, avoids her when he finds that she is a pretty young woman who flirts with the cowboys. He finally uses rough methods to win her love and, after through flames in a forest fire, succeeds in winning her. A lost film.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-06
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Hell-Ship Morgan
Overview: A fishing-boat captain's bride eyes his first mate at sea.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-02-08
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The Enchanted Hill
Overview: Lee Purdy, the owner of a ranch on "Enchanted Hill," is subjected to repeated attacks by unknown assailants. He meets Gail Ormsby, the owner of the neighboring Box K Ranch, and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Ira Todd, Gail's crooked foreman, fills her head with lies about Lee, whom she unjustly comes to hate. In a pitched battle between the men from Enchanted Hill and those from the Box K, Todd's men are routed. Lee then learns that Todd (in league with a banker who knows that there is gold on Lee's land) has attempted to frighten him off by means of the repeated attacks. The law steps in, and Lee and Gail renew their courtship. A lost film.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-01-18
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Too Many Crooks
Overview: Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, written by E.J. Rath and Rex Taylor, and starring Mildred Davis, Lloyd Hughes, George Bancroft, El Brendel, William V. Mong, John St. Polis, and Otto Matieson. It was released on April 2, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1927-04-02
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