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Lionel Barrymore

Born 1878-04-28 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 246 films

Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christm…

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246 films

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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You poster

The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1938 hit comedy, "…

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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You

★ 0.0 2008

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood poster

A tribute to producer Irving Thalberg.

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Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

★ 10.0 2005

Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by M…

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Checking Out: Grand Hotel

★ 7.0 2004

Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), starring Lionel Barrymore and…

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The Mesmerist

★ 8.0 2003

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era,…

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Complicated Women

★ 6.9 2003

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 poster

In the span of five years, pioneering director D.W. Griffith delivered some 450 films for the Biogr…

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D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

★ 0.0 2002

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

★ 6.5 1987

This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games, new…

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Super Duper Bloopers

★ 4.0 1986

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includ…

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That's Entertainment, Part II

★ 7.0 1976

A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsree…

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Hooray for Hollywood

★ 8.0 1976

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year h…

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That's Entertainment!

★ 7.4 1974

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to…

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

★ 7.2 1972