Adolph Milar (1895–1950) was a Swiss-born
film actor
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. He appeared in
character role
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s in around sixty American films from 1919 to 1945, playing characters of a variety of nationalities.
[Biskupski p.43] His name is sometimes written as Adolf Milar.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Black Circle
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'' (1919)
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Something Different'' (1920)
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The Road of Ambition'' (1920)
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The Silent Barrier'' (1920)
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The Girl from Porcupine'' (1921)
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My Friend the Devil'' (1922)
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Enemies of Women'' (1923)
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Fury'' (1923)
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Backbone'' (1923)
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Love's Wilderness
''Love's Wilderness'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Helen Klumph and Eve Unsell. The film stars Corinne Griffith, Holmes Herbert, Ian Keith, Maurice de Canonge, Emily Fitzroy, and Anne Schaefer. ...
'' (1924)
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Marriage in Transit'' (1925)
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Back to God's Country'' (1927)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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'' (1927)
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Clothes Make the Woman
''Clothes Make the Woman'' is a surviving 1928 American silent historical romantic drama film directed by Tom Terriss, and starring Eve Southern and Walter Pidgeon. The film is loosely based on the story of Anna Anderson, a Polish woman who cla ...
'' (1928)
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The Michigan Kid'' (1928)
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The Devil's Skipper'' (1928)
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The Gateway of the Moon'' (1928)
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Bulldog Drummond'' (1929)
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Call of the Flesh'' (1930)
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Isle of Escape'' (1930)
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The Medicine Man'' (1930)
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Rain or Shine'' (1930)
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Honeymoon Lane'' (1931)
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Platinum Blonde'' (1931)
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The Savage Girl
''The Savage Girl'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Harry L. Fraser.
Plot
A white jungle goddess is protected by a fierce killer gorilla.
Cast
*Rochelle Hudson
Rochelle Hudson (born Rachael Elizabeth Hudson; March 6, 1916 ...
'' (1932)
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Sons of Steel'' (1934)
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The Great Impersonation'' (1935)
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Revolt of the Zombies'' (1936)
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So Ends Our Night'' (1941)
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Paris Calling'' (1941)
References
Bibliography
* Biskupski, M.B.B. ''Hollywood's War with Poland, 1939-1945''. University Press of Kentucky, 2011.
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
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1895 births
1950 deaths
Swiss emigrants to the United States
Swiss male film actors
People from Davos
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