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James Cruze

13 films · 1919 to 1938
Born 27 March 1884, Ogden · Died 3 August 1942

James Cruze was an American silent film actor and film director. James Cruze is best known today among film buffs as the director of the epic silent Western The Covered Wagon.

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James Cruze

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Defining films

The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo
1929
The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon
1923
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
1938
I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront
1933
Leap Year
Leap Year
1924
Terror Island
Terror Island
1920

Films by decade

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