About

Known credits:
152
Birthday:
1880-03-15
Place of birth:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
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Montagu Love

Overview

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Montagu Love (15 March 1880 – 17 May 1943), also known as Montague Love, was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.

Born Harry Montague Love in Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was the son of Harry Love (b. 1852) and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad (b. 1856); his father was listed as accountant on the 1881 English Census. Educated in Great Britain, Love began his career as an artist and military correspondent with his first important job as a London newspaper cartoonist. Love honed basic stage talents in London, and in 1913 sailed to the Canada and crossed the border into the United States in November with a road-company production of Cyril Maude's Grumpy.

Usually Love was cast in heartless villain roles. In the 1920s, he played with Rudolph Valentino in The Son of the Sheik, opposite John Barrymore in Don Juan, and appeared with Lillian Gish in 1928's The Wind. He also portrayed 'Colonel Ibbetson' in Forever (1921), the silent film version of Peter Ibbetson. Love was one of the more successful villains in silent films.

One of Love's first sound films was the part-talkie The Mysterious Island co-starring Lionel Barrymore. In 1937, he played Henry VIII in the first talking film version of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, with Errol Flynn. Love played the bigoted Bishop of the Black Canons in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Flynn, too. However, he also played gruff authoritarian figures, such as Monsieur Cavaignac, who, contrary to history, demands the resignation of those responsible for the Dreyfus coverup, in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), as well as Don Alejandro de la Vega, whose son appears to be a fop but is actually Zorro, in the 1940 version of The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power.

In 1941, he played a doctor in Shining Victory, which also starred James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Donald Crisp. In 1939's Gunga Din, it is Montagu Love who reads the final stanza of Rudyard Kipling's original poem over the body of the slain Din.

Love's last film to be released, Devotion, was released three years after his death aged 63 in 1943. He was interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His last acting stint was on Wings Over the Pacific (1943).

Known for

Acting
1966 Torpedo of Doom Actor Col. White N/A
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1946 Devotion Actor Rev. Brontë 58
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1943 Wings Over the Pacific Actor Jim Butler 58
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1943 The Constant Nymph Actor Albert Sanger 59
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1943 Forever and a Day Actor Sir John Bunn 59
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1942 Tennessee Johnson Actor Chief Justice Chase 59
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1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror Actor General Jerome Lawford 59
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1942 The Remarkable Andrew Actor General George Washington 59
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1942 Lady for a Night Actor Judge 58
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1941 Shining Victory Actor Dr. Blake 59
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1941 The Devil and Miss Jones Actor Harrison 60
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1941 Hudson's Bay Actor Governor D'Argenson 59
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1940 The Son of Monte Cristo Actor Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff 58
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1940 The Mark of Zorro Actor Don Alejandro Vega 62
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1940 North West Mounted Police Actor Inspector Cabot 59
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1940 A Dispatch from Reuters Actor Delane 59
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1940 The Sea Hawk Actor King Philip II 61
Fair
1940 All This, and Heaven Too Actor Marechal Sebastiani 60
Fair
1940 Private Affairs Actor Noble Bullerton N/A
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1940 Northwest Passage Actor Wiseman Clagett 59
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1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Actor Professor Hartmann 59
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1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes Actor Emil Gorlick 59
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1939 We Are Not Alone Actor Major Millman 58
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1939 Rulers of the Sea Actor Malcolm Grant 59
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1939 The Man in the Iron Mask Actor Spanish Ambassador 59
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1939 Juarez Actor Jose de Montares 59
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1939 Sons of Liberty Actor George Washington 59
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1939 Gunga Din Actor Colonel Weed 60
Fair
1938 If I Were King Actor General Dudon 59
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1938 Professor Beware Actor Professor Schmutz 59
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1938 The Fighting Devil Dogs Actor General White 59
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1938 Kidnapped Actor Colonel Whitehead 59
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1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Actor Bishop of the Black Canons 68
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1938 The Buccaneer Actor Admiral Cockburn 59
Average
1937 Tovarich Actor M. Courtois 58
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1937 Adventure's End Actor Capt. Abner Drew 59
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1937 A Damsel in Distress Actor Lord Marshmorton 59
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1937 The Life of Emile Zola Actor M. Cavaignac 60
Fair
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda Actor Detchard 60
Fair
1937 London by Night Actor Sir Arthur Herrick 59
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1937 Parnell Actor William Ewart Gladstone 58
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1937 The Prince and the Pauper Actor Henry VIII 59
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1937 One in a Million Actor Ratoffsky 59
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1936 Lloyd's of London Actor Hawkins 59
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1936 Reunion Actor Sir Basil Crawford N/A
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1936 Sing, Baby, Sing Actor Robert Wilson 59
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1936 The White Angel Actor Mr. Bullock 59
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1936 Champagne Charlie Actor Ivan Suchine 58
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1936 Frankie and Johnnie Actor Colonel Brand 59
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1936 The Country Doctor Actor Sir Basil Crawford 59
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1936 Sutter's Gold Actor Capt. Kettleson N/A
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1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Actor Director 59
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1935 Hi, Gaucho! Actor Hillario Bolario 59
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1935 Hollywood Extra Girl Actor Crusades Actor (uncredited) 58
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1935 The Crusades Actor The Blacksmith 59
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1935 Clive of India Actor Governor Pigot 58
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1934 Limehouse Blues Actor Pug Talbot 58
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1934 Menace Actor Police Inspector 59
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1934 The Expectant Father Actor N/A
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1933 His Double Life Actor Duncan Farrel 59
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1933 At Twelve Midnight Actor Captain James alias The Fox 58
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1932 Out of Singapore Actor Capt. Scar Murray 59
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1932 The Midnight Lady Actor Harvey Austin 59
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1932 The Riding Tornado Actor Walt Corson N/A
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1932 The Silver Lining Actor Michael Moore N/A
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1932 Vanity Fair Actor Marquis of Steyne 59
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1932 Love Bound Actor John Randolph 58
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1932 Stowaway Actor Groder 58
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1931 Alexander Hamilton Actor Thomas Jefferson 58
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1930 The Cat Creeps Actor Hendricks 59
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1930 Kismet Actor The Jailer 58
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1930 Reno Actor Alexander W. Brett N/A
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1930 Outward Bound Actor Mr. Lingley 59
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1930 Inside the Lines Actor Governor of Gibraltar 58
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1930 Back Pay Actor Charles Wheeler 58
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1930 A Notorious Affair Actor Sir Thomas Hanley 58
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1930 Double Cross Roads Actor Gene Dyke N/A
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1930 Love Comes Along Actor Sangredo 59
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1929 The Mysterious Island Actor Mikhail 58
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1929 The Mysterious Island Actor Falon 58
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1929 A Most Immoral Lady Actor John Williams 58
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1929 Her Private Life Actor Sir Bruce Haden 58
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1929 Charming Sinners Actor George Whitley N/A
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1929 Midstream Actor Dr. Nelson N/A
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1929 Bulldog Drummond Actor Peterson 59
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1929 The Voice Within Actor N/A
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1929 Silks and Saddles Actor Walter Sinclair N/A
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1929 Synthetic Sin Actor Brandy Mulane N/A
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1928 The Divine Lady Actor Capt. Hardy 58
Average
1928 The Last Warning Actor Arthur McHugh 59
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1928 The Haunted House Actor Mad Doctor N/A
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1928 The Wind Actor Roddy 61
Fair
1928 Character Studies Actor N/A
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1928 The Devil's Skipper Actor First Mate N/A
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1928 The Noose Actor Buck Gordon N/A
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1927 Good Time Charley Actor John Hartwell N/A
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1927 Jesse James Actor Frederick Mimms N/A
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1927 Rose of the Golden West Actor Gen. Vallero N/A
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1927 The Tender Hour Actor Grand Duke Sergei N/A
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1927 The King of Kings Actor Roman Centurion 59
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1927 The Night of Love Actor Duke de la Garda 59
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1926 The Silent Lover Actor Ben Achmed N/A
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1926 The Son of the Sheik Actor Ghabah 59
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1926 Don Juan Actor Count Giano Donati 59
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1926 Out of the Storm Actor Timothy Keith N/A
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1926 Brooding Eyes Actor Pat Callaghan N/A
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1926 Hands Up! Actor Capt. Edward Logan 59
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1925 The Desert's Price Actor Jim Martin N/A
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1925 The Ancient Highway Actor Ivan Hurd 58
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1925 The Mad Marriage Actor N/A
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1924 Sinners in Heaven Actor Native Chief N/A
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1924 A Son of the Sahara Actor Sultan Cassim Ammeh / Colonel Barbier 58
Average
1924 Roulette Actor Dan Carrington N/A
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1924 Restless Wives Actor Hugo Cady N/A
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1923 The Eternal City Actor Minghelli 59
Average
1922 Secrets of Paris Actor The Schoolmaster N/A
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1922 What's Wrong with the Women? Actor N/A
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1922 The Beauty Shop Actor Maldonado N/A
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1921 Love's Redemption Actor Frederick Kent N/A
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1921 Forever Actor Colonel Ibbetson N/A
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1921 The Case of Becky Actor Prof. Balzamo N/A
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1920 The Riddle: Woman Actor Larz Olrik N/A
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1920 The World and His Wife Actor Don Julian N/A
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1919 Our Film Stars Actor 59
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1919 A Broadway Saint Actor Dick Vernon N/A
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1919 Through the Toils Actor Noel Graham / Lewis Moffat 59
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1919 Three Green Eyes Actor Allen Granat N/A
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1918 The Grouch Actor Donald Graham N/A
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1918 The Cabaret Actor Jaffrey Darrel N/A
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1918 Stolen Orders Actor John Le Page N/A
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1918 The Cross Bearer Actor Cardinal Mercier N/A
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1917 The Volunteer Actor Self - Cameo Appearance N/A
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1917 The Good for Nothing Actor N/A
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1917 The Awakening Actor Jacques Revilly N/A
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1917 The Dormant Power Actor N/A
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1917 Rasputin, the Black Monk Actor Gregory Novik / Rasputin N/A
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1917 The Brand of Satan Actor Jacques Cordet N/A
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1917 Yankee Pluck Actor Baron Wootchi N/A
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1917 Forget-Me-Not Actor Gabriel Barrato / Benedetto Barrato N/A
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1917 The Dancer's Peril Actor Michael Pavloff N/A
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1916 The Challenge Actor Quarrier N/A
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1916 The Men She Married Actor Jerry Trainor N/A
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1916 The Scarlet Oath Actor Nicholas Savaroff N/A
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1916 The Hidden Scar Actor Henry Dalton N/A
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1916 The Gilded Cage Actor Baron Stefano N/A
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1916 Husband and Wife Actor Patrick Alliston 58
Average
1916 A Woman's Way Actor Oliver Whitney N/A
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1916 The Devil's Toy Actor Wilfred Barsley N/A
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1915 The Greater Will Actor Stuart Watson N/A
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1915 A Royal Family Actor Crown Prince of Kurland N/A
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1915 Hearts in Exile Actor 58
Average
1914 The Suicide Club Actor N/A
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