Edwin Harley (born July 17, 1849) was an actor in

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s and later in

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s. He worked for the Reliance Majestic Company,

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, Albuquerque Film Company,

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, and

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Filmography

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'' (1918) *'' The Stain of Chuckawalla'' (Short) *''

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'' (1916) *'' Martha's Vindication'' (1916) *'' Blackbirds'' (1915) *''

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'' *'' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1915) *''

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'' (1915), short *'' The Fatal Hour'' (1915), short *'' The Right to Live'' (1915), short *'' A Night's Adventure'' (1915), short *'' The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' (1914) *''

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