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As described in a review in a film magazine, Judith (Ayres) marries Robert Stanley (O'Malley), they go on a honeymoon, and for a time they are very happy. However, by the end of the first year she has become irritated by his stubbornness a…
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Twin brothers James and Horace Bullard may share the same face, but that's where the similarity ends. James is a dapper, fun-loving man-about-town, while Horace is a stiff-collared prude with old-fashioned morals. Ironically, fate has play…
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drama film, silent film
The disgust of Rex Rossmore at the hairpin-strewing, straggly locks of his young bride Muriel and her over-fastidious housekeeping make it easy for him to forsake her company outside the home for that of his stenographer Effie Wainwright. …
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As described in a film magazine review, in a small Maine town, John Smith and Hetty Gandy plan on getting married and, when he asks her to pick the date, she says "tomorrow." Upon reaching her room, she finds a telegram urging her to come …
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silent film
comedy drama, silent film
Western film, silent film
A contemporary newspaper described the story as being about "the plains and the city".
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silent film
Upon returning to his father's ranch from college, Bradley Blatchford encounters Sybil Hamilton, who is arriving in the ranch town to work as a schoolteacher. Soon after, Bradley's father becomes suspected of cattle rustling, but he veheme…
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drama film, silent film
As described in a film magazine review, Joseph Greer has invented a new linen-making process and asks Williamson and his associates to finance him. Williamson and the others intend to swindle Greer, who gets his secretary, Jenny McFarlan t…
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drama film, silent film
As described in a film magazine, Mary (Dalton) is married to Jim Bowen (Coxen), a trusted cashier for insurance brokers. John Boland (Barrows) is a district leader and the keeper of a cafe frequented by Alan Perry (McCullough), the wastral…
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Forced into a loveless marriage by her mother, Joan Coolidge, a beautiful American girl, finds her husband a brute. She runs away to Paris and studies dancing and becomes The Rage of Paris. Her portrait is hung in the art gallery.
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drama film, silent film
silent film
drama film, silent film
As described in a film magazine, Lois Hartner, daughter of the thief Michael "Old Hartner", is saved from death in a shipwreck by George Bayard, a state senator and social reformer. Her father plans to rob the Bayard house of a valuable st…
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drama film, historical film, silent film
silent film
drama film, silent film
Heir to the Maharajah of Dharpuli, Rhandah leaves to study in England. Before leaving, he promises his eternal love to Princess Nada and she, as a token of love, gives him an amulet. In England, Amy Dawe, a rich girl, flirts with the princ…
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crime film, silent film