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As described in a film magazine, hardly had Pearson Hunter (Holt) returned to the south with his young bride Shirley (Dalton) than he flew into a jealous rage because his wife knew one of the men in the welcoming party. Later, when the two…
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As described in a review in a film magazine, Arizona cowboy Sky Parker goes to San Francisco to claim an inheritance left him by his uncle. He takes five cowboys with him. The "boys" have a hectic time, among the adventures include a ride …
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After stealing from his job, husband asks wife to "convince" his boss not to press charges.
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A Private Scandal" is a 1931 crime drama film directed by Charles Hutchison. The plot centers on a sensational jewel robbery at the home of a Boston elite. Count Raymond d'Alencourt, with a history of jewel thefts, is arrested, but his acc…
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As described in a film magazine review, Jean Lawrence, a dancer, jobless and hungry, faints in a restaurant just off Broadway. Rescued by Nan Norton, she becomes involved in a counterfeiting plot. A prowler is searching in Nan's apartment,…
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Western film, silent film
As described in a film magazine, Pep Hawkins (Mix) read his books and became enthused with the spirit of the heroic Walter Raleigh. He fancies himself as a Lancelot and dons a set of armor as he rides in the western plains. Nan Harvess (Be…
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As described in a film magazine, Julius Binswanger (Davidson) has at last managed to save enough to send for his wife Becky (Gordon) and two children Pearl (Battista as a child, Osborne when grown) and Izzy (Collier) who have spent their t…
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Helen Bransby is the daughter of Richard Bransby, a wealthy industrialist. She is engaged to Hugh Brook, an employee in her father's business who plans to leave to rejoin the army. Bransby's nephew Stephen Pryde is jealous of Hugh and has …
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Avice, daughter of a decadent rich family, realizes that her mother has put her on the marriage market and resigns herself to her fate. So she marries Masters, a rich westerner, still believing herself in love with Dr. Van Fleet, one of so…
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As described in a film magazine reviews, Mary and John Rand have graduated from law school and, upon their marriage, John joins the ministry despite the objections of his wife. Their daughter, Henrietta, is neglected and enters a free life…
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As described in a film magazine, Davidge (Fellowes), while on business in London for the United States government, attends a dinner given by wealthy Germans, Sir Joseph Webling (Standing) and his wife Lady Webling (Lester). He meets their …
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As described in a film magazine review, John Hammond, the manager of a lumber camp, desires Virginia Coulson, daughter of the owner of the estate, but she is fond of the engineer Jim Wallace. When one of the men is murdered, Jim is held an…
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As described in a film magazine, American millionaire John Pye Smith (Hallard) secretly sails for England with the intention of investigating the young woman his son Harry (Roberts) insists on marrying, concerned she may be a gold digger. …
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As described in a film magazine, William Peyton, an artist occupying a poor apartment in the Latin quarter of London with his servant Runion, is prevailed by a poor artists' model to take her child and keep it upon her death. William agree…
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Two young orphans, Buddy and Lucille Roberts, living in an old dark mansion atop a mountain are assailed regularly by ghostly apparitions and mysterious death threats. They enlist the aid of a famous Hollywood Western movie star named Tom …
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As described in a film magazine review, Duke Rutzinoff, who cannot marry Angele Didier, the woman he loves, because she has no title, arranges for a count to marry her to give her a title, and to divorce her immediately afterward. To this …
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Delsie O'Gill (Dorothy Gish) visits the home of her aunt and uncle, during which time her aunt's $75,000 necklace is stolen. Delsie attempts to get back the necklace and traces it to a supposedly haunted house in the area. She pretends to …
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