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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 3,359 films · Page 99.

Betty to the Rescue (1917)

silent film

Nobody tells Betty that the inherited gold mine is worth nothing. Entrusted to John Kenwood and his mother after her father's death, the girl also ignores that the costs of her maintenance for a luxurious school are borne by Kenwood himsel…

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Crooked Straight (1919)

drama film, silent film

“A youth comes to the city and is the victim of crooks. He is left by them penniless and discouraged. Driven to desperation, he becomes a safe-cracker himself, but in the end, of course, returns to honest living and marries the heroine.”

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The Belle of the Season (1919)

silent film

thumb|left|Still from the film James Alden is the son of a rich scion, the owner of a great newspaper. When he and his father quarrel over the plight of the poor, he leaves home and goes to live and work in a settlement house. There he mee…

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Who's Your Servant? (1920)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Lieutenant Clifford Bruce (Scott) of the U.S. Navy, in love with Madeline Bancroft (Wilson), daughter of his commanding officer, is accused of the theft of plans for a new gun turret that "render obsolete t…

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For Wives Only (1926)

comedy film, silent film

Dr. Josef Rittenhaus, a well-liked physician in Vienna's upper class, is asked by his friend Waldstein to consider a proposal from Countess von Nessa to donate funds and land for a new sanitarium. Meanwhile, Rittenhaus's wife, Laura, feeli…

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The Sky Skidder (1929)

action film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Al Simpkins is an ambitious aviator who has invented a new fuel he calls "Economo" which, he declares, will allow a plane to fly 1000 miles on a pint. He makes a trial flight on the fuel and, while in the a…

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Her Strange Wedding (1917)

drama film, silent film

According to a film magazine, "Dr. Max Brownell loves Coralie Grayson, but when Coralie meets Lee, the doctor's brother, it is a case of love at first sight and a short time after they are married. Lee has taken money from his former emplo…

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