Frank A. Lyons

Frank A. Lyons

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The Upheaval
Title: The Upheaval
Character: Frank Wagner
Released: August 28, 1916
Type: Movie
Young Jim takes over from his father, political boss Jim Gordon Sr. As ruthless and unfeeling as his dad, Young Jim blocks the efforts by a crusading newspaper to bring about reforms in the city's tenement district. But he comes to regret his intransigence when his father is ruined financially.
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The Magic Skin
Title: The Magic Skin
Character: The Family Solicitor
Released: October 13, 1915
Type: Movie
Ralph Valentine, a penniless pianist, goes to Paris to pursue his career. He is attracted to two women: Pauline, the sweet and innocent daughter of his landlady, and Flora Margot, a woman of loose morals who runs with a wild crowd. Because of his irrational passion for Flora, Ralph makes a bargain with Satan, who gives him a magic skin which gratifies every wish and shrinks, along with the well-being of its possessor, in proportion to the number of wishes realized. Ralph tries in vain to rid himself of the skin after Pauline commits suicide because of his vices. Just as the devil comes to lead him into hell, Ralph awakes with the skin in his hands in an antique store where he had gone to buy a necklace for Flora. He throws down the skin, and runs to Pauline and professes his love for her, happy that he had been only dreaming.
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Vanity Fair
Title: Vanity Fair
Character: Lord Crawley
Released: October 5, 1915
Type: Movie
"Vanity Fair" is a historical drama, based on the classic English novel written by William Thackeray, featuring Shirley Mason. Shirley Mason was 15 y.o. and played the role of the young Becky Sharp. Directors obviously took notice of her performance, because in 1917 she appeared in 17 feature films, in many of them playing the star role.
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The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement
Title: The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement
Character: Ruth’s father
Released: September 21, 1914
Type: Movie
An amateur detective's automobile is stolen by a young woman who is determined to elope, leading to a complicated chase involving several vehicles.
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A Short Life and a Merry One
Title: A Short Life and a Merry One
Released: October 6, 1913
Type: Movie
An imp makes a tramp change places with a scarecrow who is permitted to roam about changing other scarecrows into living beings and having merry times with them so long as he keeps the magic wand in his hand.
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Mr. Toots' Tooth
Title: Mr. Toots' Tooth
Released: September 30, 1913
Type: Movie
A short silent film in which Mr. Toots miraculously loses his tooth. Mister Toots tries everything to cure his toothache. He eventually succeeds with a string and a book. Furious with the staff, he throws the book towards them, and is then freed of his sore tooth.
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All on Account of a Transfer
Title: All on Account of a Transfer
Character: Herr Müller
Released: February 26, 1913
Type: Movie
Herr Müller needs to travel across town, but he runs into difficulties because he cannot understand English.
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A Serenade by Proxy
Title: A Serenade by Proxy
Character: William Jackson
Released: January 29, 1913
Type: Movie
A farmer’s daughter helps a farmhand win the heart of a cook by convincing him to serenade her, with unexpected results.
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The Title Cure
Title: The Title Cure
Character: Mr. Clayworth
Released: January 15, 1913
Type: Movie
Mr. Clayworth, a wealthy American and self-made man, has a daughter Bessie, who is determined to marry a foreign title much against her father's wishes. She has an American suitor, William Brooks, who is deeply in love with her but he is given little encouragement. Mr. Clayworth plans to discourage his daughter with nobility and accordingly goes to an employment agency where he engages three foreign menials to impersonate noblemen, supplying them with evening clothes and arranging to have them call at his house that evening. Bessie is overjoyed when she learns from father that three noblemen are to honor them with their presence. Father incidentally suggests that if the noblemen do not come up to her expectations to patch up her little quarrel with Billy and say no more about marrying a title. The fun begins when the three bogus noblemen present themselves at Clayworth's house as Duke Macaroni, Lord Brien Berue and Baron Hasenpfeffer.
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The Money Kings
Title: The Money Kings
Character: President Taft
Released: July 15, 1912
Type: Movie
The Money Kings is a 1912 silent short film.