Billie Bennett

Billie Bennett

Born: October 22, 1874
Died: May 19, 1951
in Evansville, Indiana, USA
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Billie Bennett (October 23, 1874 – May 19, 1951) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 52 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Author E. J. Fleming writing in his 2004 book, The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine, states that when she ceased making films at the end of the silent era, she ran a high class bordello in an exclusive part of the Los Angeles area. Bennett's girls were made up to look like movie stars of the period even undergoing surgical alterations to achieve the illusion. Much of the brothel was sponsored by MGM courting out of town clientele and foreign distributors and exhibitors from around the world.

Movies for Billie Bennett...

One Romantic Night
Title: One Romantic Night
Character: Princess Sympharosa
Released: April 30, 1930
Type: Movie
A princess is forced to choose between a charming tutor and a rakish prince.
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Fashions in Love
Title: Fashions in Love
Character: Jane
Released: July 1, 1929
Type: Movie
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The Tragedy of Youth
Title: The Tragedy of Youth
Character: Landlady
Released: March 1, 1928
Type: Movie
Neglected by shallow husband Dick, young bride Paula Wayne seeks male companionship outside the marital nest. She soon finds it in the form of mature lover Frank Gordon. Lost film.
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The Claw
Title: The Claw
Character: Mrs. Harriatt
Released: May 8, 1927
Type: Movie
Based on the 1911 novel by Cynthia Stockley, this is the story of Dierdre Saurin, whose infatuation with Major Kinsella takes her to Africa where native uprisings and the jealous connivings of Maurice Stair await her.
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The Amateur Gentleman
Title: The Amateur Gentleman
Character: Duchess of Camberhurst
Released: August 14, 1926
Type: Movie
Barbanas Barty inherits some money, sets off to London, meets and falls in love with Lady Cleone Meredith, and this does not set well with Sir Mortiner Carnaby, who has eyes on the fair lady himself. Barnaby becomes friend with Viscount Devehon, buys a horse from him and enters it in the big steeplechase. Sir Mortimer takes steps to rid society of the presence of this non-gentleman.
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The Fighting Smile
Title: The Fighting Smile
Released: August 4, 1925
Type: Movie
A cowboy who has been away from home for a long time returns, only to find that the area he grew up in has been taken over by a vicious gang of cattle rustlers--and that his closest friend from boyhood is one of them.
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The Wyoming Wildcat
Title: The Wyoming Wildcat
Character: Blendy Betts
Released: January 11, 1925
Type: Movie
Cowboy Phil Stone gets a job as foreman on a ranch owned by pretty young Isabel Hastings. He discovers that ruthless rancher Jeff Kopp has a claim on Isabel's ranch, and that if she dies unmarried before she turns 21, Kopp will get her ranch. When Isabel turns down a marriage proposal by Kopp's son Rudy, Kopp decides to kill her and get the ranch for himself, and hires a notorious killer, "Cyclops", to do the deed.
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Crossing Trails
Title: Crossing Trails
Character: Mrs. Warren
Released: November 23, 1921
Type: Movie
Helen, wrongly suspected of murder, escapes to the refuge of Jim's Ranch, where love soon blooms.
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The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Title: The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Character: Margaret O'Doone
Released: May 30, 1920
Type: Movie
Michael O'Doone, his wife Margaret and daughter Marge are settlers living in the Northwest. One winter day, while on a journey, Michael meets with an accident and fails to return home. Believing that he is dead, Margaret goes into a state of delirium which enables Buck Tavish, a long-time admirer, to carry her away to his cabin. When she finally comes to her senses she flees in search of Michael, leaving Marge behind.
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Bill's Opportunity
Title: Bill's Opportunity
Released: August 26, 1918
Type: Movie
Bill Zuursnik works as a shop assistant in a department store. His wife wants him to go into the oil business. He convinces his wife that he is doing just that, while in fact he is working in the lingerie department while his boss is away. He does so well in this department that he is promoted. When his wife finds out, she is furious at first, but after the initial shock she is quite happy with his promotion.
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Her Rustic Romeo
Title: Her Rustic Romeo
Character: The Widow
Released: May 28, 1918
Type: Movie
A Billie Rhodes comedy produced by Strand. Billy Bevan plays the farmer's son.
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Mothers of Men
Title: Mothers of Men
Character: Undetermined Role
Released: January 1, 1917
Type: Movie
Dorothy Davenport as Clara Madison, a prominent lawyer, wins a judgeship over fellow Attorney Grant Williams, played by Willis L. Robards. Upon winning the prominent position as judge, Ms. Madison finds herself walking a political tight rope with enemies all around doing what they can to cause her down fall. Judge Madison convicts a murderer to death paving the way for her to be easily elected as the first female Governor. As Governor she is faced with a difficult dilemma. She has the power to pardon her husband who has been convicted of a serious crime, but to do so she’d be using her office for her own personal gain. “I must find some way to realize my ideals without sacrificing my husband. I must struggle on somehow for the sake of womanhood!”
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Hearts and Sparks
Title: Hearts and Sparks
Character: The Stenographer
Released: June 4, 1916
Type: Movie
Hearts and Sparks is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) and starring Gloria Swanson. When Mack Sennett first saw Gloria Swanson, he felt that she would be right as a romantic lead for Bobby Vernon because they were both small in stature. This was their first film together and they proved to be a big hit with the public.
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Cinders of Love
Title: Cinders of Love
Character: The Fire Chief's Wife
Released: February 26, 1916
Type: Movie
Chester Conklin, as the fire chief, clashes with Slim Summerville, police chief.
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Only a Messenger Boy
Title: Only a Messenger Boy
Released: August 23, 1915
Type: Movie
Keystone silent comedy.
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A Lover's Lost Control
Title: A Lover's Lost Control
Character: Customer
Released: August 2, 1915
Type: Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Gussle get up to some hijinks in this Keystone comedy.
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Court House Crooks
Title: Court House Crooks
Character: Young Man's Mother (uncredited)
Released: July 5, 1915
Type: Movie
A farce involving an esteemed judge, his young wife, and the District Attorney she's seeing on the side; Misplaced jewelry and a message written on a mirror lead to the DA's undoing.
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Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Title: Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Character: Mrs. Finnegan
Released: May 14, 1915
Type: Movie
When a rich 'mothball magnate' checks into a hotel with his family, the mashers come out of the woodwork to woo his daughter (Fatty Arbuckle). The scene shifts to the beach where the buxom heiress becomes stranded on a rock, where she is sunbathing, when the tide comes in; An hilarious rescue effort ensues.
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Their Social Splash
Title: Their Social Splash
Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: April 26, 1915
Type: Movie
Pretty Dixie Chene is abut to be married to Slim Summerville besides a swimming pool stocked with baby alligators -- wait for it -- but before the minister shows up, Charles Murray and a drunken Polly Moran manage to cause quite a fuss.
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Love in Armor
Title: Love in Armor
Character: The Sweetheart's Mother
Released: March 11, 1915
Type: Movie
Mae Busch and Charley Chase are in love. However, her father does not approve. A Baron sees Mae and concocts a fake kidnapping in order to get her attention. In other words, he pays two guys to pretend to try to abduct her and the Baron waltzes in like a hero and saves her. Well, the scheme seems to work as her family think the Baron is great and invite him to the house. But Charley and the two accomplices have other ideas...
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Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Title: Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Character: Fatty's Wife
Released: March 7, 1915
Type: Movie
Fatty and his domineering wife visit the park, where they encounter a pair of pickpockets.
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A Lucky Leap
Title: A Lucky Leap
Character: The Store Owner's Wife
Released: February 22, 1915
Type: Movie
A Keystone comedy with Charley Chase and the gang.
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Hash House Mashers
Title: Hash House Mashers
Character: The Landlady
Released: January 16, 1915
Type: Movie
A boy pines for the girl next door to the dismay of both their parents.
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Peanuts and Bullets
Title: Peanuts and Bullets
Character: The Landlady
Released: January 12, 1915
Type: Movie
A very young Charley Chase is a starving artist. He does not have much luck stealing fruit from a food vendor's cart. He cannot escape from his landlady, who wants the overdue rent. When a pretty girl shows up, Charley and his downstairs neighbor, who is a weightlifter, compete for her affections.
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Only a Farmer's Daughter
Title: Only a Farmer's Daughter
Character: The Mother
Released: January 9, 1915
Type: Movie
Only a Farmer's Daughter
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Their Fatal Bumping
Title: Their Fatal Bumping
Character: Birdie's Mother
Released: December 24, 1914
Type: Movie
A Keystone comedy of rival suitors fighting over a girl.
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Tillie's Punctured Romance
Title: Tillie's Punctured Romance
Character: Maid / Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: December 21, 1914
Type: Movie
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
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The Plumber
Title: The Plumber
Character: The Maid
Released: December 9, 1914
Type: Movie
This Keystone from the end of 1914, involving the usual suspects running around some plumbing issues will not hold many surprises for those familiar with Keystone in this period, or, indeed, with the works of the Three Stooges, who often played inept plumbers. It is, nonetheless, very nicely performed, especially by Charles Murray who mugs it up freely and ineptly, as well as the pretty girl who plays the house's maid.
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Leading Lizzie Astray
Title: Leading Lizzie Astray
Character: Lizzie's Mother
Released: November 30, 1914
Type: Movie
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
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'Curses!' They Remarked
Title: 'Curses!' They Remarked
Character: Blackheart Jr.'s Wife
Released: November 5, 1914
Type: Movie
Two dastardly men conspire to keep their ward from marrying in order to maintain control of her vast fortune.
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Their Ups and Downs
Title: Their Ups and Downs
Character: Fatty's Sweetheart
Released: October 5, 1914
Type: Movie
Their Ups and Downs is a 1914 Comedy short.
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The Masquerader
Title: The Masquerader
Character: Actress (uncredited)
Released: August 27, 1914
Type: Movie
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
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Mabel's New Job
Title: Mabel's New Job
Character: Boarder
Released: July 16, 1914
Type: Movie
A lost short film starring Mabel Normand.
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Mabel's Busy Day
Title: Mabel's Busy Day
Character: Woman
Released: June 13, 1914
Type: Movie
Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down the box of hot dogs and leaves them for a moment. Charlie finds them and gives them away to the hungry spectators at the track as Mabel frantically tries to find her lost box of hot dogs. Mabel finds out that Charlie has stolen them and sends the police after him. Chaos ensues.
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Almost a Rescue
Title: Almost a Rescue
Character: Maud Smith
Released: August 8, 1913
Type: Movie
Almost a Rescue is a 1913 movie starring Donald MacDonald and Roscoe Arbuckle.