Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Born: April 27, 1865
Died: February 9, 1947
in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]

Movies for Eric Mayne...

Sister Kenny
Title: Sister Kenny
Character: Doctor (uncredited)
Released: October 10, 1946
Type: Movie
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
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Adventure
Title: Adventure
Character: Man in Library (uncredited)
Released: December 28, 1945
Type: Movie
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.
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The Great American Mug
Title: The Great American Mug
Character: Banker (uncredited)
Released: October 6, 1945
Type: Movie
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.
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The Crime Doctor's Warning
Title: The Crime Doctor's Warning
Character: Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Released: September 27, 1945
Type: Movie
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
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Scared Stiff
Title: Scared Stiff
Character: Chess Match Spectator (uncredited)
Released: June 22, 1945
Type: Movie
A meek reporter happens upon a murder, an escaped gangster and a stolen jade chess set.
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The Woman in Green
Title: The Woman in Green
Character: Member of Mesmer Club (uncredited)
Released: June 15, 1945
Type: Movie
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
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Experiment Perilous
Title: Experiment Perilous
Character: Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Released: December 18, 1944
Type: Movie
In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.
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The Climax
Title: The Climax
Character: Audience Member (Uncredited)
Released: October 20, 1944
Type: Movie
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
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Government Girl
Title: Government Girl
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: November 5, 1943
Type: Movie
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
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Phantom of the Opera
Title: Phantom of the Opera
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Released: August 12, 1943
Type: Movie
Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.
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The Constant Nymph
Title: The Constant Nymph
Character: General Saunders
Released: June 23, 1943
Type: Movie
The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the adolescent. When her father dies, an uncle arrives with his own grown daughter, who begins a romance with the composer which culminates in marriage but creates an emotional rivalry that affects the three.
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Heavenly Music
Title: Heavenly Music
Character: (uncredited)
Released: May 1, 1943
Type: Movie
Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives to heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a committee must review his work and decide whether he is worthy of admittance.
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Once Upon a Honeymoon
Title: Once Upon a Honeymoon
Character: Curious Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Released: November 27, 1942
Type: Movie
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
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Gentleman Jim
Title: Gentleman Jim
Character: Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 1942
Type: Movie
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
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The Big Street
Title: The Big Street
Character: Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Released: August 13, 1942
Type: Movie
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.
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Crossroads
Title: Crossroads
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Released: July 23, 1942
Type: Movie
A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
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In Old California
Title: In Old California
Character: Townsman
Released: May 31, 1942
Type: Movie
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
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The Male Animal
Title: The Male Animal
Character: Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Released: March 12, 1942
Type: Movie
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.
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They Died with Their Boots On
Title: They Died with Their Boots On
Character: Congressman (uncredited)
Released: November 20, 1941
Type: Movie
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
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Murder by Invitation
Title: Murder by Invitation
Character: Alienist (Uncredited)
Released: June 30, 1941
Type: Movie
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.
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They Dare Not Love
Title: They Dare Not Love
Character: Cafe Patron
Released: May 16, 1941
Type: Movie
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes him realize his mistake in leaving. He makes a deal with the Nazis to return in exchange for some Austrian prisoners, but discovers that the Nazis are not to be trusted.
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Santa Fe Trail
Title: Santa Fe Trail
Character: Train Passenger (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1940
Type: Movie
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
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The Son of Monte Cristo
Title: The Son of Monte Cristo
Character: Wedding Guest (Uncredited)
Released: December 5, 1940
Type: Movie
Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to come to the aid of the Duchess.
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The Philadelphia Story
Title: The Philadelphia Story
Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: December 5, 1940
Type: Movie
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
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Bitter Sweet
Title: Bitter Sweet
Character: Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Released: November 8, 1940
Type: Movie
In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead -- but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.
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Spring Parade
Title: Spring Parade
Character: Nobleman
Released: September 27, 1940
Type: Movie
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.
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City for Conquest
Title: City for Conquest
Character: Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Released: September 21, 1940
Type: Movie
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
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Foreign Correspondent
Title: Foreign Correspondent
Character: Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
Released: August 16, 1940
Type: Movie
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
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The Return of Frank James
Title: The Return of Frank James
Character: Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Released: August 10, 1940
Type: Movie
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
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My Love Came Back
Title: My Love Came Back
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: July 13, 1940
Type: Movie
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. The trouble begins when he cannot meet her one night and Tony goes in his place. Tony believes that Julius and Amelia are a couple and then son Paul thinks that Tony and Amelia are a couple as he is sending her the money. The worst part is that Amelia might leave classical music for swing music with classmates Dusty, Joy and the band.
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All This, and Heaven Too
Title: All This, and Heaven Too
Character: Member of the Court (uncredited)
Released: July 5, 1940
Type: Movie
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.
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Earthbound
Title: Earthbound
Character: Court Magistrate
Released: June 6, 1940
Type: Movie
A murdered man helps his widow bring his killer to justice.
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Edison, the Man
Title: Edison, the Man
Character: Party Guest
Released: May 10, 1940
Type: Movie
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character: Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
Released: October 19, 1939
Type: Movie
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.
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They Shall Have Music
Title: They Shall Have Music
Character: Man in Concert Audience
Released: August 18, 1939
Type: Movie
The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in the basement of a music school for poor children.
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Lady of the Tropics
Title: Lady of the Tropics
Character: Restaurant Patron
Released: August 11, 1939
Type: Movie
Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Title: Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Character: Museum Exhibit Attendee (uncredited)
Released: July 7, 1939
Type: Movie
Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. When the precious treasure is transported to America, Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask the cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants.
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The Story of Alfred Nobel
Title: The Story of Alfred Nobel
Character: Doctor (uncredited)
Released: February 18, 1939
Type: Movie
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Title: You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: February 17, 1939
Type: Movie
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
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If I Were King
Title: If I Were King
Character: Court Member
Released: September 28, 1938
Type: Movie
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
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Gold Diggers in Paris
Title: Gold Diggers in Paris
Character: Theatregoer
Released: June 11, 1938
Type: Movie
When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love.
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Holiday
Title: Holiday
Character: Churchgoer (uncredited)
Released: May 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!
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Wells Fargo
Title: Wells Fargo
Character: Minor Role
Released: December 31, 1937
Type: Movie
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.
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The Bride Wore Red
Title: The Bride Wore Red
Character: Cosmos Club Patron (uncredited)
Released: October 8, 1937
Type: Movie
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
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Carnival in Paris
Title: Carnival in Paris
Character: Egyptologist (uncredited)
Released: May 29, 1937
Type: Movie
In this short, the janitor of a Paris museum's Egyptology department agrees to help a girl hide from the police.
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Espionage
Title: Espionage
Character: Train Passenger
Released: February 26, 1937
Type: Movie
Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours of war in Europe.
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Title: The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Character: Man at Auction (uncredited)
Released: February 19, 1937
Type: Movie
A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.
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Champagne Waltz
Title: Champagne Waltz
Character: Dignitary
Released: February 5, 1937
Type: Movie
In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club -- whose owner intends to buy out the Palace property. When Elsa accidentally learns who Buzzy really is, it appears he may have to return to America alone.
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One Rainy Afternoon
Title: One Rainy Afternoon
Character: Judge (Uncredited)
Released: May 13, 1936
Type: Movie
Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.
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Give Us This Night
Title: Give Us This Night
Character: Operagoer
Released: March 6, 1936
Type: Movie
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.
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The Call of the Savage
Title: The Call of the Savage
Character: Doctor at Conference
Released: April 14, 1935
Type: Movie
Two competing teams of scientists search the African jungles for a secret formula.
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The Drunkard
Title: The Drunkard
Character: Artie Rencelaw
Released: April 3, 1935
Type: Movie
An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.
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The Florentine Dagger
Title: The Florentine Dagger
Character: Bidder at Auction (uncredited)
Released: March 30, 1935
Type: Movie
A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.
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A Shot in the Dark
Title: A Shot in the Dark
Character: Professor at Service (Uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1935
Type: Movie
An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
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The Merry Widow
Title: The Merry Widow
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Released: November 2, 1934
Type: Movie
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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One Night of Love
Title: One Night of Love
Character: One of Lally's Escorts
Released: July 16, 1934
Type: Movie
Mary Barrett is an aspiring opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their relationship develops into love. But, jealousy and misunderstandings prevent Mary and Guilio from acknowledging their true feelings.
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Soup and Fish
Title: Soup and Fish
Character: Man receiving electric permanent / Fainting Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Released: March 30, 1934
Type: Movie
At a ritzy beauty salon, while a mud pack is on her face, a wealthy socialite invites Thelma and Patsy, two salon attendants, to a party, mistakenly thinking they are social acquaintances whom she wants to entertain a visiting count. Just before our working-class pair arrives at the party, the hostess is called away to see to an ill dog. Thelma tries to behave in a refined way, but Patsy, with a head full of practical jokes and a bra filled with trick gadgets, turns the party on its head. The butler calls the hostess back to her home. Is Thelma and Patsy's moment in high society coming to a crashing end?
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Duck Soup
Title: Duck Soup
Character: Third Judge (uncredited)
Released: November 12, 1933
Type: Movie
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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I Loved a Woman
Title: I Loved a Woman
Character: Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
Released: September 23, 1933
Type: Movie
The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and motivations as he reluctantly inherits the mantle and falls in love.
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Cavalcade
Title: Cavalcade
Character: Doctor on Street (uncredited)
Released: February 8, 1933
Type: Movie
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
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Hard to Handle
Title: Hard to Handle
Character: Bedford College Dignitary (uncredited)
Released: January 28, 1933
Type: Movie
A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
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Rasputin and the Empress
Title: Rasputin and the Empress
Character: Aristocrat at Ball (uncredited)
Released: December 23, 1932
Type: Movie
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
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Scarlet Dawn
Title: Scarlet Dawn
Character: Doctor (Uncredited)
Released: November 12, 1932
Type: Movie
During the Russian Revolution, a young nobleman and his peasant maid flee from their homeland to Constantinople where they marry and begin a challenging new life.
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Rackety Rax
Title: Rackety Rax
Character: Dr. Vanderveer
Released: October 23, 1932
Type: Movie
Gambler/racketeer "Knucks" McGloin takes note of just how much money and action (aside from the game itself) takes place around and about the annual Rose Bowl football game, and decides this is one sweet proposition and could be even sweeter if one had his own college and football game and had a large say beforehand as to the outcome of any game this team had. So he ups and creates his own college---Carnasie after his own neighborhood. His gangster rival. Gilatti, thinks this give McGloin a definite inside advantage and, if there is one thing a gambler can't abide, it is that someone has an inside advantage and they are not that someone. Gilatti gets himself a college football team. Education marches on.
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Big City Blues
Title: Big City Blues
Character: Musician in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Released: September 18, 1932
Type: Movie
An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfriend until he gets in over his head and someone gets killed.
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Grand Hotel
Title: Grand Hotel
Character: Gambler (uncredited)
Released: May 25, 1932
Type: Movie
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character: Lanyon's Associate at Lecture (uncredited)
Released: December 24, 1931
Type: Movie
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
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Arrowsmith
Title: Arrowsmith
Character: Dignitary at Luncheon (uncredited)
Released: December 7, 1931
Type: Movie
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
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Ambassador Bill
Title: Ambassador Bill
Character: Dignitary at Court
Released: November 13, 1931
Type: Movie
An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.
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The Guardsman
Title: The Guardsman
Character: Theatregoer (uncredited)
Released: October 20, 1931
Type: Movie
An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their marriage. The actor believes his wife is capable of infidelity and sets out to prove this is so. Disguising himself as the kind of man he believes she fancies (a Russian military officer), the actor woos his wife while she believes her husband to be out of town.
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Street Scene
Title: Street Scene
Released: September 5, 1931
Type: Movie
The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.
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Daybreak
Title: Daybreak
Character: Gambler
Released: May 2, 1931
Type: Movie
An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.
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East Lynne
Title: East Lynne
Character: Doctor
Released: March 1, 1931
Type: Movie
The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again.
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The Unkissed Man
Title: The Unkissed Man
Released: April 27, 1929
Type: Movie
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Tide of Empire
Title: Tide of Empire
Character: Don Emilio
Released: March 23, 1929
Type: Movie
California's gold discovery in 1848 draws a "tide of empire" to the area, which becomes ripe for bandits.
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Hangman's House
Title: Hangman's House
Character: Colonel of Legionnaires
Released: May 13, 1928
Type: Movie
Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.
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The Canyon of Adventure
Title: The Canyon of Adventure
Character: Don Miguel Castanares
Released: April 21, 1928
Type: Movie
Steven Bancroft, a young officer in the U. S. Calvary, is given the assignment of ensuring that dirty-work by agents of Spain, Mexico or Russian aren't going to keep statehood-for-California from becoming a reality. Bancroft uses his guns to settle any debates regarding international laws.
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What Women Did for Me
Title: What Women Did for Me
Character: The Dean
Released: August 14, 1927
Type: Movie
A girl-shy professor runs into trouble at -- a ladies' seminary.
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Married Alive
Title: Married Alive
Character: Dr. McMaster
Released: July 17, 1927
Type: Movie
James Duxbury (Lou Tellegen) is an exponent of polygamy, which may not be legal but certainly provides him with several evenings of entertainment. Professor Charles Orme (Matt Moore) falls in love with Duxbury's fourth wife Amy (Margaret Livingston). Things get dicey indeed as Orme tries to figure out whether Amy is still married to Duxbury or not -- in fact, Duxbury isn't sure either.
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Driven from Home
Title: Driven from Home
Released: January 15, 1927
Type: Movie
A father throws his daughter out of the house when she marries a man he doesn't approve of. In addition, she also finds herself being lusted after by the sinister owner of an opium den.
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Hearts and Spangles
Title: Hearts and Spangles
Character: Dr. Carris
Released: June 15, 1926
Type: Movie
Steve Carris, a medical student, is expelled from college, disowned by his father and joins a circus.
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The Shamrock Handicap
Title: The Shamrock Handicap
Character: Doctor
Released: May 2, 1926
Type: Movie
Because he refuses to collect rent payments from his impoverished tenants, kindly Irish nobleman Sir Miles Gaffney is in danger of losing his estate. He is forced to sell off part of his racing stable to a wealthy American, who takes along Gaffney's jockey Neil Ross as part of the bargain. When Neil is crippled in a racing accident, Sir Miles and his daughter Sheila sail to America with their prize horse "Dark Rosaleen" in tow. The first film having an Irish motif that John Ford directed, a six reel delight set in Eire's County Kildare and in the United States, with a steeplechase background, mixing charged elements of comedy and sentimental drama.
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The Blackbird
Title: The Blackbird
Character: Member of Bertie's Slumming Party (uncredited)
Released: February 13, 1926
Type: Movie
Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.
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Transcontinental Limited
Title: Transcontinental Limited
Character: Dr. Voija Pourtalis
Released: February 4, 1926
Type: Movie
War veteran returns home to find his sweetheart totally upset. Her father will lose his sight unless she can get funds for an expensive procedure. He and some army mates hatch a plot. For the railway safe to be utilized. A rival though robs the safe and the money is taken by the pals. A train journey later involving high speed the money is needed before the rival can send the hero to prison.
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Accused
Title: Accused
Character: Cyrus Braidwood
Released: December 3, 1925
Type: Movie
Cyrus Braidwood has a secret. His daughter Helen isn't actually his daughter--her father is a murderer, and Braidwood has been raising her as his own because he has her father's written confession hidden. One day her father manages to get ahold of the confession. Helen shows up at his apartment looking for it, which culminates in her and a young man she meets there being taken prisoner by a criminal gang.
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The Eagle
Title: The Eagle
Character: Official Asking for Signature (uncredited)
Released: November 8, 1925
Type: Movie
Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.
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Cyclone Cavalier
Title: Cyclone Cavalier
Character: President Gonzales
Released: September 28, 1925
Type: Movie
Handsome action star Reed Howes, the former "Arrow Collar Man," starred in this low-budget silent melodrama as an adventuresome Yankee who saves the duly elected president of a South American republic from being overthrown by his unscrupulous secretary. Having fallen in love with Rosita Gonzales (Carmelita Geraghty), the daughter of the president of Costa Blanca, Ted Clayton accidentally overhears El Diablo (Jack Mower) discussing a scheme to illegally take control of the government.
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Easy Going Gordon
Title: Easy Going Gordon
Character: Gordon's Father
Released: August 6, 1925
Type: Movie
Gordon Palmer is a lazy and cowardly rich man's son. When he and his fiancée, Aileen Merton, are held up by two crooks, Slug Williams and Beef O'Connell, he passively allows them to take whatever they want. At least he comes to life when they try to steal Aileen's engagement ring -- he scares them into giving that back. Aileen, however, is pretty fed up with him.
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Her Night of Romance
Title: Her Night of Romance
Character: Dr. Scott
Released: November 24, 1924
Type: Movie
An impoverished British lord (Paul Menford) impersonates a doctor in order to woo an ailing American heiress (Dorothy Adams). The lord is in it for love, but his business associate (Joe Diamond) smells money.
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His Forgotten Wife
Title: His Forgotten Wife
Character: French Major
Released: April 14, 1924
Type: Movie
During the World War, Donald Allen is reported killed in action but is really a victim of amnesia. His French nurse, Suzanne, gives him a new identity, and they marry.
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The Goldfish
Title: The Goldfish
Character: The Prince
Released: March 30, 1924
Type: Movie
A newly married husband and wife make an agreement that should either of them want to terminate their relationship then a bowl with goldfish would be presented to the other signalling the end of their marriage.
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The Yankee Consul
Title: The Yankee Consul
Character: Admiral Rutledge
Released: February 24, 1924
Type: Movie
A whale of a comedy thriller. It's a Niagra of roaring laughter Faster Than the Wind!
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White Tiger
Title: White Tiger
Character: Party Host
Released: December 17, 1923
Type: Movie
Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they're forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.
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The Drums of Jeopardy
Title: The Drums of Jeopardy
Character: Banker Burrows
Released: November 1, 1923
Type: Movie
The story centers around two small statuettes containing valuable emeralds, which are said to project a sinister influence on the possessor. The czar of Russia gives the statuettes to a grand duke, who, in turn, gives them to his secretary, John Hawksley. Hawksley sends them to America in a friend's possession and follows after.
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The Extra Girl
Title: The Extra Girl
Character: Lion Film Director
Released: October 28, 1923
Type: Movie
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual.
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Cameo Kirby
Title: Cameo Kirby
Character: Colonel Randall
Released: October 20, 1923
Type: Movie
Wrongfully blamed for the death of Col. John Randall, Cameo Kirby (Gilbert) must find the true villain and clear his name before he can declare his love for Adele (Olmstead), the dead man's daughter.
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Her Reputation
Title: Her Reputation
Released: October 14, 1923
Type: Movie
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Human Wreckage
Title: Human Wreckage
Character: Dr. Blake
Released: June 17, 1923
Type: Movie
An attorney's wife is determined to fight the evils of addictive substances.
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Prodigal Daughters
Title: Prodigal Daughters
Character: Dr. Marco Strong
Released: April 15, 1923
Type: Movie
Elinor "Swifty" Forbes and her younger sister Marjory are the carefree daughters of wealthy J. D. Forbes. Their mother shows no restraint over her daughters, so they live among the flapper set. Lester Hodges, a songwriter, is enamored of Marjory, while Garside, who runs a card room, is interested in Swifty. While gambling at Garside's place, Swifty meets Roger Corbin, who works as an engineer at her father's business. Corbin falls in love with Swifty. When Mr. Forbes protests against both his daughters' behavior, they move out. Marjory marries Hodges, but eventually leaves him and returns to her parents. Swifty, who has gambled herself into debt, agrees to marry Garside. But when the couple are together in a café, prohibition agents raid the place.
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Suzanna
Title: Suzanna
Character: Don Diego Rodriguez
Released: February 16, 1923
Type: Movie
Hoping to consolidate their adjoining ranches, Don Fernando and Don Diego betroth their children, Ramón and Dolores, although Ramón is in love with Suzanna, the daughter of a peon on his father's ranch, and Dolores is interested in Pancho, a toreador. When Suzanna learns that she was kidnapped in infancy and is really Don Diego's daughter, she keeps silent; but Ramón finally rebels and steals Suzanna from the altar as she is about to marry Pancho. There are explanations, Ramón marries Suzanna, and Dolores marries Pancho. Suzanna (1923) has been mastered from a good quality but incomplete 35mm print.
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The Last Hour
Title: The Last Hour
Character: Gov. Logan
Released: January 1, 1923
Type: Movie
Steve Cline returns to the U.S. after earning his fortune in South America. He reads in the paper that his brother Tom was arrested for safecracking. Tom escapes and runs to the home of Sadie McCall, whose father Reever heads a forgery ring. Steve rushes to meet his brother, but Tom is killed in a police raid. Reever gets away and Steve falls for Sadie, but Steve takes the blame for the murder and faces death by hanging. Reported by some to be Gary Cooper's first film as an extra. However this is not confirmed in any way.
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My American Wife
Title: My American Wife
Character: Carlos DeGrossa
Released: December 31, 1922
Type: Movie
A 1922 film.
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Dr. Jack
Title: Dr. Jack
Character: Dr. Ludwig von Saulsbourg
Released: November 26, 1922
Type: Movie
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Title: The Prisoner of Zenda
Character: Rudolf's Brother Lord Burlesdon (uncredited)
Released: September 11, 1922
Type: Movie
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
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Turn to the Right
Title: Turn to the Right
Character: Mr. Morgan
Released: January 23, 1922
Type: Movie
Joe is the son of a poor widow and in love with the daughter of the town’s richest and meanest man. The couple is determined to marry and plan their “dream house.”
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The Conquering Power
Title: The Conquering Power
Character: Victor Grandet
Released: July 8, 1921
Type: Movie
Young playboy Charles Grandet is sent to live with his miserly uncle after his father loses his fortune. He and his cousin Eugenie fall in love, but his uncle sends him away and tries to arrange a marriage more to his liking (and profit!). Will true love triumph?
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The Silver Car
Title: The Silver Car
Character: Count Michael Temesvar
Released: June 1, 1921
Type: Movie
After serving in the Great War, international crook Anthony Trent resolves to go straight. He wants to track down the English private who saved his life, and discovers his true identity is Arthur Grenvil, the son of the Earl of Rosecarrel. Trent falls in love with Grenvil's sister, Daphne, and sets out to win the Earl's approval. He discovers that the Earl is being blackmailed by Count Michael Temesvar, the prime minister of Croatia, over some documents.
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The Oakdale Affair
Title: The Oakdale Affair
Character: John Prim
Released: October 6, 1919
Type: Movie
Refusing to marry her stepmother's choice, Gail Prim leaves her life of luxury, after cutting her hair, dressing in her butler's clothes and stealing money and jewels from her father's safe. Spending the night in a barn, she introduces herself to the thieves already there as the Oskaloosa Kid, a wanted criminal, and barely escapes their struggle to get her loot. Meanwhile, the real Oskaloosa Kid kills Reginald Paynter and throws Nettie Penning, whom Reginald was trying to seduce, onto the highway.
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Help! Help! Police!
Title: Help! Help! Police!
Character: Edward P. Welston
Released: April 27, 1919
Type: Movie
While vacationing with his father Edward at a Palm Beach hotel, George Welston becomes smitten with Eve Pendleton, the daughter of Edward's business rival Judson. After George prevents Pendleton from getting an option on a deal by racing in his car with his father's $100,000 deposit, Pendleton favors Eve's other suitor, Arthur Trask, whose gentlemanly manner conceals his intent to rob Eve and her wealthy friends.
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Wife Number Two
Title: Wife Number Two
Character: Dr. Charles Bovar
Released: July 29, 1917
Type: Movie
Bored by her country life and misunderstood by her parents, Emma Rolfe marries Dr. Charles Bovar, an older man whose dedication to his medical practice results in wifely neglect. To alleviate her growing loneliness, Emma enjoys the company of many of the young men from the village and eventually begins an affair with Rudolph Bulwer.
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The Slave
Title: The Slave
Character: Dr. Atwell
Released: June 3, 1917
Type: Movie
Caroline works at a hair dressing parlor. A wealthy man falls in love with her, takes her home and proposes to her. Caroline has a dream where she marries the man, who turns vicious and keeps her locked up in his mansion. He finally dies, and Caroline starts out having a good time with his money, but she sees the folly of her ways. She wakes up from the dream.
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The New York Peacock
Title: The New York Peacock
Character: Mr. Martin
Released: February 5, 1917
Type: Movie
Billy Martin is sent to New York to put through a war contract for his father, a new England manufacturer, and takes $100,000 as a security. The munition broker's secretary, a crook, tells Graham, a gambling house keeper, of Billy's coming. Miller is detailed to lure him to the gambling house.
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The Yellow Menace
Title: The Yellow Menace
Character: Errol Manning
Released: September 4, 1916
Type: Movie
A silent movie serial