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The Fuel of Life (1917)
Character: Violet Hilton
After discovering her husband Roger has been unfaithful to her, Angela De Haven sets out to make all men pay for his deceit.
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The Stainless Barrier (1917)
Character: N/A
Betsy Shelton, an orphan since early childhood, lives in Myrtleville with her aunt, and is engaged to marry Calvin Stone, a young lawyer. Betsy's brother, Dick, ostensibly working in New York to recover the family fortune, becomes involved with one Roger Enderleigh, a shyster promoter, who because of crooked dealings, is forced to flee from the postal authorities. He induces Dick to take him to Myrtleville, where Dick introduces Enderleigh as a prosperous banker promoting a munition plant, thus swindling the townsmen.
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My Lady Robin Hood (1919)
Character: N/A
A lady bandit steals from gamblers and gives to a poor family with a crippled daughter.
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The Girl of the Rancho (1919)
Character: Texas Carroll
A young woman rejects the advances of a Mexican bandit. He kidnaps her sister, saying he will keep her until the woman changes her mind. The young woman organises a posse to rescue her sister.
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The Stampede (1921)
Character: Tex Henderson
Easterner Robert Wagner has been lured West by the Government's announcement of new land grants. As he prepares for the approaching land rush he make the acquaintance of Westerner Jim Henderson and his wild daughter, Tex. Tex is a true daughter of the frontier unhampered by conventions or skirts and while she finds herself smitten with Wagner, he however is hampered by his New England sensibilities and can't abide a woman that behaves as Tex does. It takes a truly grim turn of events before Tex can prove herself to this reserved New Englander.
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Letters of Fire (1919)
Character: Sheriff Texas Bell
A female sheriff is framed for cattle rustling by the real rustlers. The head of the gang brands her with his initials. After she recovers, she sets out to catch the gang and pay back the man who branded her.
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South o' Santa Fe (1919)
Character: N/A
A ranch owner hires a young woman (Texas Guinan) to serve as foreman over a rambunctious group of cowboys.
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The Spirit of Cabin Mine (1919)
Character: N/A
Only the final reel survives of this two-reel western about a young woman who learns of the truth behind her past. While the bad guy hatches a scheme in order to steal some gold.
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The White Squaw (1920)
Character: Texas Caswell
A stranger (Leo Willis) turns out to be a revenue agent and Texas' brother, Tom, turns him out. But when a gang of moonshiners captures the stranger, Texas takes matters into her own hands. There is a climactic shootout between the moonshiners and the "revenoo" agents, during which Texas is wounded. When the smoke settles, the agent proposes to his guardian angel and she accepts. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.
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The Golden Twenties (1950)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)
Character: Self (archive footage)
As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, sex and race — on stage, in films, on radio and television.
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The Night Rider (1920)
Character: Texas Blake
Texas Guinan is having her cattle rustled, so she head into town to hire a night rider. While her one employee is checking out Pat Hartigan, she overhears someone say she needs a husband to manage the ranch. So she pulls out a gun, orders the new preacher over, and marries him at gunpoint, which he doesn't object to. When Hartigan comes over, she opines she's married the wrong man, but facts are facts.
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Night Life of New York (1925)
Character: (uncredited)
John Bentley hates New York City, because of an unhappy romance as a young man, but his son, Ronald, tired of living in Iowa, is determined to take up residence in Manhattan. The elder Bentley therefore conspires with his New York manager, William Workman, to involve Ronald in so much trouble that he will gladly return to the sedate life of an Iowa burgher. Arriving in Manhattan, Ronald strikes up an acquaintance with Meg, a telephone operator, whose brother, Jimmy, has come under the evil influence of Jerry. Jerry and Jimmy rob a wealthy woman, and Ronald is charged with the crime on circumstantial evidence, keeping quiet in order to protect Jimmy.
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Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
Character: Self (uncredited)
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
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Winner Take All (1932)
Character: Texas Guinan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son. Once recovered, Jim leaves to return to the ring. Can their romance survive the distance?
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Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Character: Tex Kaley
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.
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The Gun Woman (1918)
Character: The Tigress
A saloon owner loans her lover the money to buy a house, which he has led her to believe they will live in after they're married. Instead, he takes the money and buys a saloon in another town.
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Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
Character: Texas Malone
Irked by the success of a brassy nightclub owner. her rivals set out to drive her out of business, and frame her for a murder in the bargain.
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