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Alas and Alack (1915)
Character: The Wife of Wealth
A fishwife tells her young daughter a fairy story about a princess imprisoned by a hunchback in a seashell, a story that parallels her own life.
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When Little Lindy Sang (1916)
Character: The Teacher
Lindy, the lone Black girl in her class, is mostly ostracized by her classmates. When Lindy emerges as a heroine during a school fire, attitudes change.
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The Topsy Turvy Twins (1917)
Character: First Aunt
William Jones, raised by his uncle Frank in the city, was rounder, while his twin brother, Alberforce, raised in the country by his grandmother and two aunts, was the opposite. The grandmother had chosen Mattie, a neighbor's little daughter, to be Alberforce's wife, so that she could always keep an eye on him.
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Eleanor's Catch (1916)
Character: Jennie
Eleanor, a young city girl, is dragged into a life of crime by a ne’er-do-well suitor.
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Doctor Neighbor (1916)
Character: Mrs. Albert Rhodes
Against the wishes of Doctor Neighbor, the guardian who also loves her, Hazel, who is due to inherit a fortune when she turns 21, marries district attorney Hamilton Rogers, a man more devoted to Hazel's future bank account than to her.
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Come Through (1917)
Character: Mrs. Stoat
From a Montana mining camp, a young man progresses to the society heights of New York, making his mark publicly as a dancer, but secretly as a gentleman burglar.
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The Little Orphan (1917)
Character: Fannie Harrison
Three bachelor buddies, David Clark (Jack Conway), Dick Porter (Richard LeReno), and Jerry Mathers (George Webb) adopt three Belgian children who have been orphaned by the war. David winds up with Rene Lescere (Ella Hall), who -- much to his dismay -- comes with a pet goat and chicken. But Rene comes to love her foster father and vice versa. In fact, she's determined to find him a wife who will also serve as a foster mom for her.
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Her Bitter Cup (1916)
Character: N/A
Rethna works hard to organize her fellow factory employees against the miserly, uncaring owner, Henry Burke. Then, realizing that she needs money to fight Burke, she begins an affair with his unscrupulous son Harry.
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Her Soul's Inspiration (1917)
Character: Madame La Rue
A girl who loves dancing more than anything must prove her identity in order to keep her inheritance.
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