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The Outrage (1915)
Character: N/A
A Prussian lieutenant rapes a girl in 1870. He is killed by their son in 1914.
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The Leopard's Spots (1918)
Character: The Woman
British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918.
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Oliver Twist (1912)
Character: Nancy
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
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Comin' Thro the Rye (1923)
Character: Helen Adair
A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.
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Broken in the Wars (1919)
Character: Lady Dorothea
'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Shadow of Egypt (1924)
Character: Lilian Westcott
A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a mysterious curse...
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Helen of Four Gates (1920)
Character: Helen
HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.
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David Copperfield (1913)
Character: Dora Spenlow
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
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Stock Car (1955)
Character: Nurse Sprott
Katie attempts to save her father's failing garage, after he is killed during a stock car race. She is assisted by an American driver, Larry Duke, but unfortunately one of the creditors is determined to take the garage.
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Mist in the Valley (1923)
Character: Margaret Yeoland/'Heather Moreland'
Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away from her family, but is reluctant to reveal the full story. Intent on concealing her identity from her pursuers, Denis coerces her into marrying him. But when the body of Margaret's missing father is discovered, it leads Denis to suspect his wife of murder.
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The Narrow Valley (1921)
Character: Victoria
The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.
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Heart of Midlothian (1914)
Character: Madge Wildfire
A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.
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Molly Bawn (1916)
Character: Eleanor Massareene
Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome an Violet Hopson. adaptation of the1878 Irish novel of the same name by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. Molly Bawn the novel by M. W. Hungerford contains her most famous idiom: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It is also referenced in chapter 8 of James Joyce's Ulysses.
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The Basilisk (1914)
Character: N/A
A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered with the appearance of a deadly serpent.
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Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor (1910)
Character: Tilly
Funny how we think of the loutish behaviour of some of today's teens as a modern-day phenomenon. Here, in a short film more than one hundred years old, we see two tearaways terrorising a bed-ridden old lady, sabotaging a number of honest workmen as they go about their daily work, vandalising a bakery and taking a vehicle without consent - all in the space of six frenetic minutes.
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Anna the Adventuress (1920)
Character: Anna / Annabel Pelissier
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
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Everybody Dance (1936)
Character: Rosemary Spurgeon
When her sister dies, a nightclub singer is left with her children. In order to raise the children properly, she leaves her singing career and takes her new family to a farm. However, her greedy manager--seeing his "cash cow" slipping away--goes to court to have her declared legally incompetent.
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Annie Laurie (1916)
Character: Annie Laurie
A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew.....
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Tansy (1921)
Character: Tansy Firle
'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Quinneys (1927)
Character: Susan Quinney
'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)
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A South Sea Bubble (1928)
Character: Mary Ottery
'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Deadlock (1931)
Character: Mrs. Tring
A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
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Are We Down-Hearted? (1911)
Character: N/A
Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a poor family to regular visits from the bailiffs.
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
Character: Prince Bruno's Mother
With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However, when the sixth form take a fancy to winning a trip to Italy through means fair or foul, the army discover this is one battle they can't win. Let loose in Europe, it is not long before St Trinian's have succeeded in endangering European relations.
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Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
Character: 1st Woman
A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Character: Embassy Guest (uncredited)
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
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A Night to Remember (1958)
Character: old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
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Lost (1956)
Character: Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig in his investigation. The media sensationalizes the incident, causing an unnecessary distraction as the couple prepares to confront the culprit face-to-face.
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