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The Lady Godiva (1928)
Character: Lady Godiva
Account of Lady Godiva's naked ride through 11th-century Coventry in order to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to rescind his harsh tax laws. Based on and quotes from Tennyson's poem of the same title.
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Young Lochinvar (1923)
Character: Helen Graeme
In Scotland, a young man, Lochinvar insists on marrying Ellen, the woman he loves in spite of the fact that she is betrothed to another.
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Man and His Kingdom (1922)
Character: Ternissa Dennison
In South America the wife of the president's son loves the leader of the revolution
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Rob Roy (1922)
Character: Helen Campbell
A clan chief seeks revenge on the jealous Duke who outlawed him.
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Should a Doctor Tell? (1930)
Character: The Wife
A doctor agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, although this would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.
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Alibi Inn (1935)
Character: Anne
A young inventor is wrongfully accused of killing a night watchmen committed by a gang during a jewel robbery.
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The Happy Ending (1925)
Character: Joan Craddock
A wastrel returns to blackmail his wife who has told her children that he died a hero.
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The Lady Clare (1919)
Character: Ann Sheldrake
A Lord weds a Lady despite discovering that she is a substituted village child. Based on the poem Lady Clare by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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A Woman in Pawn (1927)
Character: Diana Rawdon
'Ruined stockbroker blamed for killing crooking financier who lured his wife.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Becket (1924)
Character: Rosamund de Clifford
The fatal encounter between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket.
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The Prude's Fall (1925)
Character: Laura Westonry
A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.
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Henry, King of Navarre (1924)
Character: Marguerite de Valois
In France the Queen poisons the Huguenot Queen and weds her son to the King's sister as part of an assassination plan.
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The Shuttle of Life (1920)
Character: Audrey Bland
An actress poses as an heiress who died, and dies fighting blackmailing detectives in a burning house.
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The Face at the Window (1920)
Character: Marie de Brisson
A detective is on the verge of revealing the identity of an elusive criminal. At the crucial moment, hedrops dead, the victim of foul play. A revolutionary electric devise is utilized to bring the detective back to life long enough for the successful completion of his mission.
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The Crooked Man (1923)
Character: Mrs. Barclay
Colonel Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a missing door key will reveal the true killer.
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Hindle Wakes (1927)
Character: Beatrice Farrar
A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works.
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