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The Sorrows Of Satan (1917)
Character: N/A
The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. Made at Isleworth Studios, and based on the novel of the same name, the plot involves a poverty-stricken author so depressed that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil.
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Milestones (1916)
Character: N/A
Family saga about several generations of shipbuilders. Believed to be a lost film.
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The Husband Hunter (1920)
Character: Joanna Marsh
Millionaire Kent Whitney (the explorer) fakes his death and returns to find his fiancée, Myra Hastings, being pursued by other men, especially rejected suitor Bob Harkness. To see if his wife truly loves him or just his money, the "dead" husband takes a job as a butler in his own home. He observes Myra's interactions and deals with the societal pressure on rich American women to marry European aristocrats for titles, a theme often called "husband-hunting".
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Mrs. Thompson (1919)
Character: Mrs. Thompson
A shopkeeper's daughter marries a cad who ruins the business.
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A Daughter of Love (1925)
Character: Mrs. Diamond
A Lord objects to his son's love for a bastard until a society doctor is revealed as her father.
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Somebody's Darling (1925)
Character: Miss Jordan
A squire's novelist son poses as a nurse to save an heiress from her guardian's private asylum.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (1918)
Character: Mrs Tinker
'1860-1910. Life of a mayor's daughter if she married (a) a rich baronet; (b) a poor shopkeeper; (c) nobody.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Little Women (1917)
Character: Marmie March
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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The Elder Miss Blossom (1918)
Character: The elder Miss Blossom
Miss Blossom passes through middle age caring for her widowed brother and his only child, a daughter. A handsome explorer returns from an expedition and meets the family, whereupon he falls in love with the daughter. He departs for another long expedition, leaving behind a message regarding his intent to marry the daughter upon his return. But the message is misdirected to the elder Miss Blossom, who secretly loves the explorer and now awaits his return from far-off lands in joyous expectation of their marriage.
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When We Were Twenty-One (1921)
Character: Mrs. Ericson
Dick Audaine, known affectionately as the "Imp," is engaged to Phyllis Ericson, even though she is in love with his guardian, Richard Carewe. Meanwhile, the Imp has fallen in love with Kara Glynesk, who is only interested in his money.
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The Woman in White (1929)
Character: Countess Fosco
Following a promise she made to her father on his deathbed, Laura Fairlie go to Scotland with Sir Percival Glyde to his mysterious mansion to be married. Once there, many strange and disturbing things happen. She meets a girl who has been a victim of Sir Percival's scheming in order to get her fortune.
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Dangerous Lies (1921)
Character: Olive Farrant
A widow's husband returns after her second marriage, and dies while assaulting her.
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