Courtenay Foote
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Birthday: November 22, 1878
Deathday: May 04, 1925
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The Quicksands
1914-05-01
The Quicksands
Overview: Captain Lanning and Lieutenant Osborne are stationed at an army post in the Philippines. Lanning conceives a deadly hatred toward Osborne when the latter wins Gladys, General Fields' daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-05-01
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An International Marriage
1916-07-23
An International Marriage
Overview: Florence Brent is the daughter of Bennington Brent, who runs a successful laundry business. Florence's childhood friend, John Oglesby, is a Congressman. When Florence visits her friend, Eleanor Williamson, in Washington D.C., she meets Eleanor's fiancé, who is a Count. The Duke of Buritz, a countryman of the Count, tries to corrupt Oglesby for political reasons. Meanwhile, the Count breaks his engagement to Eleanor, having become enamored of Florence. Oglesby eventually exposes the duplicity of the Count and Duke.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-07-23
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The Bronze Bell
1921-06-19
The Bronze Bell
Overview: In the 1850s, a young prince in India promises his dying father he will lead a revolt against the English colonial masters of India. However, since he is half-European himself, he can't bring himself to do it and flees to America, to live in obscurity. He finds, however, that he can't outrun his obligations
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-06-19
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Buckshot John
1915-02-04
Buckshot John
Overview: A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-02-04
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A Window on Washington Park
1913-04-29
A Window on Washington Park
Overview: From his apartment, where he lives a cheerless widower's life, overlooking Washington Park, Alan Dale sees a refined, but poverty-stricken old gentleman on one of the park benches. Calling his butler, he instructs him to go down and tell the old man he would like to see him. When the butler approaches the elderly man the old fellow is somewhat skeptical, but finally consents to go with him. Alan receives his guest cordially and tells him why he has requested him to come and invites him to dinner. During the meal the old man tells his life's story: how he married a young woman, and after the birth of a little daughter, she died. How his daughter had married a young fellow and gone to live in New York, and how he had lost his money. The last news he had received of her was of her death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-04-29
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His Parisian Wife
1919-01-19
His Parisian Wife
Overview: A beautiful young French girl falls in love with a handsome New Englander, but when they marry and return to his family home, she finds that she does not fit in at all.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-01-19
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1924-08-11
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Overview: A young girl is seduced and raped by an older middle class man in Victorian England. After moving on with her path, she gets married. All is well until her husband discovers her past. Leading her on a life of wandering, murder, and execution.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-08-11
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The Reincarnation of Karma
1912-12-27
The Reincarnation of Karma
Overview: In India, Leslie Adams dreams of a priestess who is turned into a snake by Karma, the high priest. While touring a ruined temple, he finds the snake, who is said to resume human form every 100 years. Assuming her human form, Qunitreea give Leslie's fiancée an amulet, causing her to fall into a permanent sleep. Leslie realizes he is the high priest Karma reincarnated, and that Qunitreea has had her revenge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-12-27
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Ashes of Vengeance
1923-08-06
Ashes of Vengeance
Overview: This historical piece, set in the Huguenot days of France, is Norma Talmadge's 37th feature film and the longest to date at two hours. The plot involves a man forced into servitude who falls in love with the sister of his persecutor. It was Ms. Talmadge's fourth involvement with director, Frank Lloyd and the cast included future star, Wallace Beery.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-08-06
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The Web
1913-04-11
The Web
Overview: Lester Phillips finds that the allurements of Beatrice Esmond, an adventuress, have attracted him, and he endeavors to disentangle himself. But she loves Lester and is trying to keep his love inveigles her admirer, Zolan, into going to the home of Lester's sweetheart to poison her mind against him, which he does, Beatrice then fascinates Lester's young brother, Francis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-04-11
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Captain Courtesy
1915-04-19
Captain Courtesy
Overview: A romantic melodrama set in old California.
Genres: Western Action History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-04-19
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The Caprices of Kitty
1915-03-08
The Caprices of Kitty
Overview: Orphaned heiress Katherine Bradley, known as "Kit," is an orphan and heiress is attending a fashionable and select seminary for young women. A favorite of the dean, she is allowed to take her automobile for a spin every evening with the proviso that she takes a chaperone with her. Willful Kit manages to slip out alone one day and has a blowout by the roadside. Young and handsome Gerald Cameron is passing by and offers a hand. Kit and he are instantly attracted and after many complications they are finally happily united.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-03-08
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Little Old New York
1923-08-01
Little Old New York
Overview: An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-08-01
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Just Show Folks
2022-10-02
Just Show Folks
Overview: A day in the life of a family of circus performers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-02
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Hypocrites
1915-01-20
Hypocrites
Overview: The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-01-20
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The Pursuit of the Phantom
1914-10-01
The Pursuit of the Phantom
Overview: Accompanied by his dog Skookum, artist Richard Alden goes to work painting the beauty of Laguna Beach. There he courts a city woman, much to the delight of a whimsical waif who weaves fantasies about the lovers. The idyll is interrupted, though, when Wyant Van Zandt, an ambitious millionaire, steals the artist's sweetheart. Alden marries the waif, who later bears him six children. Years pass, and Van Zandt's son falls in love with Helen, the artist's daughter. Indignant at the unsuitability of the match, the millionaire forces his son to break with Helen. Thinking that his daughter's honor has been compromised, Alden attacks and chokes the youth, but at young Van Zandt's bedside, all are reconciled. An allegorical epilogue contrasts the lots of Van Zandt and Alden. To the left, the millionaire embraces a skeleton in black, while, to the right, the artist holds his wife. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-10-01
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Pumps
1913-09-14
Pumps
Overview: A short romantic comedy about a woman and a man who both have shoes that are too small, and who meet as they are taking off their shoes; a pair of wedding slippers is the result.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-09-14
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The Master Painter
1913-07-15
The Master Painter
Overview: A young painter becomes the apprentice of an old master who is working on his final great work. Meanwhile, the young painter falls in love with his master’s niece.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-07-15
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Fascination
1922-04-09
Fascination
Overview: Fascination is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring his then wife Mae Murray. The film is based on an original story by Edmund Goulding, soon to be a prolific film director. The story capitalizes on Murray's continuing forays into outlandish costume dramas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-04-09
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Cutey Plays Detective
1913-05-27
Cutey Plays Detective
Overview: Seeing Cutey play the part of a maid of all work at a college play, Alys Trevor seeks an introduction to him and they soon become good friends. She takes him with her to present him to her mother, whom she finds talking to a stranger, Lord Goodbluff. Mama does not seem very pleased to meet Cutey. Later Cutey calls at the Trevor house to see Alys and meets Goodbluff there, who soon quarrels with him. Mrs. Trevor, entering in the midst of the dispute, requests Cutey to leave the house and apologizes to Goodbluff for the young man's behavior. Then she sends a note to Cutey, telling him that her daughter is no longer free to receive his calls. By a strange occurrence, Cutey's suspicions of Goodbluff are aroused and he determines to watch him. Noticing an advertisement in the paper for a maid of all work, inserted by Mrs. Trevor, he obtains the necessary disguise and applies for the position, which he gets.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-05-27
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The Passion Flower
1921-04-02
The Passion Flower
Overview: A 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-04-02
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Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
1924-05-24
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Overview: In the year 1550, Sir George Vernon agrees to have his young daughter Dorothy betrothed to John Manners, the son of the Earl of Rutland. Sir George signs a contract, promising that the marriage will take place on Dorothy's 18th birthday, or else he will have to pay a large penalty to Rutland. But when the two children have grown older, rumors of John's wild behavior in France provoke Sir George to call off the engagement, and to pledge his daughter instead to her cousin Malcolm. Rutland now claims the forfeit from Sir George, and meanwhile, John has befriended Mary Stuart, the sworn enemy of Elizabeth, who is now Queen of England.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-05-24
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Home, Sweet Home
1914-05-16
Home, Sweet Home
Overview: John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery. In deep despair, he thinks of better days, and writes a song that later provides inspiration to several others in their own times of need.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-05-16
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Madonna of the Streets
1924-10-19
Madonna of the Streets
Overview: Rev. John Morton, who is determined to follow as closely as possible the teachings of Jesus, inherits a considerable fortune when his uncle dies. Shortly thereafter he succumbs to the wiles of Mary Carlson and marries her. To Mary's dismay, John uses his money for charitable work. When John learns that not only has Mary been unfaithful to him but she was also his uncle's mistress and became Mrs. Morton in order to share the inheritance she believed to be rightfully hers, he sends her away with his secretary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-10-19
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Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers
1912-10-15
Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers
Overview: A glimpse of the life of a few lodgers in a boarding house, focusing on the young couple Mr and Mrs Edison.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-10-15
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False Colors
1914-12-17
False Colors
Overview: Famed actor Lloyd Phillips blames his infant daughter Dixie for her mother’s death in childbirth, leaving her in the care of his housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes and departs. Eighteen years later having squandered the money entrusted to her by Phillips Mrs. Hughes and her worthless son concoct a swindle to refill the coffers but are ultimately thwarted.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-12-17
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