Velma Whitman
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As the Twig Is Bent
1915-11-25
As the Twig Is Bent
Overview: L.C. Shumway has a dual role in this action-packed three-reeler. When the Booths divorce, their twin children (both played as adults by Shumway) are separated -- George goes with his mother and becomes a fine, upstanding young man, while Herbert takes after his father's dissolute ways. Both of them wind up serving in the Army and going to the Philippines -- George as an officer and West Point graduate, and Herbert as a lowly enlisted man who soon deserts to becomes the drunken love slave of a native girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-11-25
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The Stool Pigeon
1915-12-10
The Stool Pigeon
Overview: Hickey, a contemptible character, acts as a spy for the police, keeping them posted concerning the doings of the crooks with whom he consorts. In return, the police, although they despise him, pay him small sums of money for expenses.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-12-10
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The Quack
1914-11-11
The Quack
Overview: James MacDonald, familiarly known as "Slim Jim," who prefers to make a livelihood by stealth rather than by honest endeavor, leaves his wife and young son one evening, and with the assistance of a "pal" succeeds in fleecing a stranger at "Three Card Monte" for a considerable sum.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-11-11
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East Lynne
1916-06-18
East Lynne
Overview: An adaptation of the 1861 novel by English author Ellen Wood: The story of long-suffering Lady Isabel Carlisle cast in a modern setting.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-06-18
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The Finger of Justice
1918-07-21
The Finger of Justice
Overview: To further his political ends and enrich himself, a political boss lets corruption run rampant in his city. A young couple sets out to expose him. This film is partially lost; only 34 minutes of 70 survive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-07-21
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