Denton Vane
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1890
Deathday: September 17, 1940
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In Bridal Attire
1914-11-11
In Bridal Attire
Overview: A young man finds himself forced to take a trolley car and a motorcycle in order to get to his wedding. Complications ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-11-11
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Apartment 29
1917-04-09
Apartment 29
Overview: Drama critic Stanley Ormsby, after giving a new play a negative review finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery involving some of the play’s troupe all occurring around Apartment 29.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-04-09
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Who Killed Joe Merrion?
1916-01-03
Who Killed Joe Merrion?
Overview: Sir Philip Randall, a prominent judge, is fed up with the antics of James, his scapegrace son, and tosses him out of the house. The conflict between father and son leaves Mrs. Randall heartbroken, and when she dies, she makes her husband swear to help James if he ever needs it. When Joe Merrion, a bookmaker, is found dead, circumstantial evidence points to Squire William Rufford. Although Randall can't believe he committed the crime, he is forced to convict him and sentence him to prison. But later, when James, whose wild ways have left him penniless, comes to his father for help, Randall discovers that he was the killer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-01-03
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Millionaire for a Day
1921-07-18
Millionaire for a Day
Overview: Bobbie Walters, a cab driver in a Midwest city who is trying to save enough money to marry his sweetheart, Dorothy Wright, an attendant at the cigar and newspaper counter of a large hotel, is able to amass $15,000. He acts like a millionaire and soon is fleeced of the money by two Wall Street swindlers. Broke, Bobbie is forced to work as a bellboy at Dorothy's hotel. After a series of struggles and adventures, Bobby wins a fortune in the oil fields of Louisiana, despite the efforts of his rivals, who dynamite his oil derricks.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-07-18
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Miss Raffles
1914-06-01
Miss Raffles
Overview: On account of an urgent business call, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie hurriedly close their summer home at Hudsoncliff and leave with their daughter, Jane, for the city. Bob, their son, decides to visit his parents at Hudsoncliff with his friend, Ralph Lyons. Bob and Ralph find the house locked up and, after some reconnoitering, enter through a window. Ralph hurts his ankle and is unable to attend a dance that evening, so Bob goes instead. Jane, on her arrival in the city, finds she has left her necklace in the safe at their summer home, and leaves a note for her mother, saying she is going back for it.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-06-01
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The Crime of Cain
1914-01-15
The Crime of Cain
Overview: The two sons of Judge Stone, William and Wylie, are both in love with Nancy Sevier. Wylie is of a jealous temperament and believes he sees in Nancy's acceptance of his brother's attentions a proof of her preference for him. William monopolizes Nancy until Wylie is almost beside himself with rage and jealousy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-01-15
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The Midnight Bride
1920-01-01
The Midnight Bride
Overview: While waiting on a New York park bench for the return of her friends, country girl Jeanne Sterling meets Forrest Chenoweth, a rich young wastrel who, while drunk, registered for a marriage license with fortune-hunting Helen Dorr. Enchanted with Jeanne's innocence, Forrest proposes to Jeanne, and they are married by an alderman friend of Forrest's with the license that Forrest had taken out with Helen. That night Forrest drinks too much, falls in his room and kills himself. The scandal appears in the papers, forcing Jeanne to confess the marriage to her sweetheart Robert Pitcairn. However, Helen, in an attempt to acquire the Chenoweth fortune, claims to be Forrest's widow, thus disgracing Jeanne.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-01-01
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The Stolen Treaty
1917-06-16
The Stolen Treaty
Overview: At a reception given for the vacationing Prince Zarl of Zorania, secretly the emissary of Zorania set on negotiating a treaty with the United States, Geoffrey Wynne, apparently a society dandy, but in reality a secret service agent, meets the prince. During the reception, Wynne is summoned to Washington where he learns that the treaty has been stolen and is being held for $15,000,000 ransom. Discovering that one of the thieves is an Italian named Farnelli, Wynne enlists the aid of his fiancée, Irene Mitchell, in apprehending the thief. Irene meets the Italian who offers to accompany her to New York. En route, Wynne overtakes them, chloroforms Farnelli and rips off his disguise to reveal Prince Zarl. Zarl then admits that he has stolen the treaty in order to cover his gambling debts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-06-16
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Transgression
1917-08-20
Transgression
Overview: Hal Page, the weakling brother of Stephen Page, the town mayor, falls in love with Carline Shrefton, who throws over Burt Staley to entangle Hal in her self-serving schemes. Furious over her abrupt departure, Staley shows up at Carline's, and a jealous fight with Hal ensues in which Staley is shot and killed with Carline's gun. After Hal confesses to the deed, Stephen quietly sends him off to Spain. One year later, Stephen announces his engagement to Marion Hayward, the daughter of the district attorney, who is pressing charges against James Reed, a corrupt politician and Carline's new husband. To save Reed, Carline threatens Stephen with exposure, but he refuses to bend to her demands. Just days before Carline is to reveal her story about Staley, Hal appears and confesses to Hayward that Carline is the true killer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-08-20
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The Clutch of Circumstance
1918-08-26
The Clutch of Circumstance
Overview: Businessman John Lawson is seriously injured in an accident, his wife Ruth travels from their New England village to New York to find a job that will support them both. Ruth works in a sweatshop at first, but then makes it big on Broadway.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-08-26
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Wings of Pride
1920-08-01
Wings of Pride
Overview: Olive Muir, a haughty society girl, objects when Alice Prentice, a girl of lower station, comes to visit her family. After Alice's drunken father comes to visit the Muir home, Olive learns to her horror that she is adopted and that Prentice is her real father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-08-01
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The Soul Master
1917-05-28
The Soul Master
Overview: Deserted by his wife Arline, who absconds with their baby daughter Ruth as well, Robert Travers loses all faith in women. Years later, Travers, now known as the man without a soul, is the owner of a chain of department stores in which young Ruth Carroll is employed as a ribbon clerk. Finding himself strangely attracted to the girl, he takes a fatherly interest in her and offers Ruth a position in his office. Laura Wilson, who wants Travers for herself becomes jealous and tries to lure the girl away but Travers comes to realize she is his own daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-05-28
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Flesh and Spirit
1922-06-01
Flesh and Spirit
Overview: Belle Bennett stars in this pioneering paranormal silent film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-06-01
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The Glory of Yolanda
1917-01-20
The Glory of Yolanda
Overview: A Russian peasant girl becomes a member of the Imperial Ballet.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-01-20
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Women Men Love
1921-01-09
Women Men Love
Overview: Prosperous architect David Hunter, lives with his wife Evelyn, who loves gambling and admiration, as well as his small daughter Dora, and his sister-in-law Ruth. When Evelyn tells her husband she owes $10,000 in bridge losses, she promises not to gamble or see her lover, Stephen Dabney, again if he will pay the debt. Stephen's friend, Moira Lamson, however, entices her to the country club for one last game. David and Ruth, worried by her prolonged absence, go to the club where they find her in Stephen's arms. Evelyn accuses her sister of spying on her and demands a divorce from her husband. Ruth, weary of her sister's frailties, moves out of the household and takes up nursing. Evelyn's health suffers from the strain, and now with David and Ruth gone, she is ill and alone. David and Ruth take pity on her and return. A smarter Evelyn is reunited with David.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-09
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The Island of Surprise
1916-01-24
The Island of Surprise
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-01-24
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Mind the Paint Girl
1919-11-10
Mind the Paint Girl
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-11-10
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