Effie Shannon
Biography: Effie Shannon was an American stage and silent screen actress.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 13, 1867
Deathday: July 24, 1954
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The New Commandment
1925-11-01
The New Commandment
Overview: Billy Morrow (Ben Lyon), who comes from a wealthy family, is sailing to Europe with his father (Holbrook Blinn) on their yacht. Along for the ride is Mrs. Parr (Claire Eames) and her stepdaughter. Near the French coast, Billy discovers that Mrs. Parr wants to arrange a marriage between him and the girl, so he escapes and takes a lifeboat ashore.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-11-01
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The Man Who Played God
1922-10-01
The Man Who Played God
Overview: En eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist's bomb during a command performance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1922-10-01
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Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
1923-03-19
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
Overview: Jacqueline Roland, the daughter of a backwoodsman, meets Henri Dubois during a visit to the city, but is unresponsive to his attentions. Henri later takes charge of the lumber camp where Jacqueline lives, and is closely followed by Li Chang, who is blackmailing him to keep secret a murder he committed years earlier. The new boss is determined to win Jacqueline for himself and convinces her lover, Raoul Radon, that she no longer cares for him. When Li Chang kidnaps Jacqueline, Henri comes to claim her and an oil lamp is upset during the ensuing struggle. As the fire spreads into the forest, Jacqueline escapes with Li Ching in pursuit. She and Raoul are reunited, while Henri perishes in the blaze.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-03-19
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The Tie That Binds
1923-03-15
The Tie That Binds
Overview: A beautiful secretary has her pick of the men in the office, but instead of marrying the boss, she takes one of his junior staff. Later, when she is suspected of committing a murder, her husband confesses to it--although he didn't do it--in order to protect her. Complications ensue.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-03-15
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The Side Show of Life
1924-07-21
The Side Show of Life
Overview: An English circus clown finds he's lost his touch after returning from war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-07-21
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Damaged Hearts
1924-02-21
Damaged Hearts
Overview: Orphaned as children, David and his sister are sent to live with separate families, where both are abused, and his sister dies. Filled with hostility, David now an adult, goes on a mission to seek vengeance on the adopting family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-21
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Roulette
1924-01-19
Roulette
Overview: Before he can avenge a crooked card game, Dan Carrington suffers heart failure and dies in his chair. John Tralee, the cheater, feels a pang of guilt when he discovers that he has taken all of Carrington's money and adopts the dead man's little girl, Lois. The girl grows up and the gambling hall becomes her second home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-01-19
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Ashes of Love
1918-08-15
Ashes of Love
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-08-15
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Wandering Fires
1925-09-15
Wandering Fires
Overview: A young woman, victim of a scandal involving her lover believed killed in France during war, is loved by another man who urges her to marry him. After they are married, the husband becomes jealous of the lost lover. One day the lover returns injured and with amnesia. After much drama happiness is restored.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-15
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Soul-Fire
1925-05-30
Soul-Fire
Overview: Eric Fane (Richard Barthelmess) is a composer unwilling to compromise his dream for a steady job back home in the United States. After his studies in Italy, he moves to Paris, where he is forced to write popular songs for money when he stops receiving support from his father. He tires of selling out and, after an encounter with the mob, starts to travel. He begins a madcap journey from Paris to Port Said, Egypt, and to the South Seas, where he believes he has found love with Teita (Bessie Love).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-05-30
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Sally of the Sawdust
1925-08-01
Sally of the Sawdust
Overview: Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. She leaves her baby girl with Professor McGargle before she dies. Years later Sally is a dancer with whom Peyton, a son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in love. When Sally is arrested McGargle proves her real parentage.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-01
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The Highbinders
1926-03-21
The Highbinders
Overview: Author David Marshall is sandbagged by holdup men and loses his memory. He finds his way to a bookshop run by his friend Ladd, who takes him in with the hope of helping him to regain his memory. David there meets Hope Masterson and falls in love with her. Bill Dorgan, a gangster in love with Hope, kidnaps her, and David comes to her rescue. David is hit again on the head, and this time he regains his memory. He still recognizes Hope, however, and they look forward to a long and happy life together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-03-21
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Mama's Affair
1921-01-23
Mama's Affair
Overview: Eve Orrin is at the mercy of her possessive mother, who has a case of "nerves" every time her daughter tries to show a mind of her own. Mrs. Orrin and her friend, Mrs. Marchant, have determined that Eve will marry Mrs. Marchant's milquetoast son, Henry, and Eve is willing to go along with it just to placate her mother. But Eve herself finally has an attack of nerves, and she falls in love with Doctor Harmon, the physician called in to care for her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-23
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Secrets of Paris
1922-10-01
Secrets of Paris
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-10-01
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Sinners in Heaven
1924-09-09
Sinners in Heaven
Overview: Alan Croft, a young aviator and a girl from a strict English background are stranded on a cannibal island when their plane crashes on the way to Australia. The natives worship them, believing them to be gods, until a native girl discovers that the pilot is mortal. Giving up hope of rescue, they marry in the sight of God, but when they are found by a search plane Alan is wounded and left for dead. Barbara is spurned by her friends and family as having sinned, but Alan returns to claim her legally.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-09-09
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The Wiser Sex
1932-03-14
The Wiser Sex
Overview: A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-14
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The Sphinx
1916-02-14
The Sphinx
Overview: Unbeknownst to each other, Charles Macklin and his widowed father Arthur are having an affair with an exotic dancer called The Sphinx. When both come to see her at the same time, Charles gets upset, denounces the Sphinx, and is knocked out by Arthur. Arthur then decides to marry the Sphinx, while Charles then resumes his affair with Frances, to whom he was engaged before he met the Sphinx.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-02-14
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Greater Than Marriage
1924-11-16
Greater Than Marriage
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-11-16
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Pearl of Love
1925-12-01
Pearl of Love
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-12-01
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Bright Lights of Broadway
1923-08-06
Bright Lights of Broadway
Overview: An innocent country girl who happens to have a lovely singing voice falls under the influence of a ruthless Broadway producer. At first she's dazzled by the producer's surface charm as well as those bright lights the title refers to, but eventually gets a dose of reality
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-08-06
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Sure-Fire Flint
1922-08-25
Sure-Fire Flint
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-08-25
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The Common Cause
1919-01-05
The Common Cause
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-01-05
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Her Boy
1918-01-28
Her Boy
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-01-28
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After the Ball
1914-07-01
After the Ball
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-07-01
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