William Robert Daly
Also Known As: William Robert Dailey, Robert Daly, William R. Daly
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 24, 1872
Age: 152 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 01, 1935
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Her Night of Nights
Overview: Molly, a glamorous clothing model in New York, though yearning for a life of luxury, spurns the advances of her boss's son in favor of a shipping clerk, late of the backwoods.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-06-26
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Shamus O'Brien
Overview: Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-03-14
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Ride for Your Life
Overview: Bud Watkins loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade. The Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke, Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-25
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Pardon My Nerve!
Overview: A drifter falls for the daughter of a rancher, an alcoholic old coot whose ranch is on some very valuable land. When the old man is found murdered, the drifter is accused of the crime. He didn't do it, but he has to find who the real killer is and clear his name.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-03-05
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A Dangerous Game
Overview: Gretchen Ann runs away from her foster parents but is sheltered first by Bill Kelley, a train brakeman, then by elderly oilman Pete Sebastian. After Gretchen keeps Sebastian from being duped by a medium, he sends her to a fashionable school, asking that she agree to marry him when she returns.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-12-17
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Held to Answer
Overview: John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewelry though actually he is protecting the scapegrace brother of his current sweetheart, Bessie.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-22
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The Scarlet Letter
Overview: Hester Prynne has left Holland in advance of her husband, Roger, to join the colonists in Salem, Maxx. Roger follows her to the new world but upon landing in New England is captured by Indians and Hester waits for him in vain.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-04-27
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The Dream
Overview: A loutish husband neglects his patient, loving wife to enjoy a night on the town. When he comes home drunk and irritable, he mistreats her. Then he falls asleep, and has a dream that causes him to reconsider the way that he treats his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-01-23
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A Cave Man Wooing
Overview: George, a somewhat "unathletic" young man, falls for Clarice, a healthy, athletically inclined young woman. Unfortunately for George, however, a strapping, musclebound stud is also after Clarice, and she seems to prefer him to George. After reading an article by a female writer saying that women prefer the "caveman" type of man, George decides that if that what it takes to get Clarice, then that is what he will be.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-05-19
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Up Against It
Overview: Amos Bentley was up against it in more senses than one. Times were so hard with him that he had to part with the furniture of his little apartment in order to pay his debts. However, things were inclined to take a better turn for him. He was invited to be a guest of some friends of his. And between him and the daughter of the family some sort of heart interest was supposed to exist. Disinclined to accept the invitation at first, he yielded to the persuasions of his friend, the brother of the girl, and made his way to the host's house. Unfortunately his nether garment gave way in a somewhat conspicuous place and in his attempts to conceal the tear while the evening party was in progress, poor Amos suffered a great deal of torture. Finally, he was shown into the room of his probable fiancée. And while in the act of searching for a needle and thread, was discovered by her father, who had not yet made the acquaintance of Amos.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-05-31
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The Master and the Man
Overview: A lost film. Henry Jenkins, just released from prison visits his old confederate in crime, Basil King, who is living in affluence. King is not overjoyed to see him, but Jenkins comes just in time as King's butler has left and he is about to entertain lavishly. King loves Elsie Graham, who has given her heart to Ralph Webster and both are guests at the reception. Ralph takes advantage of an opportunity and asks Elsie to marry him and she consents. He has forgotten the ring and announces he will leave the party to get it. King cannot resist the temptation to steal an expensive neckless from one of the guests but the act is noted by Jenkins. The loss is discovered and suspicion falls upon Ralph, who had just left the party.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-05-15
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A Gasoline Engagement
Overview: A lost film. Flora Powell and Arthur Lennox are lovers, but the girl's stern father has other plans for his daughter, preferring the Rev. John Maxwell for a son-in-law. Arthur receives a note from Flora informing him her father is to take her on an automobile tour in company with the minister. Arthur proves to be a resourceful young man and he visits the automobile garage, and makes an arrangement to drive the car in which the tour is made.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-07-10
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His Dress Shirt
Overview: A lost film. Mr. Kirby has rather a tarty disposition for a newly married man and his wife is exactly the reverse, being eager to look after his comfort even to the minutest detail. Kirby receives an invitation to attend a stag dinner on Thursday night and begins to make preparations Tuesday. He has only one dress shirt and admonishes his wife to have it sent to the laundry immediately. The wife sets about to do so, but she receives an invitation from a dear friend to go motoring and, of course, forgets all about the shirt. The evening of the dinner arrives and Kirby returns home out of sorts. He hunts for the dress shirt and then consults his wife as to it's whereabouts.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-10-30
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Action
Overview: Three Outlaws came across a stranded baby and must decide to save the child or escape from the law.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-09-12
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Okay, America!
Overview: A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-09-08
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Down Home
Overview: DOWN HOME is a rural drama set in New England and stars Leatrice Joy as Nancy Pelot, daughter of the town drunk. He was once a businessman and still owns a local farm, but Nancy now supports her father and herself with a mysterious job in a nearby town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-10-01
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