Ben Deeley
Also Known As: J. Bernard Deeley, Ben Deely
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Folsom, California, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: January 22, 1878
Age: 147 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 23, 1924
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
Overview: Exemplifying Kipling's adage, a white man falls to pieces when he is in the South Seas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-13
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In Pursuit of Polly
Overview: Pretty Polly Marsden is ardently pursued by three different Romeos, but she coyly refuses to choose between them. When they insist that she give them her answer, she arranges an impromptu automobile race: whichever one of the three can overtake her speeding roadster will be the man whom she will marry.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-08-19
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Lights Out
Overview: Notorious crooks "Hairpin" Annie and Sea Bass steal a suitcase on the train and discover that it is filled with scenarios. Its owner, Egbert Winslow, agrees to write a screenplay about the underworld with Sea Bass's help. Sea Bass, seeing a chance to expose a pal who has double-crossed him, describes "High-Shine" Joe and some of his underworld activities. Joe sees the film in a South American theater and recognizes himself. He goes to the motion picture studio determined to kill Egbert Winslow, but bank president Peyton, who has been robbed by Joe, appears simultaneously with the police and saves Winslow.
Genres: Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-12
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Kazan
Overview: Kazan, a dog who reverts to the life of the wild when his master is killed, becomes docile when he develops a loyalty to a girl in distress.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-10-28
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Winner Take All
Overview: Perry Blair starts off as a sparring partner for a fighter, but when he knocks the guy down, manager Charles Dunham immediately sees his potential. He takes Blair to New York, where he meets pretty Cecil Manners. Blair finds out that his next fight is fixed and he pulls out. When Dunham spreads a rumor that he is yellow, Blair decides to return west.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-10-12
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The Crossroads of New York
Overview: A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he can find is that of a street cleaner. He catches the eye of his landlady, who somehow manages to get the man to propose to her, but he then falls in love with a pretty young socialite, and when his rich uncle dies finds himself being sued by a gold-digging vamp who wants to her her hands on his inheritance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-06-22
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Sowing the Wind
Overview: When Rosamond, a convent girl, discovers that her mother is Baby Brabant, a notorious queen of Petworth's gambling house, her ideals are shattered and she denounces her mother's life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-04-01
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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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Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
Overview: Garry Beecher, forgetting his mother and sweetheart, Lorna, falls in love with Veronica, a chorus girl, and heads for the city; finding her with a millionaire, he returns home and robs his former employer, then returns to Veronica and begins a career of reckless spending. When he is unable to pay for a diamond necklace, Garry is threatened with arrest and is betrayed by Veronica.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-02-05
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Victory
Overview: Adaptation of Joseph Conrad novel about lust and violence on a South Seas Island.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-12-07
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The Acquittal
Overview: When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the police don't seem to be particularly interested in finding the real killer, the dead man's daughter-in-law--the wife of the adopted son who wasn't charged--takes it upon herself to solve the crime.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-19
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Molly O'
Overview: An Irish washerwoman's daughter falls in love with one of America's most eligible bachelors, much to the dismay of the girl's parents -- and the young doctor's newly acquired fiancée! Events come to a head at the charity masked ball, which the two girls happen to attend in very similar costumes, thanks to the largesse of Molly's benevolent "fairy godfather"...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-11-19
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Overview: Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve. Along the way, they meet Mewel, a waif and stray (mule) who leads them to Dr. Pipt, who has been stirring the powder of life for nine years. Ojo adds plenty of brains to Margolotte's Patchwork servant before she is brought to life with the powder. When Scraps does come to life, she accidentally knocks the liquid of petrifaction upon Unc Nunkie, Margolotte, and Danx (daughter Jesseva's boyfriend). So all go on separate journeys to find the ingredients to the antidote.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-09-28
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