David Miles
Also Known As: William David Miles
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Milford, Connecticut, USA
Birthday: October 26, 1871
Deathday: October 28, 1915
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Suicide Club
Overview: One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself. Presumed to be a lost film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-05-03
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The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
Overview: The amateur dramatic society chooses the Joneses' residence as the location of its next meeting, and both Joneses catch 'the acting bug' in this split-reel subject.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-02-18
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The Violin Maker of Cremona
Overview: A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-06-07
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The Cricket on the Hearth
Overview: After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-05-27
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A Drunkard's Reformation
Overview: A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life would be without them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-04-01
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Resurrection
Overview: Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-05-20
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Confidence
Overview: Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her. When the blackmail plot is exposed, Nellie's husband expresses his complete faith in her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-04-15
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The Cord of Life
Overview: Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement he vows to get even, and lies in wait until Galora has gone out on business. Climbing to the fifth floor, on which the Galoras live, he watches his chance, which comes when Mrs. Galora goes for an instant to visit a neighbor on the same floor. Darting into the apartment and raising the window he perceives the awful result of a drop to the ground, five stories below, and so evolves a plan that is dastardly in the extreme. Taking the infant child from the cradle, and placing it in a basket he lets it out with a short rope, the end of which he secures by letting the sash down on it, so that to raise the window would precipitate the baby to destruction.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-28
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At the Altar
Overview: At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her suitors was Grigo, a coarse Sicilian, whose advances were odiously repulsive. The arrival at the boarding house from the old country of Giuseppe Cassella, the violinist, filled the void in her yearning heart. Romantic, poetic and a talented musician, Giuseppe was indeed a desirable husband for Minnie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-02-25
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The Lure of the Gown
Overview: "Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a masterpiece of the dressmaker's art she easily fascinates the male contingent, among whom is Enrico, the sweetheart of Veronica, a street singer. Enrico is so enraptured at the sight of Isabelle in her resplendent attire that he becomes her abject slave, casting aside the poor, peasant-clad little Italian street singer, who has loved him devotedly. Crushed almost beyond endurance the poor girl stands sobbing at the entrance of the park where the inconsistent lever left her. Her tears attract the attention of a wealthy young couple who happen to pass. In answer to their queries she tells them how contemptibly her sweetheart acted, and all because of the fascinating influence of a gown.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-03-15
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Twin Brothers
Overview: Two boys, twins, leave the old homestead to seek their fortune in the world. They go divergent roads, and are soon widely separated one from the other, but they grow lonesome and try to find each other's whereabouts, without success. We lose sight of Bill and Dick is seen up against it good and hard. For him the future looks like a chalk ring on a blackboard, until he happens to saunter along the Bowery, where the manager of a dime museum offers him a job to play the gorilla. It looks good so he accepts. It is pretty sort until the astute impresario decides to pull off an innovation: that is, a gorilla and lion in the same cage. Of course Dick objects most strenuously to this arrangement, but his objections are quailed with a treacherous looking run, so he is forced to share the same menagerie hallroom with the lion.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-04-25
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The Son's Return
Overview: A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing his fat wallet, plan to rob him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-06-14
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Edgar Allan Poe
Overview: As Poe's lover is slowly dying, he struggles to make money to care for her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-02-08
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The Helping Hand
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1908-12-29
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The Maniac Cook
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a cop in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-04
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The Honor of Thieves
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a man at the dance and a cop in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-11
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Love Finds a Way
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a footman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-11
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A Rural Elopement
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a man in the crowd in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-14
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The Criminal Hypnotist
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a party guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-18
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The Welcome Burglar
Overview: Mack Sennett appears as a butler and a man in an office in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-01-25
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Two Memories
Overview: Henry and Marion have a lover's quarrel and part in anger. They do not reconcile, and ten years pass without contact. Marion becomes a society girl and spends her time at parties with her friends. Henry has become very ill and wishes to see Marion one more time. He writes asking her to visit. When she recieves the note, she laughs and tosses it on the floor, but, later, on a whim, decides to take all her drunken friends with her to visit him. When they arrive, Marion finds Henry dead, clutching her portrait in his hand. She sends her friends away and falls to her knees in remorse. Mary Pickford's debut!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-05-23
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Pictureland
Overview: Americans arrive at their hotel in Cuba in a car, to make a movie. Romantic complications ensue while the cast and crew attempt to finish the movie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-02-20
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The Faded Lilies
Overview: A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-06-17
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The Lonely Villa
Overview: A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-06-10
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Film Fun
Overview: A nostalgic look at film clips from the Silent era.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-19
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At the Duke's Command
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-02-16
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The Girls and Daddy
Overview: Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-02-01
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Eloping with Auntie
Overview: A girl is being shipped off to Europe with her aunt to break up her romance. Her suitor dresses himself as the aunt and manages to fool everyone long enough for them to elope.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-05-24
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The Road to the Heart
Overview: Miguel casts out his daughter when she marries a poor man, causing his wife to leave him, too. After he is unable to find a reliable cook, he reconciles with his daughter so he can get a good meal.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-04-05
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The Wooden Leg
Overview: A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows a tramp's wooden leg, pretending that it's hers, and the disgusted suitor rejects her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-03-08
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The Voice of the Violin
Overview: A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he joins an anarchist group who plan to blow up a rich capitalist's house. When he realizes it's Helen's house, he tries to stop the plan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-03-18
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What Drink Did
Overview: A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses a beer with lunch, then gives in. After work, two friends take a little while to convince him to go for a refreshing malt beverage, then to have another and another....
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-06-02
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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
Overview: Seven years after the death of their first child, a couple has grown apart and decides to divorce. Their second child asks a question about who will keep the first child's most cherished toy after they separate. This leads the couple to reconsider their actions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-03-22
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The Brahma Diamond
Overview: An unscrupulous tourist plots to steal the famous diamond, "The Light of the World," tricking a young woman into helping him. She is caught and imprisoned, while he prepares to sell the diamond and make his getaway.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-02-04
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The Eavesdropper
Overview: Hidalgo offers his daughter's hand in marriage when he can't repay a loan to Manuella. But when Manuella overhears the daughter bidding farewell to her lover, he is so moved by their devotion that he cancels the debt.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-05-03
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The Way of Man
Overview: A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-06-28
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The Necklace
Overview: Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The necklace is stolen, and Mr. Kendrick goes into debt to replace it. The thief discovers it's costume jewelry, but the Kendricks never learns the truth; Husband and wife struggle for years to pay off the huge debt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-07-01
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Tragic Love
Overview: Bob Spaulding, a manly fellow, meets Dr. Rankin and his wife on the street while they are engaged in a violent tiff. The doctor is about to strike his wife when Bob interferes, incurring the resentment of the doctor. During the flurry Mrs. Rankin drops her card case. From a card inside he learns the address and goes there to return it. They meet, and it is a case of love at first sight; but she is a wife, and beyond his reach.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-02-11
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Lady Helen's Escapade
Overview: A bored Lady Helen goes slumming as a domestic in a boarding house. There she falls in love with a sensitive young musician. The other women in the house are jealous, and accuse her of trying to steal the musician's violin. Lady Helen retreats to her own home, and arranges a position for the musician which allows them to be together.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-04-19
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