Hal Reid
Also Known As: James Halleck Reid, James H. Reid
Biography: Writer/actor Hal Reid worked during the silent movie era. He is the father of actor Wallace Reid.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cedarville, Ohio, USA
Birthday: April 14, 1862
Deathday: May 22, 1920
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Path of True Love
Overview: Among the green hills and running brooks, we follow the country boy and girl, who are happy in the contentment of their hearts and a ripening love for each other. In contrast we see another picture of a city boy and girl with entirely different surroundings, at odds with each other and the boy disturbed by the coquettishness and indifference of the girl.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-01-06
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Indian Romeo and Juliet
Overview: Oniatare, a young brave of the tribe of the Hurons, and Kowa, a chief of the Mohicans, are in love with Ethona, or "The River Flower," an Indian Princess. The Hurons and the Mohicans are sworn enemies. The young brave and "The River Flower" meet from time to time. Kowa notices this and in plaintive song would lure the fair Ethona to him. But it is of no avail.
Genres: Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-01-30
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Jean Intervenes
Overview: "Love me, love my dog," does not appeal to Billy Hallock. He is very jealous of his wife's attentions to her dog "Jean."
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-01-23
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Virginius
Overview: Virginius is a 1912 short film
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-06-15
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Dan
Overview: Loyal slave of the aristocratic Dabney family, Dan is overjoyed when Raoul becomes engaged to Northerner Elsie Hammond and his sister Grace becomes engaged to Elsie's brother John. When the Civil War breaks out, the heartbroken Hammonds return North and John joins the Union army. Raoul joins the Confederacy, but his vindictive overseer, Jonas Watts, becomes a Union officer. Watts takes Grace prisoner, but before he can act on his desires, John rescues her.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-08-01
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Cardinal Wolsey
Overview: King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-01-02
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Mothers of Men
Overview: Dorothy Davenport as Clara Madison, a prominent lawyer, wins a judgeship over fellow Attorney Grant Williams, played by Willis L. Robards. Upon winning the prominent position as judge, Ms. Madison finds herself walking a political tight rope with enemies all around doing what they can to cause her down fall. Judge Madison convicts a murderer to death paving the way for her to be easily elected as the first female Governor. As Governor she is faced with a difficult dilemma. She has the power to pardon her husband who has been convicted of a serious crime, but to do so she’d be using her office for her own personal gain. “I must find some way to realize my ideals without sacrificing my husband. I must struggle on somehow for the sake of womanhood!”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-01-01
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Every Inch a Man
Overview: Bob, son of a farmer, decides to become a detective.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-10-13
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The Deerslayer
Overview: Wah-Ta-Wah, or Hist, the lady-love of Chingachgook, a Delaware chief, has been captured by the warlike Hurons. Chingachgook asks the aid of Deerslayer, a white man brought up among the Indians, in rescuing her, and. the two men arrange to meet at Lake Otsego, then called Glimmerglass. Deerslayer sets out for the meeting place, accompanied by Hurry Harry March, a trapper, who acts as his guide.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-05-06
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Little Miss Hoover
Overview: Little Miss Hoover is a 1918 American silent romantic drama film directed by John S. Robertson and stars Marguerite Clark. The film is based on the novel The Golden Bird, by Maria Thompson Davies.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-12-29
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