John Sturgeon
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Elderton, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: May 01, 1859
Deathday: December 20, 1938
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Call of the City
Overview: A naive young lady comes to the big city but is unfortunately befriended by a couple who probably are up to no good. However, she is unaware of this and accepts their offer to help. Soon, and completely out of the blue, another crook accosts them--and the two men struggle until one of them is killed.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-09-18
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Vanity Fair
Overview: "Vanity Fair" is a historical drama, based on the classic English novel written by William Thackeray, featuring Shirley Mason. Shirley Mason was 15 y.o. and played the role of the young Becky Sharp. Directors obviously took notice of her performance, because in 1917 she appeared in 17 feature films, in many of them playing the star role.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-10-05
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Children Who Labor
Overview: The father of a working class family is having trouble finding a job, because the local textile mill is hiring only inexpensive child labor. Reluctantly, he allows his oldest daughter to work in the mill. Meanwhile, in New York, the wealthy businessman Hanscomb is being urged to speak out against child labor, but he declines to do so. Then, while Mrs. Hanscomb and her daughter are traveling, the young girl accidentally wanders away, gets lost, and is taken in by the working class family. To help them, she takes a job in the mill. While this is taking place, Hanscomb has initiated a search for the daughter even as he goes about building up his financial empire.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-02-22
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At Bear Track Gulch
Overview: This western, with its simple story set in a gold mining camp, recycles many of the elements found in David Belasco's influential play, THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST, produced a decade earlier.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-01-14
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One Touch of Nature
Overview: An irritable man meets a boy in the woods, and gets a change of attitude.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-08-08
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The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
Overview: When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.
Genres: Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-12-19
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When She Was About Sixteen
Overview: A romantic comedy about two lovers; the parents of the girl forbid them from being together.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-07-30
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The Crime of Carelessness
Overview: Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-12-30
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When Love Is King
Overview: Felix, the King of Wallonia, has to marry Louise, Princess of the neighboring State of Trebizond. The old Prince, her father, craves the elixir of youth, and gets drunk so often that Trebizond is in bad shape. Thus, it is up to Felix to be King of both States. But Louise has a love affair with Stepan, the heir presumptive to his throne, and Felix flees to America in disguise. By a strange twist of circumstance he takes a job as butler in the home of J.P. Morton, multi-millionaire. There he meets Marcia, Morton's daughter, and the jig is up. He loves her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-02-09
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