Miriam Battista
Also Known As: Miriam Caramella Josephine Battista
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: July 14, 1912
Age: 112 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: December 22, 1980
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The Man Who Played God
Overview: En eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist's bomb during a command performance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1922-10-01
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Eye for Eye
Overview: The daughter of an Arab sheik falls in love with a French naval officer, thus breaking the strict rule of social law of her people, as well as her religion.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-12-22
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Boomerang Bill
Overview: When New York City police officer O'Malley learns of a young man who is about to embark on a life of crime by taking part in a robbery, he takes the boy aside and tells him the story of Boomerang Bill, another wanna-be gangster who wanted to be a big shot in the New York crime scene. It seems that Bill fell for a pretty young dance-hall girl, and went up against local gang boss Tony the Wop when he insulted her. Tony, who never forgot a slight, found a way to make things very, very tough for Boomerang Bill, in a way that he never saw coming.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-01-15
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The Custard Cup
Overview: Mrs. Penfield, better known as Penzie, is one of the inhabitants of a tenement neighborhood known as "the Custard Cup" because of its oval shape. Penzie is a widow who lost both her husband and son in the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919. She has found fulfillment by taking in three orphans. One of the Custard Cup's other residents is a counterfeiter, and when the police are too hot on his trail, he leaves a package with Penzie and sets a boat aflame when he tries to destroy some phony bills. When the gang is rounded up, Penzie -- who has been looking for one of her adopted children -- is found at the hideout and arrested.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-01-01
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Smilin' Through
Overview: The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from marrying him by her guardian John Carteret. John is haunted by memories of his thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-02-13
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Humoresque
Overview: Young Leon Kanter dreams of being a great violinist. His parents scrape up the money for a violin and for lessons, and Leon rewards them by becoming a great player. But as an adult, Leon finds that people want more from him than just music.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-05-29
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From Nine to Nine
Overview: Ruth Roland in her last role alongside Roland Drew in a mystery about murder, blackmail and stolen jewels.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-03-29
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The Blonde Vampire
Overview: Marcia Saville, thought to be a hopeless flirt by her sweetheart, Martin Kent, shows him that she prefers Tom Smith, a man from the underworld, because Tom is more authoritative. Tom is induced to enter a scheme to rob Marcia's father in a crooked deal instigated by Simon Downs. Downs plans to have Tom marry Marcia and divide the spoils, as she is to receive a sum of money when she marries. Tom is too smart for them and refuses to get involved. Meantime, Kent proves his strength of character, and Marcia is won over. Downs is exposed to her father and discharged.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-04-01
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The Good Provider
Overview: A prosperous small-town peddler accedes to his family's wish to move from their secure existence to the uncertainty of New York City. It proves fruitless and eventually his kin sees the error of their ways and return to their true home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-04-02
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Santa Lucia District
Overview: After the matriarch dies, an Italian immigrant family in America disintegrates. The son tries to steal their money, and the father yearns to return to a less stressful existence back in Naples.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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