Elsie MacLeod
Also Known As: Elsie McLeod, Elsie McLead, Elsie McCloud, Elsa MacLeod
Biography: Elsie MacLeod was a silent screen actress born circa 1890.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: January 01, 1890
Age: 135 years old
Gender: Female
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Making a Convert
Overview: A short public service film warning people in New Jersey to stay out of the way of oncoming streetcars. The message is framed in a cute romantic comedy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-09-15
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The Right Way
Overview: Two young boys get in trouble with the law and wind up in prison. One, who was raised in poverty in the slums, goes to a reformatory and picks up tips on how to become a master criminal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-02-28
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The Fiend at the Throttle
Overview: Rita, a telegraph operator, informed that a freight train which is due to pass her station filled with high explosives is about to be overtaken by a passenger train on the same track with a madman at the controls, leaps onto a handcar, which she crashes into the passenger train and thus stops it; she jumps onto the cowcatcher, and into the cab of the engine, where, after a hard struggle with the fiend, she manages to overcome him and sidetrack the passenger train thus preventing disaster.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-05-15
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With the Assistance of 'Shep'
Overview: Ruth, a very nice young girl, is under the guardianship of her Aunt Jane, a straight-laced spinster. Ruth is in love with a young man, and every time her aunt catches her in his company she orders her home to play the piano. No sooner has the aunt left the room when Ruth runs out to her lover, leaving "Shep," their faithful dog, playing the piano. Edward is ordered out of the house, but "Shep" takes a note to him from Ruth, and returns with one, fixing a meeting place. "Shep," seeing no one in the room but the aunt, hides the note in the waste paper basket until Ruth comes. Because Ruth tears up the note without letting her see it, the aunt locks her in the woodshed. When the aunt brings Ruth her supper, she leaves the door open and Ruth, seizing the opportunity, rims away, while "Shep" slams the door, locking in the aunt. She manages to get out just in time to see a fast receding automobile, with the lovers and "Shep" in it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-05-06
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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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Opportunity
Overview: When Mary’s father refuses to let her attend a prize fight because he thinks it’s undignified for a young lady she disgueses herself in her brother's clothes which sets in motion a series of misunderstandings that almost wreck a marriage and land Mary in jail but all works out in the end!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-07-01
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Carmen
Overview: A Spanish soldier falls under the spell of a fiery gypsy girl named Carmen. His obsession with her leads to his ruin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-11-01
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The Battle Royal
Overview: Plump and Runt are on opposite sides of a mountain feud. Then government revenue agents arrive and both families join together to run off the common enemy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-04-12
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The Politician
Overview: A political boss antagonizes his constituents when he delivers an oratory while being fed talking points from his daughter who is reading from the wrong newspaper
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-03-17
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A Letter to Uncle Sam
Overview: Uncle Sam is mistaken for Marion's uncle Sam.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-03-05
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The Beautiful Lie
Overview: Believed to be a lost film. A woman's reputation is sullied, and then recovers. Based on the poem "Reveries of a Station House" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-05-21
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