Ethel Grey Terry
Also Known As: Ethel G. Terry, Ethel Gray Terry
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 01, 1882
Age: 142 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: January 06, 1931
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The Penalty
Overview: Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-08-15
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Apartment 29
Overview: Drama critic Stanley Ormsby, after giving a new play a negative review finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery involving some of the play’s troupe all occurring around Apartment 29.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-04-09
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The Crossroads of New York
Overview: A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he can find is that of a street cleaner. He catches the eye of his landlady, who somehow manages to get the man to propose to her, but he then falls in love with a pretty young socialite, and when his rich uncle dies finds himself being sued by a gold-digging vamp who wants to her her hands on his inheritance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-06-22
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Shattered Idols
Overview: This exotic adventure drama was based on the novel, The Daughter of Brahma, and went through at least one title change before reaching the screen as Shattered Idols. Jean Hurst, the widow of a British Army officer in India, hates her crippled son David because she thinks he is a coward and a weakling. She sends him away to England for his education. When he returns to India, he falls in love with native girl Sarasvati, who he saves from being burned on a funeral pyre.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-02-06
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The Sign of the Cross
Overview: In 64 A.D., Marcus Superbus is Prefect of Rome. When the Emperor Nero decides to renew persecution of the Christians, Marcus opposes him, fearing for the safety of Mercia, the Christian woman whom he loves. Through the machinations of the Empress Poppaea and other women at court, Tigellinus, Nero's agent in the war against the Christians, convinces Nero to have Mercia arrested. Marcus appeals to the emperor for mercy, but is told that she can be saved only by renouncing Christianity. Waiting to enter the arena to be killed, Mercia steadfastly refuses to reject her religion, despite Marcus' pleas. Finally, Marcus is converted by her and they enter the arena to face death together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-12-21
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The Unknown Purple
Overview: Inventor Peter Marchmont has discovered a purple light that renders the user invisible. On his release from prison, Marchmont, disguised as Victor Cromport, uses the light to revenge himself against his former wife, Jewel, and her partner, James Dawson, who framed him for theft. Making himself invisible, Marchmont gradually ruins Dawson. He so wins Jewel's confidence and love that she is willing to kill Dawson at Marchmont's request. Finally, Marchmont leaves the scheming couple to their own misery and marries Jewel's sister, Ruth Marsh.
Genres: Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-10-01
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Travelin' On
Overview: A Western involving William S Hart as an outlaw who comes to the aid of a preacher in a small town through his infatuation with the preacher's wife. Rarely screened but considered one of his best; the version at the Library of Congress is missing one of the middle reels.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-03-22
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The Kickback
Overview: A silent Western about a rough rider, that winds up in jail and the adventure begins.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-06-30
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The Carter Case
Overview: Science fiction serial.
Genres: Crime Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-03-17
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Hard Boiled
Overview: Tom Mix plays an Eastern dandy who finds himself banished to a Western ranch in this silent Western
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-06-06
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Arsene Lupin
Overview: Story of the gentleman thief.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-03-12
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Wild Bill Hickok
Overview: The former gambler turned upholder of law and order after a run-in with a gang of stage robbers.
Genres: History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-12-18
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Overview: The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-09-04
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A Thousand to One
Overview: Finding himself deeply in debt, William Newlands reluctantly marries Beatrice, the wealthy daughter of an old friend. When their honeymoon train is derailed, Beatrice loses sight of her husband but manages to save the life of mine owner Steven Crawford. Newlands is reported burned in the wreck and Beatrice returns with Crawford to his cabin, where she nurses him back to health. Meanwhile, Newlands has escaped death and, filled with remorse, decides to make a new man of himself. Disguising his appearance by the addition of a beard, he finds work at the Crawford mine, but determines to stay out of Beatrice's life. Eventually, Newlands becomes foreman, brings law and order to the discontented miners and discovers a rich vein of ore, thus averting Crawford's financial ruin. His job completed, Newlands is about to leave when Beatrice recognizes him and begs him to give their marriage another chance.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-12-05
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The Secret of the Storm Country
Overview: A 1917 film directed by Charles Miller.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-11-01
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Sharp Tools
Overview: The head of a quartet of jewel thieves tries to make a getaway with the one female in the gang.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-12
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Phil-for-Short
Overview: A feisty, independent young woman, Damophilia Illington ("Phil" for short, hence the title), the daughter of a progressive university professor, is devastated by the sudden death of her father. The town's banker, an arrogant stuffed shirt, wants to marry Phil and has himself declared her guardian. Not wanting to marry him, she quickly leaves town and lands a job at a nearby university as an assistant to a professor of Greek literature (an area in which her father trained her) who is bitter and resentful after the breakup of his engagement to a woman who, it turned out, had been lying to him. "Phil", however, is determined to win him over.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-06-02
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Peg o' My Heart
Overview: PEG O MY HEART (Metro Studios, 1922), directed by King Vidor, under the supervision of J. Hartley Manners, introduces the legendary theatrical actress Laurette Taylor (1884-1946) to the screen reprising the role she made famous as a poor Irish farm girl who inherits a fortune but would rather have happiness instead. While a bit too old for the character supposedly in her late teens or early twenties, Laurette was tailor made for it.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-12-17
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A Self Made Wife
Overview: Tim Goodwin and his wife Corrie are living in poverty when Tim's oil well strikes it rich. He soon works his way to the top of the social scale, but Corrie doesn't change at all--she stays a dour, drab woman with no social skills whatsoever. Tim gets so embarrassed by her that he hires a "social secretary" for her to teach her how to function in the social strata in which they find themselves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-07-08
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Suspicious Wives
Overview: A melodrama of misunderstandings in which a rich couple grow more and more suspicious of each other fidelities after the groom’s father is shot dead on their wedding night.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-09
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The Fast Worker
Overview: Roxbury asks his friend Terry to assume his identity and go on vacation with his wife, Edith, and their daughter. When Terry falls in love with Edith's sister, a scandal erupts at the resort.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-10-25
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Old Shoes
Overview: A widowed woman marries her husband's brother, who soon proves to be a tyrant stepfather to his adopted son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-08
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The Love Toy
Overview: Left standing at the altar by his fiancée, Peter Remsen goes to seek consolation in the small Kingdom of Luzania, where he becomes valet to the king in order to be near the Princess Patricia. The queen of neighboring Belgradia visits Luzania and falls in love with Peter, who repulses her advances and thereby precipitates a war. As the king is busy with a dancer, Peter takes charge of the army. The queen's men kidnap Patricia, but Peter rescues her in a tank and makes her his bride. A lost film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-02-13
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What Fools Men
Overview: Joseph Greer is a wealthy businessman in New York City with all the trappings including a prim-and-proper secretary, Jenny McFarlan, who takes dictation during working hours and, at night, minus her eyeglasses, serves as his nightclub companion and mistress. Then his daughter,Beatrice, whom he has never seen, shows up and moves in with him. Beatrice is a grown-up flapper who loves jazz, pool parties, flaunting prohibition and carrying-on in general. Most of her carrying-on is with the family chauffeur and her father does not approve, says so, and fires the chauffeur. His parental-guidance technique backfires as Beatrice ups and elopes with the chauffeur. Later, the father has some problems with his business associates and loses his business and most of his fixtures and disappears. But Beatrice locates him and there is a happy reunion between father and daughter, especially since daughter has brought along Jenny to cheer him up.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-13
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The White Mouse
Overview: Sergeant Blake of the Northwest Mounted Police is sent to the border to break up a ring of smugglers who are bringing illegal Chinese immigrants into Canada. The ring is led by Ah Ming, a "half-breed" who goes by the name of Dr. Lawler. When Blake encounters Lawler, he is experimenting on a white mouse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-11-06
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The Northern Trail
Overview: A thousand dollar prize is offered to the winner of a dog race, and Jan Ducet would have used the money to doctor up his little child's bad leg if he had won. But he lost; and the winner, Otto Franke, runs away with Jan's wife. A priest takes care of the little girl while Jan gives chase and finds the regretful woman in the snow. A fight follows and Jan hurls Otto from a high cliff and returns home with his wife.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-07-03
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Overview: The intrepid reporter and amateur sleuth Joseph Rouletabille becomes involved in the investigation of a hideous crime committed in a room painted yellow, whose door was locked from the inside…
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-10-19
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Just for Tonight
Overview: Theodore Whitney, Sr. asks his son Theodore, "Ted" Jr., to search for a missing stock certificate. During his search Ted meets and falls in love with Betty Blake, the niece of Major Blackburn, whose home was recently robbed. When a detective disguised as British nobleman Lord Roxenham arrives to investigate the case, Ted bribes the officer to let him play the role for one night so that he may be near Betty. As the love-struck young man is romancing his sweetheart, Lady Roxenham suddenly arrives, alienating Betty and throwing Ted into a panic. Lady Roxenham agrees to participate in the deception, but later Ted spies her breaking into the major's safe. After he alerts the household, she and the butler are revealed as notorious thieves. As the dust settles Ted and Betty confirm their love for each other.
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-09-16
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Under Two Flags
Overview: On the run from punishment for a crime committed by his brother, Bertie Cecil (alias Lewis Victor) joins the French Foreign Legion. In Algeria, he becomes the hated rival of his commander, Chateauroy, who despises Victor's breeding and also competes for the same woman. Victor is beloved of Cigarette, an Algerian camp follower, who saves his life, though he loves another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-11-06
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A Doll's House
Overview: Differing considerably from Henrik Ibsen's classic play, the basic story of a woman who forges her father's name and comes to grief therefore is retained.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-06-09
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Greater Than Love
Overview: Pursued by two suitors, James Brunton and Bob Standing, Grace chooses James followed by a sumptuous wedding at his family home. Suddenly a shot rings out and James’s father is fatally wounded. Just before dying Mr. Brunton makes James promise not to apprehend the murderer. Later trouble arises when Grace suspects James of an involvement the young Helen. Crushed, Grace leaves home settling in another town. Shortly after James has a car accident and is taken to Grace's nearby house. When Helen and Bob arrive, it is revealed that Helen is James’s sister. Mr. Brunton had abandoned Helen's mother Alice years before and it was Alice who fired the fatal shot. James and Grace are reconciled.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-06-01
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Vengeance Is Mine
Overview: Ruined by a powerful financial ring, Farrington commits suicide, after which his daughter Paula vows to take vengeance in her own hands and hunt the man behind the ring. At a house party, Paula meets Dr. Smith, who falls in love with her, but a misunderstanding separates them. Unsuccessful in locating the man but knowing that papers in the house of Van Brunt, one of the ring members, will identify the leader, Paula secures the papers with the aid of Old Bill Fitch, a reformed burglar. To her horror, she discovers that the man is Dr. Smith's father. Paula relinquishes vengeance for love, and Dr. Smith's father, realizing the error of his ways, agrees to make reparations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-12-16
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Brass
Overview: With her marriage on the verge of breaking up, a young wife attempts to win back the love of her husband and child.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-03-04
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Food for Scandal
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-09-12
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