Winifred Bryson
Also Known As: Winifred Brison
Biography: Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films. Bryson began to perform publicly in 1914, initially in the musical comedy stage, and in the drama Regeneration with Bert Lytell. Although her first film was Peer Gynt (1915), her real transition to motion pictures was in the film A Heart to Let (1921). In total, Bryson acted in 19 films, her final screen appearance being in Adoration (1928). Her career ended with the advent of talkies. She was married twice, first to actor Warner Baxter from 1918 until his death in 1951, and then to Ferdinand H. Manger until her death.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: December 20, 1892
Age: 132 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: August 20, 1987
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Peer Gynt
Overview: A fantasy from Ibsen's verse drama. Ne'er-do-well and braggart Peer Gynt has many adventures in varied countries, making and losing money, gaining fortune at others' expense, until he finds salvation in the love of Solveig.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-09-15
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The Lover of Camille
Overview: The Lover of Camille was a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Harry Beaumont, and starring Monte Blue. The film was based on the French novel Deburau by Sacha Guitry, which was also adapted into a Broadway play by Harley Granville-Barker.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-09-15
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Pleasure Mad
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-05
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Broken Barriers
Overview: A young girl is forced to give up college when her father loses all his money. She soon meets and falls for a young man at a party, only to discover that he's married. As if that weren't bad enough, he is soon seriously injured in an automobile accident, and doctors say that he may never walk again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-08-18
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Overview: In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Genres: Romance Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-09-06
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Crashin' Thru
Overview: Gracia, a half-breed Indian girl, plots with Cons Saunders to steal cattle from Blake because he is oblivious to her charms. With his stock gone, he cannot repay the money he owes his Uncle Benedict, and when Benedict is murdered, Blake is suspected. Because Blake has taken care of Saunders (Cons's father) for the many years he has been without the use of his legs, the latter is finally conscience-stricken and confesses to the crime, thus freeing Blake to marry Diana.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-04-01
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Suzanna
Overview: Hoping to consolidate their adjoining ranches, Don Fernando and Don Diego betroth their children, Ramón and Dolores, although Ramón is in love with Suzanna, the daughter of a peon on his father's ranch, and Dolores is interested in Pancho, a toreador. When Suzanna learns that she was kidnapped in infancy and is really Don Diego's daughter, she keeps silent; but Ramón finally rebels and steals Suzanna from the altar as she is about to marry Pancho. There are explanations, Ramón marries Suzanna, and Dolores marries Pancho. Suzanna (1923) has been mastered from a good quality but incomplete 35mm print.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-02-16
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Adoration
Overview: Billie Dove, as Elena, pulls out all stops as a Russian princess and a woman-of-the-streets in Paris in an exotic romance and hand-wringing drama set in two countries and the way-stations in between.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-12-02
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The Awful Truth
Overview: Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-06
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The Law Forbids
Overview: Paul and Rhoda Remsen, having marital difficulties, separate; and each is awarded custody of their child Peggy for 6 months of the year. Rhoda and Peggy move to a farm town, while Paul remains in the big city to write a play for actress Inez Lamont, who is in love with him. Peggy knows that her mother still loves Paul, so she flees to the big city to explain the situation to her father.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-04-07
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Flirting with Love
Overview: When Wade Cameron, chairman of the Better Plays Society, stops the production of actress Gilda Lamont's first stage success, she attempts to revenge herself by affecting another personality and earning his confidence. He assigns her a role in an improvised production of a new play as an unknown actress, derails her attempt to expose him, and ends by winning her heart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-08-17
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Thundering Dawn
Overview: Jack Standish feels responsible for the failure of the partnership with his father and goes to the South Seas where he falls prey to alcohol, is seduced by Lullaby Lou, a vamp, and tricked by a brutal plantation owner, Gordon Van Brock.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-05
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Behind the Curtain
Overview: When a brutal murder occurs, all the evidence points to a phony spiritualist, who is eventually convicted of the crime--but he may not have done it. This film is lost.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-07-15
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A Heart to Let
Overview: Agatha Kent inherits a southern mansion from her maiden aunt, Agatha. When she advertises for boarders, Burton Forbes, who is blind and alone in the world, recalls his visits to Aunt Agatha as a boy and rents a room. Assuming the roles of her aunt and an Irish maid, young Agatha looks after her guest, who is distressed over a broken engagement. His gratitude for her kindness ripens into love, which she reciprocates, unaware that his sight has returned. A lucky turn on the stock market results in the restoration of Burton's fortune, and when his former fiancée asks to resume their engagement, he rejects her for Agatha. A lost film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-07-19
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Truxton King
Overview: An American seeking adventure in Graustark strikes up an acquaintance with six-year-old Prince Robin and his Aunt Lorraine. The next day, Truxton overhears a plot against the prince and is taken prisoner. He escapes to rescue both Prince Robin and Lorraine, and to prevent an attack on the castle. Truxton's love for Lorraine leads to marriage when she reveals that she, too, is American.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-02-18
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Her Face Value
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-10-13
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Don't Doubt Your Husband
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-03-24
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The Great Night
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-12-03
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South of Suva
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Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-07-16
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