Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Frank Powell was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States. After getting his start acting in D.W. Griffith films, he cast Theda Bara in her breakout role in the 1915 release A Fool There Was. Powell would continue to direct Bara at Fox while she became an international star as the film industry's most popular vamp.

  • Title: Frank Powell
  • Popularity: 2.795
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1887-05-08
  • Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Also Known As: Francis William Powell
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Frank Powell Movies

  • 1915
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    A Fool There Was
    A Fool There Was

    5.2 1915 HD

    John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an unfortunate accident, his wife and child can not come...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Theda Bara

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  • 1909
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    A Corner in Wheat
    A Corner in Wheat

    6.163 1909 HD

    On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1909
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    The Mended Lute
    The Mended Lute

    4.667 1909 HD

    In an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Florence Lawrence

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  • 1909
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    The Son's Return
    The Son's Return

    6.2 1909 HD

    A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing...

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    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    Over Silent Paths
    Over Silent Paths

    4.7 1910 HD

    In the heart of the American west, a miner toils day after day at his rocker box while his young daughter keeps his camp. His daughter persuades him...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Marion Leonard

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  • 1909
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    The Country Doctor
    The Country Doctor

    6.3 1909 HD

    While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He finds the neighbor gravely ill, and ignores his wife's...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kate Bruce

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  • 1909
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    A Strange Meeting
    A Strange Meeting

    4.5 1909 HD

    Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into helping with the burglary of her minister's apartment,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

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  • 1909
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    Nursing a Viper
    Nursing a Viper

    5 1909 HD

    During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat...

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    Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

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  • 1909
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    The Indian Runner's Romance
    The Indian Runner's Romance

    4 1909 HD

    An Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him the location of his gold claim. A group of cowboys...

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    Cast: Owen Moore

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  • 1909
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    The Broken Locket
    The Broken Locket

    4 1909 HD

    George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1909
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    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    4 1909 HD

    Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bill marries another woman from a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Linda Arvidson

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  • 1909
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    The Honor of Thieves
    The Honor of Thieves

    1 1909 HD

    Mack Sennett appears as a man at the dance and a cop in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Florence Lawrence

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  • 1909
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    Fools of Fate
    Fools of Fate

    5.7 1909 HD

    Fanny is the wife of Ben Webster, a trapper, and while he is an affectionate and dutiful husband, she yearns for something which appears better than...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Kirkwood

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  • 1909
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    The Cardinal's Conspiracy
    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    4.5 1909 HD

    A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clothes. He arranges with 4 clowns to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1910
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    The Rocky Road
    The Rocky Road

    4 1910 HD

    The evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and prosperous. Then he meets and falls in love with a young...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1910
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    In Old California
    In Old California

    1 1910 HD

    An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.

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    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1909
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    His Duty
    His Duty

    4 1909 HD

    It's Bob Allen's twenty-first birthday. His mother and his brother Jack, a policeman present him with a cap, personalized with his initals in the...

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    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1909
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    Tender Hearts
    Tender Hearts

    1 1909 HD

    A country boy and a city boy are both courting the same girl. The girl sees the country boy's tender treatment of a wounded bird and chooses him.

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    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1909
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    In the Watches of the Night
    In the Watches of the Night

    1 1909 HD

    An honest worker, John Whitney, finds himself unemployed and unable to provide for his family. Desperate, he robs a rich man's home and is arrested....

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    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1910
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    The Man
    The Man

    1 1910 HD

    Mildred lives with her husband, the prospector Steve Clark, in an out-of-the-way cabin in the mountains. She is affectionate and considerate, but her...

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    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1910
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    The Impalement
    The Impalement

    1 1910 HD

    Bored by a doting wife who is too eager to please (she even puts a cigar in his mouth and lights it), Mr. Avery falls for a dancer, and is invited to...

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    Cast: Frank Powell

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  • 1955
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    Film Fun
    Film Fun

    4 1955 HD

    A nostalgic look at film clips from the Silent era.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ward Wilson

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  • 1909
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    A Sweet Revenge
    A Sweet Revenge

    1 1909 HD

    After being jilted for another, a woman sends her lover's old letters to the new fiancée and looks forward to the reaction. But when she spots...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

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  • 1909
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    The Faded Lilies
    The Faded Lilies

    4 1909 HD

    A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.

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    Cast: David Miles

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  • 1909
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    The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
    The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

    1 1909 HD

    During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three soldiers are arrested as Catholics and condemned to die....

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    Cast: George Nichols

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  • 1909
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    The Way of Man
    The Way of Man

    4 1909 HD

    A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

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  • 1909
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    The Necklace
    The Necklace

    5 1909 HD

    Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The necklace is stolen, and Mr. Kendrick goes into debt to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rose King

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  • 1909
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    The Voice of the Violin
    The Voice of the Violin

    4.8 1909 HD

    A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he joins an anarchist group who plan to blow up a rich...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

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  • 1910
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    The Last Deal
    The Last Deal

    1 1910 HD

    Owen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James Kirkwood, his brother-in-law, shows up and cures him of...

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    Cast: Owen Moore

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  • 1910
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    The Oath and the Man
    The Oath and the Man

    4.5 1910 HD

    A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the perfumer is a leader of the peasants. His priest...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Henry B. Walthall

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  • 1910
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    Faithful
    Faithful

    4.5 1910 HD

    Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a corner when his car accidentally brushes against the tramp...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

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  • 1909
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    The Light That Came
    The Light That Came

    5 1909 HD

    A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marion Leonard

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  • 1915
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    A Fool There Was
    A Fool There Was

    5.2 1915 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Theda Bara

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  • 1915
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    A Fool There Was
    A Fool There Was

    5.2 1915 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Theda Bara

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  • 1921
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    Astray from the Steerage
    Astray from the Steerage

    1 1921 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Billy Bevan

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  • 1923
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    The Man Without Desire
    The Man Without Desire

    5 1923 HD

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Ivor Novello

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  • 1910
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    His New Lid
    His New Lid

    1 1910 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Thomas H. Ince

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  • 1915
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    A Fool There Was
    A Fool There Was

    5.2 1915 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Theda Bara

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  • 1910
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    The Smoker
    The Smoker

    1 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Billy Quirk

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  • 1910
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    May and December
    May and December

    5 1910 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    All on Account of the Milk
    All on Account of the Milk

    6 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    Never Again
    Never Again

    4 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    Muggsy Becomes a Hero
    Muggsy Becomes a Hero

    5 1910 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Billy Quirk

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  • 1910
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    When We Were in Our 'Teens
    When We Were in Our 'Teens

    5 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    A Gold Necklace
    A Gold Necklace

    5.5 1910 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    A Lucky Toothache
    A Lucky Toothache

    1 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1910
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    White Roses
    White Roses

    1 1910 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mary Pickford

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  • 1914
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    His Last Dollar
    His Last Dollar

    1 1914 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: David Higgins

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  • 1914
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    Man's Enemy
    Man's Enemy

    1 1914 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lillian Gish

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  • 1910
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    The Masher
    The Masher

    1 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Anthony O'Sullivan

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  • 1910
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    An Affair of Hearts
    An Affair of Hearts

    1 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Billy Quirk

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  • 1910
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    The Kid
    The Kid

    1 1910 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Henry B. Walthall

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  • 1914
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    The Stain
    The Stain

    1 1914 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Edward José

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  • 1918
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    Heart of the Sunset
    Heart of the Sunset

    1 1918 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Anna Q. Nilsson

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  • 1917
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    Hedda Gabler
    Hedda Gabler

    1 1917 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Nance O'Neil

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  • 1919
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    You Never Know Your Luck
    You Never Know Your Luck

    1 1919 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: House Peters

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  • 1915
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    The Devil's Daughter
    The Devil's Daughter

    1 1915 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Theda Bara

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  • 1910
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    The Tenderfoot's Triumph
    The Tenderfoot's Triumph

    1 1910 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Florence Barker

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  • 1916
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    The Chain Invisible
    The Chain Invisible

    1 1916 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bruce McRae

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  • 1913
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    For Her Government
    For Her Government

    1 1913 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Harry Carey

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  • 1917
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    Mrs. Balfame
    Mrs. Balfame

    1 1917 HD

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Nance O'Neil

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  • 1917
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    Mrs. Balfame
    Mrs. Balfame

    1 1917 HD

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Nance O'Neil

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  • 1914
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    A Fair Rebel
    A Fair Rebel

    1 1914 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Dorothy Gish

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  • 1915
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    Her Grandparents
    Her Grandparents

    1 1915 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dorothy Gish

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  • 1916
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    The Scarlet Oath
    The Scarlet Oath

    1 1916 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gail Kane

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  • 1917
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    The Greater Woman
    The Greater Woman

    1 1917 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Marjorie Rambeau

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  • 1917
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    Motherhood
    Motherhood

    1 1917 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Marjorie Rambeau

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  • 1910
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    Love in Quarantine
    Love in Quarantine

    1 1910 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Stephanie Longfellow

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  • 1916
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    The Witch
    The Witch

    1 1916 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Nance O'Neil

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  • 1916
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    The Witch
    The Witch

    1 1916 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Nance O'Neil

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