Joyce Coad

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The Magic Garden
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The Magic Garden

Jun 30, 1927
Story about a little boy and girl that meet in a beautiful garden and the little girl promises the boy that some day she would meet him there again. He goes off to study the violin in Italy and when he returns he finds the girl in the garden.
Drama
X Marks the Spot
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X Marks the Spot

Dec 13, 1931
The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay for an operation, otherwise his young sister will be crippled for life. The desperate reporter is finally able to get the cash from a shady acquaintance, Riggs. Eight years later in New York, circumstances conspire to place the reporter as the number one suspect in the murder of a showgirl. With no witness or alibi, the reporter devises a plan to smoke out the real culprit. A meeting is arranged under the cover of night and to the surprise of both men, the murderer is Riggs. Out of gratitude for past generosity to his sister, the reporter agrees not to expose Riggs, however unwittingly leads the police to him! Riggs is found guilty, and a dramatic scene in the courthouse ensues.
Crime
Captured!
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Captured!

Aug 19, 1933
While waiting out World War I in a German POW camp, Captain Fred Allison discovers that his oldest and dearest friend Digby has also been captured and put into the same camp with him. Fred longs for news of his wife, Monica, but Digby speaks little of her. Digby knows a secret about Monica, a secret he must keep from his friend, and it wears at his conscience so much that he attempts a reckless escape.
Drama
Devotion
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Devotion

Sep 25, 1931
A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.
Comedy
Woman Unafraid
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Woman Unafraid

Mar 27, 1934
A dedicated and compassionate policewoman risks her job by offering refuge to a young mother with mob associations. Crime drama.
Crime
Drums of Love
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Drums of Love

Jan 24, 1928
A princess is betrothed to a deformed monarch, but falls hard for his handsome brother.
Romance
The Devil's Circus
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The Devil's Circus

Feb 14, 1926
In 1913, Carl is released from prison, where he served a sentence for stealing. Spurned by his circumstance, Carl rejects God and resumes his fast life of crime. Before long, his fate intersects with that of Mary, a devout orphan, prompting a romance and a reevaluation.
Drama
Children of Divorce
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Children of Divorce

Apr 25, 1927
Une jeune garçonne trompe son amoureux d'enfance pour qu'il l'épouse. Il aime vraiment une autre femme, mais ne l'a pas épousée de peur que le mariage ne se termine par un divorce, comme celui de ses parents. Des complications s'ensuivent.
Romance
La Lettre écarlate
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La Lettre écarlate

Jan 08, 1927
Un village de la Nouvelle-Angleterre en 1645. Ses très puritains habitants se plaignent du comportement "choquant" d'Hester Prynne auprès du révérend Dimmesdale. Celui-ci est attiré par la jeune femme et ils ont une liaison passionnée, vite frappée du sceau de l'infamie, d'autant plus qu'un enfant naît de cette union...
Drama
Mother
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Mother

May 01, 1927
When architect Lee Ellis is discharged from his position in a large firm and has difficulty in finding a new job his devoted wife Mary invests in a business for him with a small legacy she had received. Soon they become prosperous allowing son Jerry to get his longed-for car, and daughter Betty to attend private school. Jerry goes a little jazz mad and rebels against his mother's influence. He decides to elope with gold-digging flapper Edna Larkin. Mary, learning of the plan, chases and saves Jerry when his train is wrecked though he sustains a broken leg. Seeing he has been foolish he straightens out and the family is reunited.
Drama