Lila Chester

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Miss Petticoats
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Miss Petticoats

Jul 31, 1916
Miss Petticoats stops a runaway horse, saves a wealthy woman from death, is rewarded with position as a private secretary. Society shuns her. She goes abroad; then see how she becomes the acknowledged daughter of a French Count and falls heir to a title.
Drama
Stolen Hours
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Stolen Hours

Jan 07, 1918
During a raid on a gambling establishment run by her father, Cosmo Lester, Diana Lester rescues Hugh Carton, a member of the English Parliament and a candidate for the Cabinet. Hugh gratefully offers Diana a position as his sister's companion, and soon, the two fall desperately in love.
Drama
Cousins
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Cousins

Jul 28, 1912
One little girl lived in the country. She was a model child, everybody admitted it, but it cannot be denied that she was more or less of a cry-baby and a coward.
Drama
Peggy's Invitation
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Peggy's Invitation

Dec 16, 1913
A society woman who lives in the suburbs near the sea had laid her plans to insure the marriage of her daughter to a wealthy young banker.
Drama
The Cry of the Children
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An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.
A Self-Made Widow
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A Self-Made Widow

Jul 23, 1917
On the promise of marriage, Sylvia Smith, a simple girl from Lone Meadows, follows her lover to the city only to discover that he already has a wife.
Comedy
The Unpardonable Sin
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The Unpardonable Sin

Mar 13, 1916
David Spencer (Holbrook Blinn) is a basically good man, but like all men he has a few character flaws. Alas, these flaws deepen into weaknesses, leading to disaster for Spencer and his lady love.
Drama
Moths
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Moths

Aug 31, 1913
A French woman has to marry a Russian to preserve the reputation of her society mother. However she is in love with someone else.
Drama
Uncle's Namesakes
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Uncle's Namesakes

Dec 11, 1913
An American family in need of some money decides to pull a little innocent scam on a wealthy English relative.
Comedy
Just a Shabby Doll
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Just a Shabby Doll

Mar 10, 1913
A romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and Helen Badgley (http://thanhouser.org/).
Drama
The Legend of Provence
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A foundling is raised in a convent and becomes a nun there, until she falls in love with a wounded soldier under her care. When she leaves the convent, a statue of the Virgin Mary comes to life and assumes the girl's appearance to carry on her work.
Drama