Alma Tell

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The Smugglers
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The Smugglers

Jul 06, 1916
While honeymooning in Paris, wealthy John Battleby Watts is persuaded to purchase a $20,000 necklace for his capricious young wife. When the jeweler refuses to accept his check, John heads to the bank for the necessary funds. En route, he passes a little shop specializing in imitation jewelry. Figuring his wife will never know the difference, he buys a cheap duplicate of the 20-grand bauble. Later on, however, he reconsiders and purchases the genuine article. But before he can reach his hotel, John is detained by saucy chorus girl Rita Bori, whom he presents with what he thinks is the imitation necklace.
Comedy
Love Comes Along
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Love Comes Along

Jan 05, 1930
An American sailor comes to a seedy banana republic, and finds a fellow yank, a stranded girl, as a saloon singer. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding about her feelings toward the local dictator threatens their happiness.
Drama
The Silent Command
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The Silent Command

Aug 18, 1923
A distinguished young Naval officer from a celebrated military falls prey to a terrorist and his seductress accomplice bent on destroying the Panama Canal.
Drama
Images de la vie
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Images de la vie

Nov 23, 1934
Depuis la mort de son mari, Bea Pullman élève seule sa petite fille Jessie. Delilah, une femme noire à la recherche d’un emploi, se présente par erreur à son domicile. Bea l’engage aussitôt comme domestique. Veuve elle aussi, Delilah est la mère de Peola, une petite fille à la peau très blanche. Les deux femmes ouvrent un modeste restaurant dont la spécialité, une recette de crêpes dont Delilah a le secret, les enrichit. Leur affaire prospère. Peola refuse d’être considérée comme noire : un jour où sa mère vient la chercher à l’école, se sentant humiliée devant les enfants de sa classe, tous blancs, elle s’enfuit en courant.
Drama
Saturday's Children
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Saturday's Children

Mar 10, 1929
Youthful sweethearts, Bobbi and Jim, plan to get married but Bobbi wants them to settle down in their sleepy hometown. Jim has bigger plans and walks out on Bobbie who then resorts to her feminine tricks to win him back.
Comedy
Broadway Rose
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Broadway Rose

Sep 22, 1922
Rosalie Lawrence, a dancing star on Broadway, falls for rich Hugh Thompson. His parents disapprove and want him to marry Barbara Royce, so he and Rosalie marry secretly. However, Hugh isn't quite the man he seems, as Rosalie is soon to find out.
Drama
The Iron Trail
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The Iron Trail

Oct 29, 1921
Alaskan railroad magnate Curtis Gordon hires engineer Dan Appleton to design a railroad route up the Salmon River to the rich gold country. Gordon turns down the engineer's proposed route in favor of his own, and Appleton quits. Murray O'Neil, a rival builder, hires him and falls in love with his sister Eliza, while Appleton courts Natalie, Gordon's stepdaughter. Following Appleton's plan, O'Neil lays the trail with a bridge crossing the river in face of Gordon's opposition.
Adventure
Paying the Piper
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Paying the Piper

Jan 16, 1921
Larry and Barbara, both the products of rich but broken homes, plan a marriage of convenience. He really loves Marcia, a dancer, and Barbara vamps Keith, an architect. Keith's good sense prevails, and he marries Marcia and helps Larry make a man of himself. Barbara, after an unsuccessful attempt at an acting career, returns and asks forgiveness.
Drama
On with the Dance
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On with the Dance

Feb 15, 1920
Sonia, a Russian dancer, comes to New York seeking her fortune. She marries Peter Derwynt, a young architect, but their marriage is not a good one. Sonia falls under the spell of a rich Broadway mogul, Jimmy Sutherland, whose wife is in love with Peter. The mix of relationships comes crashing apart when Sutherland ends up murdered.
Drama