Frank Goldsmith

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The Clemenceau Case
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The Clemenceau Case

Apr 12, 1915

The Clemenceau Case
1915 60 min 1 vues
This was Theda Bara's third starring film, and the first which she carried all on her own, with no other name actors in the cast. Based on the Alexander Dumas story, The Clemenceau Case involves Iza, a vampire-wife (Bara), whose wicked ways scandalize her husband, Pierre (William E. Shay).
Crime
The Two Orphans
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The Two Orphans

Sep 05, 1915

The Two Orphans
1915 70 min 1 vues
This picture is based on the same story that became D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm in 1921. This version, made by the Fox Studios, stars famous "vamp" actress Theda Bara in the role that Lillian Gish later made famous
Drama
Vera, the Medium
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Vera, the Medium

Jan 04, 1917

Vera, the Medium
1917 50 min 1 vues
Vera, a woman of questionable character places a wager that she will be able to destroy a happy marriage and inveigle the husband into becoming her lover. She succeeds to the extent of a midnight tryst in the family's home, witnessed by the couple's 12-year-old daughter. Her resolve weakened by the child's piteous pleas, Vera deliberately loses the wager, freeing the sadder-but-wider husband to return to his forgiving wife.
Drama
The New York Peacock
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The New York Peacock

Feb 05, 1917

The New York Peacock
1917 58 min 1 vues
Billy Martin is sent to New York to put through a war contract for his father, a new England manufacturer, and takes $100,000 as a security. The munition broker's secretary, a crook, tells Graham, a gambling house keeper, of Billy's coming. Miller is detailed to lure him to the gambling house.
Drama
His Greatest Sacrifice
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His Greatest Sacrifice

Apr 17, 1921

His Greatest Sacrifice
1921 70 min 2 vues
Richard Hall is a successful writer, while his wife, Alice, is interested in pursuing a career as a singer. She meets James Hamilton, a musical agent, who arranges an opera engagement with Rimini, an impresario. Hall quarrels with his wife over this, and they separate, with Hall taking their daughter Grace.
Drama
As in a Looking Glass
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As in a Looking Glass

Mar 06, 1916

As in a Looking Glass
1916 50 min 1 vues
Scandalous European temptress Lila Despard, travels to America to escape her lover, criminal Jack Firthenbras. On the ship, she meets Andrew Livingston, a United States Navy planner, and Senator and Mrs. Gales. Her new friends host a party for Lila in Washington, D.C., where a spy named Dromiroff threatens to expose her past unless she steals Andrew's secret naval plans. In order to secure the papers, Lila makes love to Andrew, but the plan backfires when she falls in love with him.
Drama
The Guns of Loos
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The Guns of Loos

Feb 28, 1928

The Guns of Loos
1928 84 min 1 vues
Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).
War
Toni
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Toni

Jan 01, 1928

Toni
1928 60 min 1 vues
Depressive Toni is diagnosed with idlesness by his doctor who recommends more excitement and danger. Another patient, a celebrated detective who bears a striking resemblance to Toni, is diagnosed with exhaustion and told to rest. The two swap places but Toni's first client turns out to be an exiled princess whose jewels are about to be stolen by a ruthless gang and the amateur detective finds more thrills than he bargained for.
Thriller
The Secret Kingdom
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The Secret Kingdom

Aug 01, 1925

The Secret Kingdom
1925 137 min 1 vues
A wealthy man who acquires a mind-reading machine is soon horrified to discover what people are really thinking.
Drama