Lois Weber

Lois Weber

Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.

  • Title: Lois Weber
  • Popularity: 4.887
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1879-06-12
  • Place of Birth: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: Florence Lois Weber, Mrs. Phillips Smalley
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Lois Weber Movies

  • 1913
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    How Men Propose

    How Men Propose

    5.4 1913 HD

    Three men in succession propose marriage to Grace Darling; she accepts all! Since they are roommates, the three discover their problem in short...

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  • 1913
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    1 1913 HD

    Alleged silent short adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel, first mentioned in a 1966 copy of Films In Review. Recent scholarship argues this film never...

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  • 1914
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    The Spider and Her Web

    The Spider and Her Web

    1 1914 HD

    The Spider and Her Web is a 1914 silent film.

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  • 1911
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    A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

    1 1911 HD

    During the American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter learns of a plot to assassinate George Washington while he will be staying at her father's...

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  • 1913
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    Suspense.

    Suspense.

    7 1913 HD

    An isolated house is too remote for a lone servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Left alone in the...

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  • 1914
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    The Pursuit of Hate

    The Pursuit of Hate

    1 1914 HD

    Diana Grave's husband has left her, preferring any life to that of living with a woman who is not congenial to him. Howbeit, her husband gone is a...

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  • 1916
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    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    5 1916 HD

    Characters in the film attend a movie titled 'Life’s Mirror', where they see parallel, cautionary versions of their own lives. Only the first...

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  • 1911
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    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    1 1911 HD

    Little Sherlock Holmes, Jr., reads the doughty doings of his hero-god, and at once determines to become a detective himself.

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  • 1911
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    Fate

    Fate

    1 1911 HD

    Jack Norton had traveled the downgrade, had transgressed the laws of man, had trespassed the forbidden, and paid the penalty.

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  • 1912
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    A Japanese Idyll

    A Japanese Idyll

    1 1912 HD

    A Japanese Idyll is a 1912 silent short drama film directed by and starring Lois Weber. The film was produced by the Rex Motion Picture Company for...

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  • 1912
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    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    1 1912 HD

    The Fine Feathers is a 1912 silent film dramatic short directed by and starring Lois Weber.

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  • 1911
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    Lost Illusions

    Lost Illusions

    1 1911 HD

    A marital romance in which a married artist woos the wife of another man.

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  • 1913
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    The Rosary

    The Rosary

    5 1913 HD

    Haunting and hypnotic, this artistic gem recounts the lyrics from a popular 1898 song of the same name. Weber’s stylistics, including circular...

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  • 1911
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    The Price

    The Price

    5.5 1911 HD

    Pretty Ann, and Joe, the hostler, one day chance to meet. Strong is Joe, and simple, and Ann is shy and sweet. As man and maid have done before, they...

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  • 1917
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    Alone in the World

    Alone in the World

    1 1917 HD

    Bobby's mother dies and leaves him to care for the baby.

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  • 1915
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    Scandal

    Scandal

    1 1915 HD

    The lives of a stenographer and her boss are thrown into turmoil by reckless gossip.

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  • 1911
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    On the Brink

    On the Brink

    10 1911 HD

    A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, and Charles De Forrest.

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  • 1915
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    Sunshine Molly

    Sunshine Molly

    1 1915 HD

    A woman known as Sunshine Molly gets a job in an oil field, and clashes with a belligerent employee named "Bull" Forrest. (Note: multiple reels of...

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  • 1911
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    From Death to Life

    From Death to Life

    1 1911 HD

    A chemist named Aratus invents a concoction that will turn creatures to stone, but only realizes the dangers of his creation when his wife falls...

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  • 1914
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    Lost by a Hair

    Lost by a Hair

    1 1914 HD

    A group of jealous men conspire to defeat a romantic rival who has captured the attention of all of the ladies at a summer hotel. (Note: The...

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  • 1916
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    The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

    1 1916 HD

    Olaf writes his memoirs, before his execution. He tells of his life as a struggling farmer when Renie, stranded in the village, stays one night in...

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  • 1916
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    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    1 1917 HD

    A doctor's wife is arrested for educating impoverished women about birth control.

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  • 1914
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    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    1 1914 HD

    A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's...

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  • 1911
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    The Twins

    The Twins

    4.5 1911 HD

    The baby daughter of Mrs. Norton, a widowed seamstress, dies. The sorrow-stricken mother gazes at the empty cradle and decides to replace the...

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  • 1913
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    The Jew's Christmas

    The Jew's Christmas

    1 1913 HD

    Early Lois Weber film. Isaac and his faithful wife, Rachel, deplore that in America their children are forced to work on the Jewish Sabbath. Leah...

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  • 2016
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    The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

    7 2016 HD

    The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances...

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  • 1912
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    Eyes That See Not

    Eyes That See Not

    1 1912 HD

    A self-centred wealthy woman is transformed after she is confronted with the harsh reality of the living conditions endured by the employees of her...

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  • 1914
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    False Colors

    False Colors

    1 1914 HD

    Famed actor Lloyd Phillips blames his infant daughter Dixie for her mother’s death in childbirth, leaving her in the care of his housekeeper,...

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  • 1914
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    The Spider and Her Web

    The Spider and Her Web

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Spider and Her Web

    The Spider and Her Web

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    False Colors

    False Colors

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    False Colors

    False Colors

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Pursuit of Hate

    The Pursuit of Hate

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1911
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    A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Dumb Girl of Portici

    The Dumb Girl of Portici

    7 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Dumb Girl of Portici

    The Dumb Girl of Portici

    7 1916 HD

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  • 1918
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    Tarzan of the Apes

    Tarzan of the Apes

    5.2 1918 HD

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  • 1913
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    Suspense.

    Suspense.

    7 1913 HD

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  • 1915
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    Hypocrites

    Hypocrites

    5.8 1915 HD

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  • 1916
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    Shoes

    Shoes

    6.1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    Where Are My Children?

    Where Are My Children?

    6 1916 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Blot

    The Blot

    6.5 1921 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Dumb Girl of Portici

    The Dumb Girl of Portici

    7 1916 HD

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  • 1913
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    How Men Propose

    How Men Propose

    5.4 1913 HD

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  • 1921
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    Too Wise Wives

    Too Wise Wives

    5.1 1921 HD

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  • 1912
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    Eyes That See Not

    Eyes That See Not

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1934
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    White Heat

    White Heat

    4.5 1934 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Angel of Broadway

    The Angel of Broadway

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Sensation Seekers

    Sensation Seekers

    6.4 1927 HD

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  • 1916
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    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1915
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    Captain Courtesy

    Captain Courtesy

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Blot

    The Blot

    6.5 1921 HD

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  • 1915
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    It's No Laughing Matter

    It's No Laughing Matter

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    It's No Laughing Matter

    It's No Laughing Matter

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Marriage Clause

    The Marriage Clause

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Marriage Clause

    The Marriage Clause

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1934
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    White Heat

    White Heat

    4.5 1934 HD

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  • 1915
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    Betty in Search of a Thrill

    Betty in Search of a Thrill

    3 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    A Cigarette - That's All

    A Cigarette - That's All

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1913
    imgMovies

    How Men Propose

    How Men Propose

    5.4 1913 HD

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  • 1915
    imgMovies

    Hypocrites

    Hypocrites

    5.8 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    Hypocrites

    Hypocrites

    5.8 1915 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Blot

    The Blot

    6.5 1921 HD

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  • 1911
    imgMovies

    Fate

    Fate

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1916
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    Wanted- A Home

    Wanted- A Home

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1912
    imgMovies

    A Japanese Idyll

    A Japanese Idyll

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1916
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    Discontent

    Discontent

    5.063 1916 HD

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  • 1912
    imgMovies

    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1916
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    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    Where Are My Children?

    Where Are My Children?

    6 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1913
    imgMovies

    The Rosary

    The Rosary

    5 1913 HD

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  • 1914
    imgMovies

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1911
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    The Price

    The Price

    5.5 1911 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Shoes

    Shoes

    6.1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    Where Are My Children?

    Where Are My Children?

    6 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    Shoes

    Shoes

    6.1 1916 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    Too Wise Wives

    Too Wise Wives

    5.1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    Too Wise Wives

    Too Wise Wives

    5.1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    Too Wise Wives

    Too Wise Wives

    5.1 1921 HD

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  • 1915
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    Scandal

    Scandal

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1927
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    Sensation Seekers

    Sensation Seekers

    6.4 1927 HD

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  • 1915
    imgMovies

    Scandal

    Scandal

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1921
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    What Do Men Want?

    What Do Men Want?

    3 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    What Do Men Want?

    What Do Men Want?

    3 1921 HD

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  • 1919
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    A Midnight Romance

    A Midnight Romance

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    A Midnight Romance

    A Midnight Romance

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1911
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    On the Brink

    On the Brink

    10 1911 HD

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  • 1911
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    On the Brink

    On the Brink

    10 1911 HD

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  • 1913
    imgMovies

    The Jew's Christmas

    The Jew's Christmas

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Troubadour's Triumph

    The Troubadour's Triumph

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1914
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    Lost by a Hair

    Lost by a Hair

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1915
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    Sunshine Molly

    Sunshine Molly

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1911
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    From Death to Life

    From Death to Life

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1914
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    Lost by a Hair

    Lost by a Hair

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1915
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    Sunshine Molly

    Sunshine Molly

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1916
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    Wanted- A Home

    Wanted- A Home

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    Even as You and I

    Even as You and I

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1916
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    Saving the Family Name

    Saving the Family Name

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1921
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    What's Worth While?

    What's Worth While?

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1919
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    Mary Regan

    Mary Regan

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1923
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    A Chapter in Her Life

    A Chapter in Her Life

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1916
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    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Mary Regan

    Mary Regan

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Topsy and Eva

    Topsy and Eva

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    What's Worth While?

    What's Worth While?

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    What's Worth While?

    What's Worth While?

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1916
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    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1923
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    A Chapter in Her Life

    A Chapter in Her Life

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1916
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    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1918
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    For Husbands Only

    For Husbands Only

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1918
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    For Husbands Only

    For Husbands Only

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1918
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    For Husbands Only

    For Husbands Only

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1915
    imgMovies

    Jewel

    Jewel

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1919
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    Forbidden

    Forbidden

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    Forbidden

    Forbidden

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    Home

    Home

    7 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    Home

    Home

    7 1919 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    The Price of a Good Time

    The Price of a Good Time

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Price of a Good Time

    The Price of a Good Time

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Price of a Good Time

    The Price of a Good Time

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Doctor and the Woman

    The Doctor and the Woman

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Doctor and the Woman

    The Doctor and the Woman

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Troubadour's Triumph

    The Troubadour's Triumph

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1911
    imgMovies

    The Twins

    The Twins

    4.5 1911 HD

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  • 1911
    imgMovies

    The Twins

    The Twins

    4.5 1911 HD

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  • 1913
    imgMovies

    The Jew's Christmas

    The Jew's Christmas

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1918
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    Borrowed Clothes

    Borrowed Clothes

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1916
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    Saving the Family Name

    Saving the Family Name

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1918
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    Borrowed Clothes

    Borrowed Clothes

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1916
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    Discontent

    Discontent

    5.063 1916 HD

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  • 1911
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    The Price

    The Price

    5.5 1911 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1918
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    For Husbands Only

    For Husbands Only

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Mary Regan

    Mary Regan

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1913
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    Suspense.

    Suspense.

    7 1913 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Topsy and Eva

    Topsy and Eva

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1916
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    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1923
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    A Chapter in Her Life

    A Chapter in Her Life

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    When a Girl Loves

    When a Girl Loves

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    When a Girl Loves

    When a Girl Loves

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    To Please One Woman

    To Please One Woman

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    To Please One Woman

    To Please One Woman

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1916
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    John Needham's Double

    John Needham's Double

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Flirt

    The Flirt

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Flirt

    The Flirt

    1 1916 HD

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