Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley 1918 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Marshall Neilan Cast: Mary Pickford, William Scott, Norman Kerry, Ida Waterman, Margaret Landis, Kate Price, Tom Wilson, Fred Goodwins, Herbert Standing, Wesley Barry
Amarilly (Mary Pickford), part of a large working-class family, is content with her life. But when she meets a rich sculptor, she finds out how the other half lives.
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Chloe, Love Is Calling You 1934 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Drama / Horror aka: Chloe
Director: Marshall Neilan Cast: Olive Borden, Reed Howes, Georgette Harvey, Philip Ober, Francis Joyner, Augustus Smith, Jess Cavin, Richard Huey, Molly O'Day
A Black voodoo priestess, Mandy (Georgette Harvey), and her daughter, Chloe (Olive Borden), leave the swamps to take revenge against Colonel Gordon (Francis Joyner) who led the mob that killed Mandy's husband 20 years ago. When it is revealed that Chloe is really the Colonel's daughter, Mandy calls for the sacrifice rituals to be performed on Chloe.
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Daddy Long Legs 1919 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Marshall Neilan Cast: Mary Pickford, Milla Davenport, Percy Haswell, Fay Lemport, Mahlon Hamilton, Lillian Langdon, Betty Bouton, Audrey Chapman, Marshall Neilan, Carrie Clark Ward
Judy (Mary Pickford) is a rebellious orphan who is provided a college education by an unknown benefactor. After graduation, she meets and falls in love with Jarvis (Mahlon Hamilton)–and he falls in love with her. Can you guess who the benefactor is?
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Stella Maris 1918 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Marshall Neilan Cast: Mary Pickford, Conway Tearle, Camille Ankewich, Herbert Standing, Marcia Manon, Ida Waterman, Josephine Crowell, Lou Conley, Gustav von Seyffertitz
Mary Pickford takes on dual roles in one of her best performances. Both of her characters are in love with the same man (Conway Tearle), and only one will win his love.
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The Vagabond Lover 1929 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Marshall Neilan Cast: Rudy Vallee, Sally Blane, Marie Dressler, Charles Sellon, Edward J. Nugent, Nella Walker, Danny O'Shea, Alan Roscoe, Malcolm Waite
College senior Rudy Bronson (Rudy Vallee) talks his way out of a tight spot by claiming to be his saxophone teacher: the famous Ted Grant. Believing he is Ted Grant, wealthy Mrs. Ethel Bertha Whitehall (Marie Dressler) hires Rudy and his band, and Rudy goes along with the ploy–but not without worrying about risking losing the love of his life (Sally Blane) because of the deception.
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| 1. Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)
2. Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934) aka: Chloe
3. Daddy Long Legs (1919)
4. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
5. Stella Maris (1918)
6. The Vagabond Lover (1929)
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