Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York City. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, Iowa in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights. On Broadway, Bruce performed in ''The Starbucks'' (1903).

Partial filmography

Kate Bruce and Ynez Seabury in The Sunbeam

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The Greaser's Gauntlet ''The Greaser's Gauntlet'' is a 1908 American silent short adventure film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was released by the Biograph Company and copyrighted on August 6, 1908. The film introduced the first extended use of parallel editing in ...

'' (1908) * '' Betrayed by a Handprint'' (1908) * ''

Behind the Scenes In cinema, behind-the-scenes (BTS), also known as the making-of, the set, or on the set, is a type of documentary film that features the production of a film or television program. This is often referred to as the EPK (electronic press kit) vid ...

'' (1908) * '' An Awful Moment'' (1908) * '' One Touch of Nature'' (1909) * ''

The Golden Louis ''The Golden Louis'' is a 1909 American drama film written by Edward Acker, directed by D. W. Griffith, and produced by the Biograph Company in New York City. Originally, this short was distributed to theaters on a " split reel", accompanying anot ...

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At the Altar ''At the Altar'' is a 1909 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A p ...

'' (1909) * '' The Girls and Daddy'' (1909) * '' The Country Doctor'' (1909) * ''

The Hessian Renegades ''The Hessian Renegades'' is a 1909 American silent war film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is set during the American Revolution. Plot A young soldier during the American Revolution has the mission to carry a crucial message to General Washi ...

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The Red Man's View ''The Red Man's View'' (also cited ''The Redman's View'') is a 1909 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and shot in New York state. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Lib ...

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A Trap for Santa ''A Trap for Santa Claus'' is a 1909 one-reel American silent drama film. A Biograph Company production, it was directed by D. W. Griffith and stars Henry B. Walthall, Marion Leonard, and Gladys Egan. Plot Arthur Rogers (Walthall) is an unempl ...

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In Little Italy ''In Little Italy'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Marie has two lovely men pretending her, she decided to reject Tony and accept Victor as her new sweetheart. Tony, frustrated and jealous for Mari ...

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To Save Her Soul ''To Save Her Soul'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many of the early film studios in America's first motion picture industry wer ...

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Choosing a Husband ''Choosing a Husband'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Florence Barker. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot Gladys has four bachelors pursuing her. To prove their loya ...

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The Rocky Road ''The Rocky Road'' is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Frank Powell a ...

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All on Account of the Milk ''All on Account of the Milk'' is a 1910 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. The short was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the Biograph Company using one of the many early film studi ...

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The Woman from Mellon's ''The Woman from Mellon's'' is a 1910 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford and Billy Quirk. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalo ...

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The Two Brothers The Two Brothers is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 60. It is Aarne-Thompson type 303, "The Blood Brothers", with an initial episode of type 567, "The Magic Bird Heart". A similar story, of Sicilian origin, wa ...

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A Romance of the Western Hills ''A Romance of the Western Hills'' is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast * Mary Pickford as In ...

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Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

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The Unchanging Sea ''The Unchanging Sea'' is a 1910 American drama film that was directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive. Plot The film starts with intertitles that reads “three fishers went sailing to ...

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What the Daisy Said ''What the Daisy Said'' is a one-reel film (about 12 minutes) made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910. Plot The film opens upon two sisters (Martha, played by Mary Pickford, and Millie, played by Gertrude Robinson) standing in a field of d ...

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The Lucky Toothache ''The Lucky Toothache'' is a 1910 silent film short directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Mack Sennett. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. The film survives because it was transferred by the Library of Con ...

'' (1910) * '' The Fugitive'' (1910) * ''

The Modern Prodigal ''The Modern Prodigal'' is a 1910 American short drama silent black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is based on the novel by Bess Meredyth. Cast * Guy Hedlund as The Prodigal Son * Clara T. Bracy as The Prodigal's Mother * Geo ...

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His Trust ''His Trust'' is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface by Wilfred Lucas. The film's sequel is ''His Trust Ful ...

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His Trust Fulfilled ''His Trust Fulfilled'' is a 1911 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of this film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Wilfred Lucas – George * Claire McDowell – ...

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The Spanish Gypsy ''The Spanish Gypsy'' is an English Jacobean tragicomedy, dating from around 1623. The play was likely a collaboration between several dramatists, including Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, and John Ford. Like Shakespeare's los ...

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How She Triumphed ''How She Triumphed'' was a 1911 American short silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film is now considered lost. Cast * Blanche Sweet as Mary * Vivian Prescott as Mary's Cousin * Joseph Graybi ...

'' (1911) * '' Fighting Blood'' (1911) * ''

A Country Cupid ''A Country Cupid'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Cast * Blanche Sweet as Edith * Edwin August as Jack * Edna Foster as Billy * Joseph Graybill ...

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The Long Road ''The Long Road'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 23, 2003. Recorded at the famed Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, it is the band's last album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer, a ...

'' (1911) * '' Swords and Hearts'' (1911) * ''

Her Awakening ''Her Awakening'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film starring Mabel Normand and directed by D. W. Griffith. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. Thi ...

'' (1911) * '' The Battle'' (1911) * ''

The Voice of the Child ''The Voice of the Child'' is a 1911 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion ...

'' (1911) * '' The Eternal Mother'' (1912) * ''

The Transformation of Mike ''The Transformation of Mike'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as Mike * Blanche Sweet as The Tenement Girl * Edna Foster as The Tenement Girl's Brother ...

'' (1912) * '' A String of Pearls'' (1912) * '' The Punishment'' (1912) * ''

Won by a Fish ''Won by a Fish'' is a 1912 silent film comedy directed by Mack Sennett and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced by the Biograph Company and released as split-reel with ''The Brave Hunterby General Film Company. This film exists.''Catalog of Ho ...

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One Is Business, the Other Crime ''One Is Business, the Other Crime'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Ca ...

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The Spirit Awakened ''The Spirit Awakened'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet - The Young Woman * W. Chrystie Miller - The Young Woman's Father * Kate Bruce - The Young Woman's ...

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A Feud in the Kentucky Hills ''A Feud in the Kentucky Hills'' is a 1912 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film, by the Biograph Company, was shot on the Hudson Palisades near Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first m ...

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The One She Loved ''The One She Loved'' is a 1912 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film, by the Biograph Company, was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there ...

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The Painted Lady ''The Painted Lady'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Plot The story as told by ''The Moving Picture News'' reads: Cast See also * Harry Carey film ...

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Heredity Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic inform ...

'' (1912) * '' The Informer'' (1912) * ''

Just Like a Woman "Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, ''Blonde on Blonde'' on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a sin ...

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The New York Hat ''The New York Hat'' is a silent short film which was released in 1912, directed by D. W. Griffith from a screenplay by Anita Loos, and starring Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Production ''The New York Hat'' is one of the mo ...

'' (1912) * '' My Hero'' (1912) * '' A Cry for Help'' (1912) * ''

The Telephone Girl and the Lady ''The Telephone Girl and the Lady'' is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot A telephone operator is walking out with a handsome police sergeant; her father insists that the husband for her is a plump, comfortabl ...

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A Girl's Stratagem ''A Girl's Stratagem'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and Frank Powell. Cast * Mae Marsh as The Young Woman * Charles West as The Lead Burglar * Lionel Barrymore * Kate Bruce as The Girl's Mother * Harry Carey as T ...

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The Unwelcome Guest ''The Unwelcome Guest'' is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Just before she dies, an elderly married woman stashes the horde of money she's secretly accumulated beneath the false bottom of an old shipping tru ...

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The Sheriff's Baby ''The Sheriff's Baby'' is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Alfred Paget as The Sheriff * Henry B. Walthall as First Bandit * Harry Carey as Second Bandit * Lionel Barrymore as Third Bandit * John T. Di ...

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A Frightful Blunder ''A Frightful Blunder'' is a 1913 American silent drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Charles West as The Young Businessman * Viola Barry as The Young Woman * Walter Miller as The Pharmacist * Kate Bruce as The Young Woman's Mother * ...

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A Misunderstood Boy ''A Misunderstood Boy'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as The Father * Kate Bruce as The Mother * Lillian Gish as The Daughter * Robert Harron as The Son * Alfred Paget as The Vigilan ...

'' (1913) * '' The Wanderer'' (1913) * '' The Stolen Loaf'' (1913) * '' The House of Darkness'' (1913) * '' Olaf—An Atom'' (1913) * ''

Just Gold ''Just Gold'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as First Brother * Alfred Paget as Second Brother * Charles West as Third Brother * Joseph McDermott as Fourth Brother * Kate Bruce as Th ...

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The Mothering Heart ''The Mothering Heart'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Plot The film opens by showing a young woman (Lillian Gish) in a garden. She ...

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The Enemy's Baby ''The Enemy's Baby'' is a 1913 American drama film, possibly directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Ben Brown * William J. Butler as Sam Miller, the Grandfather * Kate Bruce as Sam Miller's Wife * Harry Carey as Miller * Clai ...

'' (1913) * '' The Perfidy of Mary'' (1913) * ''

The Strong Man's Burden ''The Strong Man's Burden'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. It was produced by the Biograph Company and distributed through the General Film Company. Cast * Kate Bruce as Bob & John's Mother * Harry Carey as Bob * Lionel ...

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The Stopped Clock ''The Stopped Clock'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey. Cast * Claire McDowell as The Antique Dealer's Daughter * Charles West (actor), Charles West as The Senior Clerk (as Charles H. West) * ...

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The Battle at Elderbush Gulch ''The Battle at Elderbush Gulch'' (also known as ''The Battle of Elderbush Gulch'') is a 1913 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, and Alfred Paget. Plot S ...

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The Tender Hearted Boy ''The Tender Hearted Boy'' is a 1913 American silent black and white drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, written by Lionel Barrymore and starring Robert Harron, Kate Bruce and Mae Marsh. Cast * Robert Harron as The Tender-Hearted Boy * Kate B ...

'' (1913) * '' The Little Tease'' (1913) * ''

The Yaqui Cur ''The Yaqui Cur'' is a 1913 American silent Western black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith, written by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Robert Harron, Kate Bruce, Walter Miller, Charles Hill Mailes and Victoria Forde. Griffith direc ...

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A Nest Unfeathered ''A Nest Unfeathered'' is a 1914 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Kate Bruce * Harry Carey * Claire McDowell See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey. 1910 * '' Bill Sharkey's La ...

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Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914 in film, 1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself ...

'' (1914) * '' The Rebellion of Kitty Belle'' (1914) * '' His Desperate Deed'' (1915) * ''

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Gretchen the Greenhorn ''Gretchen the Greenhorn'' is an American silent film released in 1916. The film stars Dorothy Gish as a Dutch girl who emigrates to America to be with her father; they become entangled with a counterfeiting ring. Set in an immigrant section of a ...

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The House Built Upon Sand ''The House Built Upon Sand'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Edward Morrissey and starring Lillian Gish. This is a lost film. Cast * Lillian Gish as Evelyn Dare * Roy Stewart as David Westebrooke * William H. Brown as Samuel Stevens ...

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Souls Triumphant ''Souls Triumphant'' is a 1917 American drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Lillian Gish. This is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Lillian Gish as Lillian Vale * Wilfred Lucas as Robert Powers * Spottiswoode Aitken as Jos ...

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Madame Bo-Peep ''Madame Bo-Peep'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s ...

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Betsy's Burglar ''Betsy's Burglar'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Powell and starring Constance Talmadge, Kenneth Harlan and Monte Blue.Langman p.388 Cast * Constance Talmadge as Betsy Harlow * Kenneth Harlan as Harry Brent * Monte ...

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A Woman's Awakening ''A Woman's Awakening'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Kate Bruce and Spottiswoode Aitken.Langman p.58 Cast * Seena Owen as Paula Letchworth * Kate Bruce as Mrs. Letchworth * Allan Sear ...

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Time Locks and Diamonds ''Time Locks and Diamonds'' is a 1917 American silent crime film directed by Walter Edwards and starring William Desmond, Gloria Hope and Robert McKim.Katchmer p.168 Cast * William Desmond as Silver Jim Farrel * Gloria Hope as Marjory Farre ...

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The Stainless Barrier ''The Stainless Barrier'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Irene Hunt, Jack Livingston and Henry A. Barrows.Lowe p.97 Cast * Irene Hunt as Betsy Shelton * Jack Livingston as Calvin Stone * Henry A ...

'' (1917) * '' Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal'' (1918) * ''

The Greatest Thing in Life ''The Greatest Thing in Life'' is a 1918 American Silent film, silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler (director), David Butler. The film is now considered lost f ...

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A Romance of Happy Valley ''A Romance of Happy Valley'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. Believed lost for almost 50 years, a print was discovered in 1965 in the State Film Archives of the Soviet Union, which donated ...

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Scarlet Days ''Scarlet Days'' is a 1919 American silent Western film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith and released through Paramount/Artcraft Pictures, Artcraft being an affiliate of Paramount. Richard Barthelmess stars in a role for which Griffit ...

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True Heart Susie ''True Heart Susie'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute. The film has seen several VHS releases as well as a DVD iss ...

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Way Down East ''Way Down East'' is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play ''Way Down East'' by Lottie Blair Parker. There we ...

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Flying Pat ''Flying Pat'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Dorothy Gish and her then husband James Rennie that was directed by F. Richard Jones. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is pre ...

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The City of Silent Men ''The City of Silent Men'' is a lostProgressive ...

'' (1921) * '' His Darker Self'' (1924) * ''

A Bowery Cinderella ''A Bowery Cinderella'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Hulette, Pat O'Malley and Kate Bruce.Munden p.80 Synopsis A financially struggling fashion designer from the Bowery receives assistance ...

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Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott ...

'' (1927) * '' The Struggle'' (1931)

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