Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish 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 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in

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, Scotland and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 150 in the Perry Index. There are also Eastern variants of the story, all of which demonstrate mutual dependence regardless of size or status. In the Renaissance the fable was provided w ...

'' (1914) *'' The Daughters of Men'' (1914) * '' A Modern Thelma'' (1916) * '' The Silent Woman'' (1918) * '' The Man Who Stayed at Home'' (1919) * '' Johnny-on-the-Spot'' (1919) * ''

Satan Junior ''Satan Junior'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Herbert Blaché and John H. Collins. It was Collins' final involvement in film. Collins began directing the film, production of which had to be suspended due to the flu epidem ...

'' (1919) * '' Love's Harvest'' (1920) * ''

The Best of Luck ''The Best of Luck'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Kathryn Adams, Jack Holt and Lila Leslie. It was adapted from a British play which had been a hit in the West End.Goble p.687 A young America ...

'' (1920) * '' Number 99'' (1920) * ''

Blue Streak McCoy ''Blue Streak McCoy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Job McCoy * Lila Leslie as Eileen Marlowe * Charles Arling Charles Arling (22 August 1875 – 21 April 1922) was a Canad ...

'' (1920) * ''

Molly and I ''Molly and I'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason (actress), Shirley Mason, Alan Roscoe and Harry Dunkinson.Solomon p.262 Cast * Shirley Mason (actress), Shirley Mason as M ...

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The Butterfly Man ''The Butterfly Man'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ida May Park, starring Lew Cody, Louise Lovely, and Lila Leslie, and produced by Louis J. Gasnier.Codori, p. 116. Cast * Lew Cody as Sedgewick Blynn * Louise Lovely as Bes ...

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Keeping Up with Lizzie ''Keeping Up with Lizzie'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Enid Bennett, Edward Hearn and Otis Harlan.Munden p.402 Cast * Enid Bennett as Lizzie Henshaw * Edward Hearn as Dan Pettigrew * Otis Harla ...

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A Guilty Conscience ''A Guilty Conscience'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Antonio Moreno, Betty Francisco and Harry von Meter.Munden p.318 Cast * Antonio Moreno as Gilbert Thurstan * Betty Francisco as Emily Thurstan * ...

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The Son of Wallingford ''The Son of Wallingford'' is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film directed by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Josephine Chester and starring Wilfrid North, Tom Gallery and Antrim Short.Connelly p.413 It is based on George Chester's ...

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The Men of Zanzibar ''The Men of Zanzibar'' is a 1922 American silent mystery film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring William Russell, Ruth Renick and Claude Payton.Solomon p.277 The American consul in Zanzibar is informed that a fugitive American has just r ...

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Gay and Devilish ''Gay and Devilish'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Doris May, Cullen Landis and Otis Harlan.Munden p.283 Cast * Doris May as Fanchon Browne * Cullen Landis as Peter Armitage * Otis Harlan as Pet ...

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Any Night ''Any Night'' is a 1922 American silent crime film directed by Martin Beck and starring Tully Marshall, Robert Edeson and Lila Leslie.Munden p.21 Cast * Tully Marshall as Jerry Maguire * Robert Edeson as Jim Barton * Lila Leslie as Mrs. Ann B ...

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A Front Page Story ''A Front Page Story'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Lloyd Ingraham, and James Corrigan.Monaco p. 263. Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Rodney Marvin * Lloyd Ingraham as Mayor ...

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The Hottentot ''The Hottentot'' is a lost 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play ''The Hottentot'' by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mape ...

'' (1922) * ''

What Wives Want ''What Wives Want'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ethel Grey Terry, Vernon Steele and Niles Welch.Parish & Pitts p.77 Cast * Ethel Grey Terry as Claire Howard * Vernon Steele as Austin Howard * Ram ...

'' (1923) * ''

Why Men Leave Home ''Why Men Leave Home'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl directed and stars Lewis Stone and Helene Chadwick. Produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through First National Pictures (then known as Associated ...

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Being Respectable ''Being Respectable'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Dorothy Farnum. The film stars Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, Louise Fazenda, Irene Rich, Theodore von Eltz and Frank Currier. The film was released by Warner ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Last Edition ''The Last Edition'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Emory Johnson based on the story by Emilie Johnson. The photoplay is set in San Francisco, California, and stars Ralph Lewis (actor), Ralph Lewis as a Printing pr ...

'' (1925) * '' Skinner's Dress Suit'' (1926) * ''

Things Wives Tell ''Things Wives Tell'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Gaston Glass, Edna Murphy and George Hackathorne.Munden p.799 Cast * Gaston Glass as Carl Burgess * Edna Murphy as Elaine Mackay * Harlan Knight ...

'' (1926) * ''

Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home may refer to: Film * Home, Sweet Home (1914 film), ''Home, Sweet Home'' (1914 film), a film about the life of John Howard Payne * Home Sweet Home (1917 film), ''Home Sweet Home'' (1917 film), a British silent film * Home Sweet ...

'' (1926) * '' Forever After'' (1926) * '' Getting Gertie's Garter'' (1927) * ''

The Secret Studio ''The Secret Studio'' is a 1927 American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by James Kevin McGuinness. The film stars Olive Borden, John Holland, Noreen Phillips, Ben Bard, Kate Bruce and Joseph Cawthorn. The film was releas ...

'' (1927) * ''

The First Night "The First Night" is a song by American singer Monica for her second studio album, '' The Boy Is Mine'' (1998). It was written by Tamara Savage and Jermaine Dupri, featuring production and additional vocals from the latter. Built around a sample ...

'' (1927)

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