Mathilde Brundage (September 22, 1859 – May 6, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in 87 films between 1914 and 1928. Also known as Bertha Brundage, she was born in

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. For much of her life, her family thwarted her desire to act on stage. Brundage's film debut came in ''The Crucible'' (1914); her last film was ''That's My Daddy'' (1928). On May 6, 1939, Brundage died in St. Mary's Hospital in

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Selected filmography

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A Woman's Resurrection ''A Woman's Resurrection'' is a lost 1915 silent drama based on Leo Tolstoy's 1899 novel ''Resurrection''. William Fox produced the feature. Cast See also * 1937 Fox vault fire *''Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept ...

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A Royal Family ''A Royal Family'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Fuller Mellish, Montagu Love and Anna Murdock.Parish & Pitts p.293 It is also sometimes alternatively titled ''The Royal Family''. Cast * Fuller Mell ...

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Emmy of Stork's Nest ''Emmy of Stork's Nest'' is a 1915 silent film directed by William Nigh and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based on the novel ''Stork's Nest'' by J. Breckenridge Ellis and was shot on location in the Pocono Mountains. Plot As describe ...

'' (1915) *'' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1915) *'' The River of Romance'' (1916) * ''

Her Debt of Honor ''Her Debt of Honor'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Valli Valli, William B. Davidson and John Goldsworthy.Parish & Pitts p.293 Cast * Valli Valli as Marian Delmar * William B. Davidson as John Hartf ...

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The Great Problem ''The Great Problem'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Violet Mersereau, Dan Hanlon and Lionel Adams. It marked Ingram's directorial debut of a feature film, having previously made a short. It was shot a ...

'' (1916) *'' Enlighten Thy Daughter'' (1917) *''

Bridges Burned ''Bridges Burned'' is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by Perry N. Vekroff and starring Olga Petrova. Popular Plays and Players produced while Metro Pictures distributed. Cast * Olga Petrova - Mary O'Brien *Mahlon Hamilton - Ernest Randal ...

'' (1917) * '' The Waiting Soul'' (1917) *'' The Soul of a Magdalen'' (1917) *''

Wife Number Two ''Wife Number Two'' is a 1917 American silent drama film feature directed and written by William Nigh. The film starred Valeska Suratt, vamp rival to Theda Bara on the Fox lot, and was Suratt's penultimate silent film performance. The film is now ...

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The Little Terror ''The Little Terror'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Violet Mersereau, Sidney Mason and Ned Finley.Connelly p.377 Cast * Violet Mersereau as Tina and Alice * Sidney Mason as George Reynolds * Ned Fi ...

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The Slacker ''The Slacker'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Emily Stevens. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. A popular film with the U.S. Army causing a spike in Army recruitment just after the ...

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'' (1917) *'' Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman'' (1917) *''

Wives of Men ''Wives of Men'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Florence Reed. Stahl also wrote the screenplay with movie being produced by Grace Davison, who has a role in the film. Cast * Florence Reed as Lucille ...

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Suspicion Suspicion is a feeling of mistrust. Suspicion(s), The Suspicion, or Suspicious may also refer to: Film and television Film * ''Suspicion'' (1918 film), an American silent film directed by John M. Stahl * ''Suspicion'' (1941 film), an American ...

'' (1918) * '' The Silent Woman'' (1918) *''

The Career of Katherine Bush ''The Career of Katherine Bush'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Roy William Neill directed and Catherine Calvert starred. The film is based on a 1916 Elinor Glyn no ...

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Her Game ''Her Game'' is a lost 1919 silent drama directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Florence Reed and Conway Tearle. Cast * Florence Reed - Carol Raymond *Conway Tearle - Alan Rutherford/Bruce Armitage * Jed Prouty - Bobby McAllister *Florence Bi ...

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Three Green Eyes ''Three Green Eyes'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Montagu Love.Connelly p.420 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Paul Arden * Evelyn Greeley as Suzanne Russell * M ...

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The Silent Barrier ''The Silent Barrier'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Sheldon Lewis, Corinne Barker and Gladys Hulette.Munden p.410 It is based on the 1909 novel of the same title by the British writer Louis T ...

'' (1920) * '' Dangerous Business'' (1920) *'' The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1920) *''

Hail the Woman ''Hail the Woman'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray. Produced by Thomas Ince, it stars Florence Vidor as a woman who takes a stand against the hypocrisy of her father and brother, played by Theodore Roberts a ...

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The Unknown Wife ''The Unknown Wife'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Spottiswoode Aitken and Casson Ferguson. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Three at the Table''.Munden p.803 Cas ...

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The Lady from Longacre ''The Lady from Longacre'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Marshall and starring William Russell, Mary Thurman and Mathilde Brundage.Solomon p.273 It is based on the 1918 novel '' The Lady from Long Acre'' by Victor ...

'' (1921) * '' Lovetime'' (1921) *''

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'' (1921) * '' No Defense'' (1921) * ''

The Rage of Paris ''The Rage of Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film made by Universal Pictures. The movie was directed by Henry Koster, and written by Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson. It won the Venice Film Festival for Special Recommendation. Re-issued by Re ...

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The Primitive Lover ''The Primitive Lover'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by and starring Constance Talmadge and distributed by Associated First National (later First National Pictures). Sidney A. Franklin served as the director of the movie and Fran ...

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Shirley of the Circus ''Shirley of the Circus'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee, and starring Shirley Mason, George O'Hara, Crauford Kent, Alan Hale Sr., and Lule Warrenton. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 1 ...

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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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Fashion Row ''Fashion Row'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray in a dual role, Earle Foxe, and Freeman Wood. The film involves two Russian sisters emigrate to America. One tries to hide her peasant ori ...

'' (1923) *'' Strangers of the Night'' (1923) * '' Refuge'' (1923) *'' Oh, You Tony!'' (1924) * ''

One Glorious Night ''One Glorious Night'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Alan Roscoe, and Phyllis Haver Phyllis Maude Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of ...

'' (1924) *'' The Charmer'' (1925) *'' Seven Sinners'' (1925) * ''

Anything Once ''Anything Once'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney and Franklyn Farnum. The screenplay was written by William Parker, based on a story by Izola Forrester and Mann Page. It was ...

'' (1925) *'' Men of the Night'' (1926) *''

The Midnight Message ''The Midnight Message'' is a 1926 silent film drama produced and released by an independent producer. It was directed by Paul Hurst and starred Wanda Hawley and Mary Carr. A surviving film today at the Library of Congress, it is available on hom ...

'' (1926) * '' Racing Romance'' (1926) * ''

Silver Comes Through ''Silver Comes Through'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Fred Thomson, Edna Murphy, and William Courtright.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 266 Cast * Fred Thomson as Fred * E ...

'' (1927) * '' Tongues of Scandal'' (1927) *''

That's My Daddy ''That's My Daddy'' is a 1928 American silent comedy starring Reginald Denny (actor), Reginald Denny and Barbara Kent. The film's story is credited to Denny; though the direction is credited to Fred C. Newmeyer, Denny claimed to have directed mos ...

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* 1859 births 1939 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky 20th-century American actresses {{Louisville-stub