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however she made half a dozen feature films.Octavia Handworth allmovie biography
by Hans J. Wollstein...retrieved November 6, 2017

Selected filmography

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How Rastus Gets His Turkey ''How Rastus Gets His Turkey'' is a 1910 slapstick comedy silent film directed by Theodore Wharton. The film stars Billy Quirk (in blackface), Edward José and Octavia Handworth. The movie was written by José and produced and released by Path ...

'' (1910) *''The Girl from Arizona'' (1910) *short *''The Cowboy's Sweetheart and the Bandit'' (1910) *short;unconfirmed *''The Motor Fiend'' (1910)*short *''The Gambler's End'' (1910) *short *''The Path Forbidden'' (1914) *''When Fate Leads Trump'' (1914) *''In the Shadow'' (1915) *''Too Much Bull'' (1915) *short *''The Darkness Before Dawn'' (1915) *short *''The Beast'' (1915) *short *''

The Great Ruby ''The Great Ruby'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil Barry O'Neil (September 24, 1865 – March 23, 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy. He directed several Thanhouser films inc ...

'' (1915) *''The Son'' (1915) *short *''The Inevitable Penalty'' (1915) *short *''Sweeter Than Revenge'' (1915) *short *'' The City of Failing Light'' (1916) *''The Greater Wrong'' (1916) *short *''Puppets of Fate'' (1916) *short *''Sowing the Wind'' (1916) *short *''Persistency'' (1916) *short *''The Weaker Strain'' (1916) *short *''Trials of Souls'' (1916) *short *''Expiation'' (1916) *short *''The Lost Paradise'' (1916) *short *''Race Suicide'' (1916) *'' Footlights'' (1921) *''Love's Redemption'' (1921) – final film; not the Norma Talmadge film of like name

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Handworth, Octavia 1887 births 1978 deaths Actresses from New York City American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses