Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films.
The Masked Rider
The Masked Rider is the primary mascot of Texas Tech University. It is the oldest of the university's mascots still in existence today. Originally called "Ghost Rider", it was an unofficial mascot appearing in a few games in 1936 and then became ...
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The Curse of Eve
''The Curse of Eve'' is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by Frank Beal and starring Enid Markey and Edward Coxen. It is also known under its alternate title ''Mother, I Need You''.
Production
As with its proclamation in press material, the ...
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The Double Standard
''The Double Standard'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.342
Cast
* Roy Stewart as John Fairbrother
* Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Sel ...
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Princess Virtue
''Princess Virtue'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Lule Warrenton and Wheeler Oakman. An incomplete copy was found and kept in the Library of Congress. Prints and/or fragments were foun ...
The White Man's Law
''The White Man's Law'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by James Young and written by Marion Fairfax and John B. Browne. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Florence Vidor, Jack Holt, Herbert Standing, Mayme Kelso, and For ...
Girls
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The Parisian Tigress
''The Parisian Tigress'', also known by its working title ''Jeanne of the Gutter'', is a 1919 American silent drama film, directed by Herbert Blaché. It stars Viola Dana, Darrell Foss, and Henry Kolker, and was released on March 31, 1919.
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The Scarlet Shadow
''The Scarlet Shadow'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Martha Mattox and Frank Elliott.Ankerich p.326
Cast
* Mae Murray as Elena Evans
* Martha Mattox as Aunt Alvira Evans
* Frank ...
Society Secrets
''Society Secrets'' is a 1921 American silent satire film, directed by Leo McCarey. It stars Eva Novak, Gertrude Claire, and George Verrell, and was released in February 1921. It marked McCarey's directorial debut. He didn't make a further featu ...
The Lure of Jade
''The Lure of Jade'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Pauline Frederick, Thomas Holding, and Arthur Rankin.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66
Cast
* Pauline Frederick as Sara Vin ...
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Up and at 'Em
''Up and at 'Em '' is a 1922 American comedy romance silent film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Eve Unsell with a story by Lewis Milestone and William A. Seiter, and starring Doris May, Hallam Cooley, and J. Herbert Frank.
The film ...
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You Can't Get Away with It
''You Can't Get Away with It'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, and Betty Bouton.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Jill, Jane, and May Mackie ...
Why Women Remarry
''Why Women Remarry'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by John Gorman and starring Milton Sills, Ethel Grey Terry and William Lowery.Munden p.899
Synopsis
Martin Talbot, a heavy gambler who mistreats his family is murdered ...
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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 ...
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Secrets
Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
Secrecy is often controvers ...
Mademoiselle Midnight
''Mademoiselle Midnight'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Mae Murray and directed by Murray's then husband, Robert Z. Leonard. The film was written by Carl Harbaugh and John Russell. The film was the final release of Metro under ...
We Moderns
''We Moderns'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Colleen Moore. The film was produced by Moore's husband John McCormick and was released through First National Pictures. It was based on the pla ...
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Broadway Lady
''Broadway Lady'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Evelyn Brent.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, Evelyn, as a chorus girl, is admired by a young blue-blood whose family invite her ...
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Infatuation
Infatuation or being smitten is the state of being carried away by an unreasoned passion, usually towards another person for whom one has developed strong romantic feelings. Psychologist Frank D. Cox says that infatuation can be distinguished ...
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The Fate of a Flirt
''The Fate of a Flirt'' is a 1925 silent romantic comedy directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Dorothy Revier, Forrest Stanley, and Thomas Ricketts. It was released by Columbia Pictures on November 15, 1925.The Devil Dancer'' (1927)
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Jazz Mad
''Jazz Mad'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring Jean Hersholt, Marian Nixon, and George J. Lewis. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.
Cast
*Jean Hersholt as Franz Hausmann
* Marian N ...
Sinner's Parade
''Sinner's Parade'' is a lost 1928 American silent crime film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Victor Varconi, Dorothy Revier, and John Patrick.Langman & Finn p. 249
The film's sets were designed by the art director Harrison Wiley.
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Confessions of a Wife
''Confessions of a Wife'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Helene Chadwick, Walter McGrail and Ethel Grey Terry.Munden p.143
A married woman loses huge amounts of money playing cards. She is blackm ...
My Pal, the King
''My Pal, the King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Tom Mix, and featuring Mickey Rooney and James Kirkwood.Quinlan, David (1997) ''The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and t ...
Jane Eyre
''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...
Everything Is Rhythm
''Everything Is Rhythm'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Harry Roy, Princess Pearl and Dorothy Boyd. It was shot at Elstree Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Geo ...
Everything in Life
''Everything in Life'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Gitta Alpar, Neil Hamilton and Lawrence Grossmith. It was made at Highbury Studios.Wood p.90 An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romanti ...
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Call It a Day
''Call It a Day'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young, and Frieda Inescort. Based on the 1935 play '' Call It a Day'' by Dodie Smith, the ...