1903-07-19 Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945. After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he helped her get a small role in his 1920 movie The Cradle of Courage. While working as an extra that same year on The White Circle, she was noticed by fellow cast member John Gilbert, who recommended her to director Maurice Tourneur. Tourneur cast her alongside Gilbert in Deep Waters. Tourneur also cast her in The Last of the Mohicans, where she was the love interest for Alan Roscoe, whom she later married in real life. In 1925 she appeared opposite Hart in his final film, Tumbleweeds, a key western of the silent period. She starred in the 1926 silent film Old Loves and New and in Mockery with Lon Chaney the following year. When her career declined after the switch to sound, she signed with MGM in 1936 to play bit and extra parts. Her last known film appearance was in 1945.
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Girls of the Big House | Visitors Matron | 1945-11-02 |
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Meet the People | Ritz Patron (uncredited) | 1944-06-01 |
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Lost Angel | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | 1943-12-23 |
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Family Troubles | 1943-04-03 | |
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Seeing Hands | Ben's Mother (uncredited) | 1943-07-03 |
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Who's Superstitious? | Wife | 1943-01-02 |
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Slightly Dangerous | Customer (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
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Best Foot Forward | Chaperone at Dance | 1943-10-08 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Ambrose's Wife (uncredited) | 1943-08-13 |
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Secretary (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
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Presenting Lily Mars | Assistant Boardinghouse Manager | 1943-04-29 |
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The Lady or the Tiger? | Lady Behind the Door | 1942-03-28 |
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Inflation | Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited) | 1942-01-01 |
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Ship Ahoy | Mrs. Loring | 1942-04-16 |
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Born to Sing | Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited) | 1942-02-18 |
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Flag of Mercy | Nurse | 1942-01-31 |
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Reunion in France | Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited) | 1942-12-25 |
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Nazi Agent | Woman (uncredited) | 1942-03-01 |
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Tortilla Flat | Nun | 1942-05-21 |
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Come Back, Miss Pipps | Angry Parent (uncredited) | 1941-10-24 |
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Honky Tonk | Salvation Army Woman (uncredited) | 1941-10-01 |
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Maisie Was a Lady | Nurse (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
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Wedding Worries | Miss Douglas (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
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Love Crazy | Renny's Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-05-23 |
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Main Street on the March! | Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-12-09 |
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Whistling in the Dark | Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
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Sucker List | Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-07-26 |
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1-2-3-Go! | Nurse | 1941-04-26 |
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The Earl of Chicago | Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
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Go West | Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
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Gold Rush Maisie | Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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That Inferior Feeling | Bride (uncredited) | 1940-01-20 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Carew's Secretary (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
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You, the People | Rooming House Diner | 1940-11-30 |
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Women in Hiding | Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited) | 1940-06-22 |
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Alfalfa's Double | Alfalfa's Mother | 1940-01-20 |
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A Way in the Wilderness | Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | 1940-06-22 |
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Little Nellie Kelly | Miss Wilson (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
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Third Finger, Left Hand | Woman at Railroad Station | 1940-10-11 |
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Florian | Kingston's Secretary | 1940-06-05 |
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Pound Foolish | Mayor's Secretary | 1940-01-27 |
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I Love You Again | Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
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American Spoken Here | Corset Buyer (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
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The Domineering Male | Party Hostess (uncredited) | 1940-03-30 |
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Bubbling Troubles | Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited) | 1940-05-25 |
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All About Hash | Alfalfa's Mother | 1940-03-30 |
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Boom Town | Nurse (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
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We Who Are Young | Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
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Sky Murder | Grand's Maid | 1940-09-27 |
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Miss Howard (uncredited) | 1939-07-21 |
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Woman in Movie House (uncredited) | 1939-01-13 |
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Dancing Co-Ed | Secretary (voice) (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
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Radio Hams | Mrs. Crane | 1939-05-19 |
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Angel of Mercy | Wife (uncredited) | 1939-05-20 |
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Four Girls in White | Nurse Behind Counter | 1939-01-27 |
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Idiot's Delight | Nurse #1 | 1939-01-27 |
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Within the Law | Sarah - Gilder's Secretary | 1939-03-17 |
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Stronger Than Desire | Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited) | 1939-06-30 |
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Sergeant Madden | Nurse | 1939-03-24 |
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Tiny Troubles | Alfalfa's mother | 1939-02-18 |
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Alfalfa's Aunt | Martha Switzer | 1939-01-07 |
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor | 1939-12-01 |
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On Borrowed Time | Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
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Calling Dr. Kildare | Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
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Broadway Serenade | Gracie (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Fast Company | MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited) | 1938-07-05 |
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The First Hundred Years | Sadie (uncredited) | 1938-03-12 |
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Boys Town | Nun (uncredited) | 1938-09-08 |
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The Chaser | Brandon's Secretary | 1938-07-29 |
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Men in Fright | Sonny's Mother (uncredited) | 1938-10-15 |
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Rich Man, Poor Girl | Kate | 1938-08-12 |
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Woman Against Woman | Nurse Sherwood | 1938-06-24 |
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That Mothers Might Live | Nun Reading Book (uncredited) | 1938-04-30 |
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How to Read | Dental Patient (uncredited) | 1938-08-27 |
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Miracle Money | Miss Grant (uncredited) | 1938-03-26 |
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Young Dr. Kildare | Nurse (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
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Big City | Woman Who Screams (uncredited) | 1937-09-03 |
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Navy Blue and Gold | Hospital Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-11-19 |
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It May Happen to You | Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-06-05 |
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Song of Revolt | Peasant Woman (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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The Grand Bounce | Doctor's Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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Ring Around the Moon | Carol Anderson | 1936-02-15 |
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Three on a Limb | Addie | 1936-01-03 |
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The Public Pays | Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited) | 1936-10-10 |
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Born to Dance | Hector's Secretary (uncredited) | 1936-11-27 |
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Easy Money | Mrs. Ada Turner | 1936-06-13 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | Secretary | 1936-05-06 |
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Brilliant Marriage | Brenda | 1936-03-25 |
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On Probation | Mable Gordon | 1935-04-01 |
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Condemned to Live | Martha Kristan | 1935-09-15 |
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The Keeper of the Bees | Nurse | 1935-07-14 |
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Circumstantial Evidence | Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited) | 1935-03-30 |
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Forced Landing | Mrs. Margaret Byrd | 1935-12-02 |
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Midnight Phantom | Kathleen Ryan | 1935-11-26 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Nurse | 1935-10-21 |
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Sons of Steel | Miss Peters | 1934-12-14 |
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Tomorrow's Youth | Miss Booth | 1934-10-14 |
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A Girl of the Limberlost | Elvira Carney | 1934-10-14 |
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Found Alive | Edith Roberts | 1933-04-11 |
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The Death Kiss | Script Girl | 1932-12-05 |
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Brothers | Doris LaRue | 1931-05-18 |
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Desert Vengeance | Anne Dixon | 1931-01-25 |
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The Lady from Nowhere | Mollie Carter | 1931-08-01 |
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The Lash | Lupe | 1930-12-14 |
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The Love Trader | Luane | 1930-09-25 |
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Tol'able David | Rose Kinemon | 1930-11-15 |
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Sunny | Margaret Manners | 1930-11-09 |
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Smoke Bellew | Joy Gastrell | 1929-01-25 |
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The Cavalier | Lucia D'Arquista | 1928-11-01 |
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The Haunted House | Nancy | 1928-11-04 |
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The Broken Mask | Caricia | 1928-01-01 |
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The Port of Missing Girls | Ruth King | 1928-03-19 |
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Fashion News | Self | 1928-11-06 |
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The Notorious Lady | Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee | 1927-03-26 |
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A Man's Past | Yvonne Fontaine | 1927-10-01 |
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Backstage | Julia Joyce | 1927-04-01 |
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Life of an Actress | Nora Dowen | 1927-02-15 |
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Mockery | Countess Tatiana Alexandrova | 1927-08-13 |
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The Girl from Gay Paree | Mary Davis | 1927-10-01 |
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Old Loves and New | Marny | 1926-04-11 |
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The Sporting Lover | 1926-06-16 | |
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Sunshine of Paradise Alley | Sunshine O'Day | 1926-12-15 |
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Devil’s Dice | 1926-10-05 | |
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The Mad Whirl | Margie Taylor | 1925-03-02 |
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Tumbleweeds | Molly Lassiter | 1925-12-27 |
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What Fools Men | Jenny McFarlan | 1925-09-13 |
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The Talker | Barbara Farley | 1925-05-24 |
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Percy | Imogene Chandler | 1925-04-05 |
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Champion of Lost Causes | Beatrice Charles | 1925-01-22 |
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The Whipping Boss | Grace Woodward | 1924-02-09 |
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Women Who Give | Emily Swift | 1924-03-03 |
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The Forbidden Lover | Maria Almada | 1923-07-28 |
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Romance Land | Nan Harvess | 1923-02-11 |
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The Acquittal | Edith Craig | 1923-11-19 |
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The Tie That Binds | Mary Ellen Gray | 1923-03-15 |
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Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary | 1923-04-22 |
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The Spoilers | Helen Chester | 1923-08-26 |
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Another Man's Shoes | Mercia Solano | 1922-11-06 |
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Arabia | Janice Terhune | 1922-11-05 |
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The Power of Love | Maria Almeda | 1922-09-27 |
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The Unfoldment | Martha Osborne | 1922-01-01 |
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Step on It! | Lorraine Leighton | 1922-05-29 |
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Cinderella of the Hills | Norris Gradley | 1921-10-23 |
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The Face of the World | Thora | 1921-08-01 |
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The Big Punch | Hope Standish | 1921-02-13 |
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The Cradle of Courage | Nora | 1920-09-19 |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Cora Munro | 1920-11-21 |
