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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Slightly Dangerous | Customer (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Secretary (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
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Best Foot Forward | Chaperone at Dance | 1943-10-08 |
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Presenting Lily Mars | Assistant Boardinghouse Manager | 1943-04-29 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Ambrose's Wife (uncredited) | 1943-08-13 |
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Who's Superstitious? | Wife | 1943-01-02 |
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Seeing Hands | Ben's Mother (uncredited) | 1943-07-03 |
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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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Ship Ahoy | Mrs. Loring | 1942-04-16 |
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Reunion in France | Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited) | 1942-12-25 |
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Flag of Mercy | Nurse | 1942-01-31 |
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Born to Sing | Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited) | 1942-02-18 |
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Tortilla Flat | Nun | 1942-05-21 |
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Nazi Agent | Woman (uncredited) | 1942-03-01 |
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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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Whistling in the Dark | Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
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Maisie Was a Lady | Nurse (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
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Come Back, Miss Pipps | Angry Parent (uncredited) | 1941-10-24 |
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Love Crazy | Renny's Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-05-23 |
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1-2-3-Go! | Nurse | 1941-04-26 |
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Honky Tonk | Salvation Army Woman | 1941-10-01 |
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Wedding Worries | Miss Douglas (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
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Sucker List | Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-07-26 |
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Main Street on the March! | Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-12-09 |
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The Domineering Male | Party Hostess (uncredited) | 1940-03-30 |
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Little Nellie Kelly | Miss Wilson (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
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Go West | Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
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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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Boom Town | Nurse (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
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Women in Hiding | Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited) | 1940-06-22 |
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That Inferior Feeling | Bride (uncredited) | 1940-01-20 |
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You, the People | Rooming House Diner | 1940-11-30 |
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The Earl of Chicago | Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
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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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Third Finger, Left Hand | Woman at Railroad Station | 1940-10-11 |
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I Love You Again | Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
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Bubbling Troubles | Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited) | 1940-05-25 |
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Gold Rush Maisie | Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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A Way in the Wilderness | Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | 1940-06-22 |
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American Spoken Here | Corset Buyer (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
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Alfalfa's Double | Alfalfa's Mother | 1940-01-20 |
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All About Hash | Alfalfa's Mother | 1940-03-30 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Carew's Secretary (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
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Angel of Mercy | Wife (uncredited) | 1939-05-20 |
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Dancing Co-Ed | Secretary (voice) (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor | 1939-12-01 |
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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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Alfalfa's Aunt | Martha Switzer | 1939-01-07 |
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Radio Hams | Mrs. Crane | 1939-05-19 |
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Within the Law | Sarah - Gilder's Secretary | 1939-03-17 |
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Broadway Serenade | Gracie (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Idiot's Delight | Nurse #1 | 1939-01-27 |
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Stronger Than Desire | Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited) | 1939-06-30 |
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Four Girls in White | Nurse Behind Counter | 1939-01-27 |
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Calling Dr. Kildare | Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
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Tiny Troubles | Alfalfa's mother | 1939-02-18 |
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On Borrowed Time | Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
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Sergeant Madden | Nurse | 1939-03-24 |
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Young Dr. Kildare | Nurse (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
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Miracle Money | Miss Grant (uncredited) | 1938-03-26 |
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Men in Fright | Sonny's Mother (uncredited) | 1938-10-15 |
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Boys Town | Nun (uncredited) | 1938-09-08 |
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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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Rich Man, Poor Girl | Kate | 1938-08-12 |
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That Mothers Might Live | Nun Reading Book (uncredited) | 1938-04-30 |
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Woman Against Woman | Nurse Sherwood | 1938-06-24 |
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The Chaser | Brandon's Secretary | 1938-07-29 |
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How to Read | Dental Patient (uncredited) | 1938-08-27 |
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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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The Grand Bounce | Doctor's Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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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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Brilliant Marriage | Brenda | 1936-03-25 |
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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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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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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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Condemned to Live | Martha Kristan | 1935-09-15 |
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On Probation | Mable Gordon | 1935-04-01 |
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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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3 Kids and a Queen | Nurse | 1935-10-21 |
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The Keeper of the Bees | Nurse | 1935-07-14 |
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Midnight Phantom | Kathleen Ryan | 1935-11-26 |
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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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Sons of Steel | Miss Peters | 1934-12-14 |
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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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The Lady from Nowhere | Mollie Carter | 1931-08-01 |
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Desert Vengeance | Anne Dixon | 1931-01-25 |
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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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The Love Trader | Luane | 1930-09-25 |
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The Lash | Lupe | 1930-12-14 |
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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 Broken Mask | Caricia | 1928-01-01 |
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Fashion News | Self | 1928-11-06 |
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The Port of Missing Girls | Ruth King | 1928-03-19 |
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The Haunted House | Nancy | 1928-11-04 |
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A Man's Past | Yvonne Fontaine | 1927-10-01 |
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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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Backstage | Julia Joyce | 1927-04-01 |
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The Notorious Lady | Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee | 1927-03-26 |
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The Girl from Gay Paree | Mary Davis | 1927-10-01 |
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Devil’s Dice | 1926-10-05 | |
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The Sporting Lover | 1926-06-16 | |
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Old Loves and New | Marny | 1926-04-11 |
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Sunshine of Paradise Alley | Sunshine O'Day | 1926-12-15 |
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What Fools Men | Jenny McFarlan | 1925-09-13 |
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Tumbleweeds | Molly Lassiter | 1925-12-27 |
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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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The Mad Whirl | Margie Taylor | 1925-03-02 |
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Women Who Give | Emily Swift | 1924-03-03 |
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The Whipping Boss | Grace Woodward | 1924-02-09 |
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Romance Land | Nan Harvess | 1923-02-11 |
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Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary | 1923-04-22 |
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The Forbidden Lover | Maria Almada | 1923-07-28 |
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The Acquittal | Edith Craig | 1923-11-19 |
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The Spoilers | Helen Chester | 1923-08-26 |
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The Tie That Binds | Mary Ellen Gray | 1923-03-15 |
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The Power of Love | Maria Almeda | 1922-09-27 |
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Arabia | Janice Terhune | 1922-11-05 |
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Step on It! | Lorraine Leighton | 1922-05-29 |
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Another Man's Shoes | Mercia Solano | 1922-11-06 |
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The Unfoldment | Martha Osborne | 1922-01-01 |
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The Face of the World | Thora | 1921-08-01 |
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Cinderella of the Hills | Norris Gradley | 1921-10-23 |
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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 |
