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I Am Not a Racist
2019
as the mother
A parody of D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", "I Am Not a Racist" rearranges the scenes of the classic movie and recreates its dialogues to cr...
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
1962
as (archive footage)
Hilarious scenes from his silent and sound films as compiled and produced by Harold Lloyd himself.
Wrong Again
1929
as Painting owner's mother
Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of...
The Man Who Laughs
1928
as Queen Anne
Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine ...
Speedy
1928
as Lady in Car (uncredited)
Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee ...
Dad's Choice
1928
as A Bargain Hunter
Eddie wants to marry a girl, but her father is strongly opposed to it. For her sake, she convinces him to at least meet Eddie.
Scrambled Weddings
1928
as Her Mother
Edward Everett Horton and Ruth Dwyer are in love and expect to get married as soon as one of them mentions it to the other. In the meantime, Lolita Le...
No Publicity
1927
as Mrs. Van Pelt
Cameraman Eddie is sent to photograph a socialite at a private lecture on morals. The young woman's guardian will have none of it however, and Eddie r...
Fighting Love
1927
as Princess Torini
To escape an arranged marriage, a young Italian girl marries an older man, a military officer who is also a family friend, and when he is assigned to ...
The Merry Widow
1926
as Queen Milena
When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is...
Padlocked
1926
as Mrs. Galloway
Mantrap
1926
as Mrs. McGavity
A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous divorc...
Dog Shy
1926
as The Girl's Mother
Charley is chased into a phone booth by a dog and agrees to help a young woman on the phone avoid getting married.
Yellow Fingers
1926
as Mrs. Van Kronk
Ralph Ince stars as Brute Shane, a South Pacific trader who has adopted native girl Saina (Olive Broden). When Shane rescues English lass Nona Deering...
New Brooms
1925
Thomas Bates Sr. (Robert McWade) takes his broom manufacturing business very seriously, and his idle son, Tom Jr. (Neil Hamilton), calls him a grouch....
No Father to Guide Him
1925
as Jimmy's Mother-in-Law
Charley's battle-axe mother-in-law breaks up his marriage and tries to separate him from his son. Charlie abducts the boy for a father-son outing to t...
Welcome Home
1925
as Miss Pringle
Fred Prouty and his wife, Nettie, are living happily until the day that his aged father shows up on their doorstep. He immediately begins creating hav...
Zander the Great
1925
as Orphanage Trustee (uncredited)
Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman with a young son named Alexander. Mamie hits it of...
The Sporting Venus
1925
as Countess Van Alstyne
Familiar story of spoiled heiress, Blanche Sweet, who dabbles in romance with commoner Ronald Colman. They roam the highlands together hunting since t...
Hot Water
1924
as Wifey's Mother Winnifred Ward Stokes
Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new aut...
Flowing Gold
1924
as Ma Briskow
Calvin Gray, a former soldier, is hired to manage the wealth of the Briskow family in a Texas oil town. As he defends them from a corrupt banker and a...
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Catherine de Medicis
This historical piece, set in the Huguenot days of France, is Norma Talmadge's 37th feature film and the longest to date at two hours. The plot involv...
Rupert of Hentzau
1923
as Mother Holf
Rudolf Rassendyll returns to Ruritania to play the King once more. Lost adaptation of the eponymous Anthony Hope novel, the sequel of the "Prisoner of...
Main Street
1923
as Widow Bogart
The arrival of pretty Carol Milford in the staid Midwestern town of Gopher Prairie really shakes up the locals.
Nobody's Money
1923
as Mrs. Judson
Two newspapermen who wrote a successful book using a phony author have to come up with a real person when the book is a huge success. Ailing literary ...
Minnie
1922
Seeing's Believing
1922
as Martha Scribbins
Because of a storm wealthy Diana Webster and Jimmy Harrison, her Aunt Sue's fiancé, must stay all night at a country hotel. Getting a single room, the...
A Homespun Vamp
1922
as Mrs. Dobbs
The story of Meg Mackenzie, the orphaned niece of two stingy Scotsmen, Donald and Duncan Craig. She's kept busy taking care of their home in the count...
Shattered Idols
1922
as Mrs. Chichester
This exotic adventure drama was based on the novel, The Daughter of Brahma, and went through at least one title change before reaching the screen as S...
Don't Neglect Your Wife
1921
as Mrs. Abott
The wife of a prominent San Francisco doctor, feeling neglected by her husband, finds herself attracted to a young newspaper reporter. ...
Live and Let Live
1921
as Mrs. Boland
While on a train trip, Mary Ryan runs into her old friend Jane Loomis. Mary was once a professional thief but is now reformed. Jane tells her that her...
Home Stuff
1921
as Ma Deep
Stranded in the small town of Buckeye Junction young actress Madge Joy crawls upon a load of hay and falls asleep. Knocked unconscious when young farm...
Bunty Pulls the Strings
1921
as Susie Simpson
A woman named Bunty Bigger struggles to keep her family in line in a small Scottish village. For one, her brother Jeemy faces jail time for robbing a ...
The Snob
1921
Held by the Enemy
1920
as Sarah Hayne
During the Civil War, Rachel Hayne, a young widow, is among those "held by the enemy" when her old family home is within the lines occupied by the Nor...
Half a Chance
1920
as Mother Rogers
A convict being transported to Australia from England in the 1800's saves the life of a young girl during a shipwreck. Ten years later in England, she...
Crooked Streets
1920
as Mrs. Griswold
Gail Ellis, a secretary, accompanies Professor Silas Griswold and his wife to China on an expedition to acquire antique vases. Curiosity draws her to ...
The Six Best Cellars
1920
as Mrs. Teak
Henry Carpenter and his wife Millicent are the envy of their exclusive suburban set because of their abundant wine cellar, a blessing in the face of t...
The Greatest Question
1919
as Mrs. Cain
Young Nellie Jarvis, daughter of a wandering couple, witnesses the murder of a woman by a man and his wife. Years later, "Little Miss Yes'm", as Nelli...
Josselyn's Wife
1919
as Aunt Elsie
Bessie Barriscale and Nigel Barrie play Ellen and Gibbs Josselyn, a young married couple who have spent several years in Europe while Gibbs, an artist...
Peppy Polly
1919
as Mrs. Crafton
Polly has herself arrested and committed to a reformatory in order to investigate conditions at the institution, after the committee charged with the ...
Diane of the Green Van
1919
as Aunt Agatha
An heiress takes a road trip in a green van. Unbeknownst to her, she has four pursuers.
Women's Weapons
1918
as Margaret
The children of a a novelist, Nicholas, contract scarlet fever. His wife Anne stays in the house to take care of them, but the house is quarantined by...
The Bravest Way
1918
as Janitress
Tamura, a Japanese man working as a gardener in America, saves his money to marry his girlfriend, Japanese-American Nume Rogers. His friend Watana wor...
Hearts of the World
1918
as The Mother
A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies vil...
Stella Maris
1918
as Aunt Gladys Linden
Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has ...
The Fair Barbarian
1917
as Lady Theobald
An Englishman who has made his fortune in America decides to return to England.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
as Miranda Sawyer
Behind in the mortgage on Sunnybrook Farm and barely managing to feed seven hungry mouths, mother sends young Rebecca off to Riverboro to be raised by...
Cheerful Givers
1917
as Mrs. Harriet Gray
A 1917 film directed by Paul Powell.
Betsy's Burglar
1917
as Mrs. Dunn
Betsy Harlow is a hard-working maid in a boarding house. Her dream. however, is to be a detective, a dream she shares with her boyfriend Oscar, a deli...
The Bad Boy
1917
as Mrs. Bates
Small town youth Jimmie Bates is a well-intentioned, but troubled youth. Jimmie is a rowdy boy who is always getting into trouble and playing pranks o...
The House Built Upon Sand
1916
as Mrs. Shockley
Evelyn Dare is a butterfly of fashion. David Westebrooke, her fiancé, is an altruist interested in sociology. He has made his home in the factory town...
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Catherine de Médici
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Pillars of Society
1916
as Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)
Based on Henrik Ibsen's play from 1877.
A Child of the Paris Streets
1916
as The Landlady
When the son of a leader of a Paris underworld family known as The Apaches is arrested and tried in court, the boy's mother asks the judge for mercy, ...
Martha's Vindication
1916
as Jennie Hawkins
A 1916 film directed by Chester M. Franklin.
The She-Devil
1916
Secretly engaged to Bernice, Albert becomes infatuated with the gypsy Mina. The rich and jealous Renard is in love with Mina enticing her father to ta...
A Yankee from the West
1915
as Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron
Billy Milford, Harvard graduate, goes west to seek his fortune. In Addertown he secures a position as stationmaster of the L. & R. Railroad, but is fo...
A Man and His Mate
1915
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Mrs. Cameron
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is capture...
The Craven
1915
as Mrs. Walton
Bud Walton, the village blacksmith, is big and strong physically, but he has not the courage to put his strength to good purpose. All the boys take a ...
The Better Way
1914
as Sunbeam's Employer
Sunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being di...
The Sisters
1914
May and her younger sister, Carol, live in a small town. May is the more lovely of the two, but Carol is wooed by Frank, a country boy. George, a city...
The Hop Smugglers
1914
as Helen's Mother
Short, silent movie about a female journalist who does a sensational article for the newspaper investigation opium smuggling.
The Folly of Anne
1914
A picture from the short story of Ellen Farley in "The Cavalier," and screened by John O'Brian. The story is of a girl who tries to be an author and h...
The Tear That Burned
1914
as The Blind Mother
The Tear That Burned is a silent movie drama.
The Avenging Conscience
1914
as The Sweetheart's Mother (uncredited)
Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming...
The Painted Lady
1914
as The Mother
Jess, a country girl, leaves home when her sister tries to boss her. Later she secures employment in a department store in the city. There she meets J...
Home, Sweet Home
1914
as Payne's Mother
John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a lif...
The Mountain Rat
1914
as Mrs. Williams - Douglas's Mother
A 1914 silent Western short
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but w...