Vivian Prescott Movies

  • 1912
    Shamus O'Brien

    Shamus O'Brien

    Shamus O'Brien

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    Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.

    Shamus O'Brien
  • 1912
    Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

    01912HD

    Ouida's novel made into a 1912 film -- released within days of another 2-reeler based on the same story.

    Under Two Flags
  • 1911
    Teaching Dad to Like Her

    Teaching Dad to Like Her

    Teaching Dad to Like Her

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    Harry wants to marry Dolly, a showgirl, but only on the condition that she can win over his disapproving father. The father is so charmed when he meet...

    Teaching Dad to Like Her
  • 1914
    Man's Enemy

    Man's Enemy

    Man's Enemy

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    Set in London (but filmed in New Jersey),the story endeavors to prove that man's greatest enemy is liquor. When elderly tosspot John Warriner is shot...

    Man's Enemy
  • 1912
    The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

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    An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the thea...

    The Old Actor
  • 1912
    With a Kodak

    With a Kodak

    With a Kodak

    01912HD

    Mr. Hobb's secretary and Mrs. Hobb's maid are sweethearts, but Mr. Hobbs has a tender feeling for his wife's maid, while Mrs. Hobbs forms a liking for...

    With a Kodak
  • 1911
    The Manicure Lady

    The Manicure Lady

    The Manicure Lady

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    The manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.

    The Manicure Lady
  • 1914
    Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

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    Woman Against Woman is a tale of two sisters. Bessie, the older and more sensible one, is forever losing her boyfriends to Miriam, the younger, pretti...

    Woman Against Woman
  • 1914
    The Power of the Press

    The Power of the Press

    The Power of the Press

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    An innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard,...

    The Power of the Press
  • 1910
    Winning Back His Love

    Winning Back His Love

    Winning Back His Love

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    A Husband thinks the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. His wife shows him its not.

    Winning Back His Love
  • 1914
    In Wrong

    In Wrong

    In Wrong

    01914HD

    Charlie advertises for a wife. Madeline Blue, widow, writes Charlie to the effect that she will meet him at the park gate and that he is to wear a whi...

    In Wrong
  • 2022
    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

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    A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference, en...

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress
  • 1910
    A Flash of Light

    A Flash of Light

    A Flash of Light

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    An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to take on the burden of caring for the blind chemist, a...

    A Flash of Light
  • 1909
    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

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    "Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a maste...

    The Lure of the Gown
  • 1911
    The Primal Call

    The Primal Call

    The Primal Call

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    A young woman who is engaged to a millionaire she doesn't love meets and falls in love with a rough sailor.

    The Primal Call
  • 1914
    A Change of Complexion

    A Change of Complexion

    A Change of Complexion

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    A Change of Complexion
  • 1912
    Up Against It

    Up Against It

    Up Against It

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    Amos Bentley was up against it in more senses than one. Times were so hard with him that he had to part with the furniture of his little apartment in...

    Up Against It
  • 1910
    A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

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    Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the sev...

    A Child's Impulse
  • 1911
    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

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    Mary is the youngest of three sisters and of an impressionable nature. She and her sister Florence are living at home with their widowed mother, while...

    Three Sisters
  • 1911
    Fisher Folks

    Fisher Folks

    Fisher Folks

    01911HD

    A crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.

    Fisher Folks