Clarissa Selwynne

Acting

Clarissa Selwynne

Born February 26, 1886 · London, England, UK

Died June 13, 1948 · aged 62

No biography available.

Known For

The Flash of an EmeraldThe Flash of an Emerald · 1915
The Flash of an Emerald
★ 8.01915
MovieDrama
The picture starts with Robert Warwick walking into the office of director Albert Capellani (the film's actual director). Capellani offers him the role of a heavy and hands him the script. The next four reels show Warwick playing a Raffles-like character, an ingenious crook who moves through society, committing robberies and even murder.
Call It a DayCall It a Day · 1937
Call It a Day
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures during one eventful spring day.
Lilies of the FieldLilies of the Field · 1930
Lilies of the Field
★ 4.21930
MovieDramaRomance
Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in disgrace, Mildred heads to New York, where after a crash course in the school of hard knocks she joins the chorus of a Ziegfeld-like musical revue. Now a full-fledged gold-digger, she enjoys the favors of backstage johnnies and elderly sugar daddies, but finally finds true love in the form of Park Avenue socialite Ted Willing.
My Pal, the KingMy Pal, the King · 1932
My Pal, the King
★ 8.01932
MovieWestern
The king of a European country, who is a child, meets the cowboy star of a traveling circus.
The Love TrapThe Love Trap · 1929
The Love Trap
★ 5.91929
MovieComedyRomance
A chorus girl loses her job and thus the room she owes back rent on, and ends up being rescued from the street by a dashing rich man. But his family isn't over-accepting of chorus girls joining their family.
The Brass BottleThe Brass Bottle · 1923
The Brass Bottle
★ 10.01923
MovieComedy
Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, stumbles across an old brass bottle. When he picks it up a genie suddenly appears and promises Horace that he will grant every wish Horace wants in exchange for his freedom. Horace accepts the genie's offer but finds out that things aren't working out quite as well as he thought they would.
Glorious BetsyGlorious Betsy · 1928
Glorious Betsy
★ 6.01928
MovieDramaHistory
Vitaphone production reels #2471-2478; third Warner Bros. feature film - the first being The Jazz Singer and the second Tenderloin - to include talking sequences, along with the by now usual Vitaphone musical score and sound effects. A copy of this film survives at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., but the sound disks are lost.
Society SecretsSociety Secrets · 1921
Society Secrets
★ 8.01921
MovieComedy
Amos Kerran and his wife live a traditional, old-fashioned life on a Connecticut farm, while their son and daughter, Arthur and Maybelle, are successes in New York society. The children want to invite their parents to the city at Christmastime but are ashamed of their unrefined appearance.

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