Acting
Edna Foster
Born April 7, 1900 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA (age 126)
No biography available.
Known For
The Little Tease · 1913The Little Tease
★ 5.01913
MovieDrama
The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost grown, she vented her witcheries on her unsuspecting parents and the wild things of her mountain home. But that was before the man from the valley lost his way and later found it back again, bearing away the little tease to the valley. While she suffered the qualms of broken faith, her father passed through a like struggle, for he felt the precepts of the "beloved book" had failed him. He closed the door of his cabin upon the world and the light from his window, lighting the wayfarer over the mountain path, disappeared. The struggle over, it came hack in its place in time to beckon the little tease as she left the valley behind.
For His Son · 1912For His Son
★ 5.51912
MovieDrama
A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is advertised as relief "for that tired feeling." The drink is a success, but the son becomes addicted to it, much to his father's regret. Loosely based on the allegations that the Coca-Cola company and other soft drink manufacturers laced their soda with dope.
A String of Pearls · 1912A String of Pearls
1912
MovieDrama
A story about a poor young man who falls ill, while his wealthy employer ignores his plight and instead spends lavishly on a pearl necklace for his wife. The poor man recovers with the help of his community, while the rich wife falls ill and dies, the necklace ultimately proving useless
The Escape · 1914The Escape
1914
MovieDrama
A dramatic comparison between the mating habits of animals and the way humans choose their own partners. The film is now considered to be a lost film.
The Lonedale Operator · 1911The Lonedale Operator
★ 6.01911
MovieThrillerDrama
A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.
The Sunbeam · 1912The Sunbeam
★ 6.31912
MovieDramaComedy
Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two. A little girl from the floor above, now alone in the world, brings the pair together and brightens their lives.
The Adventures of Billy · 1911The Adventures of Billy
★ 5.71911
MovieDramaCrime
Little Billy, the bootblack, finding luck against him, decides to move to some other town. To do this he must walk, as he hasn’t the wherewithal for a railroad ticket. While trudging through the country, he falls into the hands of a couple of sinister-looking tramps, and they at once, by threats, force him to beg for them. A day or so later, the tramps hold up an old man, and while procuring his money throw him down with such force as to unintentionally kill him. Panic-stricken at their awful deed, they feel that the boy’s knowledge of the affair will prove disastrous for them, and so they decide to get rid of him. Through the sagacity of a dog the boy is saved and the tramps are captured.
A Terrible Discovery · 1911A Terrible Discovery
1911
Movie
A criminal designs a plan to get revenge on the district attorney who convicted his brother.





