Mabel Trunnelle

Acting

Mabel Trunnelle

Born November 8, 1879 · Dwight, Illinois, USA

Died April 1, 1981 · aged 101

American stage and screen actress Mabel Trunnelle was a prominent star in early silent films of Edison Films, and frequently co-starred with husband Herbert Prior. She appeared in films from 1907 or 1908 to 1923. Trunnelle died in April 1981 at age 101.

Known For

The Love TrapThe Love Trap · 1923
The Love Trap
★ 10.01923
MovieDrama
Young society girl Joyce Lyndon is engaged to energetic Grant Garrison, who lures the judge's daughter to a roadhouse for the night and meets his death at the hands of an abandoned wife. Joyce escapes in fright and meets Martin Antrim, who protects her in exchange for an introduction to her circle of friends.
A Message to GarciaA Message to Garcia · 1916
A Message to Garcia
★ 8.01916
MovieWar
Filmed in Cuba, A Message to Garcia is an adventure story based on the writings of Elbert Hubbard
The Light That CameThe Light That Came · 1909
The Light That Came
★ 4.11909
MovieDrama
A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?
His Mother's ThanksgivingHis Mother's Thanksgiving · 1910
His Mother's Thanksgiving
★ 4.51910
MovieDrama
This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to forge a career in the big city. When he achieves “fame and fortune” six years later, his proud mother can’t wait to welcome him home for Thanksgiving. Robert, however, intends to stay in the city to enjoy a holiday feast with his society friends and beautiful fiancée. When Mom decides to pay a surprise visit on Thanksgiving Day, she is saddened to find that her son is so ashamed of her that he relegates her to an upstairs room, out of sight and out of mind.
The Heart of the HillsThe Heart of the Hills · 1916
The Heart of the Hills
1916
MovieDrama
Natali, a Hindu, marries an Englishman, Sir Christopher Madgwick. They have a daughter who is kidnapped by Natali's former suitor Sani. The girl is handed over to be trained as a vestal virgin. Natali dies and Madgwick returns to England, taking with him the precious ruby that Natali had snatched from Sani in a struggle. Years pass; Sir Christopher remarries and has two more children who mistreat him and Sani dies, revealing to the priests the location of the ruby, which he stole from them in the first place.
The Crime of CarelessnessThe Crime of Carelessness · 1912
The Crime of Carelessness
★ 5.81912
MovieDrama
Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.
The Master PassionThe Master Passion · 1917
The Master Passion
★ 4.01917
MovieDrama
Goaded by ambition for wealth, and the pleasure of her mother. Julia Long breaks her engagement with Jack Carter and marries George Bender, president of the National Bank.
CasteCaste · 1913
Caste
★ 10.01913
MovieDrama
Eccles, a profligate old drunkard, is the father of two beautiful girls, Esther and Polly. George D'Alroy, a young officer in the British Army who is infatuated with Esther, brings his friend, Captain Hawtree, to call. The captain is greatly taken with the lively Polly, who makes him carry the teakettle about and generally dance attendance on her to the emphatic disgust of Sam Garridge, an ardent suitor for Polly's hand. Meanwhile Esther shows George a letter from an impresario offering her an engagement on the stage. The offer seems a veritable godsend to the girl, but she changes her mind when George asks her to be his wife instead. A few months after they are married, George receives the unpleasant news that he must sail for India with his regiment. Owing to her ultra-aristocratic ideas, George has not dared to tell his mother, the Marchioness D'Alroy, that he has married a girl of common origin, and he is in a quandary as to what provision he should make for Esther.

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CasteCaste · 1913
Caste
★ 10.01913
MovieDrama
Eccles, a profligate old drunkard, is the father of two beautiful girls, Esther and Polly. George D'Alroy, a young officer in the British Army who is infatuated with Esther, brings his friend, Captain Hawtree, to call. The captain is greatly taken with the lively Polly, who makes him carry the teakettle about and generally dance attendance on her to the emphatic disgust of Sam Garridge, an ardent suitor for Polly's hand. Meanwhile Esther shows George a letter from an impresario offering her an engagement on the stage. The offer seems a veritable godsend to the girl, but she changes her mind when George asks her to be his wife instead. A few months after they are married, George receives the unpleasant news that he must sail for India with his regiment. Owing to her ultra-aristocratic ideas, George has not dared to tell his mother, the Marchioness D'Alroy, that he has married a girl of common origin, and he is in a quandary as to what provision he should make for Esther.

Polly Eccles

The Magic SkinThe Magic Skin · 1915
The Magic Skin
1915
MovieDramaHistory
Ralph Valentine, a penniless pianist, goes to Paris to pursue his career. He is attracted to two women: Pauline, the sweet and innocent daughter of his landlady, and Flora Margot, a woman of loose morals who runs with a wild crowd. Because of his irrational passion for Flora, Ralph makes a bargain with Satan, who gives him a magic skin which gratifies every wish and shrinks, along with the well-being of its possessor, in proportion to the number of wishes realized. Ralph tries in vain to rid himself of the skin after Pauline commits suicide because of his vices. Just as the devil comes to lead him into hell, Ralph awakes with the skin in his hands in an antique store where he had gone to buy a necklace for Flora. He throws down the skin, and runs to Pauline and professes his love for her, happy that he had been only dreaming.

Pauline Gardin