Marguerite Bertsch

Writing

Marguerite Bertsch

Screenwriter and director. Her book 'How to Write for Moving Pictures: A Manual of Instruction and Information' was published in 1917.

Known For

The DiverThe Diver · 1913
The Diver
★ 6.01913
MovieDrama
Rita, who is in love, makes a false accusation against the “Nymph”, one of her rivals in love. But when the “Nymph” rescues Rita's daughter from the water, she has regrets, and retracts her accusation.
My Official WifeMy Official Wife · 1914
My Official Wife
1914
MovieDrama
A leader in the Russian nihilist movement has an American pretend to be her husband in order to cross the Russian border.
MortmainMortmain · 1915
Mortmain
1915
MovieDramaHorror
Surgeon Crisp announces to his student doctors and friends that he has solved the problem of limb-grafting, and shows proofs. Among those deeply interested is Mortmain, a musician and a friend of the surgeon.
The Glory of YolandaThe Glory of Yolanda · 1917
The Glory of Yolanda
1917
MovieDramaRomance
A Russian peasant girl becomes a member of the Imperial Ballet.
The Dawn of FreedomThe Dawn of Freedom · 1916
The Dawn of Freedom
★ 8.01916
MovieDrama
"The Dawn of Freedom" is a stinging satire on the death of those ideals that prompted the founders of the United States.
He Never KnewHe Never Knew · 1914
He Never Knew
1914
MovieDramaRomance
Unable to support her baby boy, Grace Devereaux, a widow, leaves him at an orphan asylum.
Through the WallThrough the Wall · 1916
Through the Wall
1916
MovieDramaMystery
Through the Wall is a silent 1916 film
Writing on the WallWriting on the Wall · 1916
Writing on the Wall
★ 1.01916
MovieDrama
Irving Lawrence owns some of the most decrepit tenements in town and is an all-around bad guy. He won't cooperate with the efforts of his wife, Barbara, to help the poor and sees other women behind her back. Muriel, one of his cast-offs, meets and marries Barbara's brother, Payne. Lawrence makes trouble for Muriel and fabricates a scandal involving his kindly brother Schuyler and Barbara.

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The Painted WorldThe Painted World · 1919
The Painted World
★ 8.01919
MovieDrama
When burlesque dancer Elois Murree gives birth to her daughter Yvette, she sends to a fashionable boarding school away from the stage environment and her drunken husband. Yvette visits infrequently but during one sojourn Murree slashes Elois' left eye in an argument forcing Elois, now veiled, to perform billed as the Masked Queen. Yvette becomes attracted to her friend’s brother, Rex, she avoids him after she learns that he wants his prospective bride to come from a good family. Yvette becomes a burlesque queen, but a distraught Elois tries to kill her to save her soul and then commits suicide, leaving the bloodied knife in the hands of her drunken husband, who then is arrested. Later, Yvette finds happiness with Rex.

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