Writing

Evelyn Campbell

Born December 4, 1895

Died May 9, 1992 · aged 96

American screenwriter, novelist, and actress.

Known For

The Girl Who Came BackThe Girl Who Came Back · 1923
The Girl Who Came Back
★ 10.01923
MovieDrama
Country girl Sheila goes to work in a city department store. After a quick courtship she marries Ray Underhill, unaware that he is a car thief.
Tony AmericaTony America · 1918
Tony America
1918
MovieDrama
Tony comes to America virtually the slave of his padrone, who holds him in debt for his passage money. But Rosa Picciano marries him to escape parental discipline and Tony hopes for freedom at last, but Rosa makes it plain that she does not love him.
A Harp in HockA Harp in Hock · 1927
A Harp in Hock
★ 7.01927
MovieDrama
A Harp in Hock, also known as The Samaritan, is a lost 1927 American silent melodrama film directed by Renaud Hoffman, produced by DeMille Pictures, and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film starred Rudolph Schildkraut, Junior Coghlan, May Robson, and Bessie Love, and was based on the short story by Evelyn Campbell.
A Soul for SaleA Soul for Sale · 1917
A Soul for Sale
1917
MovieDrama
After Neila Pendleton's father dies, leaving his wife and daughter penniless, the avaricious Mrs. Pendleton decides to marry Neila to the highest bidder. At the cost of her daughter's reputation, Mrs. Pendleton accepts money from elderly broker Wilbur Simons, and later tries to force Neila into a marriage with a dissolute old millionaire named Hale Faxon.
The Masked AngelThe Masked Angel · 1928
The Masked Angel
★ 7.01928
MovieDramaRomance
The Masked Angel is a 1928 silent romantic drama film directed by Frank O'Connor.
The Girl with No RegretsThe Girl with No Regrets · 1919
The Girl with No Regrets
★ 8.01919
MovieDrama
Signa Herrick, a stenographer whose skills leave much to be desired, finds out that her boss is keeping her on only because he's a friend of her recently deceased father. Embarrassed, she leaves her small Wisconsin town for New York to live with her married sister, Janet. She quickly proceeds to get mixed up with jewel thieves, detectives, an alcoholic millionaire and his greedy, scheming relatives.
The Last OutlawThe Last Outlaw · 1919
The Last Outlaw
★ 7.11919
MovieWestern
The Last Outlaw (1919) proved very tantalizing. An end-of-the-West Western, it shows its grizzled hero revisiting the town of his youthful exploits. But now, in an anticipation of Ride the High Country (1962), civilization has taken over. Cars chase Bud off the streets and the theatre features movies (Universal Bluebirds at that, a bit of product placement). Ford heightens the contrast by letting us into the hero’s memory, introduced by the title: “Memories of the past flashing back to him”—the earliest reference to the term “flashback” I recall seeing in the movies.
Yesterday's WifeYesterday's Wife · 1923
Yesterday's Wife
★ 10.01923
MovieComedyDrama
Megan and Gilbert are happily married and expect to be together for life, but an argument over an insignificant issue gets out of control and results in a divorce. Years later they happen to meet at a summer resort, where Gilbert is staying with his new wife Viola and Megan is there as a companion to a rich old woman.

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Discontented HusbandsDiscontented Husbands · 1924
Discontented Husbands
★ 7.01924
MovieDrama
Michael Frazer, newly rich from his invention of a can-opener, has drifted away from Jane, his wife, who persists in her old-fashioned ways. He advises his daughter Marcia to marry "someone congenial so that when love goes you will have common interests." Neighboring architect Jack Ballard obtains the contract to design Frazer's house through the friendship of his attractive wife, Emily, with Frazer. Emily and Frazer become intimate friends, arousing the concern of Mrs. Frazer and Jack Ballard. Determined to teach his wife a lesson and win her back, Jack asks Marcia Frazer to run away with him. She consents but later reconsiders and they return home. Frazer realizes that Mrs. Ballard meant nothing to him, and Jack is reunited with his wife.

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