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Ruth Ann Baldwin

Born September 30, 1886 · West Suffield, Connecticut, USA (age 140)

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Known For

Chasing RainbowsChasing Rainbows · 1919
Chasing Rainbows
1919
MovieDramaWestern
When Sadie, a waitress in a Kansas City railroad station, discovers that her lover Jim Lacy is married and has a child, she transfers to the small desert town of Bagdad, determined to hate all men, but the open spaces and friendliness of the people work to soften her attitude. She falls in love with Billy Thompson, the restaurant's manager, after they rescue an Indian girl from her furious lover.
The End of the RainbowThe End of the Rainbow · 1916
The End of the Rainbow
1916
MovieDrama
The daughter of a lumber man disguises herself and gets hired as the secretary of her father's rival.
'49 – '17'49 – '17 · 1917
'49 – '17
★ 5.81917
MovieWesternDrama
A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.
Damon and PythiasDamon and Pythias · 1914
Damon and Pythias
★ 5.01914
MovieDrama
The friendship of Damon, the senator, and Pythias, the soldier, is famous in Ancient Syracuse.
The Devil's RiddleThe Devil's Riddle · 1920
The Devil's Riddle
★ 9.01920
MovieDrama
During a raging Montana snowstorm, Doctor Jim Barnes collapses at Esther Anderson's cabin door. Esther offers Jim refuge, but when he discovers that their food supplies are running dangerously low, he braves the journey into town in order to replenish them. On the way, he is overcome with exhaustion and fails to return. Esther, unaware of Jim's condition and abused by her stepfather, joins a theatrical troop and leaves home.
A Wife on TrialA Wife on Trial · 1917
A Wife on Trial
1917
MovieDrama
Phyllis Narcissa, an underpaid children's librarian, eagerly accepts a dinner invitation from Horace de Guenther, one of her patrons, and happily entertains his invalid wife. Later, Mrs. de Guenther encourages Phyllis to meet with Mrs. Harrington, a dying rich woman whose son Allan, once a vigorous young man, was paralyzed in an auto accident. When Mrs. Harrington proposes to the librarian that she marry and take care of Allan in exchange for his wealth, Phyllis reluctantly consents. While struggling to cheer up the eternally gloomy Allan, Phyllis welcomes the visits of his friend, a doctor who informs her that her husband's paralysis may be psychosomatic.
The Storm WomanThe Storm Woman · 1917
The Storm Woman
★ 10.01917
Movie
Lost film.
The Broken CommandmentsThe Broken Commandments · 1919
The Broken Commandments
1919
MovieDrama
Young Nella Babard is alone in her cabin, left there temporarily by her parents who have gone to the city. A pair of escaped convicts, fleeing from the police, come upon the cabin and duck inside. One of the pair, "Sporting Chance" Johnson, was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and he and Nella find themselves attracted to each other.

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The Marriage of William AsheThe Marriage of William Ashe · 1921
The Marriage of William Ashe
★ 8.01921
MovieDramaRomance
n England, Lady Kitty Bristol leaves a French convent school after reading a radical book called Freedom written by Geoffrey Cliffe. While visiting London, Kitty meets both Geoffrey Cliffe and William Ashe, who serves as the Secretary of Home Affairs. Kitty marries William. She draws mean caricatures of British cabinet members, which amuses her husband. Geoffrey tells her to publish these drawings in a book to help William's political career. Kitty then causes a major public scandal by dressing almost seminude at a charity event.: William is forced to resign from his position. When he finds out that Kitty has left him, he confronts Geoffrey about his bad influence. In the end, William tracks Kitty down at a convent, and the couple reconciles.

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