Paul Powell

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Paul Powell

Born September 6, 1881 · Peoria, Illinois, USA

Died July 2, 1944 · aged 62

No biography available.

Known For

Kit CarsonKit Carson · 1928
Kit Carson
8.01928
MovieDramaWestern
The spectacular and thrilling life of Kit Carson.
Death ValleyDeath Valley · 1927
Death Valley
7.01927
MovieDramaWestern
A fortunate young man discovers gold and is then threatened by a jealous, leering villain.
Doctor Who Live: The Next DoctorDoctor Who Live: The Next Doctor · 2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
5.02013
MovieDocumentaryScience Fiction
Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is revealed, in the company of former cast members and celebrity fans.
The Mystery RoadThe Mystery Road · 1921
The Mystery Road
7.01921
MovieDrama
Susan Rocks the BoatSusan Rocks the Boat · 1916
Susan Rocks the Boat
1916
MovieDrama
Susan, a pretty society girl, bored with her lot in life, reads and decides to use her time and money to help the poor. She founds the Joan of Arc Mission and quickly becomes an easy mark for con men.
The Prince of PilsenThe Prince of Pilsen · 1926
The Prince of Pilsen
10.01926
MovieComedyRomance
Frederick, Prince of Pilsen, rebelling against his coming marriage with Princess Bertha of Thorwald, meets Hans Wagner, a brewer, and his daughter Nellie. The brewer, mistaking the prince for the son of a friend, asks him to join in a banquet. Hans becomes intoxicated, dresses up in a uniform, and is then mistaken by a coachman for the prince and brought to the palace
A Wild Girl of the SierrasA Wild Girl of the Sierras · 1916
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
1916
MovieDrama
A teenage girl lives with two grizzly bears in a cave in the California Sierras and plays with rabbits and birds. When gambler Jim Hamilton and his mistress try to interest wealthy Bob Jordan in purchasing an abandoned mine in the Sierras, Jordan, mistakes the girl clothed in leaves and feathers for an animal, shoots her in the arm.
PollyannaPollyanna · 1920
Pollyanna
6.51920
MovieComedyDrama
When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.

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Sweet LavenderSweet Lavender · 1920
Sweet Lavender
7.01920
MovieDrama
Ruth Holt, owner of a boardinghouse in a small college town, lives with her pretty niece "Sweet Lavender," who believes that Ruth is her mother. When boarder Clem Hale, president of the freshman class, is the victim of a prank played by several of his classmates, Lavender rescues him and the two fall in love. Clem's guardian, Horace Weatherburn, becomes concerned about his ward's adoration for a "commoner" and arrives to break up their romance. Ruth, who recognizes Washburn as Lavender's real father and the man who brought her sister grief, strongly opposes the match and sends Lavender off to boarding school. Upon learning that Clem is seriously ill, Lavender runs away to comfort her sweetheart and, in her plight, faints by the side of the road. Weatherburn finds her and is so touched by her concern, that he relents his previous disapproval. Ruth then reveals Lavender's parentage to her father who offers his blessing to the couple.

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