Acting
Elsie Jane Wilson
Born November 7, 1885 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died January 16, 1965 · aged 79
Elsie Jane Wilson (7 November 1885 – 16 January 1965) was an actress, director, and writer during the early silent era of filmmaking. She starred in over thirty films. Between 1916 and 1919, Wilson was credited for writing two films, producing two films, and directing eleven films.
Known For
Oliver Twist · 1916Oliver Twist
1916
MovieDrama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
The Dream Lady · 1918The Dream Lady
★ 6.21918
MovieComedyRomance
Upon receiving an inheritance from her late uncle, a woman starts a fortune-telling business designed to make her dreams come true.
The Evil Women Do · 1916The Evil Women Do
1916
MovieDrama
Paris vamp Ernestine Bergot, posing as wealthy Englishwoman Sarah Brandon, goes to work on aging Count Ville Handry after first warming up on Malgat, a banker whom she ruined. Ernestine convinces the count to marry her despite his daughter's strenuous objections and then gains complete control of his fortune. Her steady milking of his funds makes the count decide to kill himself, but just as he is about to do it, Malgat, who has managed to catch up with Ernestine, exposes her to the authorities. Then, instead of the count, it is Ernestine who commits suicide rather than submit to arrest. A lost film.
The Lure of Luxury · 1918The Lure of Luxury
1918
MovieDrama
Dale Aldis and John Coventry, who were sweethearts as children, meet again after the death of Dale's mother and discover that they are still in love.
Mother o' Mine · 1917Mother o' Mine
1917
MovieDrama
Mrs. Standing, an old-fashioned country mother, sacrifices to put her son John through college so that he might have a better life. Upon completing school, John goes to the city where his financial success blinds him to the basic values taught to him by his mother.
New Love for Old · 1918New Love for Old
1918
MovieDrama
At a mountain resort, Kenneth Scott falls in love with Marie Beauchamp, an older woman who merely amuses herself with him. When she deserts him to open a roadhouse, he sadly leaves the mountains and, in the company of an old wandering poet named "Doc" Podden, travels to a little village in the woods.
The Little Pirate · 1917The Little Pirate
★ 4.01917
MovieDrama
In dire financial straits, businessman John Baird considers liquidating the bonds that are held in trust for his little daughter Margery. Failing to comprehend her husband's desperation, Virginia Baird refuses his request and, upon overhearing his lawyer advising him to utilize the bonds without consulting her, she decides to place them in the hands of George Drake, an old friend. Drake hijacks the securities, however, and their disappearance leads to the break up of the Baird's marriage, resulting in Virginia leaving the house. Attempting to console her father, Margery sets out on her pony to bring her mother home. But she is held up on the road by Captain Kidd Jr., who adopts her as his first mate, and the two children take up residence on a grass hut on a nearby island.
Temptation · 1915Temptation
1915
MovieDramaRomance
Opera singer Renee Dupree is in love with struggling composer Julian who falls very seriously ill. She goes to impresario Mueller for the money Julian needs but is saved from sacrificing her virtue when a jealous lover kills Mueller.
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