Elsie Jane Wilson

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.

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The City of TearsThe City of Tears · 1918
The City of Tears
1918
MovieDrama
Chorus girl Rosa Carillo (Carmel Myers) finds herself in dire straits when the troupe she works with is disbanded and her last fifty dollars is stolen. Artist Billy Leeds (Earl Rodney) offers to take care of her, but she's leery of his proposition. Instead she finds work with an Italian grocer, Tony Bonchi (Edwin August). One of the other ex-members of the troupe has Tony arrested on a trumped up charge. Rosa returns to Billy and offers herself to him if only he'll get Tony out of jail.
The Evil Women DoThe Evil Women Do · 1916
The 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.
Oliver TwistOliver Twist · 1916
Oliver 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.
Bettina Loved a SoldierBettina Loved a Soldier · 1916
Bettina Loved a Soldier
1916
MovieComedyDrama
Very wealthy Bettina is also very reluctant to get married. She changes her mind in a hurry when she meets Reynaud, the nephew of Abbe Constantin, the poverty-stricken religious leader of the small French village of Longueval.
The Game's UpThe Game's Up · 1919
The Game's Up
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
Struggling young painter Ruth Elliott has written her Eastern friend Mildred Colburn that she has gained fame in the West as an artist. When Mildred stops to visit on her way to Honolulu, Ruth hires Peter Neyland to pose as her chauffeur for five hours. Peter is actually a wealthy young man who accepts the offer as a lark.
The Dream LadyThe Dream Lady · 1918
The Dream Lady
★ 6.21918
MovieComedyRomance
After receiving an inheritance from her late uncle, a woman sets up a fortune-telling business and goes about making people's dreams come true.
Perils of the Secret ServicePerils of the Secret Service · 1917
Perils of the Secret Service
★ 9.01917
MovieAdventureThriller
A 9-part movie serial- 1. The Last Cigarette 2. The Clash of Steel 3. The Dreaded Tube 4. The Crimson Blade 5. The Man in the Trunk 6. The Signet Ring 7. The International Spy 8. The Master Spy 9. The Mysterious Iron Ring.
The Little PirateThe Little Pirate · 1917
The 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.

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The Little PirateThe Little Pirate · 1917
The 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.

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