Writing

Frank Leon Smith

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Pirate GoldPirate Gold · 1920
Pirate Gold
7.01920
MovieActionAdventure
Haunted ValleyHaunted Valley · 1923
Haunted Valley
8.01923
MovieAdventureMystery
Ruth, the owner of Haunted Valley, borrows a million dollars in order to finish a dam. The terms of the loan specify that if she doesn't pay it back in three months she will lose both Lost River Dam and Haunted Valley.
Idaho!Idaho! · 1925
Idaho!
9.01925
MovieAdventureWestern
Frank Leon Smith's well-written story told of Carter's Creek, a bustling mining camp, and of how Beth Cameron (Rich) seeks to avenge the murder of her father (Frederick Vroom) by donning men's clothing and raiding the vicinity.
Galloping HoofsGalloping Hoofs · 1924
Galloping Hoofs
8.01924
MovieDramaWestern
Galloping Hoofs is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz.
The Tiger's TrailThe Tiger's Trail · 1919
The Tiger's Trail
8.01919
MovieCrimeAction
A cult of Hindu tiger worshippers and a gang of Western outlaws try to cheat a young woman out of rich mines that belong to her.
Play BallPlay Ball · 1925
Play Ball
7.01925
MovieDrama
The story of this 10 episode serial deals with the love affair between Doris Sutton, daughter of a millionaire business magnate, whose affairs are under investigation by U. S. Senator Hornell, and Hornell's son, who under the name of Jack Rollins is endeavoring to make good as a big league player. Matters are complicated by Count Segundo, a foreign agent, who has been instructed to "get something" on Sutton.
Sunken SilverSunken Silver · 1925
Sunken Silver
9.01925
MovieActionDrama
Brice, a secret service agent, seeks information regarding stolen silver which disappeared from the government in 1804. Hade and Milo seek the fortune for themselves, as do the "conches" natives of Florida since the time the money was buried. Claire, half sister of Milo, falls in love with Brice, who is captured by Milo and Hade and taken to an island where he is to be killed.
Bound and GaggedBound and Gagged · 1919
Bound and Gagged
1919
MovieActionAdventure
Our hero's fiancée, who has broken off their engagement, agrees to make a trip around the world, starting absolutely naked, without money or help of any sort from others in order to prove his worth to her.

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The Fighting MarineThe Fighting Marine · 1926
The Fighting Marine
9.01926
MovieActionDrama
As a reporter, Dick Farrington is sent to cover an assignment that promises a big story. A lawyer has advertised for an ex-Marine who is a boxer. He makes good beating up a gang of roughnecks picked for the purpose, and secures the mysterious job that is filled with danger. It is to guard the heiress Lady Chatfield, but the hero is told nothing as to the secret in back of it all. Dick poses as Lord Grantmore, wears a monocle, and otherwise acts like a titled Englishman. They proceed to the mining town of Goldbrook, where the heiress is to occupy a mysterious mansion on the occupancy of which hinges a great fortune. The engineer of the mines is deeply interested in thwarting the plans of Lady Chatfield, and with his gang of roughneck miners makes things lively for the pugilist star in a series of fights that are hair raisers.

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The House Without a KeyThe House Without a Key · 1926
The House Without a Key
8.01926
MovieActionAdventure
A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years. Minerva, sister to the estranged brothers, comes from Boston to try to reconcile the two men. John Quincy Winterslip, Dan's nephew, receives a letter instructing him to retrieve a box from an attic in San Francisco and dump the contents into the ocean. He is on board a ship bound for Hawaii in which other passengers are also after the box. Dan Winterslip is murdered. Charlie Chan, a Chinese detective, offers to help solve the killing and the mysteries surround the box. Chan is looking for the person whose wristwatch is missing the number 'three.'

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