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Marion Fairfax
Born October 24, 1875 · Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died October 3, 1970 · aged 94
Marion Fairfax (October 24, 1875 – October 2, 1970) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born as Marion Neiswanger in Richmond, Virginia, After she graduated from Chicago's South Division High School, she enrolled in Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. She was married to actor Tully Marshall for forty-three years. Fairfax worked as a company director, director, editor, editorial dire…
Known For
The Lost World · 1925The Lost World
★ 6.71925
MovieAdventureFantasy
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
Love Insurance · 1919Love Insurance
★ 9.01919
MovieComedy
Posing as a nobleman, Allan Harrowby takes out a policy with Lloyd's to insure that his upcoming marriage will occur, Dick Minot, Lloyd's assistant manager in the U. S., travels to San Marcos, Florida to handle anything that threatens to disrupt the wedding. On the train, Dick falls in love with Cynthia Meyrick, then discovers she is Harrowby's bride-to-be, he subdues his feelings.
Sherlock Holmes · 1922Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.21922
MovieDramaMystery
Sherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out for him on his latest case. As the famed detective investigates an alleged theft, he’s brought face to face with his most devious adversary yet — Professor Moriarty.
Lilies of the Field · 1924Lilies of the Field
★ 7.01924
MovieDrama
A young mother, Mildred, doesn't know that her husband Walter is cheating on her. One night she attends a party with a friend of her husband's, and the man gets drunk and begins groping her when they get home. Her husband sees this and uses it as an excuse to sue his wife for divorce. In the ensuing trial he wins, due to fraudulent evidence, and gets custody of the child. Complications ensue.
Through the Back Door · 1921Through the Back Door
★ 6.51921
MovieComedyDrama
A young Belgian girl, raised by her longtime nanny, flees Europe at the advent of World War I and travels to America to find her real mother.
Old Loves and New · 1926Old Loves and New
★ 4.01926
MovieAdventureDrama
Gervas Carew's wife, Elinor, has deserted him while he was fighting for France, for Lord Clyde Geraldine, a cad of the first order, but Elinor, in turn is cast off when Lord Geraldine turns his attention to an Irish lass, Marny. Marny has no idea of Geraldine's past nor his brutal nature.
The Valley of the Giants · 1919The Valley of the Giants
★ 6.01919
MovieDrama
Rival logging companies battle for the Valley of the Giants (redwood trees) when a young engineer returns home to help his father by building a new rail line to transport the logs to the sawmill. A romance between the engineer and the rival's niece complicates the situations.
A Daughter of the Wolf · 1919A Daughter of the Wolf
★ 10.01919
MovieDrama
A fur smuggler's daughter asks to accompany him on his trip to the US to sell his furs. She falls for Robert, a young man who has recently been dumped by his girlfriend for a rich man. She and Robert fall in love, but her father suddenly takes her back to Canada to avoid tax agents. Robert searcher for her for a year, and when he finally finds her, he must fight both her father and her father's gang for her. Complications ensue.
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