The Luck of Geraldine Laird

The Luck of Geraldine Laird

1920 · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Directed by Edward Sloman

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★ 10.01920
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When Captain Nathaniel Somers is killed during an attack by thugs, his loyal first mate Pike promises to care for the captain's son Dick. Pike, aware that Dick has squandered his life on having a good time, sequesters the wastrel aboard The Elsinore and sets sail. Mellaire, one of the thugs responsible for the captain's death, is also on board, as is Margaret West, whom all three men love.
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★ 10.01921
Movie
The son of a British earl, Philip Champion is exiled to Paris after having served a prison term to shield his wife and there forms an alliance with his brother-in-law, Marcel, who conducts a fashionable gambling establishment as the head of a band of criminals. Marcel is arrested and sent to prison, and Champion escapes. Ambrose, a hunchbacked street musician, escapes with Christine, Champion's daughter, and frames Champion for robbery.
The Woman He LovedThe Woman He Loved · 1922
The Woman He Loved
★ 9.01922
MovieDrama
Russian Jews Nathan & Esther Levinsky, along with son, David, escape to the U.S. Nathan’s life as a peddler is hard, and Esther leaves him for Max Levy allowing David to be adopted by the wealthy Danvers family. In time Nathan prospers on a small California ranch, which abuts the larger ranch of the bigoted John Comstock. When Comstock’s daughter Helen, falls in love with the Danvers' adopted son, Jimmy, who Nathan secretly recognizes as David. Fire destroys his farm and Nathan goes to San Francisco to begin again with the contrite Esther. Jimmy follows after learning the truth to search for Nathan with Helen and Comstock in pursuit. Nathan saves Helen from the lecherous Max Levy and Comstock gives his blessing to Helen and Jimmy’s marriage.
The Foreign LegionThe Foreign Legion · 1928
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★ 9.01928
MovieActionDrama
A man falsely accused of crime joins Foreign Legion, and when trouble develops is saved by the self sacrifice of the commanding officer, his own father.
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★ 9.01917
MovieDramaHistory
A southerner who fought with the Union army regains the confidence of his community after the war.
Hell's IslandHell's Island · 1930
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★ 8.01930
MovieDrama
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The Ten Dollar RaiseThe Ten Dollar Raise · 1921
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★ 8.01921
MovieComedy
A lowly office worker suffers the abuses of his cruel boss, until fate gives him enough wealth to buy out his boss and reverse their positions.
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★ 8.01926
MovieCrimeDrama
To the distress of his family, Clem Hawley, retired from his garage business, spends his time and money in the company of Al, the local bootlegger.
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Across the Footlights
★ 8.01915
MovieDrama
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Shattered IdolsShattered Idols · 1922
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★ 8.01922
MovieDrama
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The Marriage of William Ashe
★ 8.01921
MovieDramaRomance
n England, Lady Kitty Bristol leaves a French convent school after reading a radical book called Freedom written by Geoffrey Cliffe. While visiting London, Kitty meets both Geoffrey Cliffe and William Ashe, who serves as the Secretary of Home Affairs. Kitty marries William. She draws mean caricatures of British cabinet members, which amuses her husband. Geoffrey tells her to publish these drawings in a book to help William's political career. Kitty then causes a major public scandal by dressing almost seminude at a charity event.: William is forced to resign from his position. When he finds out that Kitty has left him, he confronts Geoffrey about his bad influence. In the end, William tracks Kitty down at a convent, and the couple reconciles.
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★ 8.01934
MovieDramaRomance
Ignored by his ever-busy wife and children, a middle-aged businessman finds companionship with a former female employee.
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Caught
★ 7.51931
MovieWesternRomance
Calamity Jane is a tough and rowdy woman in the old West who owns a saloon and gambling joint (and runs a cattle rustling operation as a sideline). One day she hires a pretty but naive young woman to work as a saloon girl, and finds that the girl is bringing out the maternal instincts she never knew she had. Those instincts are put to the test when a US army cavalry troop arrives to clean up the town and the girl and the young lieutenant in charge of the troop fall in love, and Calamity Jane may know something about the lieutenant that the girl doesn't.
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Burning Daylight
★ 7.01920
MovieDrama
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Blind YouthBlind Youth · 1920
Blind Youth
★ 7.01920
MovieDrama
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The Ghost of Rosy TaylorThe Ghost of Rosy Taylor · 1918
The Ghost of Rosy Taylor
★ 7.01918
MovieDramaComedy
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