Anna Lehr

Born: 1890-11-17

From Wikipedia Anna Lehr (November 17, 1890, New York City, New York – January 22, 1974, Santa Monica, California) was an American silent film and stage actress. Lehr required courage while filming Civilization's Child (1916) for Thomas Ince, a Triangle-Kay Bee feature. The screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan. There is a scene in which Russian cavalry charge over her as she lies prostrate on the ground. Lehr's fear was abated somewhat by her belief that horses will not step on people except by accident. She played "Doris Ames" in the silent film Grafters (1917), which was directed by Allan Dwan. In 1919 Lehr was chosen by David Powell to play in Teeth of the Tiger. She was forced to withdraw due to ptomaine poisoning. The movie was being filmed by Famous Players-Lasky in New York City. Lehr's continued absence necessitated the retaking of scenes which she had completed. She was sued by Chappell, Inc., in 1921 for non-payment of $916.85 worth of hats, gowns, and cloaks. Lehr testified that she had intended to pay for the merchandise but delayed after a sheriff and collectors began bothering her. Chappell contended that when she did not return to their store to make arrangements for payment, they had a right to send out to collect the amount owed them. Her attorney sought dismissal of the case on the grounds that Edwin McKim was made a party to the suit, but had not been served; McKim was in New York City at the time. The case was carried out in the Los Angeles, California court of Judge J.P. Wood. She was married to Edwin McKim; their daughter was actress Ann Dvorak.


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The Target

as Mrs. Brent
Released: 1916-03-06

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The Cradle

as Lola Forbes
Released: 1922-03-04

A socialite couple thinks only of themselves. When they become bored with one another, they...

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Heritage

as Marion Melton (as Anne Lehr)
Released: 1915-07-29

Kate, whose father, a university graduate, died when she was very young, is adopted by her...

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The Yellow Ticket

as Mary Varenka
Released: 1918-05-26

Anna Mirrel, a young Jewish girl in Czarist Russia, is forced to degrade herself in order to...

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Cheated Hearts

as Naomi
Released: 1921-12-12

Barry Gordon, the older son of a Virginia colonel, inherits a taste for alcohol--a habit that...

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Colorado

as Mary - Doyle's wife
Released: 1915-11-15

Private Frank Austin, imprisoned for striking Colonel Kincaid, who was abusing a lame newsboy,...

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Laughing Bill Hyde

as Ponotah
Released: 1918-09-22

Convict Bill Hyde and his friend, Danny Dorgan, break out of prison, but in running from the...

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The Birth of a Race

as uncredited
Released: 1918-01-02

This epic traces, from the Beginning, the lineage of the race of peace-loving people. Mankind at...

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A Child for Sale

as Catherine Bell
Released: 1920-04-01

Charles Stoddard is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village....

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The Valley of Doubt

as Annice
Released: 1924-05-24

Dissipated youth Tommy Hilgrade is sent to the lumber lands in the Northwest by his father who...

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Ruggles of Red Gap

as Mrs. Belknap-Jackson
Released: 1923-10-07

An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.

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The Truth About Husbands

as Janet Preece
Released: 1920-12-01

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Chains of Evidence

as Edith Sturgis
Released: 1920-03-01

Edith Sturgis, the daughter of a judge, returns from studies abroad to find her widowed father...

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Mr. Barnes of New York

as Marina Paoli
Released: 1922-05-22

An English naval officer and a Corsican youth have a duel, and the Corsican is killed. The young...

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My Own United States

as Agnes Churchill
Released: 1918-04-07

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Civilization's Child

as Berna
Released: 1916-04-23

After an idyllic mountain life in Russia, Berna goes to live with her uncle in the Jewish...

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