Bessie Barriscale
From Wikipedia Bessie Barriscale (September 30, 1884 – June 30, 1965) was an American silent film and stage actress, and a major star for producer Thomas Ince in the late 1910s. She was born Elizabeth Barry Scale, in Hoboken, New Jersey to Irish immigrants from County Cork. Her cousins were actresses Edith and Mabel Taliaferro. In the first decade of the 20th century Barriscale worked in the legitimate theatre on Broadway and on the road as movies were not popular for stage actors yet. She began her film career in 1913, and worked intensively for New York Motion Picture Company and Triangle Film Corporation (among other studios) until she announced her retirement in the early 1930s.
The Devil
as Isabella ZandenThe Devil, in the guise of a human, meets a young couple who remark upon looking at a...
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Madam Who
as Jeanne BeaufortDuring the Civil War, Jeanne Beaufort becomes a secret service agent for the South....
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Show Folks
as Kitty MayoEddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the...
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Secrets
as Susan CarltonIn the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with...
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Beloved
as Mrs. WalkinsStory about four generations in a family of musicians.
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The Heart of Rachael
as RachaelRachael (Bessie Barriscale) marries Clarence Breckenridge (Hershel Mayall) a widower much older...
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Maid o' the Storm
as ArielScottish fisherman Andy MacTavish rescues a baby whom he discovers washed up on the shore during...
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The Reward
as Jane WallaceA poor young boy falls for a chorus girl after he finds out that she is not like the "loose...
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Josselyn's Wife
as Ellen Latimer JosselynBessie Barriscale and Nigel Barrie play Ellen and Gibbs Josselyn, a young married couple who...
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The Rose of the Rancho
as Juanita CastroEsra Kincaid takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the...
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Home
as Bessie WheatonBessie Wheaton returns from Europe to find her nouveau riche family has adopted and magnified...
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Patriotism
as Robin CameronDuring World War I, Robin Cameron transforms her home on the Scottish seacoast into a hospital...
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Kitty Kelly, M.D.
as Dr. Kitty KellyKitty Kelly (Bessie Barriscale) has just graduated from medical school and she decides to set up...
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The Hater of Men
as Janice SalsburyConvinced that her impending marriage to fellow reporter Billy Williams will result in a loss of...
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The Woman Michael Married
as Mira SackyMira Sacky (Bessie Barriscale) will inherit a fortune if she is able to come up with ten...
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Borrowed Plumage
as NoraThe Earl of Selkirk and his family learn of the impending arrival of American pirate John Paul...
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Life's Twist
as Muriel Chester / Tina PierceSocially prominent but penniless Stephen De Koven marries Muriel Chester, a woman whose...
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Rose o' Paradise
as Virginia SingletonThomas Singleton broke down when his wife died giving birth to their daughter. He eventually...
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The Broken Gate
as Aurora LaneAurora Lane (Bessie Barriscale) lives in a small town loaded with small-minded residents. She...
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Ready Money
as Grace TylerEdward Abeles and Theodore Roberts as a couple of prospectors who get involved with greedy city...
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The White Lie
as Dorothy KingsleyGordon Kingsley lives happily with his wife Dorothy and little daughter Mary Jane. On visiting...
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