Edythe Chapman
From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.
The Ten Commandments
as Mrs. Martha McTavishThe first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his...
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Up the River
as Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious...
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Young Karl's Nanny (uncredited)A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
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The Boob
as The Old Lady (uncredited)To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.
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The Little American
as Mrs. von AustreimA young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral...
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Her Husband’s Trademark
as Mother BerkeleyJames Berkeley (who wants to get rich) and Allan Franklin (determined to be a great engineer)...
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Lazybones
as Mrs. TuttleSteve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl,...
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North of the Rio Grande
as Belle HannonSon of Colonel Haddington, Bob leads a posse against raiders in a settlement. During his...
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Old Wives for New
as Mrs. Berkeley (uncredited)Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife for another woman; When his other love interest...
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Navy Blues
as Mrs. BrownOn shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home...
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Heart Trouble
as uncreditedNo known surviving copy is known to exist. This well received film revolved around Harry Van...
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Experimental Marriage
as Mrs. ErcollSuzanne Ercoll, a young widow who believes in women's suffrage. When the handsome Foxcroft Grey...
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A Little Princess
as (uncredited)Little Sara Crewe is placed in a boarding school by her father when he goes off to war, but he...
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Happiness Ahead
as Mrs. RandallHappiness Ahead is a persumed lost 1928 silent film drama directed by William A. Seiter and...
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Manslaughter
as Adeline BennettSociety-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of...
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The Whispering Chorus
as John Tremble's motherJohn Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his...
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Beyond the Rocks
as Lady BracondaleA young woman dutifully marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome...
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The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
as Teddy's MotherA lost film. Teddy Drake is a pleasure-seeking aristocrat who ends up expelled from his...
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A Modern Musketeer
as Mrs. ThackerA young man grows restless living in a small Kansas town, dreaming of the adventures of the...
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Double Cross Roads
as Mrs. CarlyleEx-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and...
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The Idle Rich
as Mrs. Alice ThayerMillionaire William van Luyn falls in love with his secretary Joan Thayer and marries her. Her...
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Three Faces East
as Mrs. BennettA spy story that takes place during World War I.
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Hollywood
as Edythe ChapmanAngela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa....
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Naughty But Nice
as Mrs. AltewoodNaughty But Nice was based on The Bigamists, a story by Lewis Alen Brown. Gawky country girl...
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Oliver Twist
as Mrs. BrownlowAn orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a...
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Say! Young Fellow
as A Sweet SpinsterA lost film. "The Young Fellow"(Fairbanks), has recently been hired as a cub newspaper reporter...
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Tom Sawyer
as Aunt PollySilent version of the Twain tale, filmed in Pleasanton, California. A Missouri boy (Jack...
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Alias Ladyfingers
as Rachel StetherillWhen Rachel Stetherill's daughter marries a man of whom she disapproves, Rachel disowns her....
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Huckleberry Finn
as Aunt PollyHuckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes...
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Man Trouble
as Aunt MaggieA hard-boiled nightclub owner saves a beautiful young girl from drowning. He promptly falls in...
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American Beauty
as Madame O'RileyMillicent Howard, whose appearance and persona bring her a life of luxury. A millionaire named...
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Dangerous Curve Ahead
as Mrs. MabeeEngaged to Harley Jones, fickle Phoebe Mabee flirts with Anson Newton. She and Harley, as a...
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Unexpected Places
as Mrs. PenfieldThe valet of Lord Harold Varden, on a secret mission to our Government, has been murdered. Dick...
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The Selfish Woman
as Mrs. HaleA young engineer, Tom Morley, is building a railroad through Imperial Valley. Tom's father also...
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One Minute to Play
as Mrs. Wade"Red" Wade, a star high-school football player, has intentions of going to Claxton College,...
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The Golden Chance
as Mrs. HillaryDespite her well-bred upbringing, Mary had disobeyed her family’s wishes and married Steve...
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Lightnin'
as Mrs. JonesSet in a hotel straddling the border between California and Nevada, this early John Ford comedy...
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Bunty Pulls the Strings
as Eelen DunlapA woman named Bunty Bigger struggles to keep her family in line in a small Scottish village. For...
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A Tailor-Made Man
as Mrs. NathanA tailor tries to pass himself off in high society by wearing some of his rich customer's clothes.
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Alias Mike Moran
as Ma YoungDepartment-store clerk Larry Young is determined to marry a rich girl. He falls for Elaine...
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Voices of the City
as Mrs. RodmanVoices of the City is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon...
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The Shepherd of the Hills
as Aunt MollieDavid Howitt, a stranger, comes among the mountain folk of the Missouri hills and, taken in by...
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A Mormon Maid
as Nancy HogueThis silent melodrama is set against the 1840s westward migration of the Mormons. Dora, a young...
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Daughters of Pleasure
as Mrs. HadleyNewly rich Mark Hadley drifts from his old-fashioned wife into a secret liason with Lila Millas,...
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Synthetic Sin
as Mrs. FairfaxA young woman impulsively marries a young playwright who whisks her away to New York promises...
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Three Week Ends
as Ma O'BrienA sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire...
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The Shadow of the East
as Aunt CarolineBarry Craven meets former sweetheart Gillian Locke, who is visiting India with her father....
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Huck and Tom
as Aunt PollyThe adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
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Richelieu
as The QueenBased on a play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Originally released in six reels, but later cut to four...
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The Countess Charming
as Mrs. LoveringStanley Jordan, a wealthy young bachelor, attends a Red Cross Benefit at the country club where...
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Learning to Love
as Aunt PenelopeA 1925 film directed by Sidney Franklin.
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Flame of the Desert
as Lady SnowdenAn Englishman goes undercover posing as an Egyptian sheik in order to infiltrate a conspiracy to...
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The Crystal Cup
as Mrs. CarteretA beautiful young girl has been raised by her bitter mother to hate all men, but her beauty...
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Bits of Life
as uncreditedThis film combines four short films under the title Bits Of Life. The Bad Samaritan is taken...
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The Only Road
as Clara HawkinsTomboy Nita, a vegetable seller in a small Californian town, believes herself to be the daughter...
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The Breaking Point
as Lucy LivingstoneAssuming that he has killed the husband of the woman he also loves, Judson Clark flees through a...
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The Pretty Sister of Jose
as The MotherPepita, a radiant and merry Spanish beauty, and her playful brother Jose, witness their mother,...
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Mrs. DeanAn orphan boy from the Kentucky hills joins the Union Army and rescues his adopted family from...
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The County Fair
as Aunt Abigail Prue"The County Fair" begins with a nasty rich guy threatening to turn an old lady onto the...
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Twin Beds
as Ma DolanA young husband just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of...
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Saturday Night
as Mrs. PrentissThough betrothed to fellow socialite Richard, Iris weds her chauffeur Tom leaving Richard to...
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The Girl I Loved
as Mother MiddletonJohn Middleton is distressed to learn that his family is taking in an orphan girl named Mary. He...
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Havoc
as Mrs. ChappelA war drama produced only 7 years after the end of World War I. Based on the play by Henry...
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Borrowed Clothes
as Mary's MotherA pretty but poor girl leaves the young boy who loves her for a rich playboy who she believes...
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Broken Barriers
as Beulah ReynoldsA young girl is forced to give up college when her father loses all his money. She soon meets...
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Secret Service
as Mrs. VarneyLewis Dumont, a Northern officer in the American Civil War, works undercover behind Confederate...
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Bound in Morocco
as Ysail's MotherA lost film. George Travelwell (Fairbanks), an American youth motoring in Morocco, discovers...
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Pinto
as Mrs. AudryWhen Pinto reaches her eighteenth birthday, the five wealthy Arizonans who adopted her upon the...
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Rose o' Paradise
as Peg GrandokenThomas Singleton broke down when his wife died giving birth to their daughter. He eventually...
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In the Name of Love
as Mother MelnotteNaturalized American Raoul Melnotte travels from Chicago to his native France in search of his...
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A Double-Dyed Deceiver
as Senora UriqueMost of the scenes are laid in a parrot-and-monkey country in South America, a land where "it is...
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Everywoman
as TruthEverywoman is a lost 1919 American silent film allegory film directed by George Melford based on...
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The Runaway
as Mrs. MurrellA movie actress, mistakenly thinking she has killed a fellow actor, goes on the run and finds...
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The Spirit of '17
as Mrs. GliddenDavy Glidden is the son of the adjutant general in charge of an old soldier's home in a small...
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The Girl at Home
as Mary DexterJimmie Dexter is on his way to college when his mother discovers that her stocks have stopped...
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Chastity
as Mrs. HarrisA young woman trying to make it in Hollywood decides that the only way she can attain stardom is...
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The Little Yellow House
as Grandmother PentlandPlot unknown and film presumed to be lost.
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