Frank Powell

Born: 1887-05-08

Frank Powell was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States. After getting his start acting in D.W. Griffith films, he cast Theda Bara in her breakout role in the 1915 release A Fool There Was. Powell would continue to direct Bara at Fox while she became an international star as the film industry's most popular vamp.


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A Corner in Wheat

as The Wheat King
Released: 1909-12-13

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price...

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A Fool There Was

as The Doctor
Released: 1915-01-12

John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an...

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A Strange Meeting

as A Thief
Released: 1909-08-01

Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into...

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The Light That Came

as At the Ball
Released: 1909-11-11

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still...

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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

as The Doctor
Released: 1909-10-27

Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return....

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The Voice of the Violin

as Mr. Walker
Released: 1909-03-18

A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he...

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The Country Doctor

as Doctor Harcourt
Released: 1909-07-08

While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He...

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Nursing a Viper

as The Viper
Released: 1909-11-03

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs....

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The Broken Locket

as George Peabody
Released: 1909-09-16

George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal...

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The Indian Runner's Romance

as The Old Prospector
Released: 1909-08-22

An Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him...

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The Mended Lute

as Chief Great Elk Horn
Released: 1909-08-05

In an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.

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The Son's Return

as In Bank
Released: 1909-06-14

A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his...

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The Way of Man

as Wedding Guest
Released: 1909-06-28

A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to...

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The Necklace

as Employer / Party Guest
Released: 1909-07-01

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The...

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The Oath and the Man

as uncredited
Released: 1910-09-21

A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which...

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Over Silent Paths

as uncredited
Released: 1910-05-15

In the heart of the American west, a miner toils day after day at his rocker box while his young...

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The Rocky Road

as Ben
Released: 1910-01-03

The evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and...

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The Last Deal

as At Card Game
Released: 1910-01-27

Owen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James...

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The Cardinal's Conspiracy

as A Visiting Nobleman
Released: 1909-07-12

A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave...

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Fools of Fate

as Ed Hilton
Released: 1909-10-06

Fanny is the wife of Ben Webster, a trapper, and while he is an affectionate and dutiful...

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Faithful

as The Butler
Released: 1910-03-20

Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a...

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The Faded Lilies

as At Party
Released: 1909-06-17

A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his...

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His Duty

as Jack Allen
Released: 1909-05-31

It's Bob Allen's twenty-first birthday. His mother and his brother Jack, a policeman present him...

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In Old California

as Governor Manuella
Released: 1910-03-10

An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned...

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Tender Hearts

as A Handsome Chap
Released: 1909-07-19

A country boy and a city boy are both courting the same girl. The girl sees the country boy's...

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