Frank Powell
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.
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat KingOn 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 DoctorJohn Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an...
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The Country Doctor
as Doctor HarcourtWhile caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He...
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The Voice of the Violin
as Mr. WalkerA music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he...
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The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk HornIn an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.
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The Light That Came
as At the BallA 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 DoctorSoon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return....
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Fools of Fate
as Ed HiltonFanny is the wife of Ben Webster, a trapper, and while he is an affectionate and dutiful...
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The Broken Locket
as George PeabodyGeorge Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal...
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Nursing a Viper
as The ViperDuring the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs....
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A Strange Meeting
as A ThiefMary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into...
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The Son's Return
as In BankA 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 GuestA woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to...
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The Oath and the Man
as uncreditedA rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which...
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The Rocky Road
as BenThe evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and...
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Over Silent Paths
as uncreditedIn the heart of the American west, a miner toils day after day at his rocker box while his young...
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The Faded Lilies
as At PartyA disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his...
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Faithful
as The ButlerAdonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a...
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The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old ProspectorAn Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him...
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The Necklace
as Employer / Party GuestMrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The...
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The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting NoblemanA royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave...
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Tender Hearts
as A Handsome ChapA country boy and a city boy are both courting the same girl. The girl sees the country boy's...
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His Duty
as Jack AllenIt's Bob Allen's twenty-first birthday. His mother and his brother Jack, a policeman present him...
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The Last Deal
as At Card GameOwen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James...
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In Old California
as Governor ManuellaAn historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned...
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