Georgia Hale

Born: 1905-06-28

In 1922, Georgia won a beauty contest and went to New York to get a job in the theater. Unsuccessful, she left New York for Hollywood where she worked as a bit player in a few movies. Georgia's first break came when she was hired for the film The Salvation Hunters (1925). It was from this picture that Charlie Chaplin hired her to play the Georgia, the dance-hall girl who wins Charlie's heart, in The Gold Rush (1925). With a very successful film, Georgia became an instant celebrity and was signed by Paramount Pictures. Her big film with Paramount was The Great Gatsby (1926) where she played the role of Myrtle Wilson. But her career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film The Last Moment (1928). Deemed unsuitable for talkies, she was one of the first to be released.


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The Gold Rush

as Georgia
Released: 1925-07-12

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall...

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Sigrid Holmquist

as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Released: 2010-10-08

The story of Swedish silent film actress Sigrid Holmquist's life (1899-1970), by using the...

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The Rainmaker

as Nell Wendell
Released: 1926-05-10

The story of a racetrack tout whose prayers could bring a dry or muddy racetrack, and how he...

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The Great Gatsby

as Myrtle Wilson
Released: 1926-11-21

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the...

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Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2003-07-01

African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo (YAABA) discusses the influence that Charlie Chaplin has...

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The Salvation Hunters

as The Girl
Released: 1925-02-15

A hopelessly hopeful drifter, a bitter young woman, and a helpless child live on the docks,...

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Man of the Forest

as Nancy Raynor
Released: 1926-12-27

Nancy Raynor (Georgia Hale) is arriving from the East to see her dying uncle. Clint Beasley...

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The Last Moment

as Second Wife
Released: 1928-02-15

A man drowns himself in lake. As he is dying, he recalls the crucial moments of his life and the...

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The Wheel of Destiny

as uncredited
Released: 1927-09-30

After suffering a blow on the head, brilliant scientist Forrest Stanley totally loses his...

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The Lightning Warrior

as Dianne La Farge
Released: 1931-11-01

A Rin-Tin-Tin serial presented in 12 episodes. The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers...

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Hills of Peril

as Ellen
Released: 1927-05-01

Sheriff is aided by Laramie who pretends to be an outlaw to infiltrate a gang of bootleggers....

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The Rawhide Kid

as Jessica Silverberg
Released: 1928-01-29

Good cowboy vs. bad cowboy in this romantic adventure.

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A Trick of Hearts

as Connie Meade
Released: 1928-03-18

In this comedy-western, based on the life of Henry Irving Dodge, our cowboy hero keeps his...

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The Floating College

as Frances Bixby
Released: 1928-11-10

College Life - Love - and the big things of life under the light-heartedness of youth.

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Unknown Chaplin

as Self
First aired: 1983-01-05

A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin....

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