Helen Badgley
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
The Fires of Youth
as BillyThe Thanhouser Co. has reissued a number of its surviving films on video. FIRES OF YOUTH existed...
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A Dog's Love
as Baby HelenA lonely little girl is befriended by Shep, a neighbor's collie. The girl meets an untimely...
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Zudora
as uncreditedZudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic...
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The Tiniest of Stars
as Little GirlFamily drama of a a brother and sister who take to the stage.
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When the Studio Burned
as SelfA recreation of the Thanhouser Studio fire of 13 January 1913, it includes the rescue of a small...
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Just a Shabby Doll
as The DaughterA romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and...
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The Spoiled Darling's Doll
as The Spoiled Darling's DollHer parents said she was a darling. The long-suffering servants thought otherwise. From the time...
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In a Garden
as Child visitor to gardenOver the years, an old gardener observes a romance develop between a young boy and girl. 20...
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A Modern Monte Cristo
as Virginia Deane, age 6This adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas story tells of a man, living in the present day, who...
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The Barrier of Flames
as The Mayor's DaughterLittle Helen, Mayor Southwick's child, straying away from an automobile party, gets lost in the...
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The Three Roses
as The Third RoseThe Colonel, for many years, has lived in the past, reverencing the lost cause of the...
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