Acting
William Andrew 'Billy' Quirk (March 27, 1873 – April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent film actor. He performed in more than 180 films between 1909 and 1924. Gem Motion Picture Company produced a series of "Billy"-titled pictures starring Quirk.
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The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of...
In Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel. Born in a noble...
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcin...
When Algie Allmore asks to marry Clarice, the young woman's father gives him one year to prove that he's a man.
A young man's girlfriend is forbidden by her father to see him again. When the father takes his family on a hun...
A young man and a young woman, each unlucky in love, determine never to marry. But Cupid (and two separate band...
A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In...
The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be suitor, cannot play...
All the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a chance. At a d...
Two spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is called to the chu...
A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the perfumer is...
Harry leaves his new wife at home while he goes out to play poker. Angry, his wife fakes evidence that she has...
The often-told film story of a drunken actor hitting the skids, making a comeback, and helping his grown daught...
Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The necklace is stolen, a...
Although Susan Branch is herself without finances, she has many wealthy friends who supply her with clothes and...
A pack of admirers won't leave a beautiful woman alone at a seaside resort, so she devises a plan. She appears...
A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clot...
Diplomacy was not Tom's strong suit. So when May showed to him her latest painting he poured scorn on it. He wa...
Tom and Ethel separately decide to go bathing in a river. Pranksters switch their clothes and they each have to...
Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bi...
Noble born Mignon is stolen by a band of gypsies as a child. Her mother dies from grief and her father, unhinge...
Howard Norris, a wealthy young man from the city makes the acquaintance of a lovely young daughter of a farmer....
Based on the opéra comique of the same name, the film follows the exploits of Italian brigand Fra Diavolo.
A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his...
In this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver Hardy (doing hi...
Owen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James Kirkwood, his brot...
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and...
A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously i...
Papa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and she is anxious t...
On his way to New York to visit his relatives, the Masons, for the first time, Uncle Bill meets "Oiley" Curley,...
A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. The...
This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple folks places t...
Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into helping with the...
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink....
Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a...
An Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary journey to find...
