#Movies1921

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All Dolled up 1921

All Dolled up 1921

Spinster heiress Eva Bundy, who is in love with Rodolpho, a swindler after her money, is saved by cashier Maggie Quick from being robbed in a department store. When a jealous rival presents evidence of Rodolpho’s previous marriage, Eva is heartbroken and sends her elegant wardrobe to Maggie as a reward. In escaping from an unwelcome admirer, Maggie meets James Montgomery Johnson, whom she…

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Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921

Burn ‘Em Up Barnes 1921

IMDb 7.2/10 Car racer Burn ’em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and show him the carefree life. —Jim Beaver Directors: George Beranger (as George André Beranger), Johnny Hines Writer: Raymond L. Schrock (photoplay) Stars: Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese, George Fawcett…

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Soul of the Cypress 1921

Soul of the Cypress 1921

Soul of the Cypress (1921) is a variation on the Orpheus myth, the film’s protagonist falls in love with a dryad (a wood nymph whose soul dwells in an ancient tree) and throws himself into the sea to become immortal and spend eternity with her. Murphy’s then-wife Chase Harringdine played the dryad. Murphy followed this with Danse Macabre (1922) featuring Adolph Bolm, Olin Howland, and Ruth Page…

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A Tale of Two Worlds 1921 A white child is adopted and raised by a Chinese citizen and brought to San Francisco, where no one surmises that she is actually not Chinese. Director: Frank Lloyd Writers: Charles Kenyon (scenario), Gouverneur Morris (story) Stars: J. Frank Glendon, Leatrice Joy, Wallace Beery

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Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921

Burn ‘Em Up Barnes 1921

IMDb 7.2/10 Car racer Burn ’em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and show him the carefree life. —Jim Beaver Directors: George Beranger (as George André Beranger), Johnny Hines Writer: Raymond L. Schrock (photoplay) Stars: Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese, George Fawcett…

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Molly O' 1921

Molly O’ 1921

An Irish washerwoman’s daughter falls in love with one of America’s most eligible bachelors, much to the dismay of the girl’s parents — and the young doctor’s newly acquired fiancée! Events come to a head at the charity masked ball, which the two girls happen to attend in very similar costumes, thanks to the largesse of Molly’s benevolent “fairy godfather”; Molly is mistaken for her rival, much…