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Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star", and was the first film actor to be named publicly. At the height of her fame in the 1910s, she was known as "The Biograph Girl" for work as one of the leading ladies in silent films from the Biograph Company. Lawrence appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career.

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The Politician's Love Story Trailer (1909)

21 February 1909

A haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's offices to shoot the cartoonist.

Pressed Roses Trailer (1910)

26 September 1910

Roses and trousers have little in common and pressed roses presage something wrong in the scheme of things.

The Unfoldment Trailer (1922)

01 January 1922

Katherine Nevin and her brother Jack are given positions on the newspaper of James Osborne following their father's death.

Concealing a Burglar Trailer (1908)

30 October 1908

Mack Sennett appears as a policeman and waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Sacrifice Trailer (1909)

14 January 1909

Oh, the woe of simultaneous birthdays, as were Mr. and Mrs. Hardlucks', and both being of a generous nature, were seized with an insatiable desire to make on this anniversary of their nativity suitable gifts, each to the other, Hardluck has a watch, but no fob.

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain Trailer (1908)

19 December 1908

A dancer enchants a leacherous king but rebuffs his advances, resulting in his vengeful anger.

Yellow Dust Trailer (1936)

12 March 1936

After he's accused of a series of stagecoach robberies, an innocent man has to find the real crooks.

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.

The Valet's Wife Trailer (1908)

01 December 1908

Bachelor Reggie writes his uncle that he has a wife and child, but then must produce them when the uncle visits.

Age Versus Youth Trailer (1911)

02 February 1911

A young man inherits a business, struggles, but learns about love and life from the daughter of his rival.

Her Humble Ministry Trailer (1911)

18 May 1911

A reformed woman shows a petty thief the righteous path by her good example.

The Judgment of Solomon Trailer (1909)

22 May 1909

"The Judgment of Solomon" was billed as a Vitagraph High Art Film. Biblical Production. It shared a split-reel with "Jephthah's Daughter, a Biblical Tragedy".

An Awful Moment Trailer (1908)

18 December 1908

After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom.

The Planter's Wife Trailer (1908)

20 October 1908

John Holland, a planter in a small way, is devotedly attached to his wife and infant child. The wife wearies of the monotonous grind of farm life and is easy prey of a contemptible villain, in the person of Tom Roland, the ubiquitous "other man".

The Test of Friendship Trailer (1908)

15 December 1908

Mack Sennett appears as a guest and a man in the fight in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Slave Trailer (1909)

29 July 1909

A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy food.

The Reckoning Trailer (1908)

11 December 1908

Mack Sennett appears as a lover in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet Trailer (1908)

06 June 1908

Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.

The Necklace Trailer (1909)

01 July 1909

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The necklace is stolen, and Mr.

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy Trailer (1908)

28 September 1908

Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

Confidence Trailer (1909)

15 April 1909

Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her.

The Maniac Trailer (1911)

16 October 1911

An escaped mental patient assumes the identity of a society girl's dead father and threatens her marriage.

After All Trailer (1912)

06 September 1912

A spurned suitor threatens to kill Margie's sweetheart if she does not give him up.

Trying to Get Arrested Trailer (1909)

05 April 1909

A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.

Mother Love Trailer (1910)

07 March 1910

A mother loses her sanity when she loses her child. Her husband brings home a newly adopted child, and she regains her health.

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils Trailer (1908)

29 August 1908

King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen Trailer (1908)

01 August 1908

A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.

The Criminal Hypnotist Trailer (1909)

18 January 1909

To a reception there is invited a celebrated professor of hypnotism, and during the evening he obliges with an exhibition of his wonderful powers.

Money Mad Trailer (1908)

04 December 1908

The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar.

The Lure of the Gown Trailer (1909)

15 March 1909

"Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a masterpiece of the dressmaker's art she easily fascinates the male contingent, among whom is Enrico, the sweetheart of Veronica, a street singer.

A Game for Two Trailer (1910)

30 June 1910

A wife tries to drive away her husband's best friend by flirting with him, but trouble arises when the friend flirts back.

Art Versus Music Trailer (1911)

20 December 1911

A pianist's music annoys a painter, making him unable to work. Eventually they fall in love.

Homicide Squad Trailer (1931)

01 August 1931

The police use a gangster's son to get to him.

The Bribe Trailer (1914)

22 May 1914

A woman is commanded under hypnosis to break into her father's safe.

The Devil Trailer (1908)

02 October 1908

Mack Sennett appears as a waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Salvation Army Lass Trailer (1909)

11 March 1909

A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a barfight turned deadly, her life seems directionless-- that is, until she's saved from the streets by a band of Salvationists.

The Irony of Fate Trailer (1910)

01 August 1910

A rejected suitor rebuffs the woman he loves after the death of her husband.

Counterfeiters Trailer (1914)

28 August 1914

Two lovers disguise themselves as counterfeiters in order to escape from the girl's disapproving parents.

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy Trailer (1908)

19 April 1908

Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

The Heart of O Yama Trailer (1908)

18 September 1908

Pretty Miss Chrysanthemum has but little to say as to the disposal of her heart, at least, such is the custom in Japan.

The Coryphee Trailer (1914)

02 January 1914

An actress assumes a guilty appearance in order to save her faithless cousin's marriage.

The Winning Punch Trailer (1910)

03 January 1910

A girl's affections waver between the winner of a boxing match, and a greedy count.

Diplomatic Flo Trailer (1914)

27 March 1914

A woman adopts the guise of a spy when she uncovers an arms plot concerning a country in Central America.

The Helping Hand Trailer (1908)

29 December 1908

Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Right Girl Trailer (1910)

01 September 1910

There is always a right girl for all of us; sometime, somewhere, somehow we find her. But often the discovery leads through strange channels and peculiar by-ways.

Sisters Trailer (1912)

08 November 1912

When a fireman rescues his long-lost sister-in-law he mistakes her for his wife when she dies, and contemplates suicide until he learns the truth.

Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America Trailer (1907)

06 April 1907

Daniel Boone is captured by Indians when he tries to rescue his abducted daughter.

A Drunkard's Reformation Trailer (1909)

01 April 1909

A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play.

The Story of Rosie’s Rose Trailer (1911)

07 September 1911

The film follows a, love triangle in a Maine fishing village, where a girl named Rosie (Lawrence) gives a rose to two brothers who are vying for her hand.

The Mill Buyers Trailer (1912)

09 August 1912

Flo's suitor wins her mother's favor when he returns a lost pocketbook.

The Doctor’s Testimony Trailer (1914)

05 June 1914

A doctor commits perjury in order to win a woman whose husband could go to prison based on his testimony.

A Mysterious Mystery Trailer (1914)

11 September 1914

A moving picture actress is mistaken for an escaped asylum patient; the insane girl then steps into the actress's life.

Sinners in the Sun Trailer (1932)

13 May 1932

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.

That Awful Brother Trailer (1911)

08 May 1911

A wayward brother is mistaken for a burglar in his own house.

His Wife’s Child Trailer (1913)

14 November 1913

Florence Lawrence plays a woman who remarries and has a child, believing her first husband died, only for him to return.

The Hoyden Trailer (1911)

24 April 1911

A young soldier is shipped overseas after a hasty marriage; when he returns he doesn't recognize his wife who has changed from the tomboy he married to a sophisticated young woman.

His Friend, the Burglar Trailer (1911)

09 March 1911

A husband uses a ruse to sneak back into the house after a night out.

Always a Way Trailer (1911)

08 July 1911

A minister is talked into performing a marriage ceremony for his sister and the beau he despised.

Her Artistic Temperament Trailer (1911)

20 March 1911

A girl from the country writes glowing letters about life in the big city despite the fact that it's really been disastrous.

A Rural Conqueror Trailer (1911)

26 October 1911

Rural man Ira Smiley fears losing his sweetheart, Marjorie Thorne, to her more sophisticated city friends.