Alma Taylor

Alma Taylor

Birthday: 1895-01-02

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Biography: From Wikipedia Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place. She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.

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Tilly's Party
Tilly's Party

Two young men help two girls escape....

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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a hou...

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Die stärkere Macht
Die stärkere Macht

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Quinneys
Quinneys

'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)...

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A South Sea Bubble
A South Sea Bubble

'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue...

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Tilly in a Boarding House
Tilly in a Boarding House

Girls dress in boys' clothes and trick boarders....

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Tilly and the Fire Engines
Tilly and the Fire Engines

Tomboys drive a fire engine through a fairground and hose the firemen....

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The Outrage
The Outrage

A Prussian lieutenant rapes a girl in 1870. He is killed by their son in 1914....

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Dollars in Surrey
Dollars in Surrey

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Comin' Thro' the Rye
Comin' Thro' the Rye

A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement....

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The Leopard's Spots
The Leopard's Spots

British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918....

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Helen of Four Gates
Helen of Four Gates

HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, base...

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Things Are Looking Up
Things Are Looking Up

Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister....

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The Basilisk
The Basilisk

A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force...

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Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor
Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor

Funny how we think of the loutish behaviour of some of today's teens as a modern-day phenomenon. Her...

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David Copperfield
David Copperfield

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal de...

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The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocc...

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Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie

A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew........

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Anna the Adventuress
Anna the Adventuress

Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents....

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The Narrow Valley
The Narrow Valley

The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the tr...

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The Shadow of Egypt
The Shadow of Egypt

A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a my...

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Stock Car
Stock Car

Katie attempts to save her father's failing garage, after he is killed during a stock car race. She ...

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An Engagement of Convenience
An Engagement of Convenience

A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt....

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Comin' Thro the Rye
Comin' Thro the Rye

A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement....

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Deadlock
Deadlock

A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film....

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Bachelor's Baby
Bachelor's Baby

Jimmy finds an abandoned baby while motorcycling in the country....

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The House of Marney
The House of Marney

An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle....

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Mist in the Valley
Mist in the Valley

Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned autho...

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Everybody Dance
Everybody Dance

When her sister dies, a nightclub singer is left with her children. In order to raise the children p...

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Lost
Lost

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their ...

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Are We Down-Hearted?
Are We Down-Hearted?

Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty conc...

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I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are
I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are

Filmed using Vivaphone sound system. This was invented by Cecil M. Hepworth, and performers mimed to...

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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find them...

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When Tilly's Uncle Flirted
When Tilly's Uncle Flirted

Tomboys play tricks on their uncle when he flirts with a maid....

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Lilacs in the Spring
Lilacs in the Spring

A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to...

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A Seaside Introduction
A Seaside Introduction

'Brighton. Dude searches for girl's lost shoes and stockings.' (British Film Catalogue)...

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Broken in the Wars
Broken in the Wars

'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (Bri...

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Tansy
Tansy

'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles

One of the last of the silent Sherlock films....

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A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. T...

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Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian

A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwi...

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Molly Bawn
Molly Bawn

Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart ...

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