Movies: William Parke Jr.

  • 1917
    The Vicar of Wakefield

    The Vicar of Wakefield (1917)

    The Vicar of Wakefield

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    The production vindicated the new feature-length movie format by restoring several characters, plot complications, and atmosphere that had been truncated in Thanhouser’s 1910 version of less than one-sixth the length....

    The Vicar of Wakefield
  • 1921
    The Ghost in the Garret

    The Ghost in the Garret (1921)

    The Ghost in the Garret

    0.31921HD

    Framed for stealing some pearls while staying at the country home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison, Delsie O'Dell is banished from their house. Delsie along with her bulldog, Violet, follows Oscar, the actual thief, to an old haunted hous...

    The Ghost in the Garret
  • 1916
    Prudence the Pirate

    Prudence the Pirate (1916)

    Prudence the Pirate

    0.31916HD

    To her aunt's dismay, Prudence isn't interested in society life. She'd rather listen to the butler's tall tales of being a pirate. Nixed from a boat trip, she rents a schooner, recruits a crew and raises the jolly roger....

    Prudence the Pirate
  • 1917
    The Last of the Carnabys

    The Last of the Carnabys (1917)

    The Last of the Carnabys

    0.31917HD

    The affluent Carnabys have now dwindled in fortune and family, leaving just Lucy and her brother, Gordon in financial straits. Situations escalate as they struggle to pay their bills and deal with Gordon's gambling debts....

    The Last of the Carnabys
  • 1917
    A Crooked Romance

    A Crooked Romance (1917)

    A Crooked Romance

    0.31917HD

    Mary's supposed father, Syd, trains her to believe theft is justifiable. Caught robbing a man's house, Mary escapes and Syd is jailed. Mary begins working as a locksmith. When she meets the man again, will he believe she's changed?...

    A Crooked Romance