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Lois Weber
Director 1879 - 1939

Lois Weber

Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

Lois Weber (1879 - 1939) was a true American auteur on par with D. W. Griffith. A director, actress, screenwriter, and producer of mostly silent films, she was the first American woman to direct a full-length feature film (1914's The Merchant of Venice), the first American... Read full bio →

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Suspense

Suspense

Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber 1913 11m 7.0

Abandoned by her maidservant in an isolated country house, a mother must protect herself and her baby from an invading tramp while her husband races home in a stolen car to save them.

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