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The Pursuit of Pamela is a 1920 British silent comedy drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw, starring Edna Flugrath, Templar Powell and Douglas Munro, and based on a play by C. B. Fernald.
Harold Marvin Shaw was an American stage performer, film actor, screenwriter, and notable director of the silent era. A native of Tennessee, he worked professionally in theatrical plays and vaudeville for 16 years before he began acting in motion pictures for Edison Studios in New York City in 1910 and then started regularly directing shorts there two years later. Shaw next served briefly as a director for Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) in New York before moving to England in May 1913 to be "chief producer" for the newly established London Film Company. During World War I, he relocated to South Africa, where in 1916 he directed the film De Voortrekkers in cooperation with African Film Productions, Limited. Shaw also established his own production company while in South Africa, completing there two more releases, The Rose of Rhodesia in 1918 and the comedy Thoroughbreds All in 1919. After directing films once again in England under contract with Stoll Pictures, he finally returned to the United States in 1922 and later directed several screen projects for Metro Pictures in California before his death in Los Angeles in 1926. During his 15-year film career, Shaw worked on more than 125 films either as a director, actor, or screenwriter.
London Pride is a 1920 British silent comedy film, directed by Harold M. Shaw, and starring Edna Flugrath, Fred Groves and O. B. Clarence. It was based on a play by Arthur Lyons and Gladys Unger.
The Firm of Girdlestone is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Fred Groves and Charles Rock. It is an adaptation of the 1890 novel The Firm of Girdlestone by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was shot at Twickenham Studios.
False Evidence is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Cecil Humphreys and Teddy Arundell. It was adapted from an 1896 novel by Phillips Oppenheim.
Me and Me Moke is a 1916 British silent comedy film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Gerald Ames and Hubert Willis. The screenplay concerns a young man from a wealthy background who takes a job working as a porter at the fruit and vegetable market in Covent Garden.
The Derby Winner is a 1915 British silent sports drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Gerald Ames and Mary Dibley. It is an adaptation of an 1895 play The Derby Winner by Henry Hamilton, Augustus Harris and Cecil Raleigh.
The Heart of a Child is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Edward Sass and Hayford Hobbs. It is based on a 1908 novel by Frank Danby.
Mr. Lyndon at Liberty is a 1915 British silent thriller film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Fred Groves and Charles Rock. It was based on the 1915 novel by Victor Bridges.
Liberty Hall is a 1914 British silent comedy film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Ben Webster, Edna Flugrath and O. B. Clarence. It is an adaptation of the 1892 play of the same title by R. C. Carton.
The Social Code is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Dana's older sister, Edna Flugrath, also features in the film.
The Ring and the Rajah is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Arthur Holmes-Gore and Vincent Clive.
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