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A Pit Boy's Romance is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by A.E. Coleby and Arthur Rooke and starring Jimmy Wilde, Tommy Noble and Arthur Rooke. The film ends with the villain's protégé losing a boxing match to the hero, a plot similar to that of Coleby's film of the previous year Kent, the Fighting Man.
East Lynne is a 1913 British silent drama film directed by Bert Haldane and starring Blanche Forsythe, Fred Paul and Fred Morgan. It is based on the 1861 novel East Lynne by Ellen Wood.
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For Valour is a 1928 British silent war film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Dallas Cairns, Mary Rorke and Roy Travers. It was part of a cycle of 1920s British films portraying the First World War. It was generally poorly received by critics.
Diana and Destiny is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Evelyn Boucher, Wyndham Guise and Roy Travers. It was made at Catford Studios, and based on a 1905 novel by Charles Garvice.
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The Prehistoric Man is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring George Robey, Marie Blanche and H. Agar Lyons.
Romany Love is a 1931 British musical film directed by Fred Paul and starring Esmond Knight, Florence McHugh and Roy Travers. It was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie.
Take It from Me is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Blanche Mehaffey, Lee Moran.
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