Marguerite Clayton

Acting

Marguerite Clayton

Born 1891-04-12 · Ogden, Utah, USA

Marguerite Clayton (born Margaret Fitzgerald; April 12, 1891 – December 20, 1968) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1909 and 1928, many of which were westerns with Broncho Billy Anderson and Harry Carey.

Acting credits

His Regeneration poster
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A rough criminal gets a second chance at life thanks to a kindly (and wealthy) lady saloon patron. But he hasn't gone straight yet, as he and a partner attempt to rob the home of a rich homeowner-- whose wife is asleep in the next room.

His Regeneration

1915

A Daughter of the City poster
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Margaret Fowler is a daughter of the city. Her mother, mean and avaricious, ground down to poverty, is willing to sacrifice her daughter's happiness and love for wealth and position. The girl longs for the beautiful things of life. Prompted by her own mother's pleadings, she turns her back on love.

A Daughter of the City

1915

Desert Driven poster
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The story of a man -- accused of a crime he didn't commit and wounded by the posse -- who hides out on a desert ranch.

Desert Driven

1923

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Two young women transform from an innocent girls into a jazz mad flappers.

Twin Flappers

1927

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The girl rejects her sweetheart, telling him that she loves him but prefers a career. She takes up nursing, by which she hopes sometime to become famous. The girl is called to the home of a famous singer, who has broken down. In her delirium the singer calls for the sweetheart of her girlhood. She tells of the disappointment in life despite her fame, and that she longs for a home and the simple things of life, with love.

Her Realization

1915

Straight Through poster
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O'Day, the terror of Red Gulch, wins the entire stake of a gambler named Granger in a poker game but gives it all to Denver Nell, a dancehall girl, when she tells him her sad story. O'Day later discovers that she has returned the money to Granger, and he decides to reform. He goes to another town, where (now known as Good Deed O'Day) he meets an old friend, a wealthy rancher with whose sister, Mary, he is in love. Snowden takes a trip to Denver and returns with Nell, whom he has married.

Straight Through

1925

Tiger Thompson poster
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Tiger Thompson promises a dying train robber to mind his innocent daughter and return the stolen loot. Along the way, Thompson is attacked by the dead man's gang but manages to reach the law (and the girl) in one piece and with the stolen money intact.

Tiger Thompson

1924

Bride 13 poster
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A gang of Tripolitan pirates swooped down and kidnapped 13 wealthy brides, whom they held for ransom.

Bride 13

1920

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A silent film from 1928.

Inspiration

1928

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Lost, Twenty-Four Hours

1916

Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers poster
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Broncho Billy, a prospector, makes a rich strike, but while he is examining the rock he is being watched by three claim jumpers. The minute he leaves the spot the jumpers gather up some samples of the ore, and after replacing Broncho's sign with one of their own, start for the claim agent's office.

Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers

1915

The Bandit Tamer poster
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The Bandit Tamer is a 1925 American silent film directed by J.P. McGowan.

The Bandit Tamer

1925

The Bachelor's Burglar poster
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The girl gets a job on the local newspaper and is sent out to get the story of one of the escapades of a rich bachelor. While she is on her way she determines to break into the house, because she is sure the bachelor will refuse her an interview. She breaks into the house and is blithely gathering the details of her story when the bachelor surprises her and calls the police. Just as the police arrive, the bachelor puts on a housecoat and an old cap. He looks very much like a burglar.

The Bachelor's Burglar

1915

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Young Teddy Bimms craves the good life and finds plenty of intrigue and danger when she falls in love with a jewel thief, who is masquerading as a prince. Ultimately, the young girl reveals his true identity and rescues the grateful prince, who promptly proposes marriage.

Vultures of Society

1916

Broncho Billy's Leap poster
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John Wilson had driven the stagecoach for years. When his daughter, Marguerite, became old enough, he allowed her to make an occasional trip with him. It was when she was about 19 that she had the terrible experience. Her father and the express messenger bad gone into the general store. Marguerite remained on the coach to watch the horses, four of them. A shooting contest a few feet away frightened the horses and they bolted. On a gallop they dashed down the road. Marguerite screamed for her life.

Broncho Billy's Leap

1914

Inside the Lines poster
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A spy known as "1932" during World War I, is commissioned by the German Secret Service to trail English agent Captain Woodhouse to the Straits of Gibraltar and there effect the destruction of the British fleet. Before his departure, 1932 helps Jane Gerson, an American girl falsely accused of espionage, and later falls in love with her.

Inside the Lines

1918

Go Get 'Em Hutch poster
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Movie serial directed by George B. Seitz.

Go Get 'Em Hutch

1922

Broncho Billy Reforms poster
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Broncho Billy and his pals plot to rob the general store. Broncho Billy is elected to go into the store and engage the proprietor in conversation while the others enter the rear door and rob the till.

Broncho Billy Reforms

1913

The Dawn of a Tomorrow poster
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Expecting to die soon or to go insane, Sir Oliver Holt disappears into the London slums intending to commit suicide; but he is dissuaded by Glad, a cheerful girl whose sweetheart (a burglar called "The Dandy") Sir Oliver has sent to obtain money from his safe. The Dandy discovers Arthur Holt, Sir Oliver's nephew, already looting the safe; and he (The Dandy) is framed for the murder of a policeman.

The Dawn of a Tomorrow

1924

The Rustler's Step-Daughter poster
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The sheriff of Mendocino County receives a letter from Bill Kato, proprietor of a ranch, stating that he is tired of losing his cattle and that if he can't find time to do something in the matter, he will have to see the higher authorities. The sheriff at once starts out on the trail of the rustlers.

The Rustler's Step-Daughter

1913

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As early as 1919, Russian Communists (then known as Bolsheviks) were convenient movie villains. This heavy-handed comedy uses the Russian revolution as an excuse for a series of slapstick set pieces.

Bullin' the Bullsheviki

1919

The Night Workers poster
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No synopsis available yet.

The Night Workers

1917

Men in the Raw poster
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Notorious liar Windy Watkins is pursued by Marshal Flynn when he tells a story about mining in Northwest Canada and the murder of his partner.

Men in the Raw

1923

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1924 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale.

The Street of Tears

1924