Alma Taylor
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Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.
Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place.
She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.466 |
| Birthday | 1895-01-02 |
| Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Alma Louise Taylor, |
1912
Tilly in a Boarding House
6.5/2
Girls dress in boys' clothes and trick boarders.
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Tilly in a Boarding House
1911
Tilly and the Fire Engines
4.5/4
Tomboys drive a fire engine through a fairground and hose the firemen.
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Tilly and the Fire Engines
1915
The Outrage
0/0
A Prussian lieutenant rapes a girl in 1870. He is killed by their son in 1914.
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The Outrage
1916
Comin' Thro' the Rye
0/0
A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement.
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Comin' Thro' the Rye
1918
The Leopard's Spots
5/2
British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918.
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The Leopard's Spots
1920
Helen of Four Gates
4.7/3
HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly...
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Helen of Four Gates
1935
Things Are Looking Up
6/1
Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.
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Things Are Looking Up
1914
The Basilisk
0/0
A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered wit...
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The Basilisk
1910
Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor
5/5
Funny how we think of the loutish behaviour of some of today's teens as a modern-day phenomenon. Here, in a short film more than one hundred years old...
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Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor
1913
David Copperfield
1/1
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David Copperfield
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.457/1347
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their sile...
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
1916
Annie Laurie
0/0
A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew.....
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Annie Laurie
1920
Anna the Adventuress
0/0
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
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Anna the Adventuress
1924
Shadow of Egypt
0/0
A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a mysterious curse...
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Shadow of Egypt
1955
Stock Car
6.7/2
Katie attempts to save her father's failing garage, after he is killed during a stock car race. She is assisted by an American driver, Larry Duke, but...
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Stock Car
1914
An Engagement of Convenience
5/3
A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.
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An Engagement of Convenience
1923
Comin' Thro the Rye
0/0
A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.
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Comin' Thro the Rye
1931
Deadlock
0/0
A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
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Deadlock
1932
Bachelor's Baby
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Jimmy finds an abandoned baby while motorcycling in the country.
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Bachelor's Baby
1927
The House of Marney
0/0
An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.
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The House of Marney
1923
Mist in the Valley
6/1
Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away...
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Mist in the Valley
1936
Everybody Dance
6/1
When her sister dies, a nightclub singer is left with her children. In order to raise the children properly, she leaves her singing career and takes h...
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Everybody Dance
1956
Lost
7/4
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London...
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Lost
1911
Are We Down-Hearted?
4/1
Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a poor family...
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Are We Down-Hearted?
1912
I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are
4/1
Filmed using Vivaphone sound system. This was invented by Cecil M. Hepworth, and performers mimed to a 10" record.
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I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are
1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
6.4/21
With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However,...
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1911
When Tilly's Uncle Flirted
4/1
Tomboys play tricks on their uncle when he flirts with a maid.
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When Tilly's Uncle Flirted
1954
Lilacs in the Spring
5.5/2
A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.
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Lilacs in the Spring
1911
A Seaside Introduction
0/0
'Brighton. Dude searches for girl's lost shoes and stockings.' (British Film Catalogue)
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A Seaside Introduction
1919
Broken in the Wars
5/1
'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Broken in the Wars
1921
Tansy
0/0
'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Tansy
1929
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7/7
One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1911
Tilly's Party
0/0
Two young men help two girls escape.
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Tilly's Party
1912
Oliver Twist
1/1
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their...
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Oliver Twist
1921
Dollars in Surrey
0/0
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Dollars in Surrey
1929
Die stärkere Macht
0/0
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Die stärkere Macht
1927
Quinneys
0/0
'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Quinneys
1928
A South Sea Bubble
0/0
'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)
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A South Sea Bubble
1921
The Narrow Valley
0/0
The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.
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