Frances Raymond (1869–1961) was an American

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and

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.Goble p.193 An established

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, she played in a number of

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s during the

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. Later, during the

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, she primarily played much smaller, uncredited parts.

Selected filmography

* '' The Strange Case of Mary Page'' (1916) * '' The Misleading Lady'' (1916) * '' Skinner's Dress Suit'' (1917) * '' Burning the Candle'' (1917) * '' Sadie Goes to Heaven'' (1917) * '' Love Insurance'' (1919) * '' The Other Half'' (1919) * '' Miss Hobbs'' (1920) * '' A Light Woman'' (1920) * '' The Best of Luck'' (1920) * '' Smoldering Embers'' (1920) * '' A Lady in Love'' (1920) * '' The Midlanders'' (1920) * '' The City of Masks'' (1920) * '' Li Ting Lang'' (1920) * '' The March Hare'' (1921) * '' One a Minute'' (1921) * '' Garments of Truth'' (1921) * '' Two Weeks with Pay'' (1921) *'' One Wild Week'' (1921) * ''

Hurricane's Gal ''Hurricane's Gal'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent adventure film produced, written and directed by Allen Holubar and starring his wife Dorothy Phillips. It was distributed through Associated First National Pictures. Plot Cast *Doroth ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Ghost Breaker'' (1922) * '' A Chapter in Her Life'' (1923) * '' The Grail'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Meanest Man in the World'' (1923) * '' Flirting with Love'' (1924) * '' Girls Men Forget'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' California Straight Ahead'' (1925) * '' Scandal Proof'' (1925) * '' Satan in Sables'' (1925) * ''

Seven Chances ''Seven Chances'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, based on the play of the same name by Roi Cooper Megrue, produced in 1916 by David Belasco. Additional cast members include T. Roy Barnes, Snitz ...

'' (1925) * '' The Girl on the Stairs'' (1925) * '' What Happened to Jones'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Stage Kisses'' (1927) * '' The Cruel Truth'' (1927) * '' Get Your Man'' (1927) * '' The Wreck'' (1927) * '' Rich Men's Sons'' (1927) * '' The Gay Defender'' (1927) * '' Web of Fate'' (1927) * '' The Gay Old Bird'' (1927) * '' Wandering Girls'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Everything's Rosie'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

The Mighty Barnum ''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film directed by Walter Land and starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name. Beery had played Barnum four years earl ...

'' (1934) * '' College Scandal'' (1935) * '' Champagne Waltz'' (1937) * '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) * '' The Star Maker'' (1939) * '' The Great Victor Herbert'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' West Point Widow'' (1941) * ''

The Lady Eve ''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.Life with Henry ''Life with Henry'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. It was released ...

'' (1941) * '' Loco Boy Makes Good'' (1942) * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1943) * '' You Came Along'' (1945) * ''

Our Hearts Were Growing Up ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell (director), William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film ''Our Hearts Were Young an ...

'' (1946) * '' Ladies' Man'' (1947)

References

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Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Frances 1869 births 1961 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Entertainers from Salem, Massachusetts