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False Colors

False Colors

1914Short⏱️ 32m
ShortDrama

In 1895, noted actor Lloyd Phillips leaves the stage after his wife dies in childbirth. Blaming his infant daughter Dixie for his wife's death, Phillips leaves her with Mrs. Hughes, his housekeeper. Meanwhile, Mrs. Moore, a wardro...

Director
Phillips Smalley
Writers
N/A
Stars
Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber, Dixie Carr
Release Date
December 17, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Phillips Smalley
Phillips Smalley
as Lloyd Phillips
Lois Weber
Lois Weber
as Mrs. Moore
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Dixie Carr
as Dixie Phillips
Adele Farrington
Adele Farrington
as Mrs. Hughes, housekeeper
Charles Marriott
Charles Marriott
as Butler (Mr. Hughes)
Courtenay Foote
Courtenay Foote
as Bert Hughes, son of Butler and Housekeeper
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Herbert Standing
as Marc Herbert

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Hobart Bosworth Productions

🏷️ Keywords

actress shares first name with characterpartially lost film

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

False Colors is, for 1914 an interesting backstage melodrama.
by Larry41OnEbay-22013-01-14

"False Colors is, for 1914 an interesting backstage melodrama. Director Phillips Smalley stars as Lloyd Phillips, an actor that gets a telegram as he steps off the stage that his wife has given birth to a daughter but is sinking fast. Lois Weber wrote the screenplay and stars in two roles as Mrs. Moore and her daughter Flo. After Phillips rushes home to discover his wife has died he no longer wants to see the baby and allows for it to be raised elsewhere. Mrs. Moore a seamstress who had worked in the theater and admired Phillips is confronted by her wheelchair bound and jealous husband when he ..."

📖 Synopsis

In 1895, noted actor Lloyd Phillips leaves the stage after his wife dies in childbirth. Blaming his infant daughter Dixie for his wife's death, Phillips leaves her with Mrs. Hughes, his housekeeper. Meanwhile, Mrs. Moore, a wardro...