Alec B. Francis
English born Alec B. Francis (Alec Budd Francis) was, in America, a stage and film actor.
Alice in Wonderland
as King of HeartsIn Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called...
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Mata Hari
as Major CaronA semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of...
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3 Bad Men
as Rev. BensonThree outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
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His Private Secretary
as Rev. HallDick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get...
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
as Amos LoganA poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear...
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Arrowsmith
as TwyfordA medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use...
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Outward Bound
as ScrubbyA group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of...
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Oliver Twist
as Mr. BrownlowAn orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang...
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The Circle
as Lord Clive CheneyElizabeth Cheney has a wealthy husband, social prominence and everything she could want in life...
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Feet First
as Mr. Carson, old-timerAn ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss' daughter and tells her he is a...
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The Last Mile
as Father O'ConnorRichard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives...
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Beyond the Rocks
as Captain FitzgeraldA young woman dutifully marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome...
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The Military Air-Scouts
as Commander ArthurThe story takes place three years into the future. Events represented take place in 1914 when...
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Evangeline
as Father FelicianA young Acadian woman spends years searching for her lost love after the two are separated and...
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Beau Brummel
as MortimerGeorge Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord...
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Hollywood
as Alec B. FrancisAngela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa....
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I'll Tell the World
as Grand Duke FerdinandLee Tracy once again plays a Winchellesque newspaper reporter in Universal's I'll Tell the...
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Thank You
as David LeeYoung Kenneth Jamieson's millionaire father, fed up with his son's wild escapades, sends him to...
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Mary of the Movies
as Alec B. Francis (uncredited)Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood...
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Camille
as The DukeBased on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
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The Cinderella Man
as Romney EvansWhen Marjorie Caner returns from abroad, she is quite lonely in her millionaire father's big...
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The Mississippi Gambler
as Junius BlackburnHe was a handsome gambler, living by his wits; yet when he played for the biggest stake of his...
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The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as General von LychowThis film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this...
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Husband and Wife
as James WatsonWhen Doris Baker spends her husband Dick into serious debt, he embezzles funds from the bank...
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The Bishop Murder Case
as Professor Bertrand DillardThe murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance...
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Alias Mary Smith
as AttorneyA young woman trying to obtain proof that a gangster committed a murder is befriended by a...
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The World and Its Woman
as Prince Michael Orbeliana the ElderA Russian peasant girl rises to fame as an operatic diva. She becomes beloved of a Russian...
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The Return of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm"Old Peter Grimm makes his ward Katie promise to marry his nephew Frederik [ sic ] and then...
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Saved from the Titanic
as FatherA young woman tells her parents and fiance (in flashback) about the recent sinking of the...
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Lola
as Dr. BarnhelunA scientist resurrects his dead daughter, only to realize she now lacks a soul.
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Evidence
as HarbisonLord Cyril Wimborne, a barrister, divorces his wife, Myra, and takes custody of their child,...
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The Sacred Flame
as Dr. HarvesterColonel Maurice Taylor of the Royal Flying Corps is hopelessly injured in an airplane crash...
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The Venus Model
as John BraddockA young lady designs a wonderfully received bathing suit and saves her employer from financial...
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The Face in the Dark
as Charles RidgewayJane Ridgeway, the daughter of retired Secret Service man Charles Ridgeway, has inherited her...
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The Forgotten Law
as Judge KirtleyMargaret Jarnette discovers that her husband Victor has been cheating on her and confronts him....
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Forever After
as Mr. Wayne, Theodore's Father (as Alec Francis)A wounded captain recalls his youth, his time at college, and the woman he fell in love with.
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The Shepherd of the Hills
as David Howitt, The ShepherdDavid Howitt, a stranger, comes among the mountain folk of the Missouri hills and, taken in by...
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Capital Punishment
as uncreditedThis is not a Clara Bow vehicle, and yet it is clearly the aspect/asset of Clara Bow which...
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The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
as The Earl Of BatesonGiles Bateson gets expelled from college for misconduct. His angry father, the Earl, sends him a...
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Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Richard GauntSydney Fairchild, the daughter of a woman who was once loved by three bachelors, surprises the...
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Little Church Around the Corner
as Reverend BradleyA wealthy minister in a mining town is something of an advocate for the miners' safety, but he...
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The Man Who Had Everything
as Matt SillsHarry Bullway is a careless young man, always after a good time. He nearly runs over a blind...
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The Great Moment
as Sir Edward PelhamSir Edward Pelham, married to a Romani Russian, fears that his daughter will follow in her...
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The Ballet Girl
as Jerry VergoeAerial dancer La Syrena, whose jealous husband kills her while she performs in midair. Her...
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Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Bill AveryAfter robbing a bank, a criminal is wrongfully pardoned from prison.
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Vanity Fair
as Pitt CrawleyA silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.
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The Terror
as Dr. RedmayneGuests at an old English manor house are stalked by a mysterious killer known only as "The Terror".
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Lord and Lady Algy
as SwepsonLord and Lady Algy separate amicably after he breaks his promise not to gamble again on the...
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Broadway Daddies
as John Lambert KennedyEve, a beautiful young nightclub dancer, turns down a string of wealthy and powerful suitors for...
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Wanted, A Mother
as Dr. ThayerNeglected by her grief-stricken father, a doctor, after the tragic death of his wife, little...
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High Steppers
as Father PerryamPerryam is going through a round of bad luck; he is thrown out of school and loses at love. In...
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Smilin' Through
as Dr. OwenThe story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role...
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Outcast Lady
as TrubleA woman's dubious past proves to be a stumbling block when she becomes engaged to marry.
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The Crimson Gardenia
as Mr. BannimanWastrel New York millionaire Roland Van Dam travels to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, looking...
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Pals First
as DominieRichard Castleman, master of Winnecrest Hall in Louisiana, goes on a sea voyage recommended by...
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A Thief in Paradise
as Bishop SavilleYears of failure and bad luck have made Maurice Blake a beachcomber on an island in the Samoas,...
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The Street Called Straight
as Rodney TempleDirected by Wallace Worsley.
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The Heart of a Hero
as Col. KnowltonThis is a visualization of the life of patriot Nathan Hale which is based on a play by Clyde...
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The Mad Whirl
as John HerringtonA teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.
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North of the Rio Grande
as Father HillaireSon of Colonel Haddington, Bob leads a posse against raiders in a settlement. During his...
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Looking Forward
as Mr. BirkenshawDepression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to...
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Lucretia Lombard
as Judge WinshipLucretia Morgan has been married to an old man for the past seven years. The marriage is...
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Godless Men
as Reverend Sam PoorOn board his trading schooner in the South Pacific, tough sea captain Black Pawl confronts his...
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Earthbound
as Dr. Roger GallowayWhen Jim Rittenshaw learns that his friend Richard Desborough is having an affair with Jim's...
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Thirty a Week
as Mr. WrightAlthough she is engaged to the wealthy Freddy Ruyter, Barbara Wright prefers her father's...
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The Coast of Folly
as Count de TauroUnable to abide her self-righteous husband, Nadine Gathway leaves home and drops out of sight...
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Robin Hood
as Sheriff of NottinghamRobin Hood is a 1912 film made by Eclair Studios when it and many other early film studios in...
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The Gold Diggers
as James BlakeStephen Lee doesn't want his nephew Wally Sanders to marry chorus girl Violet Dayne, because he...
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Rose of the World
as 'Gramp' Tallifer (as Alec Francis)In India, Rosamond English learns that her husband Capt. Harry English has been killed in...
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The Pest
as Judge FisherNaive country girl Jigs Blodgett makes friends with Gene Giles, the nephew of a wealthy judge....
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When Doctors Disagree
as Dr. Harris Sr.Millie Martin falls for falsely accused Joe Turner on a train where he is masquerading as a...
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The Probation Wife
as Huntley McMertonA 1919 film directed by Sidney Franklin.
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Waking Up the Town
as Abner HopeJim Joyce runs a garage with old Abner Hope. When Hope's granddaughter, Mary Ellen, comes to...
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Flame of the Desert
as Sir John CarletonAn Englishman goes undercover posing as an Egyptian sheik in order to infiltrate a conspiracy to...
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The Lion and the Mouse
as Judge RossJudge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him,...
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Miss Petticoats
as Worth CourtleighMiss Petticoats stops a runaway horse, saves a wealthy woman from death, is rewarded with...
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The Music Master
as uncreditedAmerican silent drama film about music.
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Captain Applejack
as Lush, the ButlerAn ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried...
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The Cross Bearer
as Brother JosephCardinal Mercier protects the altar of his church from desecration when German forces invade the...
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Thunder Mountain
as PreacherSam Martin grows up in the Kentucky hills with a preacher as his closest friend and father...
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Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
as uncreditedThis is basically a two practical-joke comedy. Bunny is a businessman father and Mabel plays...
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A Woman's Way
as General John StantonMarion Livingston, daughter of General Livingston, boss of the Elsinore coal mines, rescues Jack...
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Companionate Marriage
as Judge MeredithSally Williams (Betty Bronson) marries Donald Moore (Richard Walling) and have trials and...
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The Tenth Woman
as Mr. BrainherdA ranch owner saves a pretty young woman from committing suicide, and later marries her. They...
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Forget-Me-Not
as Marquis de MohrivartAdventuress Stefanie Paoli forsakes her lover, humble fisherman Gabriel Barrato, for the arms of...
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as John HarperThe spoiled, arrogant and slow-witted son of a wealthy businessman falls in love with the...
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The End of the World
as Abner HopeJack Joyce, who worked in old Abner Hope's garage, was always dreaming of big schemes, but had...
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Sally in Our Alley
as Sandy MackSally, a girl of the tenements, is being raised by three bachelor foster-fathers, a pawnbroker,...
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The Butterfly Man
as James BachelorSedgewick Blynn is determined to marry a rich woman. One night he saves a child from a fire....
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Transcontinental Limited
as Jerry ReynoldsWar veteran returns home to find his sweetheart totally upset. Her father will lose his sight...
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Chamber of Forgetfulness
as The HusbandA husband, thinking his wife is unfaithful to her, has a confrontational scene with her, which...
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The Yankee Señor
as Don FernandoA cowboy estranged from his family and unsure of his heritage becomes a hero and falls for a...
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A Voice in the Dark
as Joseph CramptonThe solution to a murder hinges on two witnesses: a deaf woman and a blind man.
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Auld Lang Syne
as ScotsmanAmong the green hills of Scotland dwelt two farmer lads, Tammas and Geordie, fast friends tried...
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The Gilded Cage
as King ComusIn The Gilded Cage, Alice Brady plays Princess Honore, who falls in love with a handsome prince...
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The Last Hour
as Reever McCall (as Alec Francis)Steve Cline returns to the U.S. after earning his fortune in South America. He reads in the...
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The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds
as Gen. Philip SchuylerDuring the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are both courting beautiful...
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Oh, You Ragtime!
as The BankerThe famous pianist Tenorini has moved into the neighbourhood. He plays a song (a spring waltz...
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The Little Snob
as Colonel BanksMay Banks (May McAvoy) is a working-class girl who gets ideas above her station in life when her...
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Playmates
as The DoctorA short film about the friendship between a little girl and a stray dog.
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Outwitted
as John Kinney (as Alec Francis)After being captured by T-Man Jack Blaisdell and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor on a...
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