Arthur Donaldson
Swedish born classical stage star Arthur Donaldson born in Norsholm, Sweden in 1869. A well-known stage actor and a light opera baritone singer. Moved to the United States in 1883 and began his stage career in the 1890's, he originated the role of 'The Prince of Pilsen' in 1903. Handsome performer who often played high class gentlemen in more than 80 movies, making his film debut in 'A Lad from Old Ireland' for the Kalem Film Co in 1910. During the early 1910's he returned to Sweden, appearing in operettas at Oscarsteatern and also made two Swedish films (one as director) before going back to America. He became one of the best regarded character actors of the World War I era including as a German General in 'For France' at Vitagraph Film Co in 1917, one of his most memorable roles was that of George III in D.W. Griffith's 'America' in 1920. In 1925 he produced and directed 'Retribution' an experimental sound film intended for a Swedish-speaking audience, ironically, sound ultimately put an end to his screen career, he returned to the stage permanently in 1927, making his Broadway directorial debut in 1934 with 'The Green Stick'. He died in Long Island, New York in 1955 age 86.
School for Wives
as Jordan B. LynchSchool for Wives is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring...
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Yolanda
as Lord BishopThe backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his...
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When Knighthood Was in Flower
as Sir Henry BrandonMary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother...
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The Colleen Bawn
as Father TomA young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother...
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Mothers of Men
as Gen. De La MotteYoung Austrian girl Marie Helmar, is left penniless by the death of her father and disgraced by...
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The Lad from Old Ireland
as Parish PriestA young man leaves Ireland for America, but doesn't forget home.
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Over the Top
as Friederich von EmdenThe film is based on a book of the same name by Arthur Guy Empey, detailing his service as an...
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Fifty-Fifty
as Grand Duke PopovitchShortly after his marriage, a millionaire begins an affair with another woman. His wife tries to...
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The Bandolero
as JuanWhen his wife is killed by the evil Marques de Bazan, Spanish army officer Dorando becomes a...
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Find the Woman
as Morris BeinerThis whodunit bears no relation to the 1918 picture of the same name, but both films...
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Danger Trail
as Pierre ThoreauJohn Howland travels to the frozen North to build a branch of the Hudson Bay Railroad. There he...
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The Land of the Lost
as Baron de CoverlyJohn R. Bradley, a wealthy ship builder, seeks a title for his daughter, Miriam. Mr. Bradley...
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The Swan
as Franz, the Court ChamberlainThe Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount...
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His Mother
as The PriestAn Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.
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The Faded Flower
as Wilbur MasonLillian Hill, a poor stenographer, sacrifices her romance with an equally poor playwright, Henry...
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Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
as Mr. McGonigleMame Walsh promised their mother on her deathbed to look after little sister Janie. But Janie...
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For Woman's Favor
as The BrotherA modern love story is the framework for a costume love story, based on Boccaccio's "The Falcon."
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The ABC of Love
as Prof. George CollinsRomance between the playwright Harry Bryant and the homeless and illiterate Kate.
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America
as King George IIIThe story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
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Rory O'More
as Father O'BrienBased on the story of the real-life 17th Century Irish rebel and the eighteen century ballad...
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Gilded Lies
as Major BurnsWhen Keene McComb, a young explorer on an expedition to the North Pole, is given up for lost,...
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The Broadway Drifter
as Frank HarmonBob Stafford, the wastrel son of a wealthy businessman, is disowned by his father for his...
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The Moth and the Flame
as Mr. WaltonA bride who discovers during her wedding ceremony that her husband-to-be has fathered a child...
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Who Goes There?
as Gen. Von ReiterDuring World War I, Kervyn Guild, an American citizen who was born in Belgium, is captured with...
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Enlighten Thy Daughter
as Richard StevensLillian Stevens was raised without care, attention, or education on the ways of the world. When...
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The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
as uncreditedMary Randall, who has just lost her job, is taking care of her widowed mother. Mary learns that...
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Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Marquis de MontcalmGeneral Wolfe, appointed commander of the expedition against Quebec, comes to bid his mother...
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Miss Dulcie from Dixie
as Uncle JohnTo receive the $5,000 promised in her Uncle Stephen's will, Dulcie Culpepper must live with her...
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Babbling Tongues
as Joseph MoreauWhen elderly Joseph Moreau and his young wife Therese offer refuge to starving young dramatist...
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The Blind Basket Weaver
as Dr. ArnoldPaul, a blind basket weaver, plies his trade at a small seaside village. Anna, a cripple, is...
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