Lionel Belmore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867, Wimbledon, Surrey, England - 30 January 1953, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on. He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) (1874-1954) and the actor Paul Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Their daughter Violet had decided to follow in her father's footsteps and go into acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lionel Belmore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the...
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Frankenstein
as The BurgomasterTampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Humility PrimRobin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win...
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Son of Frankenstein
as Emil LangOne of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma...
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Mutiny on the Bounty
as Innkeeper (uncredited)Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS...
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The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Councilman (uncredited)Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can...
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David Copperfield
as Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)Charles Dickens' timeless tale of an ordinary young man who lives an extraordinary life, filled...
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Cleopatra
as FidiusThe queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
as HigginsAn American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the...
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Design for Living
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves so the trio agree to try living...
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The Prince and the Pauper
as InnkeeperTwo boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when...
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The King of Kings
as Roman NobleThe King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In...
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The Sign of the Cross
as Bettor of 300 SilverAfter burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they...
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Cavalcade
as Uncle George (uncredited)A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of...
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Topper
as Bank Guard (uncredited)Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as...
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Safe in Hell
as Judge (uncredited)To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where...
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Three Ages
as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a...
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Bonnie Scotland
as BlacksmithStan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things...
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The Last of the Mohicans
as PatroonThe story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and...
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The Vampire Bat
as Bürgermeister Gustave SchoenA German village is stricken by a series of murders that appear to be the work of vampires.
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The Son of Monte Cristo
as Hercules SnyderRightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil...
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The Matinee Idol
as Jasper BolivarThe famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape...
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Stingaree
as Governor's Second Aide (uncredited)A young lady named Hilda who works as a servant for the wealthy Clarksons, sheep farmers, and...
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Tower of London
as Beacon - a ChamberlainIn the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord,...
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The Blackbird
as Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French...
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Clive of India
as Official at ReceptionFort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an...
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Caravan
as Station MasterA countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine...
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The Toast of New York
as President of BoardAfter the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New...
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Within the Law
as Irwin - his attorneyWhen Mary Turner is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit, she vows upon her release to...
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Daybreak
as Herr Kessner (uncredited)An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.
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The Rogue Song
as OssmanIn czarist Russia, a princess falls for a dashing bandit leader, but their romance proves a...
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Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Col. VilliersKitty Bellairs, a flirtatious young woman of 18th Century England, cuts a swath of broken hearts...
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The Love Parade
as Prime MinisterThe queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
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Monte Carlo
as Duke Gustav von LiebenheimA countess fleeing her husband mistakes a count for her hairdresser at a Monte Carlo casino.
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The Three Musketeers
as Inn ProprietorThe young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He...
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Kiss Me Again
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)An officer of the French Military is in love with a shop girl, but his aristocratic father wants...
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One Rainy Afternoon
as Stage Doorman (Uncredited)Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes...
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Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Will LeathwaiteThe Victorian wife of a mad baron waits years for a British soldier sent to Egypt.
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The Affairs of Cellini
as Court Member (uncredited)The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
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Oliver Twist
as Mr. BrownlowOliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought...
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It's Love I'm After
as Friar Lawrence (uncredited)An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.
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Tom Brown's School Days
as Tavern KeeperWhen private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's...
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Stout Student (uncredited)A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
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If I Were King
as Chief StewardKing Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in...
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So Big!
as Reverend Dekker (uncredited)A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
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Oliver Twist
as Mr. BumbleAn orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang...
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Cardinal Richelieu
as AgitatorThe cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
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The Man Who Fights Alone
as MeggsJohn Marble, a construction engineer is stricken by paralysis and begins to envision the growth...
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My Son, My Son!
as Mr. MoscropA self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied....
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Rulers of the Sea
as Villager (Uncredited)The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all...
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Bardelys the Magnificent
as Vicomte de LavedanRafael Sabatini's story of the swashbuckling era and of Bardeleys, the handsome courtier who...
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The Return of Grey Wolf
as Jacques St. ClaireGrey Wolf, a German Shepherd Dog, leads the human hero to victory in this silent western.
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Rule 'Em and Weep
as GeneralKing Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.
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Jane Eyre
as Lord IngramJane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess...
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Maid of Salem
as Tavern KeeperWhen a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes...
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River's End
as MountieSgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named...
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Captain of the Guard
as Colonel of HussarsIn this operetta, the captain of the king's guard secretly works for the rebellion during the...
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The Man Called Back
as Mr. CartrightFresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert...
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Meet the Baron
as Explorer with Newspaper (uncredited)A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.
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Moonlight Follies
as James RutledgeVivacious Marie Prevost starred in this pleasant little Universal comedy about a flirt who...
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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Vanity Fair
as Sir Pitt CrawleyAn ambitious and ruthless young woman advances from the position of governess to the heights of...
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Sorrell and Son
as John PalfreyStephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts...
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Without Mercy
as Honest Tom MassinghamIn this silent melodrama Sir Melmoth Craven is running against John Orme for a seat in...
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Life in Hollywood No. 7
as HimselfPart of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
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The White Angel
as Captain (uncredited)In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards...
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Alexander Hamilton
as General Philip SchuylerThe founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
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Berkeley Square
as Innkeeper (uncredited)A young American man is transported back to London in the time shortly after the American...
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Devil-May-Care
as Innkeeper (uncredited)A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.
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The Unholy Night
as Major EndicottWhen a rash of murders depletes their number, a billionaire's employees are brought together at...
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The Great Junction Hotel
as The District AttorneyA Masquers' Club spoof short. Newly-weds spend their wedding night in a run-down hotel, watched...
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Red Morning
as The StorekeeperA captain's daughter become marooned on an island after the ship is taken over by a mutinous crew.
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The Strange Boarder
as Jake BloomHonest Arizona rancher Sam Gardner, goes with his motherless son Billy to the city, where he is...
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Playing Around
as MorganNew York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich...
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Master Will Shakespeare
as Manager Burbage (uncredited)A short biography of William Shakespeare that highlights the various jobs he worked at in the...
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Red Lights
as Aiden MurrayA mysterious figure attempts to keep a daughter from reuniting with her father.
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Peg o' My Heart
as HawksPEG O MY HEART (Metro Studios, 1922), directed by King Vidor, under the supervision of J....
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Service de Luxe
as WadeGlamorous and efficient Helen Murphy runs a service that will provide any type of assistance to...
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The Declaration of Independence
as The Innkeeper (uncredited)This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast...
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I Am Suzanne!
as Puppeteer / SatanA dancer falls in love with a puppeteer, much to the consternation of her manipulative manager. ...
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The Green Specter
as Commandant EndicottA group of people who knew each other years before discover that members of the group are being...
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Evidence
as InkeeperLord Cyril Wimborne, a barrister, divorces his wife, Myra, and takes custody of their child,...
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Eve's Secret
as BaronEve's Secret is that she's not the elegant society woman she seems to be. In fact, Eve is an...
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Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Bill, the BartenderA man's heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his...
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Police Court
as Albert FurmanA once great stage and screen actor has fallen from fame because of his alcoholism; his young...
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Hell's Island
as Monsieur DupontIn this adventure, trouble ensues when two American French Legionnaires fall for the same girl...
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A Boy of Flanders
as Baas CogezAn orphan boy wins a prize for his drawing.
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Run, Girl, Run
as The DeanA women's track team is preparing for a big meet against a rival college, but the coach is...
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The World's Champion
as John BurroughsYoung William Burroughs comes from wealth but not nobility, so despite his income he is not...
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
as Gaston LarrieauExemplifying Kipling's adage, a white man falls to pieces when he is in the South Seas.
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From Headquarters
as Señor CarrolesUnited States Marine Corps Captain "Happy" Smith and Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer lead a squadron of...
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Heart Trouble
as Adolph Van HousenNo known surviving copy is known to exist. This well received film revolved around Harry Van...
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Pie a la Maid
as Dr. KornbloomCharley falls for a waitress who mistakes him for a gangster.
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A Lady of Quality
as Sir Geoffrey WildairsClorinda Wildairs breaks off an affair with the unscrupulous Sir John Ozen to become engaged to...
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Winners Of The Wilderness
as Gov. Dinwiddie of VirginiaDuring the French and Indian War the Indians under Pontiac kidnap Rene. Colonel O'Hara hopes to...
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The Sea Hawk
as Justice Anthony BaineThe adventures of Oliver Tressilian, who goes from English gentry to galley slave to captain of...
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One Heavenly Night
as Baron ZagonA poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star.
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The Sun Never Sets
as Selection Board Member #3The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes...
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Hitch Hike Lady
as Mr. Harker - Green-grocerBrit Amelia Blake travels to America to join her son Alfred. Fate forces her to hitchhike to...
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Stark Mad
as Amos SewaldAn expedition sets out through the jungle to find a missing explorer, but stumbles upon an...
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Jazzmania
as Baron BoloThe queen of a mythical European nation flees to America when a general threatens to overthrow...
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The Demi-Bride
as Monsieur GirardTrouble begins when Mme. Girard steps out on her husband, Criquette's father, to fool around...
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The Great Lover
as ImpresarioEthel Warren returns from studying in Europe to make her debut in New York with the opera...
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Range Riders
as Bartender MikeAn elderly rancher writes to his son to come home and help him fight against a bandit gang that...
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The Galloping Kid
as 'Five-Notch' ArnettCowboy Simplex Cox, now a drifter and odd-job seeker, lands the assignment of chaperoning the...
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Iron to Gold
as SheriffGeorge Kirby steals a mining claim from Tom Curtis and forces him to become an outlaw. Years...
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The Return of Peter Grimm
as Rev. Bartholomey"Old Peter Grimm makes his ward Katie promise to marry his nephew Frederik [ sic ] and then...
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The Circus Kid
as BeezicksIn 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins...
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Head Over Heels
as Al WilkinsWhen theatrical agent Sterling, a ladies man known for signing his latest paramours onto his...
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The Dice Woman
as RastillacAnita Gray is the spoiled daughter of a millionaire. Returning home from a party, her car breaks...
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Milestones
as Richard Sibley Sr1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly...
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Godless Men
as Seaman NeighborOn board his trading schooner in the South Pacific, tough sea captain Black Pawl confronts his...
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Madame Behave
as Seth CorwinA cross-dressing farce, adapted from "Madame Lucy" by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in...
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Rose-Marie
as Henri DuraySergeant Malone of the Mounties and effeminate Etienne Doray are both in love with Rose-Marie,...
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Jes' Call Me Jim
as BelcherHappy-go-lucky Jim Fenton is in love with Miss Butterworth, the town milliner, who is taking...
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The Kentucky Derby
as Col. Rome WoolrichPosing as relatives, Ralph and Helen Gordon visit Col. Moncrief Gordon's Kentucky mansion,...
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The Sunset Derby
as Jack McTeagueAfter suffering a fall during a race, rider Jimmy Burke loses his nerve. But with the help of...
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The Constant Woman
as Character ManA mother abandons her family only to become a crispy critter with her lover, the husband finds...
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Diamond Frontier
as Piet BloemStory of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.
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The Man Who Had Everything
as Mark BullwayHarry Bullway is a careless young man, always after a good time. He nearly runs over a blind...
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The Play Girl
as The Greek FloristWhen Madge, a clerk in a flower shop, is sent to a bachelor's apartment to deliver and arrange a...
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Love Comes Along
as BrownieAn American sailor comes to a seedy banana republic, and finds a fellow yank, a stranded girl,...
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The Boudoir Diplomat
as War MinisterA ladies' man flirts with the wives of other governments' officials.
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The Wasp
as BrazsosGrace Culver's sharp tongue, has garnered her with the nicknamed "The Wasp." A spirited...
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The Redeeming Sin
as Father ColombThe Redeeming Sin (1929) is a crime drama part-talking silent film with Vitaphone music and...
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Kindred of the Dust
as The Laird of TyeeDiscovering that her husband is a bigamist, Nan returns with her child to her Puget Sound...
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Guile of Women
as ArmstrongA naive young Swede is repeatedly victimized by predatory women. When finally he meets a young...
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Wanted, A Mother
as GiuseppeNeglected by her grief-stricken father, a doctor, after the tragic death of his wife, little...
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Shipwrecked
as John BeaconLarry O'Neil, a ship's cook, finds and befriends stowaway Lois Austin, who is a fugitive from a...
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