Wilbur Higby
Actor · 1867 – 1934 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Movies24
Movie6.9DramaRomanceA frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 · 251 votes
MovieComedyKingston Hollister admires Bernice Cleveland from afar. He asks Officer Callahan, the policeman on the beat, about her and mistakenly believes she is a lady's maid. So the wealthy Hollister disguises himself as the cop so he can meet her.
Brass Buttons
1919
MovieMysteryDisgusted when the police department fails to apprehend the murderer of her guardian, Henri Du Bois, Celeste decides to track down the criminal herself. Her only clue is a cuff link dropped near the scene of the crime on which a sphinx is engraved, and with it, she wanders through Paris' tough Moulin Noir district. When she notices a young man wearing a tie pin of identical design, she cultivates his acquaintance and eventually asks him to visit her in her home. His suspicious behavior there convinces Celeste that he is the guilty party, and although she has fallen in love with him, she has him arrested, whereupon she learns that he is Du Bois' missing son, Andre. Further detective work reveals that the real murderer is Celeste's rejected suitor, Raoul Laverne. Upon his confession, Andre is released and eventually marries Celeste.
Madame Sphinx
1918
MovieDramaSocial worker John Warfield meets socialist radical Guido Garcia, and together they establish a refuge in San Francisco for life's unfortunates.
The Answer
1918
Movie9.0CrimeDramaVeteran postman Bob Morley and his son Johnnie are honored for their service to the U. S. Mail Service. When Johnnie takes a position on the Enterprise, he is falsely convicted of theft and murder when the cargo is stolen and the ship's officer is shot.
The Mailman
1923 · 1 votes
Movie6.8RomanceDramaAdapted from the play The Merry Wives of Gotham, twin sisters are separated at birth - one of them becomes a society girl in New York, the other lives in the Irish slums.
Lights of Old Broadway
1925 · 4 votes
Movie5.6RomanceComedyA teenage orphan (who believes herself to be "hoodooed") is taken in by a childless couple and quickly falls for the boy next door; Her luck seems to have changed. But the idyll is broken up after a trip to the movies-- It seems the 'hoodoo' has returned after she tries to replicate what she'd seen on the screen.
Hoodoo Ann
1916 · 13 votes
Movie7.0ComedyWesternBig Hearted Jim, the sheriff, loves the tomboyish Nugget Nell ( Dorothy Gish ), who runs a hash house in the mining country, but although she has romantic feelings, they are not aroused by Jim. Nell agrees to an old miner friend's request to care for his "child," Nell is shocked to meet the six-foot girl, but she cares for her just the same. Nell falls in love with the City Chap, out West to look after his mining property, but he barely notices her, having become intrigued by the Ingenue, whom he met on the stagecoach. The jealous Nell steals stylish clothes to allure him, but she has trouble walking in French high-heels.
Nugget Nell
1919 · 1 votes
Movie7.3DramaThe King of Illyris marries a neighboring princess, who finds out he has a mistress, Sephora. Revolted, she turns to Prince Alexei for friendship. Turmoil increases as a revolution demands the abdication of the King and the Queen opposes this decision.
Confessions of a Queen
1925 · 6 votes
Movie9.0DramaBecause Dan McDowell is unable to operate the new mechanized fire equipment, he is retired with a small pension; his son, Johnny, quits school to work in the fire department; and his old horse, Bullet, is sold to a dirt-hauler. Dan is charged with stealing Bullet and is jailed, but he is cleared in time to give valuable aid in a fire that traps Johnny's sweetheart, June Rutherford.
The Third Alarm
1922 · 1 votes
MovieDramaFinding himself penniless, Lawrence Ashmore, whose late father was ruined on the stock exchange, obtains a position as a reporter. Ashmore is assigned to investigate the reported fatal illness of Jesse Craven, one of Wall Street's financial monarchs.
The Mainspring
1916
Movie8.0DramaFrench Canadian Jacques Fontaine shoots a man in a tavern brawl and then flees, a fugitive from the North West Mounted Police. Fifteen years later, he wanders into St. Croix, Alberta, where he meets Lupine, a repulsive half-breed trapper, and his enchanting daughter Wild Sumac.
Wild Sumac
1917 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaTom's father, Barry, lives at a lonely trading post up north and is constantly in fear the post's factor, who has threatened to turn him in to the Mounted Police for a murder committed many years before.
My Dad
1922 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyA young woman is in love, but the man of her affections wants only her and no part of her vast wealth.
I'll Get Him Yet
1919 · 1 votes
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Frank Trent, raised by his father with an old-fashioned reverence for women, goes to the city where he obtains a job as an aide to corrupt politician Senator Briggs. Learning that Briggs, who is supporting the incumbent mayor, plans to smear his opponent, Mrs. Burke, by stirring up charges that her adopted daughter Margaret is actually her illegitimate child, Frank quits his job and determines to prove Mrs. Burke's innocence. A lost film
Movie7.0AdventureCrimeReturning to England a hero after saving a British garrison in India, Leigh Dering marries Jean Desmond, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Humiliated by the patronage of his wealthy father-in-law, Leigh turns to drink, estranging him from Jean. Returning home one night he finds the body of his wife's father. When Jean accuses her husband of the crime, Leigh disappears, making it seem as if he has been killed in a railway accident.
The Price of Redemption
1920 · 1 votes
Movie8.0CrimeDramaJohnny Carroll joins a gang of thieves and is arrested by Detective McQuade for picking Judge Kerrigan's pocket. However, the judge remembers Johnny from his hometown of Meadville, and persuades him to reform. The young man returns home, takes a job in a grocery store, and renews his romance with Betty Bedford. Later, Johnny's former gang arrive in town and again try to recruit him. They induce him to crack the safe in Mr. Bedford's store, threatening to reveal his criminal past if he refuses. Upon opening the safe, Johnny refuses to be a party to the crime and fights the gang. Betty hears the commotion and returns with help. After the thieves are captured, Johnny and Betty are married.
Play Square
1921 · 1 votes
Movie9.0AdventureActionMiracles of the Jungle is the adventures of two U.S. Secret Service men sent to Africa to bring back a man wanted for murder. Chapter 1 - The City of Lions Chapter 2 - The Passage of Death Chapter 3 - The Jungle Attack Chapter 4 - The Leopard's Revenge Chapter 5 - The Storm in the Desert Chapter 6 - To the Rescue Chapter 7 - The Leopard's Lair Chapter 8 - Doomed to Death Chapter 9 - In the Hands of the Apes Chapter 10 - Midst Raging Tigers Chapter 11 - Twelve Against One Chapter 12 - Cheating Death Chapter 13 - The Heart of an Elephant Chapter 14 - The Lion's Leap Chapter 15 - All's Well That Ends Well.
Miracles of the Jungle
1921 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaYoung society girl Joyce Lyndon is engaged to energetic Grant Garrison, who lures the judge's daughter to a roadhouse for the night and meets his death at the hands of an abandoned wife. Joyce escapes in fright and meets Martin Antrim, who protects her in exchange for an introduction to her circle of friends.
The Love Trap
1923 · 1 votes
MovieDramaAdventureWallace Beery repeats his role of King Richard, a role he played so sucessfully in Robin Hood the previous year.
MovieDramaWesternFor Nita Valyez, who is half-Spanish and half-Irish, Carlos represents potential violence and danger, two things to which she is both attracted and repelled. In contrast, she has only a passing interest in Big Jim, the town's honest, good-hearted sheriff. Then, after Carlos kills a faro dealer, he forces Nita to make an escape with him.
Mixed Blood
1916
MovieDramaA 1917 film directed by Edward Dillon.
Movie6.0DramaJohnny Mack Brown stars as medical student and football star who was expelled after a night club brawl over a woman. He meets her again only to find out she owns the club and is involved with a gambler...
St. Louis Woman
1934 · 2 votes
Movie5.8AdventureComedyIn the midst of an emotional depression, a man hires a murderer to kill him. But the despair soon passes, and the man must now escape the killer he's hired to end his life.
Flirting with Fate
1916 · 10 votes