James Vincent
Director · 1882 – 1957 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Movies18
Movie5.7AdventureRomanceAn Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evil uncle in this colorful costume adventure.
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · 13 votes
Movie8.0DramaA spoiled rich boy meets and falls in love with an older woman, a dancer who is more amused than flattered by his attentions.
Grandmother
1910 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaOn his wedding eve Henry Halleck opens a sealed envelope which has been handed down to each generation, and learns that the family is cursed with a lust for drink. He signs the pledge which bears the signatures of his fathers.
The Fatal Legacy
1913 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaA noted actor, appearing in the role Richelieu, stands at the stage entrance one evening and hears the confession of a conscience-stricken Italian, who mistakes him for a priest.
The Terror of Conscience
1913 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaUncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is to be taken from her, she steals the boy and runs away.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913 · 1 votes
MovieDramaJohn Holden discovers a burglar in his house and shoots at the escaping thief. Warding, a detective, and the officer on the beat hear the shot and hurry to the scene. The detective finds a large diamond set on the library rug and concludes it has been lost from the thief's ring.
The Lost Diamond
1913
- Movie7.0Thriller
John Brown, the mate on a river steamboat, rescues a small boy from the clutches of a villainous deckhand, thereby gaining the roustabout's bitter enmity. Absorbed over the events of the day, the mate fails to bestow upon his wife the usual home-coming caress. Annoyed, she greets the coming of the stranger as a possible foil to arouse the husband's jealousy in punishment for the slight. The flirtation all but ends in a tragedy with discovery by the husband, who does not understand her innocent act.
The Wheel of Death
1913 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ActionDramaA short smugglers’ drama in which a new employee of the harbour police starts working for an export trader, so as to keep an eye on the smugglers. After a wild chase, the smugglers are captured, and it turns out that harbour police agent and the daughter of the export trader get along very well.
The Pursuit of the Smugglers
1913 · 2 votes
Movie10.0DramaHorrorMary Randall, who has just lost her job, is taking care of her widowed mother. Mary learns that her late uncle has left her part of his estate. She and her mother move to Florida to live on the Twisted Oaks Plantation. Mary meets her neighbor, Jack Carleton, and the two fall in love. The workers on the plantation believe in voodoo. The Voodoo Priest incites the superstitious workers. Mary orders him off the plantation, and he vows revenge.
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
1915 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaCalhoun, a planter, lives with his son and daughter, James and Martha. He strongly objects to young Gordon, who has been paying court to Martha and who has the reputation of being a gambler. Calhoun forbids Gordon from entering the house. One day as Gordon is traveling up the river he sees Calhoun who is returning from the sale of his cotton crop and is counting his money on the deck. Meredith, an unscrupulous gambler, also notices Calhoun and determines to relieve him of his money.
A Mississippi Tragedy
1913 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaPaul, a blind basket weaver, plies his trade at a small seaside village. Anna, a cripple, is madly in love with the handsome young man. He does not know of her deformity and Dolly, who also loves him, is too tender-hearted to tell.
The Blind Basket Weaver
1913 · 1 votes
MovieDramaSteve Carnes, the son of a wealthy manufacturer, leads a useless life and is disowned by his father. After a night of gambling he returns, penniless, to his apartment. He is on the point of ending everything when his bell rings and he finds an abandoned baby on his doorstep. Steve and his valet, Hodges, attempt to pacify the child. The distracted mother, who has hoped to place the little one in a comfortable home, repents her act and comes to Steve's house, begging that the child be returned. Steve complies with her request and secretly follows her home. He sees that she lives in a disreputable tenement and finds a note from her husband's father, in which the latter states that the marriage was against his wishes and that the young woman has no claim upon him.
- Movie7.0Thriller
Chadwick, the overseer, aspires to win the hand of the beautiful Dorothy Jackson, who owns the plantation. The rough man does not appeal to her and she agrees to become the wife of Dick Patterson, a promising young attorney. Finally the overseer becomes so persistent that Dorothy finds it necessary to discharge him and he swears that he will be revenged.
Out of the Jaws of Death
1913 · 1 votes
MovieDramaJohn R. Bradley, a wealthy ship builder, seeks a title for his daughter, Miriam. Mr. Bradley introduces Baron de Coverly, a fortune hunter to Miriam. The baron becomes an ardent suitor and after a short courtship Miriam consents to be his wife. They start for a long cruise on Mr. Bradley's new schooner, Carpathia. Captain Hastings is taking his son, Gilbert, a rising young artist, on the cruise. Miriam and Gilbert become friends and the jealousy of the baron is aroused. During a drunken frenzy the baron sets fire to the schooner.
Movie10.0DramaWarBronson Howard's Great Civil War Story in Three Reels, Featuring General Philip Sheridan's Ride from Winchester, 20 Miles Away.
Shenandoah
1913 · 1 votes
MovieDramaWhen Rose McDonald and Frank Mosby became engaged it appears that the deadly feud which has long existed between the families has come to an end. The betrothal is held at the McDonald cabin. All seem willing to forget past differences save McDonald, the bride's father and Joe, the groom's young brother. The day of the wedding arrives. Frank prevails upon the family to leave all weapons at home. He sends them ahead. Joe has informed Frank that he no longer regards him as a brother.
A Virginia Feud
1913
- Movie8.0Drama
Gerson Randall, an adventurer, endeavors to win the hand of Isabel Sinclair, a wealthy widow. Howard Allen, Mrs. Sinclair's brother, tries to dissuade his sister from forming an alliance with Randall, but the suave manners of the latter have made a strong impression upon the susceptible woman. Mrs. Sinclair has two young children, Grace and Freddy, whom she loves very dearly, but she becomes remiss in her attentions to them because of the time which she spends in Randall's company.
The Hidden Witness
1913 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0CrimeDrama
A gang of thieves is captured and brought to justice. Some weeks later the woman of the party dies in prison and her baby, Jane, is adopted. Twenty years pass and Jane, grown to young womanhood, has an inherited propensity for stealing which she is unable to resist.
A Victim of Heredity
1913 · 1 votes