Joseph W. Girard
Actor · 1871 – 1949 · Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
Joseph W. Girard was an American screen actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
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Movie7.2WarDramaAlvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Sergeant York
1941 · 241 votes
Movie7.0DramaWarThe Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.
Dishonored
1931 · 82 votes
Movie5.0WesternHarry's father is killed in a gunfight, and his mother makes him swear he'll never again use his gun, and rely only on his bare fists. But when his little brother is branded on the chest by cattle rustlers, will Harry break his promise?
Bare Fists
1919 · 1 votes
Movie5.0ComedyA modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Zenobia
1939 · 14 votes
Movie5.7WarDramaAmbassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Mission to Moscow
1943 · 21 votes
- Movie7.0ActionCrime
The Pride of the Force s a 1925 silent crime film
The Pride of the Force
1925 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DramaCrimeGet ready for a roller-coaster trip of emotion with this campy collection from the golden age of Hollywood! Originally intended to warn America's youth of the perils of drugs, sex, and alcohol, these outlandish and unintentionally hilarious tales have heartache, tragedy, crime, and even insanity, lurking around every corner!
What Becomes of the Children?
1936 · 2 votes
Movie7.6DramaRomanceJohn, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.
The Crowd
1928 · 203 votes
Movie4.2RomanceDramaA devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.
My Woman
1933 · 9 votes
Movie9.0DramaIn the city of Bolton, party politics are in the control of two men, Jim Durfee and Gordon Freeman, who intend to keep it that way by running a "figurehead" for mayor. They decide upon Sheridan Dows, known as "Sherry," a young society dilettante, who surprises the political bosses by taking his responsibilities seriously.
The Figurehead
1920 · 1 votes
Movie6.3AdventureActionSecret Service Major Steel is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America.
Captain Midnight
1942 · 3 votes
Movie5.5CrimeDramaNora Moran, a young woman with a difficult and tragic past, is sentenced to die for a murder that she did not commit. She could easily reveal the truth and save her own life, if only it would not damage the lives, careers and reputations of those whom she loves.
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933 · 27 votes
Movie10.0DramaOut of the Storm is a 1926 silent drama.
Out of the Storm
1926 · 1 votes
Movie6.1AdventureDramaCaptain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1916 · 64 votes
Movie6.3DramaCrimeA tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.
While the City Sleeps
1928 · 10 votes
Movie8.0DramaA young woman inherits a textile plant, and finds that she's expected to pay protection money to gangsters who have their own men among the plant's employees.
The Woman Who Dared
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.3Comedy"Stinky" Smith makes off with the prize money when his buddy, "Knockout" Hansen loses a fight with Percival "Sailor" Scruggs. Hansen pursues him him a U.S. Navt recruiting office, and, the next thing they know, both are in the Navy and aboard an overseas transport ship. Madelyn Phillips is on board and Scruggs is the the ship's Master-of-Arms. They overhear a mysterious conversation between Madelyn and the ship's radio officer. Later, Madelun induces the pair to take her off the ship and into a row boat. She disappears and they are picked up by a French ship, which sinks a German U-Boat. When the war ends they learn that Madelyn was an operative of the U.S. Secret Service.
We're in the Navy Now
1926 · 5 votes
Movie5.6CrimeDramaBootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
The Secret Six
1931 · 17 votes
- Movie9.0CrimeDrama
Noted criminologist Miles Manning captures a gang of crooks by posing as a super-criminal--a mysterious man called "The Eel"--when the mayor's daughter, Cordelia, believing that he really is a crook, enlists his assistance in ridding the city of its criminals.
Stolen Secrets
1924 · 1 votes
Movie6.0WesternA cowboy goes undercover to catch the cattle thieves who killed his father.
Renegades of the West
1932 · 3 votes
Movie4.8ThrillerWhen a city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on a a somewhat disreputable sideshow, the daughter of the chief suspect teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.
The Murder in the Museum
1934 · 8 votes
Movie7.0WesternColumbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.
Deadwood Dick
1940 · 2 votes
Movie9.0WesternRival telephone crews are in a race to be the first to connect telephone service between Rawlings and Cheynne, Wyoming. Lineman Tom Remington's girlfriend is the daughter of one crew foreman, who wants to win the race in order to re-establish himself in the business. However, the foreman of the other crew has his own scheme to win the race, and will stop at nothing--including kidnapping--to accomplish it.
Hello Cheyenne!
1928 · 2 votes
Movie5.9AdventureActionA superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort.
The Secret Code
1942 · 5 votes