Gail Kane
Actor · 1885 – 1966 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gail Kane (born Abigail Kane; July 10, 1885 – February 17, 1966) was an American stage and silent movie actress.
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Movie7.0DramaMarjorie Travers has vanished in Chinatown and and her older sister Gloria appeals to the Mayor for help. But the the Mayor has assigned Commissioner Deering to investigate her disappearance not knowing that Deering is head of the underworld.
Idle Hands
1921 · 1 votes
MovieWesternAn officer in the U.S. Cavalry sacrifices his reputation to save that of the unfaithful wife of his superior officer.
Arizona
1913
- MovieDrama
Novice businessman Curtis Jadwin is introduced to the world of grain speculation by veteran broker Charles Cressler. At a performance of Faust, Curtis meets and falls in love with Laura Dearborn, the sweetheart of artist Sheldon Corthell. Curtis pursues Laura and finally convinces her to marry him, but soon after their wedding, he neglects her for his business. In her loneliness, Laura renews her relationship with Sheldon and the lovers plan to elope. When Curtis is ruined on the market, however, Laura rejects her lover and comforts her husband.
The Pit
1914
Movie1.0DramaFour lifelong friends share one very special summer. They develop an enduring bond despite their distinctly different emerging personalities.
The Serpent's Tooth
1917 · 2 votes
Movie5.0DramaWarThis is a visualization of the life of patriot Nathan Hale which is based on a play by Clyde Fitch. Robert Warwick plays Nathan (and does a fine job) and Gail Kane the girl whom he loves (Alice Adams).
The Heart of a Hero
1916 · 2 votes
Movie7.2DramaRomanceAngela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The White Sister
1923 · 13 votes
MovieDramaTricked into marriage with a villain, the woman, believing him dead, marries another, only to have the first husband reappear and cause her much worry.
MovieDramaWhen Men Betray
1918
- MovieComedyDrama
Jeanette overhears Silas, an aging Wall Street wolf, demanding her as his wife in payment for saving her father from financial ruin.
A Game of Wits
1917
MovieDramaDriven from Russia by the persecution of the police, who had caused the death of his wife, was Ivan Pavloff, a Nihilist, accompanied by his two infant twin daughters Olga and Nina, en route to America in search of freedom.
The Scarlet Oath
1916
MovieDramaMary Dexter comes to Washington with her husband, Phillip, to get his invention, an appliance for battleships, adopted. He runs against graft and influence on all sides and finally realizes he can do nothing without money and "pull." Unknown to Phillip, Mary goes to Senator Barring and by her beauty and charm so interests him that he promises to help her husband.
The Velvet Paw
1916
Movie10.0DramaBroker Henry Taylor is furious at the attention his wife Regina receives from Charles Bryant, an elderly bachelor. When he comes home one night and finds Regina in Bryant's arms, he orders him to leave. Bryant obliges, but he doesn't go away -- when the Taylors' daughter, Vivian, has a birthday, Bryant gives her a Shetland pony.
Someone Must Pay
1919 · 1 votes
MovieDramaCrime drama about the rivalry over a new invention and a nice girl.
Via Wireless
1915
Movie10.0DramaMary marries Claude, a rich playboy, to please her invalid mother who becomes ill before they leave for a South American honeymoon.
Whose Wife?
1917 · 1 votes
MovieDramaChief of the German secret service in Paris has been ordered to secure for his government the service of the most clever and beautiful woman obtainable.
Souls in Pawn
1917
Movie10.0DramaWesternMarie Temosach, an Indian girl, graduates with honors at an eastern college, but is not received socially, and is glad to return to her old home, New Mexico. After her arrival she falls for the white son of a wealthy mine owner, though a cattle thief continues to pursue her.
The Red Woman
1917 · 1 votes
MovieDramaLithuanian immigrant, Jurgis Rudkus, gains a job in the Chicago stockyards. Once working at the stockyards he meets and marries Ona. But due to cut backs at the stockyards, loses his job, and they fall into financial hardship. Ona, in order to get money to feed their child, engages in sexual activity with her husband's foreman, Connor. Connor, rapes her. When Rudkus finds out about the affair, he throws Connor into a cattle pen where he is killed. While in prison Ona dies. When Rudkus gets out of prison he becomes an advocate for women via the Socialist Party. Considered a lost film.
The Jungle
1914
Movie8.0DramaWhen Roberta Carruthers' father, Capt. Carruthers, is killed in France during the war, she comes to live in the US with her uncle. When she finds out that her uncle is under the impression that his brother had a son and not a daughter, she decides to disguise herself as a male, and calls herself Bob.
The Daredevil
1918 · 1 votes
MovieDramaWarLoyal slave of the aristocratic Dabney family, Dan is overjoyed when Raoul becomes engaged to Northerner Elsie Hammond and his sister Grace becomes engaged to Elsie's brother John. When the Civil War breaks out, the heartbroken Hammonds return North and John joins the Union army. Raoul joins the Confederacy, but his vindictive overseer, Jonas Watts, becomes a Union officer. Watts takes Grace prisoner, but before he can act on his desires, John rescues her.
Dan
1914
Movie6.0WarAdventureCarlyle Blackwell stars as an American in Germany at the outbreak of World War I. A mysterious stranger bursts into his room and proclaims him her husband. What's a gentleman to do? He poses as her husband to deliver "papers" to French headquarters. Adventure follows.
On Dangerous Ground
1917 · 1 votes
MovieRomanceDramaWhile vacationing in America, Prince Adolph of Syravia meets Jo Sheldon and they fall in love. Wealthy Mr. Bote, a friend of Jo's family whose ambition is to become a baron, gives Jo's stepmother money to pay her creditors, in return for a forged note in Jo's name which promises that Jo will marry the prince and have him bestow the title on Bote.
Her Great Match
1915
Movie7.0DramaCafé singer Florence Burgess, a café singer secretly supports her lame sister Frances, one day she catches the eye of theatrical manager Oscar Morse, who offers her an engagement. However, when they meet, he makes inappropriate advances, which Florence rejects. Out of work after her café closes, Florence tricks Morse by getting him drunk and having him sign a substitute contract, starring her in a show called "The Green Goddess." Now successful and using the stage name Flo Burke she takes a rest at a country hotel. She meets and falls in love with Fenton, a minister whose earlier efforts led to the closure of her old café. Unaware of her true identity, Fenton tells her about his missionary work. Florence keeps her identity secret, saying she is the sister of Flo Burke, and falls in love with him. After hearing Fenton preach, Florence decides to leave the stage, but Morse demands a large forfeit, effectively binding her to her theatrical contract.
The Labyrinth
1915 · 1 votes
- MovieDrama
While developing a powerful explosive, naval officer Paul Towne introduces his friend Richard Tracy to Judith Corbin, his friend since childhood. For years, Paul had assumed that he would marry Judith, but when Richard proposes, Judith, tired of waiting for Paul, accepts. Soon after the marriage, Richard becomes more interested in the new explosive than in his new wife, and to pay off gambling debts, he agrees to steal the formula and sell it to a foreign government.
Paying the Price
1916