Riley Chamberlin
Actor · 1854 – 1917 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Riley Chamberlin was an American silent film actor. He began acting in films at the age of 57, and starred in over 100 films until his death five years later at the age of 62.
Movies24
- Movie8.0DramaRomance
He was a hard-headed old business man and very mercenary, so when he received a letter from a debtor in a little country town asking for more time in which to pay the amount he owed, he decided to show no mercy. But on the way to the home of his debtors he had an accident. He slipped and fell from a cliff upon a projecting ledge below. He was thinking less of the money than of the chances of prolonging his life when he heard someone call him, and looking up he saw a girl standing on the cliff.
His Heroine
1913 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaA broker who was trying to get rich dishonestly, found himself in danger of arrest. Just as he was preparing for flight a neighbor entered. This man had been poor all his life, but coming unexpectedly into a legacy of $10,000, decided that the broker was the man who could invest the money for him.
The Thunderbolt
1912 · 1 votes
MovieComedyPolitickers
1916
MovieRomanceFantasyIn the days long ago when knights were brave and venturesome, enchanted forests grew and mythical creatures lived among us.
Undine
1912
- Movie9.0Comedy
Hi Jenkins, the crankiest farmer in Dillville, gets the whole village down on him, including the spinster whom he wishes to marry. After losing heavily at poker in the local hotel, he leaves for New York to see the sights and forget his troubles. A well-known actor sees him pass the club window, and is seized with a fancy to impersonate the grotesque old fellow. An "accidental meeting" is arranged, and the actor studies his original. He makes up, and goes to Jenkins' home town, where his agreeable personality soon turns the popular mind in Hi's favor. He wins at poker. The spinster smiles upon him. And when Jenkins returns, having received a tip from the actor, that if he is silent all will be well, he finds himself the best-liked man in the village. His grouchy disposition never comes back. And he marries the lady of his choice.
The Actor and the Rube
1915 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaThe Colonel, for many years, has lived in the past, reverencing the lost cause of the Confederacy and hating all Northerners. When his daughter, Rose, named for her mother, falls in love with a New England youth, he haughtily refuses his consent. Rose and John Hewins run away and are married.
The Three Roses
1915 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyA good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry Benham and Mignon Anderson were versatile and popular Thanhouser stars, here showing considerable skill in light comedy, a genre that invites plenty of satirical social observation such as the burgeoning beauty-salon industry here. Cinema technique shows much more intricate editing and freer use of closeups than just a year or two earlier.
Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
1915 · 2 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
Disguisers
1916 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyLulu's Lost Lotharios
1915 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
The greenhouse proprietor did not take any heart in his work, for he firmly believed he was destined to be a great painter. The result was he neglected business for his easel and customers gradually fell off until the inevitable happened, he went into bankruptcy. His wife, who had faith in her husband's ability with the brush and a deep and abiding love for him, supported the household by her skill as a dressmaker. One day, unexpected good fortune came to the couple, a distant relative of the wife's died and left her $1,000 in his will. The woman made all sorts of plans, but finally decided that she would pay off the mortgage on their little home. Then she noticed for the first time that her husband had left the room, and following him she demanded to know what was wrong. At first he would not tell her, but he finally explained that he wanted the money himself, for it would pay for the art course in Paris.
A Woman's Loyalty
1914 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
Phoebe Lester, a little country girl, whispers to her pet hen, "You've laid an egg for a man from New York. Ain't you proud?" and while taking breakfast to Philip, the new boarder, who came from that distant place, she gazes at him as if he has come from an unknown land. Returning to the city with a newfound love and regained health, Philip struggles to sell his poems to bring his "egg" girl to her New York.
Her New York
1917 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Drama
A young girl, who had talent as a violinist, came to New York determined to win fame on the concert stage. She found the field overcrowded, but accepted an engagement as violin soloist in a cabaret restaurant. She was pretty and her playing pleased the patrons of the place. One evening a roughly dressed man came into the restaurant. His attire was in sharp contrast to the foppish men in evening dress who were languidly eating their meals. When the young violinist made her appearance the countryman showed by his manner that she had made a deep impression upon him.
The Girl of the Cabaret
1913 · 1 votes
Movie6.0CrimeA messenger boy is wrongfully accused of stealing bonds worth $20,000. Luckily, a film crew is shooting a moving picture on the same street. The boy's accuser has the police convinced, until...
The Evidence of the Film
1913 · 22 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
Lucky Larry's Lady Love
1916 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyThe Film Favorite's Finish
1915 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
Love and Money
1915 · 1 votes
Movie5.0DramaFollowing a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet a very special newborn baby. Meanwhile, King Herod, driven by a hideous prophecy, orders him to be found and murdered.
Star of Bethlehem
1912 · 2 votes
Movie10.0DramaThe merchant had succeeded in business because he was utterly heartless and had ground down all opposition. His employees hated him, his competitors feared him, and the servants in his home lived in mortal dread of him.
Coals of Fire
1914 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
Grace's Gorgeous Gowns
1916 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
Released under Thanhouser's "Falstaff" comedy brand, in this film two rival lovers face off at croquet. One wins out because of his honesty, or rather, Clarence gets it wrong because he cheats at croquet.
Clarence Cheats at Croquet
1915 · 1 votes
- MovieDramaComedy
The course of true love was running very smoothly until the girl became interested in the cause of votes for women. Her fiancé did not approve of it. There was a quarrel, and the engagement ring was haughtily returned. The young woman not only stubbornly refused to make up, but decided to become a really truly militant suffragette.
Movie10.0DramaFantasyIf you were a studious man, accustomed to burning the midnight oil, wouldn't it annoy you if each night at 12 precisely, the ghost of a melancholy maiden appeared, weeping and lamenting? A certain professor was bothered this way. He was not afraid of ghosts and could have endured one whose specialty was silent haunting. He found, however, that the weeping maiden was a nuisance, and prevented him from concentrating. So he decided, ungallant though his conduct might be deemed, to get rid of her.
When Ghost Meets Ghost
1913 · 1 votes
MovieComedyAdventureTo her aunt's dismay, Prudence isn't interested in society life. She'd rather listen to the butler's tall tales of being a pirate. Nixed from a boat trip, she rents a schooner, recruits a crew and raises the jolly roger.
- Movie5.0Drama
Film realization of the Biblical story of Joseph, played here by future director James Cruze.
Joseph in the Land of Egypt
1914 · 3 votes