Ben F. Wilson
Director · 1876 – 1930 · Corning, Iowa, USA
Movies24
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
Movie10.0WesternA heroic lawman rescues Midge Blair from a runaway stage. Returning to town, Jerry is assigned to safeguard a valuable shipment of platinum.
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1925 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ActionDramaHeroic Officer 444 battles The Frog and his criminal gang for possession of Haverlyte, a powerful formula that, if it fell into the wrong hands, would give its owner enough power to control the world. And, taking no chances, The Frog sends his chief henchwoman, a seductive vamp named The Vulture, to tempt Officer 444 to stray from his sworn duty to save the world from The Frog's nefarious plans.
Officer '444'
1926 · 2 votes
Movie6.0ActionAdventureA silent action movie serial consisting of 15 chapters.
The Voice on the Wire
1917 · 1 votes
- MovieActionAdventure
Six part adventure serial starring Mary Fuller as the sought after heroine. Episodes: 1) A Proposal From The Duke; 2) A Proposal From The Spanish Don; 3) A Proposal From The Sculptor; 4) A Proposal From Nobody; 5) A Proposal Deferred; 6) A Proposal From Mary
Movie7.0ComedyNerve lands "Rainbow" Riley a job as cub reporter on the Louisville Ledger. His first big assignment is to cover a feud in the Kentucky mountains between the Ripper and White clans. Thinking that the assignment is in the nature of a vacation, "Rainbow" provides himself with athletic equipment.
Rainbow Riley
1926 · 1 votes
MovieComedyRomanceWhen Fortuna Donnelly gets a position as an usher at the Halcyon Theater, manager Eddie Lintner becomes romantically interested in her and is jealous that she prefers wealthy Englishman Owen Pauncefort.
MovieComedyWhen Mrs. Harrison arrives in Harborsport for her vacation, she announces her plan to marry Gladsome, her daughter, to Vincent Bradshaw, the son of her financial advisor James Bradshaw. To keep Gladsome from socializing with the local fishermen, James drives them from his property, but they organize under her and force their way back. Arrested for rabble-rousing, Gladsome is bailed out of jail by James and later meets "Alphabet" Carter, a vacationing financial wizard, for whom she has an immediate attraction.
Movie10.0DramaA monk tells a tale about a woman who can only surrender her heart to a man who can offer her jewels. A poor man falls in love with her and steals jewels off a statue of the Madonna to give to her.
The Old Monk's Tale
1913 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0
Looking for love in the tea garden
In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 · 1 votes
Movie7.5WarHistoryThe story of the siege and eventual relief of British soldiers garrisoned at Lucknow during the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Only a fragment of the original film remains.
The Relief of Lucknow
1912 · 2 votes
- Movie10.0ActionAdventure
U.S. Government surveyor John Field suspects Nanette, the adopted daughter of Cavalry-Major Webb, of being a spy and disclosing government secrets to the Sioux tribe, in their war against the whites. The Sioux attack and Field sees Nanette talking to an Indian, Eagle Wing during the attack. Field and Eagle Wing fight and the latter is killed. Field brings his body to the fort and Major Webb sees that it is long-lost black-sheep son who has turned renegade. Nanette then tells Field that she has been giving Eagle Wing money to keep him quiet and not disgracing her benefactor. Major Webb then reveals, in flashback, that Nanette is not a Sioux but a white girl kidnapped by the Sioux as an infant. Field then asks Nanette to marry him.
A Daughter of the Sioux
1925 · 1 votes
Movie7.5MysteryThrillerCarter Holmes, master criminologist, must help the oft-kidnapped Ruth Stanhope to find the 9 daggers that will unlock the secret of the cursed Devil's Trademark!
The Trail of the Octopus
1919 · 2 votes
MovieDramaCarillo and his wife Selma are devoted to each other. As a sculptor, Carillo has achieved the qualities of honor and love until the Devil seeks to overturn these accomplishments by sending his imps Lust, Drink and Self Pity to the artist's home. Carillo succumbs to lust and sells his honor to the Devil.
- Movie5.0
Episode of a romantic serial starring Mary Fuller. Mary is looking for a man, and this time she wants an aristocratic gentleman.
A Proposal from the Duke
1913 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaSilent film drama of the famous incident..
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 · 2 votes
- Movie6.0Drama
A socially-minded drama about a doctor who keeps his fiancée waiting at their engagement party, because a sick child needs help.
The Doctor's Duty
1913 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DramaRene, condemned to execution for murder in the first degree tells his mother the story of the crime. His sister had been lured from home and abandoned by the villain. Desolate at first after some time she married a man who became governor but when the villain shows up again and threatens her happiness Rene kills him.
Rene Haggard Journeys On
1915 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
Wandering minstrel Louis d’Angelo must flee his homeland to America after a duel over the hand of his beloved, Delicia. Finding hardship and deceit at first, he eventually also finds success. Because another suitor, Colonel Navarro, has been intercepting his letters Delicia fears Louis has forsaken her and journeys to America to discover the truth followed by her parents and Navarro. By chance all gather at the same restaurant and the lovers are reunited.
The Ladder of Fortune
1915 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0Drama
A play based on a famous English case of a man being executed wrongfully on circumstantial evidence.
The Twelfth Juror
1913 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaWesternCity youth sets out for West to avenge father's murder. Arrives in town where killer lives and after a series of fights he accomplishes his purpose. Falls in love with school teacher and resolves to stay in town.
The Baited Trap
1926 · 1 votes
MovieAdventureThe beginning of the film deals with the love romance of a deep-sea diver and the daughter of an old curio collector, whose past life takes up a good part of the film and reveals to the spectator his younger days as he tells them the story of his romance and marriage.
Out of the Deep
1912
- Movie8.0DramaMystery
Resemblance of a society man to a notorious crook forms the basis of this dramatic, thrilling romance. the crook is after the other's jewels and a young girl is searching for an important paper. All three are involved in a Tango which reaches a sensational climax in the death of the other crook.
The Brass Bowl
1914 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0CrimeDrama
A cowboy sets out to prevent a rancher's beautiful daughter from marrying a villain and losing the ranch.
Notch Number One
1924 · 1 votes