Gerald Ames
Actor · 1881 – 1933 · Blackheath, Kent, England, UK [now Blackheath, London, England, UK]
Movies24
- Movie6.0
'1850. Squire's grandson saves farmer's niece from charge of murdering illegitimate baby.' (British Film Catalogue)
Adam Bede
1918 · 1 votes
Movie5.8DramaHELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.
Helen of Four Gates
1920 · 4 votes
Movie8.0DramaRomance'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)
Tansy
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
A woman disapproves of her stepson's love for a girl who goes mad when her drunken father dies in a landslide.
Aylwin
1920 · 1 votes
- MovieDrama
A lady's lover draws spills with her husband to decide who shall commit suicide.
Red Pottage
1918
- MovieCrime
Arsène Lupin, alias the Duke of Charmence, is a clever gentleman burglar. Detective Guerchard has vowed to bring Lupin to justice. Given a chance to escape when caught with the goods, Lupin gives up his freedom for the love of a good woman.
Arsène Lupin
1916
- MovieComedy
The film is a contempary-set version of William Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
Love in a Wood
1915
MovieThe Shulamite
1916
MovieComedyCrimeA Lord's son loves the daughter of a counterfeiter who steals necklaces.
Movie9.0Comradeship is a 1919 British silent film drama, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lily Elsie, Gerald Ames and Guy Newall. The film's action covers the entire span of World War I, from the months before the outbreak of hostilities to the declaration of peace.
Comradeship
1919 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Crime
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
Anna the Adventuress
1920 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
A millionaire bets £25,000 that he can earn his own living for six months.
The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss
1920 · 1 votes
- MovieComedyDrama
A princess avoids a forced marriage by changing places with her double.
MovieCrimeDramaThe young boy Normand grows up to become the mastermind of a complex criminal network in London. He runs not only a gang of thieves but also a blackmail operation, a film company, and a newspaper, all in aid of shady dealings. Normand's cunning has helped him evade the law so far, but after his theft of the Littleborough jewels, he finds he may have pushed his luck too far.
Sons of Satan
1915
- Movie10.0CrimeDrama
God's Prodigal
1923 · 1 votes
- MovieDrama
When the king is killed by his rival, his English double takes his place and is shot.
- MovieDrama
An assassin's daughter learns she is the King's bastard and dies to save his life. Based on the novel "Une fille de regent" by Alexandre Dumas père.
Movie10.0RomanceDramaConcerns a young woman who embarks on a series of love affairs. Originally around 100 minutes, only a 23 minute, 9.5mm cut-down version is known to survive today, held by the BFI.
A Light Woman
1928 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Romance
The Woman Who Obeyed
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Adventure
'1765. Judge sentences highwayman to die, then finds he is his son.' (British Film Catalogue)
The King's Highway
1927 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyA major and his wife return from abroad and pose as servants to observe their adolescent children.
The Rising Generation
1928 · 1 votes
Movie5.5A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.
Alf's Button
1920 · 2 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
Elder brother, Adam Andinnian, is secretly married to Rose Turner. To defend her from a man who is stalking her and making lecherous advances, Adam shoots him and is sentenced to life in prison in a penal colony. Adam's mother, who favors him, conspires to help him escape the penal colony. The escape is a failure, resulting in a violent shootout where Adam, a prison guard, and another prisoner all perish. One body is never recovered, but the men are presumed dead. Younger brother, Karl, is engaged to Lucy Cleeves, but her snobbish parents deem him unsuitable. The narrative follows the interweaving lives and the long-term consequences of Adam's imprisonment and the failed escape attempt.
Movie7.0'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)
Broken in the Wars
1919 · 2 votes