Robert Ames
Actor · 1889 – 1931 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Downing Ames (March 23, 1889 – November 27, 1931) was an American stage and film actor whose career was cut short by his death at age 42. After a brief stint in vaudeville, Ames moved to Hollywood in the mid 1920s to concentrate on film work, though on occasion he would return to perform on the New York stage. He co-starred in several early talkies, including The Trespasser (1929) with Gloria Swanson, A Lady to Love (1930) with Vilma Bánky and Edward G. Robinson, and the 1930 version of Holiday, opposite Ann Harding in the role later taken by Cary Grant in the better-remembered 1938 remake.
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Movie4.4RomanceDramaMiddle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress Lena enclosing a photo of his handsome younger brother Buck. When she gets there she overlooks his duplicity and marries him. Then she falls in love with Buck.
A Lady to Love
1930 · 9 votes
Movie4.9DramaRomanceMary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.
Behind Office Doors
1931 · 19 votes
Movie5.2DramaThe dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.
Rich Man's Folly
1931 · 6 votes
Movie5.6ComedyFamous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)
The Stolen Jools
1931 · 34 votes
Movie6.3CrimeAn escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict's name and nab the gangsters that framed him.
The Voice of the City
1929 · 6 votes
Movie5.3DramaRomanceAfter a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men - men who once devoted their time to her mother.
Millie
1931 · 22 votes
Movie10.0DramaRomanceOlga Kriga, a New York boarding house maid, is loved by John Knight, an automobile salesman, asks her to wed him. One day in a delicatessen, she is seen by a foreigner, who immediately hails her as "Queen." He tells her the faithful cabinet is waiting nearby. The foreigner is a servant of the former prime minister and he insists that she is the long lost ruler of Sylvania, a small European country. Olga decides to pose as that lost queen of Sylvania, and travels to that Balkan country accompanied by Knight. Count Mirko, knowing her return will cause usurper troubles, plans to make it appear beneficial to be rid of Olga. However, the people of the country acclaim her as queen and, after a revolt, put her on the throne. Happiness has been restored to Sylvania, but Olga decides that she no longer to pose as a royal and returns to New York with Knight. A lost film.
The Crown of Lies
1926 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyRomanceA fortune teller informs a hopeless romantic that she'll be meeting a mysterious, tall, dark stranger. Initially skeptical, the young lady latterly concedes when the soothsayer's premonitions begin to ring true.
Not Damaged
1930 · 1 votes
Movie6.9DramaA stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."
The Trespasser
1929 · 15 votes
Movie5.2WarDramaWomen from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.
War Nurse
1930 · 9 votes
Movie6.2RomanceDramaA young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.
Holiday
1930 · 24 votes
Movie5.4ComedyDramaA society man's loving, devoted wife, upon learning that he has been unfaithful and is planning to leave her for the other woman, strategically pretends to be having an affair of her own. The woman's friends gladly assist in the deception.
Smart Woman
1931 · 9 votes
Movie8.0DramaA young wife wants to have children, but her husband neglects her. She confides her longings to a handsome brain surgeon. Complications ensue.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1932 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaDirected by John S. Robertson. With Evelyn Brent, Robert Ames, Ivan Linow, Josephine Dunn.
Madonna of the Streets
1930 · 1 votes
Movie4.7DramaA woman struggles to rekindle the affection of her husband.
Rebound
1931 · 6 votes
Movie8.0CrimeMysteryA mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.
Black Waters
1929 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DramaA bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.
Three Who Loved
1931 · 6 votes
Movie9.0DramaEx-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. His former gang tries to persuade him to take part in a robbery of a wealthy woman but he refuses until discovering that Mary is in league with the gang.
Double Cross Roads
1930 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaIn this silent melodrama Sir Melmoth Craven is running against John Orme for a seat in Parliament. Orme is an honest man, but Craven is on the shady side. For campaign money, he borrows money from an equally shady establishment called Gordon, Ltd. Orme's sweetheart, Margaret Garth, becomes infatuated with Craven, much to the dismay of her mother, Enid.
Without Mercy
1925 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaDuring World War I, a female agent tries to unmask a German spy.
Three Faces East
1926 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaA beautiful con artist marries Hayes Hallan, the owner of a pearl-rich island. No sooner has the couple said "I do" than Beatrice's partners in crime show up, claiming to be the bride's parents.
The Wedding Song
1925 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaRomanceConnie Hayden (Constance Bennett) faces a dilemma; will she choose the rich guy or the ordinary Joe? Naturally, Connie has the answer in time for the final credits.
Rich People
1929 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaDuring World War I, Francine D'Espard, a young French woman, meets William Holliday, a U.S. Army officer at the front, and they become engaged. Returning to America, William finds his father at the mercy of his business rival, Ezekiel Bates. Shortly after, when Francine arrives in America to marry her fiancé, she is informed that her lover is about to marry Bates's daughter Susan. Her love now turning to hate, Francine devotes herself to the task of destroying her former suitor.
What Women Want
1920 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyMusicNix on Dames
1929 · 1 votes