Winifred Allen
Actor · 1896 – 1943 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
Movies16
- MovieComedy
MovieComedyDramaSeventeen year old William Sylvanus Baxter has fallen madly in love with young coquette, Lola Pratt. After spending all of his money on the fickle girl, she runs off with an older man. William now heartbroken, contemplates suicide, until a friend from childhood, May Parcher, pays a visit and William decides to fall in love with her.
Seventeen
1916
MovieDramaWarMelia Nobbs, a young Canadian woman, supports both her invalid father Ambrose and brother Henry. When Henry faces arrest for helping himself to his employer's cash, Melia steals the amount from the star of the theater where she has been dancing and offers it to her brother if he will enlist in the army. Henry agrees and goes off to war, making Ambrose proud of his son, but when Ambrose learns that his daughter has been arrested for theft, he disowns her. Melia does not reveal the reason for taking the money and is sent to prison. Meanwhile, Henry fights bravely in France and returns home minus an arm but wearing the Victoria Cross. He finds his sister, weak and worn from overwork, in the prison hospital. Seeing her brother with his medals, Melia realizes that her sacrifices for him and her country have not been in vain, and that in her own way, she has served her country.
For Valour
1917
- MovieDrama
Wealthy, bored socialite named Mary Lang disguises herself and runs away to seek adventure, but is recognized by reporter Hugh Grey, who tricks her into falling in love with him. On the eve of their planned wedding, she discovers he is a fortune hunter who stole her photograph and manipulated her for the reward money. After she denounces him, Grey locks her in her room, collects the reward from her father, and is thrashed by John Barrick, Mary's father's business partner, for his treachery. Her eyes are opened to Barrick's sincerity, and she ultimately marries him.
The Reward
1915
MovieComedyRichard "The Imp" Audaine is a clever but dissolute orphan whose guardian and friends are trying to lead him from the path of ruin and back to his senses.
MovieDramaJack La Salle marries South American heiress Blanquetta Del Castillo, and the two settle into a happy life in New York City. Following the birth of their son, Jack, Jr., however, Jack becomes involved in an affair with the notorious Josie Sabel and thereafter ignores his wife. Outraged upon learning that Jack has taken their son to Josie's apartment, Blanquetta files for divorce, the court finally ruling that the boy must live with each parent for a portion of the year. As the time of little Jack's departure from his father approaches, Jack, Sr. declares that he will never return the boy to his mother, whereupon the tortured Blanquetta shoots and kills her faithless husband.
- Movie10.0DramaComedy
A 1917 film directed by Arthur Rosson.
The Man Who Made Good
1917 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA Successful Failure
1917 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyRomance1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
Second Youth
1924 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Drama
Larry Fiske works at a curiosity shop. The shop's owner, Martin Giles, is forcing his daughter Marion to marry a wealthy collector named Travers, while Marion is in love with Larry. Larry must contend with the rich rival and the father's plans for his daughter, who holds the shop's valuable dagger.
The Jewelled Dagger of Fate
1915 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyDramaDuring World War I, John Stevens invents an anti-submarine device, but the plans are stolen by two German spies, the Baron von Wiederholtz and Madame Elsa, who flee to a New York hotel. Stevens' daughter Alice pursues the spies hoping to retrieve the plans.
From Two to Six
1918 · 1 votes
- MovieDrama
Gilbert enters his house through an open door and discovers a young female thief stealing his jewels. He lets her go, but they are both caught by two accomplices: one posing as the homeowner and the other as a policeman. The impostors manacle Gilbert and the girl together and have them "marched away." The fake policeman then returns, announcing he "gave them the slip," and he and his partner prepare to flee. At this point, the real police arrive, led by Gilbert and the girl, and the two wily crooks are arrested. The story concludes on a romantic note, with the open door proving to be their "gateway to happiness" as love awakens between Gilbert and the lass.
The Open Door
1915
Movie8.0ComedyDramaPhemie, an avowed man-hater, marries Joe, the village blacksmith.
The Man Hater
1917 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0
The Jinx Jumper
1917 · 1 votes
MovieMysteryYoung Anne who lives with her stern uncle, is considered strange by the gossips of her village because she spends much of her time in the woods, where she has imaginary conversations with her deceased mother. When Jimmy, a crook is wounded after a robbery, he eludes the sheriff by hiding in a deserted mansion, unaware that the mansion is said to be haunted.
MovieDramaThe Long Trail
1917