Nellie Bly Baker
Actor · 1893 – 1984 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Nellie Bly Baker (September 7, 1893 – October 12, 1984) was an American actress active in the silent film era and early sound films, mostly playing minor roles. She is often confused with the journalist Nellie Bly (1864–1922). Baker's career as an actress took place from 1921 to 1934, and she performed in 13 films. She was never the star or had the main role in any films, playing minor or supporting characters. Many of these films were made by Associated First National Pictures, First National Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Most of the films she performed in were silent.
Movies13
Movie8.1ComedyDramaA tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
The Kid
1921 · 2.4K votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceWhen Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923 · 204 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceA maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
Sadie McKee
1934 · 24 votes
Movie5.4MysteryThe murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.
The Bishop Murder Case
1929 · 16 votes
Movie5.8DramaA woman is abandoned by her lover and prostitution is the only way she has to survive.
The Red Kimona
1925 · 16 votes
Movie9.0ComedyA newly married husband and wife make an agreement that should either of them want to terminate their relationship then a bowl with goldfish would be presented to the other signalling the end of their marriage.
The Goldfish
1924 · 1 votes
Movie6.3DocumentaryComedyThis film was never released for the general public. It was hidden in Chaplin's private vaults for forty years until he included some parts of it in his compilation 'The Chaplin Revue' in 1959.
How to Make Movies
1918 · 24 votes
Movie9.0ComedyBusiness failure Ernest Todd is advised by his friend, Billy Breese, to enlist his wife's charms as a means of winning customers.
How to Educate a Wife
1924 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaA famous Venetian opera singer marries a rich, but very jealous man. After moving to London with him, she misses the opera and all the attention she used to get. Once back in Venice, an old lover shows up causing trouble.
Love and the Devil
1929 · 2 votes
Movie9.0ComedyRomanceWhile plotting together to win back their lovers, the rich Madeleine and the penniless Pierre fall for each other.
Breakfast at Sunrise
1927 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaTwo schoolteachers, married for love, are parted by the husband's obsessive desire for wealth and social position.
The Snob
1924 · 1 votes
Movie6.7DramaA hopelessly hopeful drifter, a bitter young woman, and a helpless child live on the docks, spending their days in poverty and listless wandering. Overhead, a dredge hauls up mud and trash from the nearby seabed-- the same mud and trash from the day before. They finally decide to leave for the city to seek fulfillment, only to encounter further privation, destitution, temptation.
The Salvation Hunters
1925 · 16 votes
Movie10.0DramaMusicThe story of Mamie Hudler, aka Rodeo West, from her days as a New Orleans singer to a California Western movie cowgirl, star to the queen of the New York City nightclubs and speakeasies. Considered a lost film.
The Painted Angel
1929 · 1 votes