Corliss Palmer
Actor · 1899 – 1952 · Edison, Georgia, USA
Movies15
Movie10.0DramaA country girl is seduced by a criminal and moves with him to the big city. When she sees him with another woman, she leaves him and goes to work in a brothel, where she contracts a venereal disease.
Scarlet Youth
1928 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyStagestruck Sally McAllister can’t get an appointment with famed theatrical producer Eric Byron so Sally responds to an ad for a maid only to discover that she will be working for Byron himself! Falling for him but still burning with ambition she arranges for Lila Leroy, Byron's leading lady, to take a train to Oakland, California instead of New Jersey, then hot foots it to Oakland, New Jersey, where Byron's latest play is taking place, and impersonating Lila by wearing a blonde wig but as dress rehearsal approaches will she get away with the subterfuge?
Broadway Fever
1929 · 1 votes
Movie5.8ComedyA young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his dad, who's had several drinks too many, and a pesky cab driver who's determined to collect his fare.
Bromo and Juliet
1926 · 9 votes
Movie8.0ComedyRomanceGail Grant, the impetuous daughter of a Pittsburgh steel magnate, arrives at a hotel in Venice and demands the Imperial Suite; in London, George Banning-Green, a persistent admirer, believes that she has gone to Berlin. Searching for "imperial" furnishings, the hotel manager goes to the palace of Prince Dantarini, who is selling the contents of his villa as an aftermath of the war. Dantarini agrees to be her guide in Venice, and when he proposes in his garden, Gail accepts.
Honeymoon Hate
1927 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyA boxer falls in love with a girl he meets in the park.
The Night Bird
1928 · 2 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDramaA small town girl goes to Hollywood with ambitions of becoming major dramatic star. However, the melodrama she appears in is unintentionally amusing and becomes a comedy hit.
Polly of the Movies
1927 · 1 votes
Movie7.7DramaIn this suspenseful silent crime drama, a hijacker proves his loyalty to his mother by killing his biological father, a blackmailing gangster who has been threatening to destroy the mother's happy marriage to the governor.
The Noose
1928 · 3 votes
Movie10.0DramaHistoryA young Russian peasant feels pity for the Princess Anastasia and saves her life by accidentally wounding her in the massacre of the Romanovs during the Russian Revolution.
Clothes Make the Woman
1928 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0ComedyDrama
George Washington Cohen, a naïve young man discovers a wallet in the street and returns it to its owner, the wealthy Wall Street banker, Mr. Gorman. Impressed with his honesty, Mr. Gorman gives George a job. However, things take a complicated turn when George discovers Mr. Gorman's wife is having an affair.
George Washington Cohen
1928 · 1 votes
Movie7.0CrimeDramaInto the Night is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Duke Worne.
Into the Night
1928 · 1 votes
Movie6.5DramaImprisoned at the French garrison on the Isle of St. Noir for putting to death a patient suffering from an incurable illness, Dr. Paul La Roche escapes to the mainland, where he meets Dr. Henry Fontaine, his boyhood friend, and Fontaine's beautiful sister, Yvonne. As Fontaine is going blind, La Roche performs several operations for him, attracting the attention of Dr. Renaud, in Algiers, who offers him a position. La Roche, practicing as Fontaine, reveals his love for Yvonne during an excursion to a Bedouin camp. Then, Lieutenant Destin, from the prison, arrives and threatens La Roche with exposure unless he surrenders the hand of Yvonne.
A Man's Past
1927 · 2 votes
Movie7.0CrimeDramaJust out of jail and vowing to go straight, former jewel thief Boston Blackie, undertakes the reformation of a pretty blonde who has stolen a necklace from a cabaret dancer. He learns that the jewel belongs to the mother of the blonde girl, and the blonde's philandering father gave it as a gift to the cabaret girl. Now, Blackie must find a way to return the necklace to the owner's safe without arousing the suspicions of the girl's family.
The Return of Boston Blackie
1927 · 3 votes
Movie8.0ComedyA two-reel comedy featuring Corliss Palmer, First Prize Winner of the 1920 Fame and Fortune Contest, and over 1000 other girls. Also showing the other winners, gold medalists, and Honor Roll girls of that memorable contest. Look them over and see if you think the judges acted wisely in selecting Corliss Palmer and Allene Ray as the best.
From Farm to Fame
1922 · 1 votes
Movie5.0DocumentaryHollywood actresses including Jeanette Loff and Raquel Torres modeling Spring fashions in color.
Fashion News
1928 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyMusicBased on Dowling's 1925 stage vehicle of the same name, the story is set in motion when the king of the mythical European nation of Bulgravia visits an American health resort. Hero Tim Dugan appoints himself the king's unofficial protector, saving him from the larcenous designs of crooked gambler Arnold Bookstein.
Honeymoon Lane
1931 · 1 votes