John St. Polis
Oyuncu · 1873 – 1946 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John M. St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway stage, most notably in the role of Frederik in the original production of The Return of Peter Grimm (1911–12) and the play's revival in 1921, both performed at the Belasco Theatre. He appeared in 126 films between 1914 and 1943. In all of his early roles, the actor is billed as John Sainpolis. His best-known performances are as Etienne Laurier in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1925). St. Polis successfully made the transition from silent cinema to "talkies" with one of his most praised performances as Dr. John M. Besant, the father of Norma Besant (played by Mary Pickford) in Coquette (1929).
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Film7.1KorkuParis Operası’nın başrol oyuncusu Carlotta bir hayaletin onu işi Christine adlı koro elemanına bırakması için tehdit ettiğini iddia ederek işi bırakır. Operadakiler buna inanmazken, Christine yüzünü maske ardına saklayan bu gizemli kişiyle tanışmıştır bile.Operanın yönetmeni Raoul ile birlikte olan Christine, hayaletin isteği üzerine ondan ayrılır. Hayalet ile sık sık yeraltında buluşan Christine, bu küçük sırrı tüm operadan saklarken, onu keşfetmeye başlamıştır.Sessiz olarak çekilen film, Gaston Leroux’un romanından uyarlanmış ve o yıllarda oldukça ses getirmişti.
Film7.4KomediMüzikMilano'da bir kadın avcısı; gurursuz bir yalancı ve dolandırıcı olan Otis B. Driftwood, kadınlara büyük vaatlerde bulunarak, bu sayede paralarını alan sahtekar bir adamdır. Otis'in son numarası da, iltifatlarıyla kandırdığı zengin bir kadındır. Öte yandan, operada şarkıcı olan Rosa, sürekli peşinde olan Lassparri'ye yüz vermez. Genç adamın verdiği çiçekleri de kabul etmeyen Rosa'nın gönlü, mükemmel bir sese sahip olmasına rağmen hakettiği değeri göremeyen mütevazı Ricardo'dadır. Ancak bu aşk, Rosa'nın Amerika'ya gitmesiyle son bulmak zorundadır. Mesleğini Amerika'da devam ettirecek olan Rosa, sözleşmesi gereği operada kalmak zorunda olan Ricardo'dan ayrılmanın üzüntüsü içindedir.
Film6.6SavaşRomantikSet in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921 · 62 votes
Film6.5DramKomediAn elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.
If I Had a Million
1932 · 51 votes
Film5.9DramGizemA French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
Crossroads
1942 · 39 votes
Film6.5AileMüzikThe future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in the basement of a music school for poor children.
They Shall Have Music
1939 · 11 votes
Film6.9DramTarihAbe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · 28 votes
Film7.0DramSavaşOswald Lane is welcomed by his hometown as a war hero and enjoys recounting his adventures to anyone who will listen. He accepts an invitation to stay in the home of his rather colorless brother, Andrew, and is soon not only making love to Martha, the Belgian maid, but is also finding Andrew's wife, Hester, receptive to his flirting. After stealing money entrusted to Andrew by his church, Oswald is on his way out of town when he passes a school fire, rescues several children, and is himself seriously burned. Andrew offers his own skin for grafting, and Oswald directs Hester to return the money.
The Hero
1923 · 1 votes
Film5.8DramA high-spirited and short-tempered Texan woman storms her way through life until her luck runs out, forcing her to learn the error of her ways.
Call Her Savage
1932 · 24 votes
Film3.8DramJay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or 'party girls' and trapped into an unhappy marriage.
Party Girl
1930 · 12 votes
FilmDramA woman is betrayed by her cruel husband, who uses their child to further torment her.
Sleeping Fires
1917
Film5.2SuçDramA tough street kid takes the rap for a burglary committed by the son of his foster family and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are under the thumb of corrupt guards and a brutal prison doctor.
Boys' Reformatory
1939 · 4 votes
Film7.5DramGerilimAlonzo kolları olmayan bir bıçak fırlatıcısıdır. Erkek kollarına fobisi olan Estrellita’yla aşk yaşar. Bu arada Malabar, Estrellita’nın hastalığını iyi eder. Buna öfkelenen Alonzo cinayet planı tasarlar.
Film4.8SuçGerilimA district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.
The World Gone Mad
1933 · 13 votes
Film4.6GizemRomantikWhen a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.
The Lady in Scarlet
1935 · 5 votes
Film6.0AksiyonWesternAn evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hoppy must stop them without help from the sheriff who turns out be a major outlaw himself.
Three on the Trail
1936 · 3 votes
Film5.2GizemGerilimWhile a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try to break the case.
Death from a Distance
1935 · 5 votes
Film4.7GizemLamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston must assume the identity of the attorney. Before he can leave, a phone call summons the attorney to the home of Delthern, a wealthy client, who wants a new will drawn up. As Cranston meets with him, Delthern is suddenly shot, and Cranston is quickly caught up in a new mystery.
The Shadow Strikes
1937 · 22 votes
Film6.3KomediDramA young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
Souls for Sale
1923 · 22 votes
Film6.0DramKarl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the wrap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and he does brilliant surgery. This gets him noticed and his mother tells them that he is Stephan Brenner, not Karl Brenner. She tells Karl that he must cure sickness in the world. But, being that he is Stephan, he can no longer marry Lottie, as she is now his sister.
Alias the Doctor
1932 · 4 votes
Film10.0DramIn the years before World War I, a love affair takes place between an American pilot named Jack Ames and a French spy named Madeleine Aubert. Madeleine leaves her American fiancé to join her father, another French spy, at an estate in Germany. Her father instructs her to accept the invitation of a Prussian officer, Eric von Coburg, to live at his estate for a month.
Men of the Sky
1931 · 1 votes
Film10.0GerilimSuçA newspaper publisher finds out that his wild daughter has fallen in with a ring of gamblers. A reporter who has infiltrated the gang to get a story falls in love with the gang's female leader, and when the two are caught in a police raid, they find themselves in equal amounts of trouble.
My Lady's Lips
1925 · 1 votes
Film5.8WesternHoppy returns to find Johnny in trouble. Buck Peters has been shot by Porter who made it look like Johnny did it. When Johnny flees he runs into Linda. He takes a liking to her only to learn her father Shanghai is one of Porter's gang. Going after Shanghai, he gets captured by the gang and Porter now plans to kill him. But Hoppy is near by and Johnny will get unexpected help from Shanghai.
Call of the Prairie
1936 · 4 votes
Film5.8MaceraSoldier of fortune Maxton is stranded in a Central American country. He and Tom, the nephew of the country's richest man, try to end Morloff's banditry but just barely escape a firing squad. They become rivals for Rosita.
A Devil with Women
1930 · 4 votes