Holbrook Blinn

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The Madonna of the Slums

Nov 05, 1919

The Madonna of the Slums

1919 20 min 1 vues

A rich artist has never completed a master painting because he could not find a model for the face, sees the wife of a man in hard luck begging on the street so she can buy milk for her baby, and the artist secures just what he desired.

Drama

1

The Boss

May 24, 1915

The Boss

1915 50 min 1 vues

A man rises from rags to riches, first by boxing, then as a saloon owner, freight contractor, and eventually dockyard boss. However, the man's brother-in-law complicates things with his dockworker union activism. The film is presumed lost.

Drama

1

The New Commandment

Nov 01, 1925

The New Commandment

1925 70 min 1 vues

Billy Morrow (Ben Lyon), who comes from a wealthy family, is sailing to Europe with his father (Holbrook Blinn) on their yacht. Along for the ride is Mrs. Parr (Claire Eames) and her stepdaughter. Near the French coast, Billy discovers that Mrs. Parr wants to arrange a marriage between him and the girl, so he escapes and takes a lifeboat ashore.

War

1

The Ballet Girl

Jan 24, 1916

The Ballet Girl

1916 50 min 1 vues

Aerial dancer La Syrena, whose jealous husband kills her while she performs in midair. Her daughter, Jennie Raeburn, soon orphaned, grows up unaware of her mother's occupation, but nonetheless feels the urge to dance.

Drama

1

Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

Feb 05, 1917

Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

1917 50 min 1 vues

Eve Leslie is sent to boarding school. Proud of the fortune that has come to her she feels herself above Adam Moore, who loves her. Eugene D'Arcy, a powerful banker, who also suffers from pride and arrogance, meets Eve and wants her. In order that her pride may be further satisfied, she decides to marry a count.

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The Seventh Sin

Mar 17, 1917

The Seventh Sin

1917 70 min 1 vues

This story of gluttony was the final installment in the seven films based on the Seven Deadly Sins. The censors considered the word to vulgar for use as a title for a film.

Drama

1

The Ivory Snuff Box

Sep 13, 1915

The Ivory Snuff Box

1915 50 min 1 vues

Richard Duvall is a young American detective in the employ of the French Secret Police. While in Paris he meets Grace Ellicot, also an American, with whom he falls in love. He marries her and is about to start on his honeymoon when he is called on by Mons. Lefevre, chief of the secret police. The French Ambassador to England, Monsieur De Grissac, has lost an ivory snuff box which must be found.

Mystery

6

Zander the Great

May 01, 1925

Zander the Great

1925 80 min 3 vues

Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman with a young son named Alexander. Mamie hits it off with the lad, and nicknames him "Zander". When Mrs. Caldwell dies, the authorities decree that the boy must be placed in the same orphanage where Mamie was mistreated. Horrified, Mamie determines to see to it that the boy will be spared the same treatment that she had to suffer.

Drama

6.5

Rosita

Sep 03, 1923

Rosita

1923 90 min 9 vues

Chanteuse des rues à Séville, Rosita est le seul soutien de sa famille misérable. En plein carnaval, elle enthousiasme la foule avec une chanson de sa composition moquant le roi d'Espagne, qui vient de promulguer un impôt injuste. Don Diego, un jeune aristocrate sans le sou, qui tente de la défendre face aux sbires venus l'arrêter, est emmené avec elle. Cependant, lorsque Rosita est confrontée au roi, celui-ci tombe sous son charme.

Romance

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The Hidden Scar

Oct 15, 1916

The Hidden Scar

1916 50 min 1 vues

Janet Hall (Ethel Clayton) is "wronged" by Henry Dalton (Montagu Love) and becomes pregnant. She has the child and begs Dalton to marry her but he refuses. However, when he comes to a sudden end, he leaves her with a cottage and a small income. Then she meets and falls in love with Dale Overton (Irving Cummings), a minister who's fond of preaching the virtues of charity and forgiveness.

Drama

1

Husband and Wife

Aug 28, 1916

Husband and Wife

1916 50 min 1 vues

When Doris Baker spends her husband Dick into serious debt, he embezzles funds from the bank where he works to cover some speculative investments. He is joined in these plans by one of the bank's directors, but when Doris unknowingly snubs the director's wife, he pulls out his aid. Dick finds himself in serious trouble, and then Doris leaves him after an argument. She is about to leave for the Orient with her daughter Bessie, a friend, Mrs. Prescott, and an admirer, Patrick Alliston, but they are stopped at the station because Dick is believed to be with them. He isn't, and his difficulties drive him to an aborted suicide attempt. Doris finally wakes up to what is going on and reconciles with Dick. The bank examiner looks over the books and helps Dick get back on his feet, much to the director's chagrin.

Drama

1

The Weakness of Man

Jul 24, 1916

The Weakness of Man

1916 50 min 1 vues

David Spencer (Holbrook Blinn) is a basically good man, but like all men he has a few character flaws. Alas, these flaws deepen into weaknesses, leading to disaster for Spencer and his lady love Janice Lane (Eleanor Woodruff).

Drama

1

The Unpardonable Sin

Mar 13, 1916

The Unpardonable Sin

1916 50 min 1 vues

David Spencer (Holbrook Blinn) is a basically good man, but like all men he has a few character flaws. Alas, these flaws deepen into weaknesses, leading to disaster for Spencer and his lady love.

Drama

6

Life's Whirlpool

Jan 10, 1916

Life's Whirlpool

1916 50 min 1 vues

Eight years before the release of Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague was adapted to the screen by World Film. The basic story pretty much follows the book: McTeague (Holbrook Blinn) is a coarse young man who becomes a dentist, after a fashion. He is rivals for the hand of Trina Sieppe (Fania Marinoff) with his pal Marcus Schuller (Walter Green). McTeague weds her and she wins the lottery. But she refuses to let go of the money, and her miserly attitude destroys the marriage.

Drama

5

Janice Meredith

Dec 08, 1924

Janice Meredith

1924 153 min 1 vues

It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of General Washington.

Drama

1

The Masked Woman

Jan 16, 1927

The Masked Woman

1927 60 min 1 vues

Baron Tolento lusts for Diane Delatour, his physician's wife, and donates money to their favorite charity, a children's home, in hope of gaining her favor. When Delatour is called away, Tolento inveigles Diane into attending a party at his house. There he threatens to ruin her husband if she does not submit to his demands within three months. Diane retaliates by showing him a letter proving that Tolento has only three months to live, according to a specialist. Delatour learns of his wife's presence at the party from one of the baron's women, and when Tolento makes Diane heir to his fortune, he becomes convinced of her infidelity.

Drama

6

Yolanda

Sep 15, 1924

Yolanda

1924 74 min 1 vues

The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, Princess Mary, that she can marry the man she loves, Prince Maximilian of Styria. But when the Swiss threaten war, the duke is compelled to take back his word and he arranges for Mary to wed the half-witted dauphin of France's King Louis XI .

Romance

1

The Empress

Mar 11, 1917

The Empress

1917 66 min 1 vues

Afin de célébrer la vente de son tableau L'Impératrice, le peintre Louis de Baudry propose à sa jeune modèle Nedra de l'accompagner pour un séjour à la campagne. Peters, le propriétaire de l'hôtel où ils résident, les photographie dans une pose amoureuse alors que le peintre s'est introduit de force dans la chambre de Nedra. Un an plus tard, alors que Nedra est mariée avec le millionnaire Eric Bruce, Peters réapparaît avec l'intention de la faire chanter.

Drama

1

The Telephone Girl

Mar 26, 1927

The Telephone Girl

1927 60 min 1 vues

Telephone operator Kitty O'Brien can't help but get involved in the problems of her customers. Right now she is concerning herself with the well-being of Tom Blake, the honest son of crooked political boss Jim Blake.

Drama

1

The Empress

Mar 11, 1917

The Empress

1917 66 min 1 vues

Drama