Wilmuth Merkyl
Also Known As: Wilmuth John Merkyl, W. Merkyl, John Merkyl
Biography: Wilmuth John Merkyl was an American opera singer, as well as stage and screen actor. He appeared in films from 1915 to 1945. After 1917 he was sometimes credited as John Merkyl.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Birthday: June 02, 1885
Deathday: May 01, 1954
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Niobe
Overview: The statue of Niobe comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-04-04
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The Celebrated Scandal
Overview: Sibling rivalry reaches dangerous heights when Ernesto suspects his wife Teodora of infidelity and his brother Severo, always resentful, fans his flames of jealousy. A series of events escalate to a duel and tragedy for all involved.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-03-01
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Let's Get a Divorce
Overview: A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop. The girl demands that her husband Prunelles grant her a divorce, but he devises a scheme to bring her back into the matrimonial fold.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-04-28
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Captain January
Overview: During a tempestuous storm, a lighthouse keeper finds an infant girl who washes ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparable. Eventually her real family finds her and wants her to live with them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-07-06
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The Pride of the Yankees
Overview: The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-14
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Atlantic Adventure
Overview: When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him. Later, in an effort to reconcile with her, Dan misses an appointment with the district attorney, and is fired when his editor learns that the district attorney was murdered in Dan's absence. The man suspected of the crime, Mitts Coster, is rumored to be traveling to Europe aboard an ocean liner. While Dan's friend, photographer Snapper McGillicuddy, fetches Helen to the boat, under the pretense that Dan is leaving town to forget her, Dan searches the ship for Mitts, whom he does not recognize. When Helen arrives, Dan feigns illness, and she admits her love for him. When Helen learns of Dan's ruse, however, she angrily hits him with a package that a passenger gave her when she boarded the ship. The package contains a passport for Dorothy Madden, who greatly resembles Helen, and $2,000 dollars.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-08-25
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Suspicion
Overview: Shortly after Dr. Allen Forrest, who is involved with aircraft production for the United States government, invites his young nephew and business partner, Leonard White, to live in his home, idle gossips begin to spread rumors about Leonard and the doctor's pretty wife Madelyn. At first, Allen refuses to believe the stories, but gradually he becomes suspicious. One night, the doctor hears a noise in Madelyn's room, and when he rushes in, he is shot in the arm. The young man jumping from Madelyn's balcony resembles Leonard, and the doctor, deeply hurt, accuses his wife of infidelity. Madelyn is on the verge of killing herself when a secret service agent appears, reporting that the German spy who attempted to steal secret documents from the doctor's home the night before had been apprehended.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-01-01
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The Unholy Three
Overview: Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-07-20
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Her Surrender
Overview: A story of violence, deceit, deception and malfeasance among the rich set and the hoodlums with whom they unknowingly become involved.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-10-01
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Gentleman Jim
Overview: As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-14
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The Merry Widow
Overview: A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-02
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The Soul Market
Overview: Having made public her disdain for wealthy men, musical comedy actress Elaine Elton is nonetheless ardently pursued by a handsome young millionaire who, for her sake, poses as his own chauffeur. A romance blossoms, but Elaine cannot accept the handsome millionaire's marriage proposal; she has already promised to marry a powerful producer who has threatened to blacklist her from Broadway if she refuses to become his bride.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-03-12
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Overview: Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-05
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The Whispered Name
Overview: Anne Gray (Ruth Clifford) runs off with Robert Gordon (William E. Lawrence), believing that he is going to marry her. When they arrive at a hotel, another guest, Langdon Van Kreel (Charles Clary), sees though Gordon's ploy and chases him away.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-01-21
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Fine Clothes
Overview: The owner of a London clothing store is driven out of business, but later makes a triumphant return.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-09
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The Burden of Proof
Overview: Elaine Brooks marries Robert Ames, a junior member of the Department of Justice. Mrs. Durand, a spy uses underhanded means to steal important papers from Ames, which she gives to her superior, Dr. Kemp. Although she is innocent, Elaine becomes implicated in this plot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-09-21
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The Price
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-10-04
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The Breaking Point
Overview: Assuming that he has killed the husband of the woman he also loves, Judson Clark flees through a blizzard to a lonely cabin, where he nearly dies. When he recovers, he has lost his memory and is believed to be dead until an actress recognizes "the young doctor." Following many adventures, the real killer confesses and Clark regains his memory and the woman he loves.
Genres: Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-05-04
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Gretna Green
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-03-15
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A Man's World
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-06-24
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