Frank Jonasson
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Birthday: December 14, 1878
Deathday: October 17, 1942
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Midnight Man
Overview: Bob Gilmore, a young clubman, is called by telephone to his home, where his parents are giving him a birthday party. He overhears one of the men guests make a slurring remark about his mother's appearance, and proceeds to punish him then and there, throwing the entire gathering into an uproar. Later in the evening he assumes guilt for a check which had been in reality forged by his foster father, in order to save the mother's feelings, but obtains a written confession from the guilty man for future use if necessary. Learning that he had been adopted from a foundling asylum in infancy, Bob decides to go to New York to see if he cannot learn his real name, which he understands begins with "Mor."
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-09-01
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Stingaree
Overview: Wealthy Irving Randolph is falsely denounced as a deliberate murderer by his greedy younger brother when Randolph, during a rifle shooting contest, accidentally kills a man with whom he has had an altercation. Fleeing to Australia, Randolph becomes known as the bandit Stingaree and is aided in his Robin Hood like adventures by his friend Howie and his sweetheart Ethel.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-11-24
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The Further Adventures of Stingaree
Overview: The movie serial sequel to the popular original series featuring Stingaree. Both are now lost.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-06-01
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The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy
Overview: "Sidewinder Steve" returns to civilization to find that his ore specimens show he has discovered a turquoise mine. He wires his friend, Ace Brent, the capitalist, who has a half-interest in his discoveries, to furnish him with money to make the trip back across the desert to officially stake his claim. But "Lonney" Smith, telegraph operator at the town and secret spy for The Syndicate, Brent's rivals, informs his employers of the new "strike," and they dispatch their agent Meyers to thwart Brent. The latter, recovering from injuries received in a previous encounter with sheep herders, consents to allow Barbara to handle the affair. Her admirer, John Wallace, follows her to the desert town, fearing for her safety. The action then develops into a thrilling three-cornered race across the desert between Barbara and John, Lonney and Meyers, and a gang of local adventurers headed by "Dry Wash" Sexton, proprietor of the "saloon and hotel."
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-08-16
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The Fighting Heiress
Overview: Impending trouble with the sheep herders, who are encroaching on his range, causes Ace Brent, owner of vast California interests, to warn his daughter Barbara to postpone her visit to the ranch. But Barbara is made of sterner stuff, and, following a heated discussion with her admirer, John Wallace, over woman's equality with man in the business world, she declares she will disregard the warning telegram and be at her father's side should trouble come.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-08-09
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The Gun Runners
Overview: Barbara, finding her automobile disabled, is forced to go to the Storms reception in a taxi. The chauffeur brings her to the wrong house, and she finds herself greeted by The Blind Mole, as "English Rose." The Blind Mole, a picturesque Central American character, takes her into his confidence regarding his plans for a revolution in Costa Blanca. Suddenly Arenzo, a rival revolutionist, arrives with his followers, and in the battle that follows The Blind Mole is killed. Arenzo also thinks that Barbara is "English Rose," and forces her to accompany him. The scenes that follow, telling in exciting manner how Wallace and a reporter succeed in unraveling the mystery of Barbara's disappearance and how that adventurous girl thwarts the schemes of the "gun runners," culminate in a spirited conflict aboard the schooner which was to bear the revolutionists' arms to Costa Blanca.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-09-20
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The Poisoned Dart
Overview: Barbara was amazed when she found out that Ripley was bringing her a Malaysian cat from the Orient. But what Ripley didn't know was that he was being followed by three Malaysians. On the night of his arrival, he handed the cat into the care of the Japanese valet Tatsu. Tatsu was murdered that same night. A mysterious wound from a poisoned dart proves that the assassin was a Malay.
Genres: Thriller Western
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1916-12-06
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Cock o' the Walk
Overview: Carlos Lopez is a handsome Argentine sportsman. Many women love him and he toys with them all. His days are filled with romance and intrigue and he manages to get himself feared and hated by most of the married men in Buenos Aires.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-04-13
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The Big Fight
Overview: Based on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion Jack Dempsey played the role of the fighter, Tiger: This "behind-the-scenes look of a heavyweight-championship fight" looks much like all of the other boxing films in which the Champ gets involved in a frame-up and is asked to take a dive.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-11
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The Movies
Overview: Silent comedy about a poor country bumpkin who goes to Hollywood to make good.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-10-07
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The Vivisectionist
Overview: American horror movie from 1915.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-06-23
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Riders of the Law
Overview: Jack Meadows and sidekick Toby are looking for whiskey smugglers along the Canadian border. They find a badly wounded Seriff who earlier caught one of them and a nearby hoofprint of a horse with a broken shoe. Setting up a blacksmith shop, they soon find the owner of that horse and replace the shoe with another that will let them trace him.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-12-15
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Old Ironsides
Overview: An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-12-06
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The Fighting Coward
Overview: Southerner Tom Rumford was sent up north to be raised by relatives who happen to be Quakers. As a result, he returns home a passive, peace-loving young man, completely out of place in an area where men kill over issues of honor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-03-14
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The Man from Tia Juana
Overview: Jack Hoxie and Marin Sais star in this 'American Girl' short. A courageous young woman must clear her boyfriend after he is framed for a hold-up.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-07-30
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What Happened to Jones
Overview: Heeding the pleas of Bobbie Brown, Jimmie Jones packs his trunk full of liquor to present to his desperate friend and hops on a train. Upon his arrival, Jones discovers that his cargo has been purloined in transit, and while attempting to replenish his supplies by bargaining with the local bootlegger, is detected by the local sheriff.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-08-08
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Merton of the Movies
Overview: A wannabe film star journeys to Hollywood, but soon finds his dreams do not pan out. This film is lost.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1924-11-03
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The Girl from Frisco
Overview: A series of 25 2-reel Western thrillers in which a cowgirl aids the cause of justice and humanity in the Old West, often aided by her fiancé and her rancher father. Each episode tells a complete story in itself.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-08-09
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The Girl Detective
Overview: A series of 2-reel thrillers in which a society girl has a position as a special investigator for the police and works on various cases where her unique talents can help to solve crimes. Each episode is complete in itself.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-01-02
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