Forrest Stanley
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: August 20, 1889
Deathday: August 27, 1969
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Rug Maker's Daughter
Overview: Bob Van Buren's rescue of an upper-class Turkish girl and her duenna in Constantinople when they are waylaid by robbers paves the way for a romance between them. The romance progresses rapidly despite the hullabaloo raised by Demetra's father and by the Turk fiancé he is trying to force upon her; but the very thought of a girl, so highly educated, so gifted with needle and loom, so famously graceful as a dancer ending up in a harem instead of a respectable home, drives Bob Van Buren to desperation.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-07-05
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Bavu
Overview: An illiterate, uncouth brute rises to power during the Russian Revolution, plots to wreak vengeance on all who cross him, and incites the peasantry to burn the city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-05-07
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Show Boat
Overview: Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Genres: Music Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-17
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When Knighthood Was in Flower
Overview: Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-09-15
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The Cat and the Canary
Overview: Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-08-20
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Arizona
Overview: A West Point graduate jilts his girlfriend but runs into her later at an Army outpost.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-06-27
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What Every Woman Wants
Overview: Poor stenographer Gloria Graham believes that clothes make a woman successful in business and as a result she incurs great debts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-02-23
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The House That Jazz Built
Overview: Cora and Frank Rodham are happily married until Frank lands a lucrative position. He doesn't want to see his pretty wife slaving away at domestic chores so he hires servants to do the work for her. As a result, Cora becomes fat and lazy. Frank is very unhappy with his wife's change in attitude and appearance and starts to take an interest in her friend, Lila Drake, who is secretly just as lazy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-04-01
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Beauty's Worth
Overview: Prudence Cole is an unsophisticated Quaker girl being raised by her two aunts. Prudence is flirted with by snobbish Henry Garrison, who actually disdains the girl for her lack of worldliness and savoir faire. When Henry and his friends try to embarrass her at a posh resort, Prudence turns the tables on them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-05-14
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Eve's Love Letters
Overview: Agnes Ayres was apparently a star of feature film who is top billed in this one-off Hal Roach short. She does well as the woman at the centre of the story, but it's pretty plain that it's actually the comic mind and performing talents of Stan Laurel, who plays her butler, that make this two-reel short shine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-05-28
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Sacred and Profane Love
Overview: Carlotta Peel, who though sheltered from the facts of life by her Victorian aunt has acquired some knowledge from indiscriminate reading, meets Diaz, a celebrated pianist, at a concert and spends the evening with him. Later, in London, she acquires fame as a novelist and is followed to France by married publisher Frank Ispenlove, who commits suicide when she spurns him. In Paris, Carlotta finds Diaz a physical wreck from drinking absinthe and devotes herself to his regeneration.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-05-22
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The Virgin Queen
Overview: The Virgin Queen is a 1928 MGM silent fictionalized film short in two-color Technicolor. It was the third short film produced as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Great Events" series.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-05-12
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The Rider of Death Valley
Overview: Rigby, Larribee, and Grant each have one third of Bill Joyce's map locating his gold mine. The three plus Joyce's sister Helen head for the mine. An accident with a runaway horse carrying supplies leaves them stranded in the desert with very little water.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-23
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Curse of the Undead
Overview: A mysterious epidemic has struck an Old West frontier town and young girls are falling deathly ill. Doc Carter, his lovely daughter Dolores, and preacher Dan Young have their hands full caring for the infirm. When one of the patients dies unexpectedly, Dan notices two puncture wounds on her neck. His investigation leads him to the strange gunslinger Drake Robey, who always seems to be slower on the draw than his opponents, but who—despite being outdrawn, and even shot—always manages to survive these deadly encounters. Dan soon discovers that Drake also has an aversion to crucifixes, sleeps in coffins, and cannot tolerate sunlight...
Genres: Horror Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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The Wheel of Destiny
Overview: After suffering a blow on the head, brilliant scientist Forrest Stanley totally loses his memory. Wandering into a travelling carnival, Stanley manages to land a job as a fast-talking spieler. In this capacity, he meets and falls in love with fellow "carnie" Georgia Hale.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-09-30
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Enchantment
Overview: The frothy experiences of a vain little flapper. Her father induces an actor friend to become a gentlemanly cave man and the film becomes another variation of the 'Taming of the Shrew' theme.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1921-10-29
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False Faces
Overview: The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state. He sets himself up in Chicago as a "prestigious" plastic surgeon to the stars. However, Brenton's silver tongue can't cover up his dubious methods, and an investigation into his practice is launched by the examining board of plastic surgeons. A delirious film à clef based on the loathsome career of Henry J. Schireson, the self-styled “King of Quacks”.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-12
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Sin's Pay Day
Overview: A woman married to a defense lawyer leaves him when he refuses to stop defending criminals she believes are guilty.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-02
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Through the Dark
Overview: Through the Dark is a 1924 silent mystery drama produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Goldwyn Pictures. It is based on a short story "The Daughter of Mother McGinn" by Jack Boyle
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-01-06
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Jazzland
Overview: Fighting the invasion of their small New England town by a big city--type nightclub, the Jazzland, a young newspaperman and his brother endeavor to learn the identity of the club's owner...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-12-01
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Forbidden Fruit
Overview: Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-03
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Outlaws of the Desert
Overview: Hoppy, Johnny and California go to Arabia to buy some horses. There they get involved with a sheik and a harem and a kidnapping plot.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-01
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Shadow of the Law
Overview: A young woman is framed and sent to prison for a crime she didn't commit. When she is released, she sets out to take her revenge on those responsible.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-01-24
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Tiger Rose
Overview: Originally a Broadway play by Willard Macks, Lenore Ulric played the lead on Broadway and reprises her role for this film. At the Wutchi Wum trading post In the peaceful Loon River Valley, deep in the Canadian Northwest comes a story of love, vengeance and sacrifice. Having lived at the trading post following the death of her father, Rose will soon fall in love. But when her new love is in trouble, Rose will discover that she is capable of much more than she thought in order to keep him safe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-12-09
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Up the Ladder
Overview: An inventor invents a television telephone while going through some love troubles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-05-02
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Bare Knees
Overview: A young married woman in a small town is visited by her sister, a single "flapper" who causes a scandal in town with her bobbed hair and short skirts. She attracts the attentions of some of the local men, which causes an even greater scandal--which is made worse when her sister abruptly leaves her boorish husband for another man.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-02-01
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The Young Diana
Overview: Mr. May wants his daughter Diana to marry into society. The man he wishes her to wed is a scientist, Dr. Dimitrius, but Diana is in love with an officer, Commander Cleeve.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-08-27
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The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Overview: Mary Hale hates her job in a department store, and when wealthy Gordon Kent comes around, she flirts with him and is fired. Because she is mad at her fiancé, William Norworth, Mary takes off in Kent's car and she doesn't come home until the early hours. Her father is furious and slaps her, so she leaves home. Kent offers to let her stay in his apartment, while he sleeps at the club.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-18
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Dancing Days
Overview: Despite the fact that he has a beautiful wife who loves him and a good home, gold-digger Lillian Loring discovers that Ralph Hedman is a pushover for her winsome wiles and ways. Ralph's wife, Alice, becomes suspicious when she sees them together at lunch one day. He asks for a divorce but Alice says she wants to keep the marriage going for at least a year, for appearances sake, and says she will agree to a divorce then if he still wants it. Alive stays home alone for three months while Ralph is living it up as a full member of the Jazz Age. He gets sick and Alice invites Lillian to come over and help get him well. Lillian decides that lots of saxophone playing and wild dancing is the best cure. Alice takes all she can stand, leaves a note for Ralph and departs the premises. Ralph also takes his own departure, after leaving a note for Alice. Lillian keeps on partying. Alice and Ralph, driving their respective cars into an intersection, have a collision.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-09-27
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The Pride of Palomar
Overview: A soldier inaccurately reported as dead returns home to his Spanish family’s estate in California, only to find his father deceased and his ancestral land in the hands of strangers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-11-26
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Racing Youth
Overview: A young man is mistaken for his boss.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-26
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The Heart of Paula
Overview: When mining engineer Stephen Pachmann (Jack Livingstone) is sent to Mexico to investigate a mine, his wife Paula (Velma Lefler) is so miserable that her brother, Bruce McLean (Forrest Stanley) offers to go in his place. While south of the border, Bruce gets involved with an aristocratic Spanish girl, Paula Figueroa (Leonore Ulrich).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-04-03
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The Triflers
Overview: Janet Randall, a department store clerk who longs for a fling at high society, ignores the love of the poor but honest Dan Cassidy. When vacation time comes, Janet goes to a fashionable hotel and there meets her idol, society favorite Monte Moreville. Upon requesting the bill at the end of four days, Janet discovers that the tariff is more than she can afford, and Monte comes to her rescue by offering to bail her out. In exchange, Janet must pose as his wife to fend off a woman who is threatening a breach of promise suit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-01-12
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Her Accidental Husband
Overview: After attempting to succeed in his father-in-law’s fishing business, Gordon Gray persuades his wife, Rena, to return to his home and wealthy family. Once they arrive, she learns from Gordon's aunt, Mrs. Gray, how to become a lady.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-04-16
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The Climbers
Overview: The Duchess of Aragon is wooed by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, much to the displeasure of his mistress Countess Veya, who forces the Duchess out of Spain and into Puerto Rico, where she is forced to behave in very unladylike manners, such as riding horses like a cowboy, and dueling with and fending off various brigands and bandits.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-05-03
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The Unwritten Law
Overview: The Unwritten Law is an extant 1925 silent film crime melodrama directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Elaine Hammerstein. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation. In the UK distribution was handled by Film Booking Offices of America.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-01
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Madame la Presidente
Overview: Mademoiselle Gobette, a pretty young actress, visits the offices of the Minister of Justice, Cyprienne Gaudet. Simultaneously, Madame Galipaux arrives to speak to the Minister on behalf of her husband. Gaudet mistakes Madame Galipaux for the new cleaning woman, and Mademoiselle Gobette for Madame Galipaux, leading to farcical complications when Monsieur Galipaux arrives.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-02-06
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Wine
Overview: John Warriner, facing financial ruin, accepts the proposal of a bootlegger, Benedict, to underwrite the business of illegal wine-selling. His daughter, Angela, takes up with the jazz set and is caught in a raid, at a cafe owned by Benedict. Her former sweetheart, Carl Graham, comes to the rescue and saves her from notoriety, while the family struggles back to its former respectability following Warriner's prison term.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-08-31
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The Drake Case
Overview: Talkie about a maid who is accused of killing the lady of the house
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-09-01
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He Fell in Love with His Wife
Overview: A widowed farmer, failing in his efforts to find a woman capable of running his household, decides to marry a young woman he believes can fill the bill. Wat he doesn't know is that she is running away from a brutish and violent husband, whom she has discovered is also a bigamist, and that her angry and vengeful husband is looking for her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-02-17
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The Reform Candidate
Overview: Realizing that his mayoral campaign is in serious trouble, reform candidate Frank Grandell sends his people out to dig up some dirt on Art Hoke, the boss of the city's political machine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-12-16
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The Making of Maddalena
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-06-08
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With This Ring
Overview: Stranded on a desert isle, Donald and Cecilie become man and wife in the eyes of God. Donald is attacked by a mad Portuguese and is knocked unconscious; Cecilie mistakes him for dead and leaves him behind on the island when a rescue party arrives. She returns to the United States and goes to see Donald's wealthy family. They not only refuse to recognize her as Donald's wife but also refuse to recognize her baby as Donald's child. Donald's brother offers to take her as his mistress, however; when she refuses, he attempts to bribe her into giving up all claims on the Van Buren name. John Wendell, the family lawyer, takes pity on Cecilie and offers her the protection of his name in marriage; she accepts, with the provision that it be in name only but trouble is on the horizon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-05
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The Thunderbolt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-10-06
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Big Game
Overview: Larry Winthrop, the pampered son of an aristocratic Boston family, is loved by his wife, Eleanor, but she wants him to prove himself to her as a man.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-08-16
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Other Men's Wives
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-06-15
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