William Farnum — Actor (18)
A Tale of Two Cities (1917) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Tale of Two Cities
director: Frank Lloyd actor: William Farnum / Jewel Carmen
other title: Un drame d'amour sous la Révolution / To Byer
At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly wastrel, Sydney Carton. Carton embarks on a daring plan to save the husband of the woman he loves.
The Perils of Pauline (1947) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Perils of Pauline
director: George Marshall actor: Betty Hutton / John Lund
other title: La storia di Pearl White / Pauline, laß das Küssen sein
Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her into those "horrible" moving pictures, where she comes to love the chaotic world of silent movies, becoming queen of the serials. But the consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take
Lone Star (1952) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Lone Star
director: Vincent Sherman actor: Clark Gable / Ava Gardner
other title: Stella solitaria / Estrela do Destino
Cattle baron Devereaux Burke is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.
The Spoilers (1942) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Spoilers
other title: I cacciatori dell'oro / Guldgraverne
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.
Captain Kidd (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Captain Kidd
other title: Capitan Kidd / O Capitão Kidd
Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to the King of England. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and lands, provided he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. Launched upon his royal mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's son Adam is among the crew, determined to clear his father's name.
A Connecticut Yankee (1931) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Connecticut Yankee
director: David Butler actor: Will Rogers / William Farnum
other title: Un americano alla corte di Re Artù / Un yanqui en la corte del rey Arturo
Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
Sharad of Atlantis (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Undersea Kingdom
director: B. Reeves Eason / Joseph Kane actor: Ray Corrigan / Lois Wilde
other title: Undersea Kingdom
Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of earthquakes, Atlantis. They ride Prof. Norton's rocket submarine searching the sea and little Billy Norton, the professor's son stows away, of course. When they find Atlantis they are caught in a war between peaceful Atlanteans, note their white capes, and war-monging Atlanteans, note their black capes. After many harrowing moments for Crash, Diana, Prof. Norton and Billy, they barely get away with their lives when they escape a tower of Atlantis raised to the surface for the sole purpose of dominating or destroying the Earth (Which one depends on the compliance of the upper world dwellers.)
Cleopatra (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Cleopatra
director: Cecil B. DeMille actor: Claudette Colbert / Warren William
other title: Kleopatra / Cléopâtre
The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
A Woman's Face (1941) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Woman's Face
director: George Cukor actor: Joan Crawford / Melvyn Douglas
other title: Volto di donna / Erpressung
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
Supernatural (1933) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Supernatural
director: Victor Halperin actor: Carole Lombard / Alan Dinehart
other title: Sobrenatural
After her brother's death, Roma Courtney becomes the heiress to his fortune. When a fake psychic claims to have a message from Roma's dead brother, he coaxes her into participating in a séance. While her fiancé first believes the séance is nothing more than a scam, he eventually realizes that the vengeful spirit of an executed murderer has possessed Roma's body.
The Mummy's Curse (1944) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Mummy's Curse
director: Leslie Goodwins actor: Lon Chaney Jr. / Peter Coe
other title: La Malediction de la Momie / La maldición de la momia
After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.
Samson and Delilah (1949) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Samson and Delilah
director: Cecil B. DeMille actor: Hedy Lamarr / Victor Mature
other title: Sansone e Dalila / Samson og Dalila
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Hollywood Story (1951) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Hollywood Story
director: William Castle actor: Richard Conte / Julie Adams
other title: I misteri di Hollywood / Mord in Hollywood
A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.
If I Were King (1938) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
If I Were King
director: Frank Lloyd actor: Ronald Colman / Basil Rathbone
other title: Un vagabondo alla corte di Francia / Se Eu Fora Rei
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.