Wesley Barry

Acting

Wesley Barry

Born August 10, 1907 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died April 11, 1994 · aged 86

Wesley Barry was an American actor, director, and producer. Barry began his career as a child actor in silent motion pictures and later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a director, he was sometimes billed as Wesley E. Barry.

Known For

The St. Valentine's Day MassacreThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre · 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.31967
MovieHistoryCrime
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
PenrodPenrod · 1922
Penrod
10.01922
MovieComedyDrama
Young rapscallion Penrod Schofield causes a good deal of trouble in his community, all in the name of protecting kids from too-strict parents and nasty neighbors. He heads the ABPA (American Boys' Protective Association) and through it disrupts a number of local social events. The townspeople are pretty fed up with Penrod and his gang, but when a couple of outlaws come to town, Penrod shows his mettle.
Pure GritPure Grit · 1923
Pure Grit
7.01923
MovieDramaWestern
Posing as Stella Bolling's brother, whom he has killed, escaped convict Jim Kemp persuades Stella to help him escape to the Mexican border.
The Over the Hill GangThe Over the Hill Gang · 1969
The Over the Hill Gang
5.81969
MovieWesternComedy
A retired Texas Ranger and three aged pals help to clean up a town run by a crooked mayor, a drunken judge and a trigger-happy sheriff.
Carter's ArmyCarter's Army · 1975
Carter's Army
4.51975
MovieTV MovieWar
A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war.
The Plough and the StarsThe Plough and the Stars · 1936
The Plough and the Stars
5.71936
MovieDrama
A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.
Racing BloodRacing Blood · 1954
Racing Blood
10.01954
Movie
A stableboy and his uncle make a winner out of a doomed colt with a split hoof.
A Taste of EvilA Taste of Evil · 1971
A Taste of Evil
6.11971
MovieThrillerTV Movie
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.

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The White CircleThe White Circle · 1920
The White Circle
9.01920
MovieDrama
Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari, an Italian secret society, London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour, an adventurer, for protection. Northmour takes Huddlestone and his daughter Clara to his castle in Scotland, offering them safety in return for Clara's hand in marriage. There Clara encounters Frank Cassilis, an old adversary of Northmour's, and falls in love. Trouble brews between the two men, but when the Carbonari discovers Huddlestone's hiding place and storms the castle, the fugitives band together to fight the avengers. Coming to the realization that only his sacrifice will appease the attackers, Huddlestone steps out and meets his death. Northmour, deciding that married life would prove too monotonous, gives up his claim on Clara to Cassilis.

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