Millard Webb

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Millard Webb

Born December 5, 1893

Died April 21, 1935 · aged 41

No biography available.

Known For

Glorifying the American GirlGlorifying the American Girl · 1929
Glorifying the American Girl
★ 5.61929
MovieMusicComedy
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
An Affair of the FolliesAn Affair of the Follies · 1927
An Affair of the Follies
★ 9.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Young husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his wife Tamara goes back to her old job as a dancer in the Follies. The husband doesn't like the idea at all, and they wind up separating. One night the clerk and his friend, an inventor, are dining at a restaurant, and the inventor is lamenting that he has a great invention but can't get in to see a millionaire named Hammersley in order get get financial backing. They don't know that Hammersley happens to be sitting at the next table. The three strike up a conversation and become friends. However, there's another thing Jerry also doesn't know--Hammersley is in love with Tamara and, in fact, she is going to his house that night to see him.
My Wife and IMy Wife and I · 1925
My Wife and I
★ 8.01925
MovieDrama
In a wealthy society family, the mother is forced to sit by and watch while her husband and son both compete for the affections of a pretty young temptress.
The Children in the HouseThe Children in the House · 1916
The Children in the House
★ 4.81916
MovieDrama
A woman is stuck with an unfaithful husband until he is killed robbing a bank.
The Sea BeastThe Sea Beast · 1926
The Sea Beast
★ 6.71926
MovieAdventureFantasy
Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."
Reaching for the MoonReaching for the Moon · 1917
Reaching for the Moon
★ 5.81917
MovieAdventure
A button factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings". One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the throne of a small European kingdom. However, there are forces at work who don't want him to survive to take the throne.
Molly of the FolliesMolly of the Follies · 1919
Molly of the Follies
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
Molly Malone dances at a Coney Island sideshow to attract crowds. She loves Joe Holmquist, "The Human Submarine," as does Molly's mother Kate, the "Mystic Hindu Seeress." One day while Molly is dancing, her slipper hits the eye of an admirer who identifies himself as Chauncy Ewing. After arousing Joe's jealousy, Molly turns down Chauncy's proposal, because she still loves Joe, but when she sees Joe in a forced embrace with Kate, Molly elopes with Chauncy to his wealthy Aunt Henrietta's vacant Brooklyn home, planning to marry the next day.
Where the North BeginsWhere the North Begins · 1923
Where the North Begins
★ 5.21923
MovieFamilyAction
A German Shepherd puppy is "adopted" by a wolf pack in the snowy and frozen Great North and raised by them as one of their own. A few years later he comes upon a fur trapper and saves the man from certain death, and begins to feel a kinship with him that is stronger than the one he has with his adopted pack.

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An Affair of the FolliesAn Affair of the Follies · 1927
An Affair of the Follies
★ 9.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Young husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his wife Tamara goes back to her old job as a dancer in the Follies. The husband doesn't like the idea at all, and they wind up separating. One night the clerk and his friend, an inventor, are dining at a restaurant, and the inventor is lamenting that he has a great invention but can't get in to see a millionaire named Hammersley in order get get financial backing. They don't know that Hammersley happens to be sitting at the next table. The three strike up a conversation and become friends. However, there's another thing Jerry also doesn't know--Hammersley is in love with Tamara and, in fact, she is going to his house that night to see him.

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