Arthur Shirley

Acting

Arthur Shirley

Born August 31, 1886 · Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Died November 24, 1967 · aged 81

No biography available.

Known For

Tommy AtkinsTommy Atkins · 1928
Tommy Atkins
★ 7.01928
MovieActionDrama
A cleric enlists on learning he loves his brother's sweetheart, saves his life, and finds he is really an Earl.
The Fall of a NationThe Fall of a Nation · 1916
The Fall of a Nation
★ 10.01916
MovieDrama
A sequel to DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, by the same author, and now lost. It is considered the first film sequel ever made and recounts a fictional invasion of America by a united army from Europe.
The VivisectionistThe Vivisectionist · 1915
The Vivisectionist
1915
MovieHorror
When a neighbor complains about strange noises, an officer goes undercover to investigate Dr. Jardine. After her cover is blown, she infiltrates his lab and stops him from performing an illegal surgery on an escaped convict.
Under Two FlagsUnder Two Flags · 1916
Under Two Flags
1916
MovieAdventureDrama
The Legion's mascot, Cigarette falls for an Englishman, Bertie Cecil (Herbert Heyes), and when he is sentenced to a firing squad, she heroically takes the bullet herself.
The Shepherd of the Southern CrossThe Shepherd of the Southern Cross · 1914
The Shepherd of the Southern Cross
★ 9.01914
MovieDrama
Lady Helen Reynolds is forced to choose one of her two cousins to be her husband if she wants to inherit a large fortune.
RopedRoped · 1919
Roped
★ 7.01919
MovieComedyWestern
Wealthy ranch owner Cheyenne Harry decides he needs a housekeeper, but his cowboys decide he needs a wife and advertise in an eastern newspaper. The ad is answered by Aileen Judson-Brown, as dictated by her fortune-hunting mother. Harry marries Aileen and a baby is born a year later. Deciding to gain more money and social standing, Mrs. Judson-Brown then tries to break up the marriage so that Aileen can marry Ferdie Van Duzen. Mrs. Judson-Brown steals the baby and tells Harry the baby has died and Aileen no longer loves him. Harry goes out West in sorrow, but when Mrs. Judson-Brown's butler wires Harry the truth, Harry locates the baby and discovers Aileen still loves him. The reunited family goes West together, leaving Mrs. Judson-Brown behind.
MuggsyMuggsy · 1919
Muggsy
★ 8.01919
MovieComedyDrama
Joyce Tolliver, whose nickname is Muggsy, plays baseball, fights and swears with boys, and is severely punished by her elders. When she grows up, she is disguised as a boy, and sent to live with a wealthy old uncle, Leslie Bolton, who hates women. Her ruse works perfectly until she falls in love. When Bolton e discovers that his supposed nephew is really his niece, he orders her out, but after he realizes that he cannot get along without her, he sends for her to return.
The Mystery of a Hansom CabThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab · 1925
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
★ 8.01925
MovieDrama
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is an Australian silent film directed by and starring Arthur Shirley based on the extremely popular novel.

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RopedRoped · 1919
Roped
★ 7.01919
MovieComedyWestern
Wealthy ranch owner Cheyenne Harry decides he needs a housekeeper, but his cowboys decide he needs a wife and advertise in an eastern newspaper. The ad is answered by Aileen Judson-Brown, as dictated by her fortune-hunting mother. Harry marries Aileen and a baby is born a year later. Deciding to gain more money and social standing, Mrs. Judson-Brown then tries to break up the marriage so that Aileen can marry Ferdie Van Duzen. Mrs. Judson-Brown steals the baby and tells Harry the baby has died and Aileen no longer loves him. Harry goes out West in sorrow, but when Mrs. Judson-Brown's butler wires Harry the truth, Harry locates the baby and discovers Aileen still loves him. The reunited family goes West together, leaving Mrs. Judson-Brown behind.

Ferdie Van Duzen

The Valiants of VirginiaThe Valiants of Virginia · 1916
The Valiants of Virginia
1916
MovieDrama
When his opponent is killed after a duel over the honor of Virginia belle Judith Fairfax John Valiant flees North. Before taking flight John entrusts a note of explanation for Judith to Major Bristow. Bristow, however, has designs on the belle and withholds the missive. As the years pass John founds a successful business, loses his wife in childbirth and Judith marries Tom Dandridge and has a daughter, Shirley. Many years later, John Jr., now head of the Valiant Corporation, returns to his father’s estate during a financial crisis and falls in love with Shirley Dandridge. To rekindle her romance with John, Katherine tells Shirley of the family feud and Shirley suddenly cools toward John. On his deathbed, Barstow finally gives Judith John's letter in which John reveals that Edward had shot himself during the duel. John and Shirley are happily reconciled.

John Valiant

My Old DutchMy Old Dutch · 1934
My Old Dutch
★ 4.01934
MovieDrama
Moving family drama of the life of a working-class Hackney couple over 40 years, inspired by the famous music hall song This moving family drama - with time for some laughs - portrays the life and hardships of a working class Hackney couple over a span of 40 years. Our intrepid couple (wonderfully played by Betty Balfour and Michael Hogan) have to face everything life throws at them with fortitude, from the Great War (a son in the RAF and zeppelin raids) to a raging oil fire during the Great Strike. The inimitable Gordon Harker provides sterling support. The film the couple watch at the cinema is the 1915 version of My Old Dutch, starring Albert Chevalier (writer of the original music hall song) and Florence Turner. As the complete silent film is now believed to be lost, this 1934 version contains the only surviving footage.

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