Acting
Alice Terry
Born July 22, 1899 · Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died December 22, 1987 · aged 88
Alice Terry (born Alice Frances Taaffe) was an American screen actress, a star throughout most of the 1920s. She was the wife of acclaimed film director Rex Ingram.
Known For
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · 1921The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
★ 6.61921
MovieWarRomance
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.
Old Wives for New · 1918Old Wives for New
★ 6.41918
MovieDramaComedy
Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife for another woman; When his other love interest becomes involved in a murder, he leaves for Paris.
Thin Ice · 1919Thin Ice
★ 7.01919
MovieDrama
When Alice Winton's brother embezzles funds belonging to his employer, Benjamin Graves, a promoter of worthless mining stock, she saves him from arrest by signing over to Graves a hefty promissory note. Later Graves deliberately wrecks the mining company in which Alice's invalid father has invested his money, and the shock from the resulting bankruptcy, kills him. Alice marries Robert Burton, a noted criminologist who believes in the theory, "once a thief, always a thief," and the couple takes up temporary residence with District Attorney Jeffrey Miller. In Miller's safe are incriminating documents concerning Graves's illegal activities, and Graves, knowing of their existence, blackmails Alice into stealing them by showing her some compromising love letters to which he has forged her name.
The Valley of the Giants · 1919The Valley of the Giants
★ 6.01919
MovieDrama
Rival logging companies battle for the Valley of the Giants (redwood trees) when a young engineer returns home to help his father by building a new rail line to transport the logs to the sawmill. A romance between the engineer and the rival's niece complicates the situations.
Civilization · 1916Civilization
★ 5.21916
MovieDrama
Count Ferdinand, a submarine commander and secret pacifist refuses to torpedo a defenseless passenger ship during wartime. His submarine is sunk in the following fracas. In the spirit world, Christ commends the captain, and returns to earth in the commander's body to promote His message of peace.
Mare Nostrum · 1926Mare Nostrum
★ 5.91926
MovieWarDrama
The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.
The Day She Paid · 1919The Day She Paid
★ 7.01919
MovieDrama
Manhattan model Marion Buckley hesitates to accept a marriage proposal from wealthy upstate department store owner Warren Rogers, a widower with two daughters, because of her previous affair with her employer Leon Kessler, who had promised to marry her.
Lovers · 1927Lovers
★ 10.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Young José lives with his guardian, Don Julian, a middle-aged diplomat recently married to young Felicia. Society gossips in Madrid find the situation increasingly scandalous.
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