Acting
Gene Gauntier
Born May 17, 1885 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Died December 18, 1966 · aged 81
Gene Gauntier, born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett, was an American screenwriter, director and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from mid 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films.
Known For
Grandmother · 1910Grandmother
★ 8.01910
MovieDrama
A spoiled rich boy meets and falls in love with an older woman, a dancer who is more amused than flattered by his attentions.
The Poacher's Pardon · 1912The Poacher's Pardon
★ 7.01912
MovieDrama
A gamekeeper's daughter is shot while warning a poacher.
Evangeline · 1908Evangeline
★ 10.01908
MovieDrama
About an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island - parts of an area also known as Acadia.
The Navajo's Bride · 1910The Navajo's Bride
★ 4.01910
MovieComedyWestern
A short Western. Ivi, the beautiful daughter of an Indian chief, has three suitors. A competition will decide who gets to marry her. The winner is not Panther, who was Ivy’s favourite. But after he manages to catch a horse thief, he does wind up marrying her after all.
An Arabian Tragedy · 1912An Arabian Tragedy
★ 7.01912
MovieDrama
Ayub Kashif becomes embittered toward his wife, Fatima, because their union has been childless. He eventually determines to divorce Fatima and free her slave, whom he then will wed. Fatima, who still loves her husband, lives a life of sorrow, praying that her husband's love will return to her.
Dust of the Desert · 1912Dust of the Desert
1912
MovieDrama
Dust of the Desert is a 1912 short film
Winning a Widow · 1912Winning a Widow
★ 8.01912
MovieDramaRomance
While crossing the Atlantic, Jim White, an American tourist, is attracted by a charming young widow. He succeeds in making the lady's acquaintance through her four-year-old son and thereafter he becomes a persistent suitor and shadow. It happens that Luxor, Egypt, is the destination of both parties and when they arrive at that point Jim determines to win the widow without further delay. She does not encourage his suit and he becomes desperate. Jim hits upon a subterfuge and engages an Egyptian to help him out. However, the best laid plans often miscarry, and when the widow learns of the plot she prepares one of her own. Jim meets with a decided surprise and the little son is the means of bringing about a mutual understanding.
Ben Hur · 1907Ben Hur
★ 4.41907
MovieAdventureDrama
The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.















