Winifred Kingston

Acting

Winifred Kingston

Born November 11, 1894 · London, England, UK

Died February 3, 1967 · aged 72

Winifred Kingston was a British-born American silent film actress. Kingston was educated in Scotland and Belgium. She acted on stage in England before she began acting in the United States. On Broadway, Kingston portrayed Crobyle in Thais, Juliette Corton in The Matrimonial Bed, and Helen Farquhar in Caste

Known For

The Squaw ManThe Squaw Man · 1931
The Squaw Man
5.41931
MovieDramaWestern
Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for embezzlement actually committed by his cousin Lord Henry. In Wyoming, Wyngate runs afoul of cattle rustler Cash Hawkins by rescuing the Indian girl Naturich from Hawkins. Wyngate marries Naturich, but then learns that his cousin Lord Henry has been killed and has cleared his name before dying. As Wyngate has long loved Lady Diana, Lord Henry's wife, he is perplexed at his situation. But fate takes a hand and resolves matters as Wyngate could not have predicted.
David GarrickDavid Garrick · 1916
David Garrick
1.01916
MovieComedyDrama
The true story of the famed British actor David Garrick and his love for Ada Ingot.
The Squaw ManThe Squaw Man · 1914
The Squaw Man
6.01914
MovieDramaWestern
Blamed for the theft of an orphans fund, Captain James Wynnegate flees to the West where he makes a new life with the Indian woman Nat-U-Rich.
The Call of the NorthThe Call of the North · 1914
The Call of the North
5.21914
MovieAdventureDrama
Graehme, Ned Stewart's father, was accused of adultery and killed being innocent. Ned decided to avenge his father, but got captured and sent to the long journey to death "la longue traverse".
The Corsican BrothersThe Corsican Brothers · 1920
The Corsican Brothers
8.01920
MovieActionAdventure
The VirginianThe Virginian · 1914
The Virginian
5.61914
MovieWestern
A good-natured but chivalrous cowboy romances the local schoolmarm and leads the posse that brings a gang of rustlers, which includes his best friend, to justice.
Brewster's MillionsBrewster's Millions · 1914
Brewster's Millions
6.01914
MovieComedy
The first movie adaptation of the famous novel where a young man has to spend a fortune on 60 days to inherit an even larger sum of money. Considered to be a lost film.
The Seventh NoonThe Seventh Noon · 1915
The Seventh Noon
1915
MovieDrama
Young lawyer Peter Donaldson tries to achieve fame by defending a man accused of murder, but the case is complicated by his love for a woman who is a witness for the prosecution.

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Where the Trail DividesWhere the Trail Divides · 1914
Where the Trail Divides
1914
MovieWestern
Col. Landers adopts two children, "How," an Indian boy, and Bess, whose parents were killed in an Indian uprising. When the children are grown, How proposes to Bess, whom he has loved since his childhood. She accepts his proposal, thus angering Clayton Craig, Lander's nephew who also wants to marry her. After Lander's death, How is exiled from the ranch, so he and Bess buy new land. One day, after he has been away, How returns to his cabin to see Bess and Craig embracing. How grants Bess her freedom after which she marries Craig and moves to New York. Some time later, How discovers oil on the land that he gave Bess, so he follows them to New York. There he finds that Craig has been unfaithful to Bess. In the end, Bess rejects Craig so that she and How can remarry and find "a trail to happiness together." -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.

Bess Landor