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 Boy and the BridgeThe Boy and the Bridge · 1959
The Boy and the Bridge
★ 6.01959
MovieDrama
A little boy named Tommy watches as his father is arrested after a brawl. Tommy believes his father must have killed someone and rather than return home, he heads to Tower Bridge to set up home there.
The Corsican BrothersThe Corsican Brothers · 1920
The Corsican Brothers
★ 8.01920
MovieActionAdventure
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
To save his family from disgrace, Capt. James Wynnegate takes the blame when his brother, Sir Henry, embezzles from a charitable fund. Relocating to America, James purchases a ranch in Wyoming and marries Nat-u-ritch, an indigenous woman. After the birth of the couple's son, James is startled by the arrival of Lady Diana, his brother's wife, who informs him that the nefarious Henry is dead.
North of Fifty-ThreeNorth of Fifty-Three · 1917
North of Fifty-Three
1917
MovieCrimeDrama
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 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.
Miss Brewster's MillionsMiss Brewster's Millions · 1926
Miss Brewster's Millions
★ 8.01926
MovieComedyDrama
Polly Brewster, a penniless Hollywood model/movie extra inherits one million dollars. But her new lawyer, Tom Hancock, informs her that she has to spend it all within 30 days to inherit $5 million more from her spiteful Uncle Ned Brewster who tries to prevent it from happening.

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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