Billie Rhodes

Acting

Billie Rhodes

Born August 15, 1894 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died March 12, 1988 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

The Cave Men's WarThe Cave Men's War · 1913
The Cave Men's War
★ 7.01913
MovieDrama
The dramatized illustration of the invention of the bow-and-arrow through a romantic triangle foregrounded by the bloody conflicts between the Cave Dwellers and the Shell People.
Hoop-LaHoop-La · 1919
Hoop-La
★ 10.01919
MovieComedy
Hoop-La, the beautiful star of Minor's Mammoth Circus, a one-ring affair which tours county fairs and small towns, delights crowds with her bare-back riding, trapeze acts, and clowning. Reared in the confines of the circus by Old Toodles the clown, in accordance with her father's dying request, Hoop-La naively accepts the attentions of good-looking Joe McGee, a cheap horseman, after winning a race for him as a jockey. Tony Barrows, the foppish scion of a wealthy family, falls in love with Hoop-La, but she resents his snobbery and makes faces at him. When Hoop-La learns that her father was wealthy, she secretly marries McGee to save herself from a dull society life, but when she discovers McGee's true character, she promises to keep him supplied with money if he leaves.
Miss NobodyMiss Nobody · 1920
Miss Nobody
★ 5.51920
MovieAdventureDrama
A raft carrying a little girl and a dead woman drifts in from a shipwreck to Devil's Island. There, a band of thieves and smugglers name the girl Rose Marie, though she grows up as "nobody's girl."
AladdinAladdin · 1922
Aladdin
★ 8.01922
MovieComedy
An evil tailor uses a dog to tear men's clothes to boost his business. When he pulls this stunt on a Moorish Prince, a feud erupts as they both compete for the same girl. The Prince traps the tailor in a dungeon, but the tailor escapes using a magic lamp and endures wild adventures to ultimately win the girl's heart.
A Two Cylinder CourtshipA Two Cylinder Courtship · 1917
A Two Cylinder Courtship
★ 5.91917
MovieComedy
A young couple head to Mexico to elope, but as they get closer to the border they realize they're running out of gas.
The Lamb and the LionThe Lamb and the Lion · 1919
The Lamb and the Lion
★ 9.01919
MovieComedyDrama
A girl known as "Boots," who keeps house for a band of crooks led by her kind guardian, Uncle Ben, called "The Lion," demands that she be allowed to accompany them on a burglary. Dressed in boy's clothes, Boots is caught by Mrs. Kathryn Sylvester, a rich society widow, who, upon learning that Boots is a girl, resolves to avenge herself on James Graham, who refused to marry her stating that he wanted no stain on his lineage.
Mary's Merry Mix-UpMary's Merry Mix-Up · 1917
Mary's Merry Mix-Up
★ 10.01917
MovieComedy
Father objects to Jack, Mary's new husband, believing him to be merely a flirtatious lifeguard. Mary's brother is in town and Jack believes her brother is something more-- that she may be 'false'. Jack disguises himself as the family's new butler to investigate.
The Frame-Up on DadThe Frame-Up on Dad · 1915
The Frame-Up on Dad
1915
MovieComedy
A father's plan to arrange a marriage for his son goes awry when the son marries another woman, then brings her back to meet the family disguised as a man. What could go wrong?

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Hoop-LaHoop-La · 1919
Hoop-La
★ 10.01919
MovieComedy
Hoop-La, the beautiful star of Minor's Mammoth Circus, a one-ring affair which tours county fairs and small towns, delights crowds with her bare-back riding, trapeze acts, and clowning. Reared in the confines of the circus by Old Toodles the clown, in accordance with her father's dying request, Hoop-La naively accepts the attentions of good-looking Joe McGee, a cheap horseman, after winning a race for him as a jockey. Tony Barrows, the foppish scion of a wealthy family, falls in love with Hoop-La, but she resents his snobbery and makes faces at him. When Hoop-La learns that her father was wealthy, she secretly marries McGee to save herself from a dull society life, but when she discovers McGee's true character, she promises to keep him supplied with money if he leaves.

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