Fritzi Ridgeway

Acting

Fritzi Ridgeway

Born April 8, 1898 · Butte, Montana, USA

Died March 29, 1961 · aged 62

From Wikipedia Fritzi Ridgeway (April 8, 1898 – March 29, 1961) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1934. She married film composer Constantin Bakaleinikoff. In 1928 she built the Hotel del Tahquitz in Palm Springs, California. She was born in Butte, Montana and died in Lancaster, California from a heart attack.

Known For

We Live AgainWe Live Again · 1934
We Live Again
★ 6.81934
MovieDrama
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
Cricket on the HearthCricket on the Hearth · 1923
Cricket on the Hearth
★ 7.01923
MovieComedyDrama
Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbour May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. A mortgage and house on fire figure in the story.
Hell's HeroesHell's Heroes · 1929
Hell's Heroes
★ 7.11929
MovieWestern
Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).
Real FolksReal Folks · 1918
Real Folks
1918
MovieComedyDrama
Pat Dugan puts his last penny into oil prospecting and finds the oil. He deserts the old shack for his idea of what a palace should be and sends Jimmie to college. Jimmie promptly thrashes three of the students and polishes off the policeman who interferes. Then he leaves college for a partnership in a nursery business with a young Italian. Pat moves east and settles next door to Lady Blessington, but supposes the placid old lady who fraternizes with his wife to be the house- keeper. Jimmy turns up and falls in love with Joyce, Lady Blessington's god-daughter and marries her in spite of his father's commands, but when Pat sees how it all comes out he takes the full credit to himself.
Ladies of the Big HouseLadies of the Big House · 1931
Ladies of the Big House
★ 6.01931
MovieDrama
A woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a murder they didn't commit.
Winning a BrideWinning a Bride · 1919
Winning a Bride
1919
MovieWestern
A ranch foreman wins a series of events at a frontier day rodeo.
A Petal on the CurrentA Petal on the Current · 1919
A Petal on the Current
★ 9.01919
MovieDrama
A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.
High SpeedHigh Speed · 1917
High Speed
1917
MovieComedy
“Speed” Cannon, an ambitious young businessman is determined to win the affections of a boarding-school girl whose father made millions in the pork industry. He must use his wit and "speedy" business acumen to navigate the social demands of the girl's father, ultimately trying to win her hand in marriage.

Filmography

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HollywoodHollywood · 1923
Hollywood
★ 9.01923
MovieComedyDrama
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...

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