Acting

Martha Franklin

Born November 13, 1868 · Germany

Died April 19, 1929 · aged 60

No biography available.

Known For

TrilbyTrilby · 1923
Trilby
10.01923
MovieDrama
The hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.
Points WestPoints West · 1929
Points West
7.01929
MovieWestern
Cole Lawson Jr. goes undercover as a bandit to infiltrate the gang responsible for his father's death.
SerenadeSerenade · 1927
Serenade
8.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Franz Rossi is a brilliant composer who is blessed with a beautiful wife named Gretchen. However, Rossi finds it necessary to involve himself with other women, and so he tries to keep Gretchen at home and away from his work. When Gretchen discovers what her husband has been up to, she disappears completely from view. In time, Rossi discovers that his wife is staying at a fancy hotel, where all indications are that Gretchen herself is now enjoying the favors of another man. Considered lost.
Don Q Son of ZorroDon Q Son of Zorro · 1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
6.71925
MovieWesternAdventure
Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the young upstart for murder, Don Cesar fakes his own death and retreats to the crumbling ruins of the family castle he plots his vengeance.
The Younger GenerationThe Younger Generation · 1929
The Younger Generation
6.91929
MovieDrama
Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves the family to Park Avenue. They go, but were happier back on the East Side. Morris is ashamed of this parents and his humble origins, but learns in the end that there is more to life than money.
Little Miss SmilesLittle Miss Smiles · 1922
Little Miss Smiles
6.01922
MovieDrama
The Jewish Aaronson family lives in simple neighborhoods in the ghetto of a big city. Esther spreads the sun with her smile and when her mother goes blind and is taken to hospital, she takes on the role of head of the family.
The Woman from MoscowThe Woman from Moscow · 1928
The Woman from Moscow
8.01928
MovieRomanceDrama
A princess falls in love with the man who killed her cousin. The lover swears it was in self-defense. A lost film.
The ClimbersThe Climbers · 1927
The Climbers
9.01927
MovieDramaRomance
The Duchess of Aragon is wooed by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, much to the displeasure of his mistress Countess Veya, who forces the Duchess out of Spain and into Puerto Rico, where she is forced to behave in very unladylike manners, such as riding horses like a cowboy, and dueling with and fending off various brigands and bandits.

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Perch of the DevilPerch of the Devil · 1927
Perch of the Devil
7.01927
MovieDrama
Ida is married to small-time Montana prospector Gregory Compton. She's bored and lonely, so a friend, wealthy widow and woman of the world Ora Blake, easily gets her to share a trip to Europe. There, Ida lives the high life amid the continent's rich and carefree, but soon grows weary of it, wishing she were home again with her true love. Back in Butte, Gregory has hit a gold strike and telegraphs Ida of his luck. Ora however, with a secret love for Gregory, sabotages Ida's response by rewriting the return cable to indicate Ida will return, but only for a share in the gold. When the travelers return to Montana, Ida has found out about what backstabbing Ora has done, and fight it out at the mine, but unaware of their presence, the now-disillusioned Gregory intends on blowing up the mine at the same time.

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