Acting
Frank Keenan
Born April 8, 1858 · Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Died February 24, 1929 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
National Red Cross Pageant · 1917National Red Cross Pageant
★ 8.01917
MovieDrama
The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and promote a positive opinion about American involvement in World War I.
Smoldering Embers · 1920Smoldering Embers
★ 7.01920
MovieDrama
When John Conroy's wife takes his infant son Jack and runs away with another man, Conroy becomes a tramp and goes to Alaska. Fifteen years later, he returns and learns that his son Jack is being coerced into marrying Edith Wyatt, the daughter of a congressman, in order to further the political ambitions of his stepfather, Mayor Horace Manners. Conroy makes friends with the boy, who is unaware that the congenial tramp is actually his father. Jack loves cobbler's daughter Beth Stafford, and when Conroy discovers that Manners plans to frame Jack for the loss of city funds and thus scare him into marriage with Edith, he intercedes and insures that his son receives both his rightful inheritance and the woman whom he loves. After securing the boy's happiness, Conroy slips away without revealing his true identity to his son.
The Coward · 1915The Coward
★ 5.81915
MovieDramaWar
Set during the American Civil War, Keenan stars as a Virginia colonel and Charles Ray as his weak-willed son. The son is forced, at gunpoint, by his father to enlist in the Confederate army. He is terrified by the war and deserts during a battle. The film focuses on the son's struggle to overcome his cowardice.
My Lady's Lips · 1925My Lady's Lips
★ 10.01925
MovieThrillerCrime
A newspaper publisher finds out that his wild daughter has fallen in with a ring of gamblers. A reporter who has infiltrated the gang to get a story falls in love with the gang's female leader, and when the two are caught in a police raid, they find themselves in equal amounts of trouble.
Brothers Divided · 1919Brothers Divided
★ 7.01919
MovieDrama
Convict Tom King is pardoned from a life sentence when he courageously helps other prisoners during a fire. He then goes to live with his brother Matthew, the hated mill owner in a depressed town, and his own son Max, who was brought up by Matthew to believe his father was dead.
Hearts Aflame · 1923Hearts Aflame
★ 9.01923
MovieDrama
The son of a retired timber baron meets and falls in love with a Michigan woman who refuses to sell her land unless the buyer promises to replant to replace the trees that are to be cut down.
The Bells · 1918The Bells
1918
MovieCrimeDrama
A murderer is driven slowly insane by a sequence of coincidences and suggestive events which will not allow him to escape his own sense of guilt for his crime.
Brass · 1923Brass
★ 5.01923
MovieDramaRomance
With her marriage on the verge of breaking up, a young wife attempts to win back the love of her husband and child.
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