Acting
Fontaine La Rue
Born July 18, 1890 · Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Died September 13, 1964 · aged 74
Matilda Fernández, stage name Fontaine La Rue (July 18, 1890 in Hermosillo, Mexico – September 13, 1964) was an American silent film actress appearing in films from 1918 to 1929. Her career ended with the advent of talkies. She was one of seven children born to Diego and Carlotta Monreal Fernandez. After immigrating to the United States in 1907, Matilda married Victor Garcia Rojas. The couple had…
Known For
Cleopatsy · 1918Cleopatsy
★ 6.01918
MovieComedyHistory
A burlesque on the historic incident of Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Exit the Vamp · 1921Exit the Vamp
★ 10.01921
MovieComedyDrama
Marion Shipley is happily devoted to her husband, John, until Mrs. Willy Strong, a society "vampire," succeeds in capturing his affections. A jewelry salesman informs Marion of the affair, after John and Mrs. Strong enter his store together. Marion follows her husband to a restaurant, where she witnesses Mrs. Strong give John the key to her apartment. Gaining entrance to her rival's home, Marion transforms herself with the vamp's clothes and makeup, rendering herself unrecognizable to John in the dim light. Marion is in John's arms when Mrs. Strong arrives, and he denounces her for his wife.
Boots · 1919Boots
★ 4.01919
MovieComedy
Boots is a young servant girl who polishes shoes in an English inn. She is an incurable romantic, addicted to melodramatic stories of love and adventure. When she discovers a Bolshevik plot to blow up a government official, she takes it on herself to foil the plot.
His New York Wife · 1926His New York Wife
★ 10.01926
MovieDramaRomance
Lured to New York with false promises of having her play produced, Lila Lake is forced to accept a secretarial position with Mrs. Julia Hewitt, a dashing young widow secretly married to Jimmy Duval, son of Alice Duval, a prominent society leader. Alice seeks the aid of young lawyer Philip Thorne, who hires detectives to follow Julia; the latter, however, has left town with Jimmy, and Lila has agreed to impersonate her.
The Social Buccaneer · 1923The Social Buccaneer
★ 7.01923
MovieAdventureCrime
John "Jack" Norton, before the war a society playboy and fop, returns from the trenches of World War One a two fisted American who finds his father, Raymond Norton, in jail, charged with theft of funds from the bank in which he was the president. The money, placed there by the American authorities for the Kingdom of Thorwald, and Princess Elise, is on the way to collect it. John lets his father think he is still the playboy he was before the war, but secretly dons his old 'Doughboy" uniform and sets out after the gang that framed his father.
Borrowed Clothes · 1918Borrowed Clothes
1918
MovieDrama
A pretty but poor girl leaves the young boy who loves her for a rich playboy who she believes will take care of her, but the wealthy cad has other plans for her.
The Isle of Love · 1922The Isle of Love
1922
MovieComedyDrama
A 1922 re-edit of Fred J. Balshofer’s earlier feature—shot in 1918 as Over the Rhine and released in 1920 as An Adventuress—this version was issued to capitalize on Rudolph Valentino’s sudden stardom. The cut boosts Valentino’s presence through repeated/enlarged shots, looping and out-takes, and reframes the story in a tropical island setting; it’s widely regarded as a cash-in reissue.
The Bear Cat · 1922The Bear Cat
★ 9.01922
MovieWestern
The Bearcat, alias The Singin' Kid, crosses the Rio Grande into Three Pines, singing bloodthirsty verses, but in spite of these, he makes friends with Sheriff Bill Garfield and likewise with Alys May, daughter of cattle rancher John P. May, by saving her from a runaway. As a reward, he gets a job on the ranch and falls in love with Alys, though warned she is engaged to Aitken, her brother's college chum.
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Cleopatsy · 1918Cleopatsy
★ 6.01918
MovieComedyHistory
A burlesque on the historic incident of Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Cleopatsy (as Dora Rogers)
Borrowed Clothes · 1918Borrowed Clothes
1918
MovieDrama
A pretty but poor girl leaves the young boy who loves her for a rich playboy who she believes will take care of her, but the wealthy cad has other plans for her.
Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition · 1915Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
★ 5.81915
MovieComedy
Fatty and Mabel go to the San Diego Exposition.
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