Writing

Paul Armstrong

Born April 25, 1869 · St. Joseph - Missouri - USA

Died August 30, 1915 · aged 46

No biography available.

Known For

The BludgeonThe Bludgeon · 1915
The Bludgeon
1915
MovieDrama
When Carl Evendorr (John Dunn) comes into money, his wife Irene (Kathryn Osterman) becomes greedy and socially ambitious. She foolishly allows a social leech, Mrs. Wharton (Clara Whipple), into her life and the woman does everything she can to manipulate money out of her. Mrs. Wharton and her associates put Irene in a compromising position and her husband walks in and believes the worst.
Going SomeGoing Some · 1920
Going Some
9.01920
MovieComedy
Upon observing the adoration that track star Culver Covington receives, his friend, J. Wallingford Speed, decides to impress Helen Blake by also posing as a sprinter. Meanwhile, when Roberta Keap decides to retire to her Western ranch while awaiting her divorce, Speed, Helen and various friends accompany her while her husband Donald takes up residence at the neighboring Gallagher ranch.
Paths to ParadisePaths to Paradise · 1925
Paths to Paradise
6.21925
MovieComedyCrime
Two thieves discover a professional and personal relationship when individual heist plans are thrown together by circumstance.
The Heir to the HoorahThe Heir to the Hoorah · 1916
The Heir to the Hoorah
1916
MovieActionDrama
The Hoorah, richest mine in California, has made millionaires of its three bachelor owners, Joe, Bud, and Dill. It occurs to the two latter men that this wealth, representing the labor and sacrifices of many long years, must, in the event of their death, revert to strangers.
The Deep PurpleThe Deep Purple · 1920
The Deep Purple
10.01920
MovieCrimeDrama
Doris Moore is a country girl who is conned by two crooks, Harry Leland and Pop Clark. They convince the naive girl to come with them to New York City and play the badger game on William Lake. But the intervention of Kate Fallon, who runs the gang's New York home, saves the innocent and traps the guilty. Instead of tricking Lake, Doris marries him.
Alias Jimmy ValentineAlias Jimmy Valentine · 1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine
8.01928
MovieCrimeDrama
An Incompetent insurance salesman sells a policy to Jesse James and has to protect his client until he can get it back.
Alias Jimmy ValentineAlias Jimmy Valentine · 1920
Alias Jimmy Valentine
8.01920
MovieDramaCrime
The saga of Alias Jimmy Valentine began with the O. Henry story "A Retrieved Reformation". This surprise-ending tale was adapted into a stage play by Paul Armstrong, which subsequently was adapted to film several times
Ever Since EveEver Since Eve · 1934
Ever Since Eve
9.01934
MovieRomanceDrama
Neil Rogers, a young man who owns a substantial share of a Western gold mine, comes East and falls in love with the rather wild Elizabeth Vandegrift.

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A Romance of the UnderworldA Romance of the Underworld · 1918
A Romance of the Underworld
1918
MovieDrama
Convent raised Doris Elliott moves to New York to live with her brother Richard not knowing that he is part of a drug trafficking ring controlled by unscrupulous ward boss Michael O'Leary. At first Doris remains ignorant of the pervasiveness of crime and corruption in the Lower East Side until her friend, Mamie Bronson, whose brother, "Dopey Benny," has fallen victim to drugs, confesses that O'Leary has raped her. When O'Leary breaks into their home and attempts to rape her as well, he is shot when Richard unexpectedly arrives. Finding O'Leary dead and Richard unconscious, the police arrest Doris, and she is tried for murder. Defense lawyer Thomas McDonald, who has been working to expose the politician, is losing his case when Dopey Benny testifies that he killed O'Leary to avenge his sister's assault. Acquitted Doris is now free to marry Thomas.

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