Herbert Prior

Acting

Herbert Prior

Born July 2, 1867 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Died October 3, 1954 · aged 87

Herbert Prior was an English-born stage and screen actor, his film career (which occurred entirely in the United States) spanning the years 1907 to 1934.

Known For

The MenaceThe Menace · 1918
The Menace
1918
MovieDrama
Owing a twenty-year jail sentence to Dr. Burnell, Morgan returns after serving his term to find his son has been adopted by the Burnells. Dick is engaged to Virginia Denton, and to keep his secret from her he permits Morgan to make him his accomplice in a series of robberies. They are caught in the Denton home by Virginia, herself, who is heartbroken to discover that her fiancé is a thief, but the discovery leads to a fresh complication and extrication from a seemingly impossible situation.
Passion FlowerPassion Flower · 1930
Passion Flower
5.41930
MovieDrama
A bored society woman invites scandal and heartache when she falls in love with her low-born chauffeur.
Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations · 1917
Great Expectations
1917
MovieDrama
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Creaking StairsCreaking Stairs · 1919
Creaking Stairs
10.01919
MovieDramaMystery
Dearie Lane refuses to marry Fred Millard, whom she loves, because of her previous affair with roué Mark Winfield. When she confesses, Fred forgives her, and they marry and live happily in a modest home until the owner, who turns out to be Winfield, comes to collect a delinquent payment and suddenly dies. Dearie, afraid that the absent Fred will misunderstand, hides the body with the help of a boarder and a cook until midnight when they carry it down the stairs to the countryside, but the creaking of the steps is heard by Fred.
Eradicating AuntyEradicating Aunty · 1909
Eradicating Aunty
0.51909
MovieComedy
A young couple must endure a tedious visit from their aunt until their friend offers to find a way to make her leave.
The Big Parade of ComedyThe Big Parade of Comedy · 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.21964
MovieComedyDocumentary
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
The Big HouseThe Big House · 1930
The Big House
6.61930
MovieCrimeDrama
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
Stand Up and Cheer!Stand Up and Cheer! · 1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
5.31934
MovieComedyMusic
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

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The Half BreedThe Half Breed · 1922
The Half Breed
7.01922
MovieWestern
Delmar Spavinaw, an educated "half-breed," loves Evelyn Huntington, daughter of a racist judge. Evelyn's other suitor is Ross Kennion, a widower with one child, and owner of a vast tract of land which Spavinaw insists belongs to his Indian mother. Spavinaw seeks revenge when Judge Huntington decides to evict the squaw. Assisted by Juan Del Rey, a cattle rustler, Spavinaw steals the title to the land, wounds Kennion, stages a raid on the judge's cattle, and attempts to kidnap Kennion's son and Evelyn. The arrival of the sheriff forces him into flight across the border without his hostages. En route he meets Doll Pardeau, a school friend of Evelyn's, and together they ride for the Mexican border. Caught between a cattle stampede and a sheriff's posse, the couple catch a passing freight train, leaving calamity behind as the train slowly passes.

Ned Greenwood (as Herbert Pryor)