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Perry N. Vekroff

Born June 3, 1881 · Shumen, Bulgaria

Died January 3, 1937 · aged 55

Perry N. Vekroff (June 3, 1881 – January 3, 1937) was an Bulgarian-American film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 19 films between 1914 and 1922, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and one for Pathé.

Known For

A Soldier's PlaythingA Soldier's Plaything · 1930
A Soldier's Plaything
★ 5.41930
MovieComedyDrama
A pair of hapless half-wits get into continuous mischief during the occupation of Germany after WW I.
What Wives WantWhat Wives Want · 1923
What Wives Want
★ 10.01923
MovieDrama
Claire Howard, neglected by her husband, Austin, succumbs to the attentions of Austin's business partner, John Reeves, to the dismay of Alice Loring, her sister. When Claire ignores Alice's advice to end the affair, Alice goes to Reeves hoping to reason with him.
In Honor's WebIn Honor's Web · 1919
In Honor's Web
★ 10.01919
MovieDrama
Wealthy businessman Frank Powell falls in love late in life with Olive Meade, the sister of Governor Carroll Carson's wife Irene. One day Frank sees Olive embracing his younger brother Bert. As he leaves dejectedly, Frank discovers Irene, whose busy elderly husband neglects her, with society idler Rodney Foster.
The More Excellent WayThe More Excellent Way · 1917
The More Excellent Way
1917
MovieDramaRomance
Chrissey Desselden is the ward of John Warburton and has promised to marry him though she is drawn to the roguish Robert Neyland. When Robert’s caddish behavior becomes too flagrant, she marries John despite still feeling a pull towards the bad boy. Conflicted, she asks her husband for time to sort out her feelings but when she discovers Neyland’s plot to destroy John’s fortune for spite she spurns him and settles into a happy marriage.
MenMen · 1918
Men
★ 8.01918
MovieDrama
The Child Thou Gavest MeThe Child Thou Gavest Me · 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
★ 10.01921
MovieDrama
On her wedding day, Norma Huntley wants to tell Edward Berkley, her husband-to-be, her secret -- that she mothered a child out of wedlock which subsequently died. Her mother forbids her to reveal this. Only moments after the ceremony, it is discovered that the child, now three, is actually alive. Berkley, incensed at this turn of events, agrees to adopt the child and remain married for appearance's sake -- but when he finds the father, he will kill him.
ThundergateThundergate · 1923
Thundergate
★ 8.01923
MovieDrama
Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China. Williams is in league with Chinese reactionaries and he discredits Wells by turning him into a drug addict. Wells eventually becomes an outcast and is in a stupor when he is found by his half-brother, Kong Sue, the son of the Lord of Thundergate, a powerful Mandarin reactionary.
Perils of the YukonPerils of the Yukon · 1922
Perils of the Yukon
★ 8.01922
MovieActionAdventure
A silent serial with the following chapter titles: 1. Fangs of Jealous; 2. Doomed; 3. Tricked by Fate; 4. Master and Man; 5. Terrors of the North; 6. Menace of Death; 7. Trapped by Fire; 8. Hurled into Space; 9. The Gold Rush; 10. Valley of Death; 11. A Race for Life; 12. The Path of Doom; 13. Martial Law; 14. Trail of Vengeance; 15. The Final Reckoning.

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