Writing

Gouverneur Morris

American writer.

Known For

Trumpet IslandTrumpet Island · 1920
Trumpet Island
7.51920
MovieDrama
Richard moves to a remote island to escape from the memory of Eve. Who had been forced to marry another man. But fate still has more in store.
The PenaltyThe Penalty · 1920
The Penalty
6.91920
MovieCrimeDrama
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
The Jungle PrincessThe Jungle Princess · 1936
The Jungle Princess
6.21936
MovieActionAdventure
Christopher Powell is in Malaysia with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting, he is attacked by a tiger, and his native guides run away, leaving him for dead. But the tiger is the pet of Ulah, a beautiful young woman who grew up by herself in the jungle. She rescues Chris and takes him back to her cave, where she nurses him to health and falls in love with him. When he eventually returns to camp, she follows. The fiancée is jealous, and the natives don't like Ulah or her pet tiger either, all of which leads to a lot of trouble.
The Man Who Played GodThe Man Who Played God · 1932
The Man Who Played God
7.21932
MovieRomanceDrama
While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royle is deafened when a bomb is detonated in an attempt to assassinate the foreign ruler. With his career over as a result of his injury, Royle returns to New York City with his sister Florence, close friend Mildred Miller, and considerably younger fiancée Grace Blair. After abandoning thoughts of suicide, Montgomery discovers he can lip read, and he spends his days observing people in Central Park from his apartment window. As he learns of people's problems, he tries to help them anonymously and becomes absorbed in his game of "playing God".
East of JavaEast of Java · 1935
East of Java
7.51935
MovieDrama
Survivors of a shipwreck find refuge on a tropical island--but so do the ship's cargo of lions and tigers.
Anybody's WomanAnybody's Woman · 1930
Anybody's Woman
6.61930
MovieDrama
A lawyer, left by his wife, gets drunk and marries a chorus girl, or so he learns the morning after.
The Ace of HeartsThe Ace of Hearts · 1921
The Ace of Hearts
6.51921
MovieCrimeDrama
A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even more tense when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination.
Red MorningRed Morning · 1934
Red Morning
5.71934
MovieAdventureDrama
A captain's daughter become marooned on an island after the ship is taken over by a mutinous crew.

Filmography

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Morals for MenMorals for Men · 1925
Morals for Men
9.01925
MovieDrama
Joe (Tearle) and Bessie (Ayres), living in sin and just scraping by. Bessie thinks Joe has stolen their meagre savings, so she leaves him and becomes a manicurist eventually marrying a wealthy man who turns out to be stingy and cruel. Joe saves heiress Marion (Mills) from drowning, makes good as a civil engineer and eventually marries her. Joe and Bessie meet again by chance and Joe, in helping her to keep her secret, incurs Marion's jealousy. Bessie, extorted by a former acquaintance in desperation, decides to tell everything to her husband. However, to aid Joe she accuses Wallace (Miljan), with whom Marion is preparing to go away. Finally, Joe and Marion are reconciled, but Bessie learns that the world never forgives a woman who sins even when she has reformed.

Novel