Acting

Fred Hearn

Born December 20, 1871 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died January 20, 1923 · aged 51

No biography available.

Known For

The Man with the Iron HeartThe Man with the Iron Heart · 1915
The Man with the Iron Heart
1915
MovieDrama
I.M. Mann, millionaire president of a large corporation, is known as "the man with the iron heart." James Boyd, cashier for Mann's corporation, is delayed one morning because of a dying mother, and is discharged. Then Boyd goes to Union headquarters with his story. The thousands of workmen employed by Mann finally reach the limit of endurance, and at a union meeting, resolve to demand increased wages, a cessation of child labor and other benefits, or strike. He refuses to hear a committee of workmen and says, "I'll close up the factories and let you starve."
The Burden of ProofThe Burden of Proof · 1918
The Burden of Proof
1918
MovieDrama
Elaine Brooks marries Robert Ames, a junior member of the Department of Justice. Mrs. Durand, a spy uses underhanded means to steal important papers from Ames, which she gives to her superior, Dr. Kemp. Although she is innocent, Elaine becomes implicated in this plot.
My Four Years in GermanyMy Four Years in Germany · 1918
My Four Years in Germany
★ 4.71918
MovieWarDrama
The experiences of the American ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, are recounted in this semi-documentary.
Kaiser's FinishKaiser's Finish · 1918
Kaiser's Finish
1918
MovieDramaWar
During World War I, an illegitimate son of the German Kaiser, who had been raised in the US--and is a double for the Kaiser's son, the Crown Prince--is sent to Germany as a spy in order to kill both the Kaiser and his son.
The Dark StarThe Dark Star · 1919
The Dark Star
★ 9.01919
MovieAdventure
A fabulous jewel known as the 'Dark Star' is stolen; a pastor's daughter gets involved, falling into the depths of a spy plot concerning war plans and fortifications...
Men and WomenMen and Women · 1914
Men and Women
1914
MovieDrama
Robert Stevens robs the bank where he is employed, and through the efforts of Calvin Stedman, the prosecuting attorney, he is sentenced to six years' imprisonment. While in jail his wife dies and his little daughter, Agnes, is placed in a convent.
The Law of CompensationThe Law of Compensation · 1917
The Law of Compensation
★ 3.71917
MovieDrama
A young wife, tempted to leave her husband for a song plugger who promises he'll make her a Broadway star, is told her father's life story and of the choices her mother made before her tragic death.
The Misleading WidowThe Misleading Widow · 1919
The Misleading Widow
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
The Misleading Widow is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke as Betty Taradine. It was based on the 1917 stage play Billeted by F. Tennyson Jesse and H.M. Harwood. The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It appears to be a lost film.

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The Hidden TruthThe Hidden Truth · 1919
The Hidden Truth
★ 10.01919
MovieDrama
Helen Merrill sings and dances in the rough Western mining town of Nugget City, where she befriends Myrtle Cadby, whose husband Jake cruelly abuses her. After a particularly vicious beating, Myrtle, seriously injured, shoots Jake. As she lies dying, she gives Helen a letter of introduction to a man she was to have married in the East, urging her to leave Nugget City. Before she leaves, Helen overhears Bill Sheridan and "Snipe" Roach scheming to sell Charles Taylor, a wealthy New Yorker, a salted mine, with the assistance of George Reed, Taylor's mining agent. Helen goes East and learns that Taylor is the man whom Myrtle was to have married, but because she immediately falls in love with him, she conceals her own identity and masquerades as Myrtle.

'Snipe' Roach