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Adrian Johnson

Born January 13, 1883 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Died September 14, 1964 · aged 81

No biography available.

Known For

The Lady from NowhereThe Lady from Nowhere · 1931
The Lady from Nowhere
★ 10.01931
MovieCrimeDrama
A young couple pose as criminals in order to get the goods on their crooked bosses.
The Soul of BuddhaThe Soul of Buddha · 1918
The Soul of Buddha
1918
MovieDramaRomance
Theda Bara plays a Javanese priestess who elopes with an English military officer (Hugh Thompson). Bara's Bavahari becomes a celebrated dancer but is murdered onstage by a vengeful Buddhist priest (Victor Kennard).
The Darling of New YorkThe Darling of New York · 1923
The Darling of New York
★ 8.01923
MovieCrimeDrama
Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their stolen jewels in her ragdoll. In New York, Big Mike, finding Santussa a nuisance, dumps her and the doll in a trash can, where a newsboy finds her. After several adventures, Santussa finds her grandfather, the jewels are handed over to customs officials, and the gang of crooks is reformed.
Romance of a RogueRomance of a Rogue · 1928
Romance of a Rogue
★ 10.01928
MovieDramaRomance
A low-key silent drama of a man seeking vengeance on the villain whose lies sent him to prison on the night of his wedding.
Madame du BarryMadame du Barry · 1917
Madame du Barry
★ 7.01917
MovieDramaHistory
After Jeanette becomes the mistress of the ambitious Jean du Barry, he marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entre to the royal court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King and Jean du Barry becomes a regular around the court too. But all this is disturbed when Madame du Barry falls for Conte Brissac of the King's Guard. Jean du Barry's attempts to expose her affair only get him banished from the court.
CheckersCheckers · 1919
Checkers
★ 9.01919
MovieAdventureComedy
Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.
The Darling of ParisThe Darling of Paris · 1917
The Darling of Paris
1917
MovieRomanceDrama
This film is a very loose film adaptation of the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo and presumed lost: The wealthy girl Esmeralda is kidnapped by gypsies at birth and becomes, as one might assume, the darling of Paris. She is loved by the bell ringer and former hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo, the wicked surgeon who cares him, and an equally wicked Captain Phoebus.
The Miracle of LoveThe Miracle of Love · 1919
The Miracle of Love
★ 8.01919
MovieDrama
Clive Herbert, the Duke of Cheshire's younger brother, about to leave England to relieve his boredom, falls in love with Helena, the unhappy Duchess of Harwich who was forced to marry a corrupt duke to save her father's name.

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