Alec B. Francis

Acting

Alec B. Francis

Born December 1, 1867 · London, England, UK

Died July 6, 1934 · aged 66

English born Alec B. Francis (Alec Budd Francis) was, in America, a stage and film actor.

Known For

3 Bad Men3 Bad Men · 1926
3 Bad Men
★ 6.91926
MovieRomanceWestern
Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
The Sacred FlameThe Sacred Flame · 1929
The Sacred Flame
★ 3.31929
MovieDramaRomance
Colonel Maurice Taylor of the Royal Flying Corps is hopelessly injured in an airplane crash immediately following his marriage to Stella. Maurice is non-functional in most of the physical areas of marriage that count, but Stella attends to his other needs faithfully for three years. Then his brother, Colin, shows up from South America, and he and Stella fall passionately in love and are making plans to run away together. Mother Taylor is aware of the romance, as is Nurse Weyland, who is secretly in love with Maurice, and now hates Stella for her careless attitude toward Maurice's patiently-borne sufferings. Maurice is also aware of the affair. He has a talk with his wife and brother. Complications arise.
Mata HariMata Hari · 1931
Mata Hari
★ 6.21931
MovieCrimeDrama
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Troublesome SecretariesTroublesome Secretaries · 1911
Troublesome Secretaries
★ 4.81911
MovieComedy
A frustrated, protective father tries to stop his secretaries from falling in love with his charming daughter, Betty. He hires two secretaries— only for them to be in on the practical jokes Betty plays on her father.
Captain ApplejackCaptain Applejack · 1931
Captain Applejack
★ 7.31931
MovieComedyCrime
An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland · 1933
Alice in Wonderland
★ 6.11933
MovieFamilyFantasy
In Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters.
His Private SecretaryHis Private Secretary · 1933
His Private Secretary
★ 5.11933
MovieComedyDrama
Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove she's okay.
Robin HoodRobin Hood · 1912
Robin Hood
★ 5.01912
MovieRomanceAdventure
Robin Hood is a 1912 film made by Eclair Studios when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century. The movie's costumes feature enormous versions of the familiar hats of Robin and his merry men, and uses the unusual effect of momentarily superimposing images different animals over each character to emphasize their good or evil qualities. The film was directed by Étienne Arnaud and Herbert Blaché, and written by Eustace Hale Ball. A restored copy of the 30-minute film exists and was exhibited in 2006 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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Capital PunishmentCapital Punishment · 1925
Capital Punishment
★ 7.01925
MovieDrama
This is not a Clara Bow vehicle, and yet it is clearly the aspect/asset of Clara Bow which elevates a fairly serious melodrama to a timeless and profound social statement. Opening the film on death row where the handsome youth awaits the chair, a stirring test of the legal system evolves after two elite types conspire to expose its inadequacies. Elite, jaded society lawyer Gordon Harrington fabricates a murder, implicating an entirely "hired" fall-guy, one Dan O'Connor, while the bored playboy-type hides away on a yacht until the points are proven and the legal system has been disgraced. Naturally, something goes wrong, the playboy really turns up murdered, and O'Connor is now the accused, imprisoned murderer scheduled to be hanged.