Barbara Bedford

Acting

Barbara Bedford

Born July 19, 1903 · Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

Died October 25, 1981 · aged 78

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945. After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he hel…

Known For

Go WestGo West · 1940
Go West
★ 6.61940
MovieComedyWestern
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
I Love You AgainI Love You Again · 1940
I Love You Again
★ 7.21940
MovieComedyRomance
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the Mohicans · 1920
The Last of the Mohicans
★ 6.41920
MovieAdventureDrama
As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.
The Earl of ChicagoThe Earl of Chicago · 1940
The Earl of Chicago
★ 6.31940
MovieDrama
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Too Hot to HandleToo Hot to Handle · 1938
Too Hot to Handle
★ 6.11938
MovieComedyAdventure
While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.
Boom TownBoom Town · 1940
Boom Town
★ 7.01940
MovieAdventureDrama
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
Presenting Lily MarsPresenting Lily Mars · 1943
Presenting Lily Mars
★ 6.41943
MovieMusicRomance
Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.
Honky TonkHonky Tonk · 1941
Honky Tonk
★ 6.31941
MovieWesternDrama
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

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A Girl of the LimberlostA Girl of the Limberlost · 1934
A Girl of the Limberlost
★ 3.01934
MovieDrama
Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she was born. She finds her comfort with Margaret and Westley Sinton, a childless neighboring couple, who help her with her school costs, as does the wealthy Mrs. Parker, who takes an interest in the talented young girl. She meets and falls in love with Phillip Ammon, the nephew of Dr. Ammon, but learns that he is already engaged. The money that Elnora has saved for her college education is stolen, and when Mrs. Comstock goes to retrieve it from a suspect, she also learns of the duplicity of her husband, who had been courting a neighboring woman on the night he drowned. She begs forgiveness of Elnora, and the romance of Elnora and Phillip also begins to flourish.

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