Acting
Vinnie Burns
Born July 1, 1897 · Utah, USA
Died August 3, 1969 · aged 72
Vinnie Burns was an American stage and screen actress. She appeared in about 50 feature films from 1911 to 1921.
Known For
The Hater of Women · 1912The Hater of Women
★ 6.01912
MovieComedy
Bob Burton is a misogynist who spends time with other men who share his views, but Bob's friends play a role when he shows that he's not completely disgusted by his friend Harry's sister.
Two Little Rangers · 1912Two Little Rangers
★ 6.01912
MovieWesternDrama
"Wild Bill" Gray is a renegade and a wife-beater. He is about to start on some expedition of crime and his wife implores him to stay at home. She receives a beating for her trouble. Jim, a cowboy, rides past the shack, hears Mrs. Gray's screams and interferes, and takes Mrs. Gray over to his friend, the postmaster, so that she may have a good home. "Wild Bill" plans vengeance. Paxton, the postmaster, starts for the station with money and gold, and is accompanied a short way by Jim. Gray sneaks after them. After going with Paxton a short distance, Jim takes a turn in the road and Paxton rides on alone. Gray closes up on the postmaster, gets the drop on him, but Paxton is quick and there's a hand-to-hand struggle. Bill, however, worsts Paxton, and finally sends him over a precipice. But in falling, Paxton falls into a tree and thus is saved from sure death.
The Temptations of Satan · 1914The Temptations of Satan
1914
MovieDrama
Satan decides to ruin the innocence of ambitious Everygirl , who has a beautiful voice and wishes to pursue a career singing in opera. He thus assumes human form and follows her in order to make sure that she accepts his terms.
Cupid and the Comet · 1911Cupid and the Comet
★ 1.01911
MovieComedyRomance
A young couple is trying to get together while the girl's father is trying to break them up.
Dick Whittington and His Cat · 1913Dick Whittington and His Cat
★ 4.71913
MovieAdventure
Dick, a young boy hears wondrous tales of London, where the streets are paved with gold. At night he dreams of the capital. The next day he leaves his country home to see his fortune in London. He fails to find work at first and is almost starving when a wealthy sea-merchant takes him in as a cook's help. The cook takes an instant dislike to him and tortures him mercilessly. His garret is full of rats and he often goes without food. One day, a man on the street takes him for a beer and gives him a coin, which he uses to buy a cat.
The Dream Woman · 1914The Dream Woman
1914
MovieDramaHorror
In this story the hero is haunted by a beautiful young woman who tries to stab him to death with a knife. This fantasy recurs on each of his birthdays, becoming more and more real as the years go on. He leaves home to secure a place as groom, but arrives at his destination too late. Forced to retrace his steps, he seeks shelter in a little inn, forgetting that the hour of his birth is approaching. In the middle of the night he awakens, terrified with fright… Based on Wilkie Collins' novel “The Dream Woman”.
Oliver Twist · 1912Oliver Twist
1912
MovieDrama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
Greater Love Hath No Man · 1911Greater Love Hath No Man
★ 6.71911
MovieDramaWestern
Short film by Alice Guy about a Western love triangle.
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Trooper 44 · 1917Trooper 44
★ 10.01917
MovieDrama
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