Acting
John Daly Murphy
Born February 4, 1873 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died November 20, 1934 · aged 61
No biography available.
Known For
Kreutzer Sonata · 1915Kreutzer Sonata
★ 2.71915
MovieDramaRomance
Based -- loosely -- on Leo Tolstoy, this film starred feted stage star Nance O'Neil but is rather better remembered as Theda Bara's follow-up to the sensational A Fool There Was (1914).
Oh, Johnny! · 1918Oh, Johnny!
★ 8.01918
MovieComedyDrama
A young girl inherits half of the Lost Camp Mine when her father dies. His partner tries to help her from being cheated out of her share of the mine, first by local crooks and then by a group of her greedy relatives back East.
The Road Called Straight · 1919The Road Called Straight
★ 10.01919
MovieComedyDrama
Al Boyd, a wealthy cattle rancher, falls in love with Betty Swiftmore, the sophisticated daughter of an Eastern meat packing tycoon. However, Betty loves fellow socialite Harrison Stevens and dismisses Al's marriage proposal, until a lawsuit threatens to bankrupt her family.
Icebound · 1924Icebound
★ 9.01924
MovieDramaRomance
Ben Jordan runs away after accidentally setting fire to a barn in his small New England community. He returns when his mother dies to find that she has left everything to her ward, Jane Crosby.
The Two Orphans · 1915The Two Orphans
1915
MovieDrama
This picture is based on the same story that became D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm in 1921. This version, made by the Fox Studios, stars famous "vamp" actress Theda Bara in the role that Lillian Gish later made famous
Polly of the Follies · 1922Polly of the Follies
★ 7.01922
MovieComedyRomance
A romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly Meachum. Originally engaged, Bob and Alysia elope to Bowling Green, Connecticut, where they meet Silas Meachum, a campaigner against motion pictures, and his daughter, Polly. The eloping couple’s family arrive, chasing them, and persuade them to wait to get married. Polly goes to New York to join the Ziegfeld Follies, but is ultimately replaced by Alysia. As Bob consoles Polly, Alysia breaks off the engagement, and Bob and Polly may now marry.
Secret Strings · 1918Secret Strings
1918
MovieCrimeDrama
In this detective picture, Janet marries Raoul Newell but leaves him when she finds out he is a thief. However, when he comes to her and asks her to help retrieve some papers stolen from him by Mr. and Mrs. Giles, she agrees and goes to work for the couple as a maid. But in reality, Raoul is after the couple's jewels.
The Ghosts of Yesterday · 1918The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918
MovieRomanceDrama
After his wife/model has died of starvation with her portrait unfinished, an impoverished artist meets another woman with a striking resemblance to her.
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