Robert Ober

Acting

Robert Ober

Born March 9, 1881 · Bunker Hill, Illinois, USA

Died December 7, 1950 · aged 69

No biography available.

Known For

The Big ParadeThe Big Parade · 1925
The Big Parade
★ 7.61925
MovieRomanceWar
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
The Young RajahThe Young Rajah · 1922
The Young Rajah
★ 7.71922
MovieDramaRomance
A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.
Black ButterfliesBlack Butterflies · 1928
Black Butterflies
★ 7.01928
MovieDrama
An exposé of the "fake" or "wicked" Bohemian social circles, highlighting the moral consequences of their actions. The film features a "pleasure-seeking" philosophy, evidenced by the intertitle that read, "May we help ourselves to life's pleasures?"
The Woman RacketThe Woman Racket · 1930
The Woman Racket
★ 6.01930
MovieCrimeRomance
During a raid, a cop lets a pretty speakeasy employee escape and later begins dating her. Although she loves him, his salary and dull life leave her wanting.
The Birth of a BabyThe Birth of a Baby · 1938
The Birth of a Baby
★ 10.01938
MovieDrama
Mrs. Burgess explains menstruation to her teen-aged daughter by showing her diagrams in a medical book. Her daughter-in-law Mary then tells Mrs. Burgess that she wishes that she, too, knew more about her body. She also reveals that she may be expecting a baby and is apprehensive about her safety and the changes that a new baby will bring to her life.
The Little AdventuressThe Little Adventuress · 1927
The Little Adventuress
★ 8.01927
MovieComedy
When Victoria’s husband Leonard leaves her for Helen , Victoria takes up with artist Antonio. However both couples end up on George La Fuente's dude ranch. Everybody begins arguing with the poor Senor Fuentes.
A Reno DivorceA Reno Divorce · 1927
A Reno Divorce
★ 9.01927
MovieDrama
An attractive heiress, Carla (May McAvoy), and David (Ralph Graves), a successful artist, fall in love following an automobile accident. and are married. Their idyll is interrupted by a misunderstanding and she gets a Reno-quickie divorce. Years later a chance meeting brings them together.
The MysticThe Mystic · 1925
The Mystic
★ 6.71925
MovieDrama
Zara is a phony psychic in a Hungarian carnival who, under the guidance of a Svengali-like con man crashes—and proceeds to swindle—American high society.

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The Whole Town's TalkingThe Whole Town's Talking · 1926
The Whole Town's Talking
★ 7.01926
MovieAdventureComedy
Chester Binney, a wounded war veteran, erroneously believes he is carrying a silver plate in his head and must avoid all excitement. He returns to his hometown, and there his former employer, George Simmons, attempts to arrange a match between Chester (who is to inherit a fortune) and his daughter Ethel. Ethel, however, finds Chester unexciting as a lover; and to enliven the affair, the father invents a lurid past for the boy by displaying a signed photograph of Rita Renault, a famous movie star. Rita, accompanied by her jealous husband, Jack Shields, arrives in the town for a personal appearance. By chance, Jack discovers the photograph of Rita, presumably the property of Chester, and when he sees his wife kissing Chester, a running fight ensues.

Donald Montallen

Morals for MenMorals for Men · 1925
Morals for Men
★ 9.01925
MovieDrama
Joe (Tearle) and Bessie (Ayres), living in sin and just scraping by. Bessie thinks Joe has stolen their meagre savings, so she leaves him and becomes a manicurist eventually marrying a wealthy man who turns out to be stingy and cruel. Joe saves heiress Marion (Mills) from drowning, makes good as a civil engineer and eventually marries her. Joe and Bessie meet again by chance and Joe, in helping her to keep her secret, incurs Marion's jealousy. Bessie, extorted by a former acquaintance in desperation, decides to tell everything to her husband. However, to aid Joe she accuses Wallace (Miljan), with whom Marion is preparing to go away. Finally, Joe and Marion are reconciled, but Bessie learns that the world never forgives a woman who sins even when she has reformed.

Harvey Larkin