Helen Foster

Acting

Helen Foster

Born May 23, 1906 · Independence, Kansas, USA

Died December 25, 1982 · aged 76

Helen Foster was born on May 23, 1906 in Independence, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Primrose Path (1931), The Road to Ruin (1928) and the remade The Road to Ruin (1934). She died on December 25, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

Around the World in 80 DaysAround the World in 80 Days · 1956
Around the World in 80 Days
6.71956
MovieAdventureComedy
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
Call Northside 777Call Northside 777 · 1948
Call Northside 777
6.71948
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
The WesternerThe Westerner · 1940
The Westerner
7.11940
MovieWestern
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
Naughty NanetteNaughty Nanette · 1927
Naughty Nanette
10.01927
MovieComedy
The Jazz Age rages in this comedy film starring Viola Dana as the madcap title character madly dashing through a series of adventures.
Hellship BronsonHellship Bronson · 1928
Hellship Bronson
8.01928
MovieDrama
A ship's captain, believing that his wife has cheated on him, takes their young son and leaves her. he comes back 20 years later. His wife stows away on his ship when he leaves, hoping to see her son, who is aboard. She takes along with her Mary, the daughter of a woman the captain once loved. Complications ensue.
Young BloodYoung Blood · 1932
Young Blood
10.01932
MovieWestern
A reformed gunfighter battles a crooked sheriff who used to be a member of his gang.
Lucky LarriganLucky Larrigan · 1932
Lucky Larrigan
9.01932
MovieWestern
Craig Larrigan's father and his partner own a large cattle ranch that is losing stock to rustlers. Craig, an easterner, heads west but in the disguise of a Mexican bandit. He is eventually thrown in jail with his identity still unknown. His cellmate is one of the rustlers and when they break out, the rustler takes him to the gang and Craig now has a chance to capture them all.
Is There Justice?Is There Justice? · 1931
Is There Justice?
7.01931
MovieCrimeDrama
Stern district attorney John Raymond sentences innocent June Lawrence to prison along with her guilty husband Dan. After she dies in prison, her brother, reporter Jerry Heath, vows revenge. He gets his opportunity when he is sent to cover a police raid. His photographer takes a picture of Raymond's daughter Kay dancing on a table in her underwear. Jerry saves her from the raid in order to get her exclusive story for his paper.

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Haunted IslandHaunted Island · 1928
Haunted Island
8.01928
MovieHorrorMystery
Rosalind Joy (Helen Foster) is an heiress who has inherited a South Seas island known as Pleasure Island. A hidden cache of gold is allegedly buried on the island, which has several haunted structures. Rosalind's uncle, Spring Gilbert (Al Ferguson), wants the gold for himself and declares he will stop at nothing, not even the death of his niece, to get it. Rosalind, meanwhile, is befriended by Jerry Fitzjames (Jack Dougherty), a playwright. Unfortunately, Jerry has only recently escaped from a psychiatric hospital. Although he swears to protect Rosalind, she doubts Jerry's sanity. The two lovers race against Uncle Gilbert (who has set several traps for them) to find the treasure. In the end, Rosalind and Jerry are aided by the "Phantom Rider," a spectral horseman.

Rosalind Joy