Acting
Arthur V. Johnson
Born February 1, 1876 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died January 17, 1916 · aged 39
No biography available.
Known For
To Save Her Soul · 1909To Save Her Soul
★ 5.21909
MovieDrama
Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a job. Over the objections of the curate who loves her, she accepts the offer and goes to the city. Later the curate goes to hear Agnes perform and, fearing that her soul is being corrupted by show business, he asks her to return to the small town with him. When she refuses, he is prepared to kill her in order to protect the purity of her soul. This brings about her change of heart, and together they return to the little church.
1776, or The Hessian Renegades · 19091776, or The Hessian Renegades
★ 5.21909
MovieHistoryWar
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.
The Cord of Life · 1909The Cord of Life
★ 3.71909
MovieDramaCrime
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement he vows to get even, and lies in wait until Galora has gone out on business. Climbing to the fifth floor, on which the Galoras live, he watches his chance, which comes when Mrs. Galora goes for an instant to visit a neighbor on the same floor. Darting into the apartment and raising the window he perceives the awful result of a drop to the ground, five stories below, and so evolves a plan that is dastardly in the extreme. Taking the infant child from the cradle, and placing it in a basket he lets it out with a short rope, the end of which he secures by letting the sash down on it, so that to raise the window would precipitate the baby to destruction.
The Lonely Villa · 1909The Lonely Villa
★ 6.01909
MovieThrillerDrama
A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.
In Old California · 1910In Old California
1910
MovieDramaHistory
An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.
Edgar Allen Poe · 1909Edgar Allen Poe
★ 5.41909
MovieDrama
As Poe's lover is slowly dying, he struggles to make money to care for her.
A Strange Meeting · 1909A Strange Meeting
★ 4.31909
MovieDramaCrime
Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into helping with the burglary of her minister's apartment, she comes face to face with her misdeeds.
Rose o' Salem Town · 1910Rose o' Salem Town
★ 5.21910
MovieDramaHistory
A young girl living in Salem attracts the attentions of The Puritan. After he's brushed off by the girl, he becomes furious and desiring revenge, declares to a council of elders that the girl and her mother are witches.
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Eradicating Aunty · 1909Eradicating Aunty
★ 0.51909
MovieComedy
A young couple must endure a tedious visit from their aunt until their friend offers to find a way to make her leave.
Revered Joshua Wittington
The Snare of Society · 1911The Snare of Society
★ 7.01911
MovieDrama
A society woman gambles at cards.
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