George Nichols

Acting

George Nichols

Born October 27, 1864 · Rockford, Illinois, USA

Died September 20, 1927 · aged 62

From Wikipedia George Nichols (1864 – September 20, 1927) was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.

Known For

The Midnight ExpressThe Midnight Express · 1924
The Midnight Express
★ 4.71924
MovieActionAdventure
Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To prove himself, Jack goes to work in the railroad yard as a laborer. An escaped convict, Silent Bill Brachley, steals Jack's car, and the chase leads to a meeting between Jack, the engineer of the Midnight Express, and the engineer's pretty daughter, Mary. As he is led back to jail, Brachley swears revenge.
The EagleThe Eagle · 1925
The Eagle
★ 6.41925
MovieAdventureRomance
A wanted Russian lieutenant becomes a masked vigilante seeking vengeance upon the man who stole his family's land, only to fall for his charming daughter.
Cruel, Cruel LoveCruel, Cruel Love · 1914
Cruel, Cruel Love
★ 5.21914
MovieComedy
This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by a maid. Chaplin's romantic interest in this film, Minta Durfee, was the wife of fellow Keystone actor, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
One Foot in HeavenOne Foot in Heaven · 1941
One Foot in Heaven
★ 6.91941
MovieDrama
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
His Favorite PastimeHis Favorite Pastime · 1914
His Favorite Pastime
★ 5.31914
MovieComedy
A very plastered fella follows a pretty woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself.
Capital PunishmentCapital Punishment · 1925
Capital Punishment
★ 7.01925
MovieDrama
This is not a Clara Bow vehicle, and yet it is clearly the aspect/asset of Clara Bow which elevates a fairly serious melodrama to a timeless and profound social statement. Opening the film on death row where the handsome youth awaits the chair, a stirring test of the legal system evolves after two elite types conspire to expose its inadequacies. Elite, jaded society lawyer Gordon Harrington fabricates a murder, implicating an entirely "hired" fall-guy, one Dan O'Connor, while the bored playboy-type hides away on a yacht until the points are proven and the legal system has been disgraced. Naturally, something goes wrong, the playboy really turns up murdered, and O'Connor is now the accused, imprisoned murderer scheduled to be hanged.
The Mountaineer's HonorThe Mountaineer's Honor · 1909
The Mountaineer's Honor
★ 4.71909
MovieDrama
A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother intervenes and, to save her son the disgrace of hanging, shoots him.
White FlannelsWhite Flannels · 1927
White Flannels
★ 8.01927
MovieDramaRomance
A smothering mother, Mrs. Jacob Politz, stands in the way of the engagement of her college son Frank Politz to local girl Anne, because she, as the wife of Jacob Politz, an ill-educated coal miner, believes their son should obtain a college education.

Filmography

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Capital PunishmentCapital Punishment · 1925
Capital Punishment
★ 7.01925
MovieDrama
This is not a Clara Bow vehicle, and yet it is clearly the aspect/asset of Clara Bow which elevates a fairly serious melodrama to a timeless and profound social statement. Opening the film on death row where the handsome youth awaits the chair, a stirring test of the legal system evolves after two elite types conspire to expose its inadequacies. Elite, jaded society lawyer Gordon Harrington fabricates a murder, implicating an entirely "hired" fall-guy, one Dan O'Connor, while the bored playboy-type hides away on a yacht until the points are proven and the legal system has been disgraced. Naturally, something goes wrong, the playboy really turns up murdered, and O'Connor is now the accused, imprisoned murderer scheduled to be hanged.