Perley Poore Sheehan

Writing

Perley Poore Sheehan

American writer.

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
★ 6.51923
MovieRomanceDrama
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
For Those We LoveFor Those We Love · 1921
For Those We Love
★ 7.01921
MovieRomance
Berenice Arnold spends her time trying to keep her family happy. This is easier said than done -- her brother, Jimmy, is a gambler and he steals 80 dollars that his father was responsible for. Berenice sets out to get the money back, but winds up causing a scandal because of her association with Trix Ulner, a gambler and thief.
The Way of All FleshThe Way of All Flesh · 1927
The Way of All Flesh
★ 6.51927
MovieDrama
The story takes place in Milwaukee during the early 1900s with a bank clerk named August Schiller who is happy with both his job and his family. He is tasked with transporting $1,000 in securities to Chicago. On the train he meets a blond seductress who convinces him to buy her a bottle of champagne, and takes him to a saloon. The next morning he awakes alone in a dilapidated bedroom and without the securities.
The Whispering ChorusThe Whispering Chorus · 1918
The Whispering Chorus
★ 6.41918
MovieDrama
John Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his place. He is later arrested for murdering himself. During the trial his mother, before dying from shock, asks him to keep his identity secret since his wife is now married to the Governor and expecting a child.
The Man Who Saw TomorrowThe Man Who Saw Tomorrow · 1922
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
★ 7.01922
MovieDramaRomance
In trying to decide whom to marry--Rita Pring, the daughter of a South Seas ship captain, or Lady Helen Deene, an Englishwoman with wealth and influence--Burke Hammond consults Professor Jansen, a psychologist. Jansen induces in Burke a hypnotic trance in which he sees his future with each of the women. If he marries Helen, he will have fame, material comforts, and political power, but no love from his wife. If he marries Rita, his life will be humble but happy until Captain Pring's first mate, Jim McLeod, stirs up trouble and a shot is fired at Burke. Jansen cannot tell if the shot means death to Burke; nevertheless, Burke unhesitatingly chooses life with Rita.
The Bugler of AlgiersThe Bugler of Algiers · 1916
The Bugler of Algiers
1916
MovieDrama
Gabrielle Picard (Elda Hall) and Pierre Dupont (Rupert Julian) are lovers in a small French village in the early 1870s; Gabrielle's brother Anatole (Kingsley Benedict) is Pierre's best friend. The two young men are called to service by their country and go to Algiers. Anatole becomes the bugler and one day when he is commanded to sound the retreat, he sounds for the troops to charge instead. Anatole becomes a hero because of his action, but when the two men make their victorious return home, they find the Picard home ransacked and Gabrielle gone.
The Lost CityThe Lost City · 1935
The Lost City
★ 5.81935
MovieScience Fiction
An evil scientist invents a earthquake machine and plots to take over the world from his base in Africa.
The Old HomesteadThe Old Homestead · 1922
The Old Homestead
★ 8.01922
MovieDrama
Silent drama film based upon the play of the same name by Denman Thompson.

Filmography

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Always the WomanAlways the Woman · 1922
Always the Woman
★ 9.01922
MovieDramaRomance
In ancient Egypt, Queen Neco Tokris angers the high priest by falling in love with a minor cleric. The high priest arranges for his rival to be stoned to death, and the queen, rather than submit, allows herself to be buried alive with her lover's body. Many centuries later, a ship steams toward Cairo, Egypt. Among its passengers are wealthy playboy Reginald Stanhope; vaudeville dancer Celia Thaxter and her manager, Gregory Gallup, who together are maneuvering Reginald into marrying her. Also aboard are Herbert Boone, a shell-shocked drug addict, and his nagging wife, Adele; Kelim Pasha, an Egyptian prince who attracts Adele Boone's affections; and Mahmud, an Egyptian mystic who insists that Celia Thaxter and Herbert Boone are the reincarnations of an ancient Egyptian queen and a priest who sacrificed themselves for their love.

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