Tom Santschi

Acting

Tom Santschi

Born October 24, 1880 · Crystal City, Missouri, USA

Died April 9, 1931 · aged 50

Tom Santschi was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era. Additionally, he directed numerous films during the mid 1910s.

Known For

3 Bad Men3 Bad Men · 1926
3 Bad Men
★ 6.91926
MovieRomanceWestern
Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
Honor BoundHonor Bound · 1928
Honor Bound
★ 9.01928
MovieDrama
When a woman accidentally kills her detested husband, a selfless young man takes the blame and goes to prison. Complications ensue when he is provisionally released.
Vultures of the SeaVultures of the Sea · 1928
Vultures of the Sea
★ 9.01928
MovieAdventure
When his father is falsely convicted and sentenced to die for a murder committed aboard ship, the man's son signs on as a crewman to discover the real killer and clear his father.
Hands Across the BorderHands Across the Border · 1926
Hands Across the Border
★ 6.51926
MovieWestern
Cattle rancher John Drake sends his son, Ted, to the Mexican border to stop the smuggling that is using Drake's land as the crossing point. Ted meets Ysabel Castro, the daughter of the rancher just across the border-river, when he saves her from a mad-bull.
King of the WildKing of the Wild · 1931
King of the Wild
★ 4.21931
MovieAdventureHorror
Richard Grant, imprisoned in India for a crime he did not commit, escapes and makes his way to Africa.
Tipped OffTipped Off · 1923
Tipped Off
★ 7.01923
MovieDrama
Mildred Garson, secretary and fiancée of playwright Anthony Moore, would like to play the leading role in his new play, a crook drama. Her brother Jim and sister Rita arrange to stage a fake robbery at Moore's home so that Mildred can demonstrate her ability. However, real thieves led by Dan "The Fox" Grogan appear, shoot Moore's butler, and kidnap Mildred. She manages to escape and find refuge with Chong Wo, a Chinese philosopher. In a fight to the finish, Wong arranges for Grogan to be captured, leaving Anthony and Milfred to get married.
When a Man LovesWhen a Man Loves · 1927
When a Man Loves
★ 6.31927
MovieHistoryRomance
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.
Monte CristoMonte Cristo · 1912
Monte Cristo
★ 6.01912
MovieAdventure
An unauthorised adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Produced by Selig with the intent of beating Adolph Zukor's adaptation to the screen, Zukor successfully sued and the prints were ordered to be destroyed. The film is now lost.

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Lost in the JungleLost in the Jungle · 1911
Lost in the Jungle
★ 5.01911
MovieActionAdventure
Jan Kruga and his daughter Meta live on a farm in the Transvaal. The nearest neighbor, Sir John Morgan, lives 20 miles away, and it is only on rare intervals that she ever goes even that far away from her isolated home. Toddles, a work elephant on her father's farm, is her only pet and in the first part of our story we see her befriend him from a cruel keeper. Hans, a neighboring Boer farmer calls and asks for Meta's hand in marriage. The girl is ordered by her father to accept Hans' attentions. She has been taught to obey and when Hans gives her a love offering, a huge necklace of beads, she meekly offers her cheek for the betrothal kiss. Sir John's nephew, Hirshal, comes for a visit from England and Sir John brings him for a friendly call on the Krugas. Meta's heart awakens at the sight of the handsome, young Englishman, and she returns Hans's necklace. The father, however, orders her to marry Hans, or never darken his door again.

Undetermined Role