Joseph Singleton

Acting

Joseph Singleton

Born March 1, 1879 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died October 24, 1946 · aged 67

No biography available.

Known For

Skin DeepSkin Deep · 1922
Skin Deep
10.01922
MovieDramaCrime
The plot concerns a war hero who returns home determined to give up his old ways as a crook. Bud Doyle (Milton Sills) is still being hounded by the cops, and both his wife (Marcia Nanon) and a former associate, a dishonest politician, want to do him in.
The PretenderThe Pretender · 1918
The Pretender
1918
MovieComedyWestern
After Bob Baldwin is fired for playing too many jokes on the tenderfoot owner of the Diamond K Ranch, he sets out for the nearby town of Freloe Beanos and meets Percival Longstreet on the way. Percival has been seriously injured in an accident and is therefore unable to assume his duties as the town's new schoolmaster. Distressed, Percival confesses that he and his sister Dolly, who is en route to the town, are doomed to starve, which so moves Bob that he agrees to serve as the schoolmaster during Percival's convalescence.
The BaitThe Bait · 1921
The Bait
8.01921
MovieCrimeDrama
Crook Bennett Barton uses pretty Joan Granger as bait to blackmail millionaire John Warren.
Shark MonroeShark Monroe · 1918
Shark Monroe
6.01918
MovieAdventureDrama
In this 1918 film, newly restored by MoMA, Hart is a ship's captain in the Pacific Northwest who abandons his post to pursue a woman who does not love him (MacDonald) across the Klondike, eventually rescuing her from the grip of a white slaver.
Treasure IslandTreasure Island · 1920
Treasure Island
7.01920
MovieAdventure
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Wild and WoollyWild and Woolly · 1917
Wild and Woolly
6.31917
MovieComedyWestern
A rich Easterner who has always wanted to live in "the Wild West" plans to move to a Western town. Unknown to him, the town's "wild" days are long gone and it is an orderly and civilized place now. The townsmen, not wanting to lose a rich potential resident, contrive to make over the town to suit the young man's fantasy.
Fan FanFan Fan · 1918
Fan Fan
1918
MovieComedyDrama
The Japanese emperor's son, Hanki Pan (Francis Carpenter) is in love with beautiful Fan Fan (Virginia Lee Corbin) and is determined to marry her, even though his father has decreed that he shall wed the Ancient and Honorable Lady Shoo, an ugly hag.
The Good Bad-ManThe Good Bad-Man · 1916
The Good Bad-Man
6.21916
MovieWestern
An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.

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Aladdin and the Wonderful LampAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp · 1917
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
4.81917
MovieFantasyComedy
In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp hidden in an underground cave. Unable to get it himself, al-Talib hires Aladdin, who secures the lamp but keeps it when he realizes al-Talib's wickedness. With wealth obtained through wishes, Aladdin courts the princess. After the lamp changes hands between al-Talib and Aladdin, al-Talib steals it and abducts the princess to the desert. Aladdin follows with only a gourd of water. Suffering from thirst and exhaustion, Aladdin nearly succumbs, but the horsemen of the Sultan, who learned of his daughter's abduction, ride up and rescue Aladdin.

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