Movies: Edward Ellis

Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these were often "clip joints" - places where people with money but no mate got taken by someone offering the...

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas....

On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients....

The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy....

Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not commit. He wanders into the desert wastelands and joins an outlaw gang who prey on gold prospectors. Years later, he meets his wife and her gold-pros...

Civilized wife doesn't protest when husband runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized....

Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June decide to look for her to claim the reward....

A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmailed by a gangster....

The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war....

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman....

In Mexico, a former bandit settles down and picks out a beautiful young dancer to be his wife. His younger brother also comes home after having spent years in the U.S., and falls in love with his brother's intended fiancé. Rather than cause problems,...

A young man goes up against a crooked town boss....

Flotsam (Thomas) is the daughter and helper of crusty old lighthouse keeper Joe Clark (Edward Ellis, in fine form). The reason why Clark lives 'out yonder' is because he's a fugitive from justice: years ago, he killed a man under complicated circumst...

East Side gangster Buck Leslie attempts to stop a fight between chemist Gregory and a tough and is pursued by detective Phil Hoyt to a tenement roof where he takes refuge. On the roof he meets crippled Hilda Shea, who shelters him, and they eventuall...

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