Movies: Gerald Ames

The Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen....

'1850. Squire's grandson saves farmer's niece from charge of murdering illegitimate baby.' (British Film Catalogue)...

Emperor Napoleon divorces his wife to marry an Austrian Queen and have an heir....

An actress cures an aged flirt by posing as his wife....

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'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)...

A millionaire bets £25,000 that he can earn his own living for six months....

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The young boy Normand grows up to become the mastermind of a complex criminal network in London. He runs not only a gang of thieves but also a blackmail operation, a film company, and a newspaper, all in aid of shady dealings. Normand's cunning has h...

The film is a contempary-set version of William Shakespeare's play As You Like It....

Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents....

A lady's lover draws spills with her husband to decide who shall commit suicide....

HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies be...

Concerns a young woman who embarks on a series of love affairs. Originally around 100 minutes, only a 23 minute, 9.5mm cut-down version is known to survive today, held by the BFI....

'1765. Judge sentences highwayman to die, then finds he is his son.' (British Film Catalogue)...

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Comradeship is a 1919 British silent film drama, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lily Elsie, Gerald Ames and Guy Newall. The film's action covers the entire span of World War I, from the months before the outbreak of hostilities to the declara...

A major and his wife return from abroad and pose as servants to observe their adolescent children....

An assassin's daughter learns she is the King's bastard and dies to save his life. Based on the novel "Une fille de regent" by Alexandre Dumas père....

A young man from a wealthy background takes a job working as a porter at the fruit and vegetable market in Covent Garden....