Frankie Lee

Frankie Lee

Born: December 31, 1911
Died: July 29, 1970
in Gunnison, Colorado, USA

Movies for Frankie Lee...

The Golden Strain
Title: The Golden Strain
Character: Milt - as a boy
Released: December 27, 1925
Type: Movie
Lt. Milt Mulford graduates from West Point and is assigned to a cavalry outpost in the West, near an Apache reservation. One day the Apaches, tired of being cheated by a crooked Indian agent, break the reservation and Mulford is sent after them with a patrol. Unfortunately, he cracks under the pressure of his first firefight, and is thrown out of the army. His fiancé, disgusted, ends their engagement. He sets out to prove that he is not a coward and regain his fiancé's love.
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Code of the West
Title: Code of the West
Character: Bud
Released: April 6, 1925
Type: Movie
Code of the West (1925)
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The Unknown Purple
Title: The Unknown Purple
Character: Bobbie
Released: October 1, 1923
Type: Movie
Inventor Peter Marchmont has discovered a purple light that renders the user invisible. On his release from prison, Marchmont, disguised as Victor Cromport, uses the light to revenge himself against his former wife, Jewel, and her partner, James Dawson, who framed him for theft. Making himself invisible, Marchmont gradually ruins Dawson. He so wins Jewel's confidence and love that she is willing to kill Dawson at Marchmont's request. Finally, Marchmont leaves the scheming couple to their own misery and marries Jewel's sister, Ruth Marsh.
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The Flame of Life
Title: The Flame of Life
Character: Jud
Released: February 5, 1923
Type: Movie
Joan Lowrie and her brutal father, Dan, labor in the English coal mines of the 1870's. Fergus Derrick, a new over-man, attempts to make his workers' lives more bearable but incurs Lowrie's wrath when he fires him for smoking in the mine. Bent on vengeance, Lowrie is beaten when he picks a fight with Fergus, then defiantly smokes in a mine tunnel. There is an explosion, Joan rescues Fergus, and their love triumphs over their class barriers. −
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The Third Alarm
Title: The Third Alarm
Character: Little Jimmie
Released: December 1, 1922
Type: Movie
Because Dan McDowell is unable to operate the new mechanized fire equipment, he is retired with a small pension; his son, Johnny, quits school to work in the fire department; and his old horse, Bullet, is sold to a dirt-hauler. Dan is charged with stealing Bullet and is jailed, but he is cleared in time to give valuable aid in a fire that traps Johnny's sweetheart, June Rutherford.
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Deserted at the Altar
Title: Deserted at the Altar
Character: Tommy Moore (The Boy)
Released: December 1, 1922
Type: Movie
Anna Moore, a poor orphaned country girl, and her little brother, Tommy, live with hypocritical Squire Simpson, who conspires with his son to acquire the inheritance due the girl.
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Heart's Haven
Title: Heart's Haven
Character: Bobbie Laird
Released: August 8, 1922
Type: Movie
A fine cast brings depth to this melodrama of a crippled boy, an unhappy marriage, an injured young lady and the miracle of faith.
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Shattered Idols
Title: Shattered Idols
Character: David Hurst, as a child
Released: February 6, 1922
Type: Movie
This exotic adventure drama was based on the novel, The Daughter of Brahma, and went through at least one title change before reaching the screen as Shattered Idols. Jean Hurst, the widow of a British Army officer in India, hates her crippled son David because she thinks he is a coward and a weakling. She sends him away to England for his education. When he returns to India, he falls in love with native girl Sarasvati, who he saves from being burned on a funeral pyre.
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The Poverty of Riches
Title: The Poverty of Riches
Character: John (in prologue)
Released: November 1, 1921
Type: Movie
John and Katherine Colby decide to put off parenthood until he has become wealthy. Their friends, Tom and Grace Donaldson, decide to start a family right away. While John works his way up to a position of power at a steel firm, Katherine begins to question the wisdom of their decision.
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The Swamp
Title: The Swamp
Character: Buster
Released: October 30, 1921
Type: Movie
Mary and her son Buster live in a single room in the slums of the city, having been deserted by their husband and father, wealthy Spencer Wellington. While selling newspapers, Buster meets Wang.
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The Primal Law
Title: The Primal Law
Character: Bobbie Carson
Released: September 11, 1921
Type: Movie
silent cowboy western starring Dustin Farnum as a rancher whose partner is killed by rustlers. He takes in his partner's young son, and begins to sell his ranch, but the boy finds oil on the land.
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Shame
Title: Shame
Character: David, at 10
Released: July 31, 1921
Type: Movie
William Fielding, a young widower, is living in Shanghai with his little boy, David. A young Chinese woman looks after the child, and Foo Chang, a trader, lusts after her. Because he believes she is David's mother, he kills Fielding. Fielding's faithful secretary, Li Clung, takes the boy to San Francisco to be raised by his grandfather. As an adult, David (also played by Gilbert) fights against opium trafficking with Li Clung's help.
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Grief
Title: Grief
Released: May 1, 1921
Type: Movie
Begins with a child-cast parody of "The Kid." The Adams portion finds the guy chased about town because they are looking for some crook in a gray derby...and Jimmie happens to have one.
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The Killer
Title: The Killer
Character: Bobby Emory
Released: January 30, 1921
Type: Movie
Claire Adams as a girl forced to marry the man she suspects killed her father. When she refuses, she is virtually kept a prisoner along with kid-brother Frankie Lee until a handsome stranger (Jack Conway) rescues them.
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Godless Men
Title: Godless Men
Character: 'Red Pawl' as a Boy
Released: November 6, 1920
Type: Movie
On board his trading schooner in the South Pacific, tough sea captain Black Pawl confronts his own son, who has grown up in his father's shadow and reflects only his dark side.
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An Old Fashioned Boy
Title: An Old Fashioned Boy
Character: Herbie
Released: October 31, 1920
Type: Movie
David Warrington is an old-fashioned boy, not very familiar with modern girls. When the girl of his dreams lets her kiss him, he thinks that seals their betrothal. But when he finds out that she has other ideas, David tries a trickier method of winning her for his bride.
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Nurse Marjorie
Title: Nurse Marjorie
Character: Dick Allen
Released: April 3, 1920
Type: Movie
Lady Marjorie Donegal becomes a nurse in hospital, much to the dismay of her aristocratic family. She falls in love with one of her patients, a commoner labor leader.
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Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Title: Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Character: Denny
Released: February 29, 1920
Type: Movie
Judy, an orphaned waif, lives with Grandpap Ketchel, a cruel and often brutal man. The sole protector of little Denny, Ketchel's grandson, Judy is forced to accept the attentions of Jim Shuckles, whom she abhors and who has compromised her sister Olive.
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Jinx
Title: Jinx
Character: Orphan
Released: December 13, 1919
Type: Movie
The circus comes to town, and the town's orphans are treated to a day at the circus. The circus troupe's 'Jinx' girl causes so many problems for the performers and performances that, to escape punishment, she has to run away. She mingles with the orphans and runs away to join an orphanage.
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Bonds of Love
Title: Bonds of Love
Character: Jimmy Cabot
Released: November 2, 1919
Type: Movie
A young woman is hired as a governess for the son of a man grieving the loss of his wife. The governess's presence is unwelcome to the rest of the family, especially after the governess develops a romantic attachment to her employer.
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Rough-Riding Romance
Title: Rough-Riding Romance
Released: August 24, 1919
Type: Movie
Dreamer dairyman Phineas Dobbs of Cow Hollow suddenly acquires a fortune when oil is discovered on his ranch, and celebrates by throwing a party for the whole town. One day a young woman comes to town, delayed by train trouble. Dobbs rescues her from the town bully, and agrees to follow her to San Francisco.
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Daddy-Long-Legs
Title: Daddy-Long-Legs
Character: (uncredited)
Released: May 11, 1919
Type: Movie
Wealthy Jarvis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and she with him, though she does not know that the man she has fallen for is her benefactor.
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Durand of the Bad Lands
Title: Durand of the Bad Lands
Character: Jimmy
Released: August 12, 1917
Type: Movie
While out on a plundering expedition, outlaw Dick Durand comes upon a band of Indians attacking a group of settlers. Dick opens fire on the Indians, but before he forces them to flee, they kill everyone except three children and Durand himself.
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The Field of Honor
Title: The Field of Honor
Released: June 11, 1917
Type: Movie
Although she is secretly in love with Wade Clayton, Laura Sheldon accedes to the wishes of her parents and marrries George Baring. Soon after, war breaks out between the North and South, and Clayton is made captain of the regiment. The entreaties of Laura prompt Baring to enlist against his will. Seized with fear during battle, Baring attempts to run away but is shot by a comrade and left for dead. At the finish of the war, Clayton returns home and relates how bravely Baring died in action. A few years later, Baring, who had been hiding in Cuba, returns.
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The Boss of the Lazy Y
Title: The Boss of the Lazy Y
Character: Bob Clayton
Released: April 7, 1917
Type: Movie
A 1917 film directed by Clifford Smith.
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The Bronze Bride
Title: The Bronze Bride
Character: A-Che-Chee's Child
Released: April 2, 1917
Type: Movie
Disgusted with his son Harvey's attitude since his return from college, wealthy William Ogden turns the boy out to make his own way in the world. Harvey finally lands in the Canadian North Woods, where he goes into business with Joe Dubois, a hunter and trapper. One day while Harvey is trapping, his leg is caught in a steel trap. He is rescued by A-Che-Chee, the daughter of Black Lynx the Indian Chief. A-Che-Chee takes Harvey to her cabin, where she dresses his wound. When her father and brother discover Harvey there, they insist upon an immediate marriage. Harvey protests, but finally agrees in order to maintain the good will of the Indians.
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God's Crucible
Title: God's Crucible
Character: Bobby
Released: January 22, 1917
Type: Movie
Having worked himself out of grinding poverty, grouchy millionaire Lorenzo Todd adopts a chip-on-the-shoulder attitude concerning the rest of Mankind. The only people Todd truly cares about is his son Warren and his boyhood chum Dudley Phillips. Eventually, however, the old sourpuss manages to alienate these two people as well. T
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The Right to Be Happy
Title: The Right to Be Happy
Character: Tiny Tim
Released: December 25, 1916
Type: Movie
Considered to be lost.