Gerda Holmes

Gerda Holmes

Born: April 2, 1891
Died: October 11, 1943
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies for Gerda Holmes...

Wanted, A Mother
Title: Wanted, A Mother
Released: March 18, 1918
Type: Movie
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The Brand of Satan
Title: The Brand of Satan
Character: Christine
Released: July 9, 1917
Type: Movie
A man discovers that he has two personalities--and one of them is a notorious strangler.
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The Family Honor
Title: The Family Honor
Character: Doris Leighton
Released: April 9, 1917
Type: Movie
A 1917 silent film drama
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The Gilded Cage
Title: The Gilded Cage
Character: Queen Vesta
Released: October 9, 1916
Type: Movie
In The Gilded Cage, Alice Brady plays Princess Honore, who falls in love with a handsome prince who doesn't know her true identity (nor does she know his).
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Husband and Wife
Title: Husband and Wife
Character: Mrs. Prescott
Released: August 28, 1916
Type: Movie
When Doris Baker spends her husband Dick into serious debt, he embezzles funds from the bank where he works to cover some speculative investments. He is joined in these plans by one of the bank's directors, but when Doris unknowingly snubs the director's wife, he pulls out his aid. Dick finds himself in serious trouble, and then Doris leaves him after an argument. She is about to leave for the Orient with her daughter Bessie, a friend, Mrs. Prescott, and an admirer, Patrick Alliston, but they are stopped at the station because Dick is believed to be with them. He isn't, and his difficulties drive him to an aborted suicide attempt. Doris finally wakes up to what is going on and reconciles with Dick. The bank examiner looks over the books and helps Dick get back on his feet, much to the director's chagrin.
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The Chain Invisible
Title: The Chain Invisible
Character: Anna Dalton
Released: April 24, 1916
Type: Movie
James Wadsworth sets his sights on the lovely society girl Anna Dalton and determines to marry her. To achieve that goal, he follows her everywhere she goes, including on a ship to South America. He comes up with a plan to make her love him--he throws her overboard, follows her over the side and swims with her to a deserted island. His somewhat unorthodox method works and he wins over Anna, but problems arise when Richard Towne, Anna's fiancé who has been searching for her, finds the island and discovers the two.
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The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
Title: The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
Released: February 3, 1915
Type: Movie
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker. Gloria Swanson made her first credited appearance in this film as Farina.
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The Ambition of the Baron
Title: The Ambition of the Baron
Released: January 29, 1915
Type: Movie
A young woman is used as a pawn to entice Count Jean de Lugnan into a game of ruritanian political intrigue.
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At the End of a Perfect Day
Title: At the End of a Perfect Day
Character: His Sweetheart
Released: January 26, 1915
Type: Movie
The story opens with an old couple in the evening of life, sitting by the fireside reminiscing the happenings of their younger days. How the young man had left his country home to seek work in the great city, and after many days of wandering had found employment as an office boy in the same office with the young lady. How she had taken an interest in him and before many days had become more than friends.
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By a Strange Road
Title: By a Strange Road
Character: Rhoda Melcher - Jim's Wife
Released: January 12, 1915
Type: Movie
Jim Melcher, a swindler and a rogue, induces Rhoda, a society girl, to marry him. She later discovers his dishonest methods, but her sense of loyalty is so great that she stands by him. He is planning to pull off the biggest robbery of his career and insists that she assist him.
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The Way of the Woman
Title: The Way of the Woman
Character: Mrs. Arnold Cummins
Released: December 29, 1914
Type: Movie
Presenting Miss Irene Hough, who was recently voted the most beautiful telephone operator in America. Arnold Cummins, a millionaire, tells his wife of his love for another woman, and informs her that as soon as he can obtain a divorce he Intends to marry her. Mrs. Cummins is stunned.
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The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty
Title: The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty
Character: The Young Widow
Released: December 23, 1914
Type: Movie
Mrs. Clymer has great social aspirations, and every time she gave a party her husband was in the habit of going to the Hash House for his sinkers and coffee. One night she panned him to a whisper for not showing up at one of her shindigs, so he promised to be on hand for the next one. Sometime later Mrs. Clymer railed the hens one afternoon for a musical. Hubby happened home early, so nothing would do but he must get gussied up and entertain the ladies. There was one young grass widow present who looked mighty good to hubby. His wife had told him to pay some attention to her lady friends, so he extended himself. Before sending the widow home he got her address and told her he kind of wished he was single. Mrs. Clymer got his number and forbade him to ever show up at another one of her parties.
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Mrs. Trenwith Comes Home
Title: Mrs. Trenwith Comes Home
Character: Mrs. Trenwith
Released: December 8, 1914
Type: Movie
Mrs. Trenwith is a typical shallow, thoughtless society woman. Her husband is wrapped up in business and as a result their little daughter, Marjory, suffers greatly from neglect. Her old nurse, Franchette, loves her dearly. Mr. Trenwith leaves town on a business trip while his wife goes to a house party, where she meets Ralph Eccles, a typical society tempter. She leads him on.
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Three Boiled Down Fables
Title: Three Boiled Down Fables
Character: Wife, Episode #1, The Household Comedian
Released: November 11, 1914
Type: Movie
#1: The Household Comedian; #2: Why Essie's Friends Got the Fresh Air; #3: The Prevailing Craze.
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The Prevailing Craze
Title: The Prevailing Craze
Released: November 11, 1914
Type: Movie
The Prevailing Craze
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Mother o' Dreams
Title: Mother o' Dreams
Character: Alice Sloane
Released: October 20, 1914
Type: Movie
A poor orphan's dream of luxuries and a mother's love, which eventually becomes a reality
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The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie
Title: The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie
Character: Nellie - the Cook
Released: October 7, 1914
Type: Movie
The Todd family had no success in finding a suitable cook, and after firing the thirteenth one that month, they went to an employment agency and secured the services of Nellie, the prize cook. Nellie was there like a duck when it came to cooking, and they didn't understand how they got along without her before.
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The Verdict
Title: The Verdict
Character: The Older Woman
Released: October 6, 1914
Type: Movie
The man meets and falls in love with a girl much younger than himself, and decides to cast off the woman with whom he had had a love affair. He goes to his old sweetheart and asks her to return his love letters. She does so on condition that he tell the new girl of their affair. He does not live up to his promise, but tells her that she is the first girl he has ever loved. In the meantime, he has lost his letters, and the new sweetheart, upon finding them, returns them to the owner. From this source she is advised to have nothing more to do with him unless she is convinced in her own mind that he is kneeling to her in spirit at all times.
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The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy
Title: The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy
Character: Clara
Released: September 30, 1914
Type: Movie
Clara was no longer a Spring Chicken, and when she passed the Thirty Mark, she began to worry for fear that she could never Rope In a Bread Earner, so she got busy. There was one chap in particular who looked awfully good to her, but the younger girls were hot on his trail, and did their utmost to keep Clara out of his way. Finally Clara got rid of her competitors in the Man Hunt when they all went to a summer resort. She was surrounded by Suitors, and Mr. Gibbs was very much in evidence. The afternoons that followed were a repetition of the first day, while the girls up at the lake were making a fuss over some little Freshman.
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At the Foot of the Hill
Title: At the Foot of the Hill
Character: Huxley's Grandson's Wife
Released: July 14, 1914
Type: Movie
Great-grandfather Huxley, an old soldier, is neglected by his grandson and wife. He feels he is in the way and seriously contemplates suicide. One night while the grandson's wife is giving a party, the house catches fire and the old man rescues their children from the burning building.
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The Little 'He and She'
Title: The Little 'He and She'
Character: Celia - the Wife
Released: June 16, 1914
Type: Movie
Celia had been married only a few months. Her husband received a small salary, and Celia could not understand why it was she did not have the pretty things her friends had. One day, while on a shopping tour with her chum, Rose, she is persuaded to buy two beautiful statuettes. The price was a little more than she could afford, but she thought she could pay her chum for them, thereby not creating the suspicions of her husband. Her conscience gets the better of her, however, and she confesses all to him. They quarrel.
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An Angel Unaware
Title: An Angel Unaware
Character: Grace - the Rival
Released: June 2, 1914
Type: Movie
Mrs. Dixon had an ungovernable temper which finally brought about a separation between her and her husband. She moved to other parts, taking her child with her. In the years that passed, he longed for the companionship of his wife and finally seeks pleasure in the company of one of the factory girls.
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Yarn a-Tangle
Title: Yarn a-Tangle
Character: The Bell in Youth
Released: April 28, 1914
Type: Movie
They loved each other when they were young. They were about to elope when Frank met with an accident which caused the loss of his memory. She pined for a while and then married. He forgot about her. Years later, Margaret lost her husband and Frank lost his wife. Business brought the two of them together and they married.
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Pierre, of the North
Title: Pierre, of the North
Character: Mrs. Bennett, his wife
Released: April 14, 1914
Type: Movie
Pierre, a trapper in the great northwest, catches a season's prize, a silver fox. Rene Bennett is fortunate in catching the mate. The two men are explaining to a trader, when Pierre discovers that his silver fox has disappeared from his sled. The trapper accuses Bennett and the latter is shot. Pierre flees and is seen later in the home of Mrs. Bennett, where she secretes him from the Northwest Mounted Police. Pierre later saves Mrs. Bennett from death, by carrying her to town, where he faces the man he had shot, her husband. The climax comes when a half-breed tries to sell Pierre's prize.
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Robin Hood
Title: Robin Hood
Character: Maid Marian
Released: September 23, 1913
Type: Movie
Robin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest, pursued by the Sheriff of Nottingham.
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Moths
Title: Moths
Character: The Duchess
Released: August 31, 1913
Type: Movie
A French woman has to marry a Russian to preserve the reputation of her society mother. However she is in love with someone else.