Florence Vidor

Florence Vidor

Born: July 21, 1895
Died: November 3, 1977
in Houston, Texas, USA

Movies for Florence Vidor...

Chinatown Nights
Title: Chinatown Nights
Character: Joan Fry
Released: March 29, 1929
Type: Movie
Joan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white-leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown, and he quickly drags her down into the depths with him. But seeing her so much in love with him causes him to realize he isl in love with her, and he determines to lift her up again. "Boston" Charley, the rival gang-leader, has other plans.
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The Patriot
Title: The Patriot
Character: Countess Ostermann
Released: September 1, 1928
Type: Movie
In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.
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The Magnificent Flirt
Title: The Magnificent Flirt
Character: Mme. Florence Laverne
Released: June 2, 1928
Type: Movie
Count D'Estrange tries to save his nephew Hubert from Denise Laverne he believes a heartless flirt. Denise's mother Mme. Florence Laverne uses all her charms to solve the problems. Finally Count D'Estrange marries Mme. Florence Laverne. Both couples leave for a honeymoon in Venice
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Doomsday
Title: Doomsday
Character: Mary Viner
Released: February 19, 1928
Type: Movie
A woman must choose between a life on the farm and a life of luxury.
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One Woman to Another
Title: One Woman to Another
Character: Rita Farrell
Released: September 17, 1927
Type: Movie
One Woman to Another (1927)
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The World At Her Feet
Title: The World At Her Feet
Character: Jane Randall
Released: May 14, 1927
Type: Movie
In a reversal of the usual situation, it is the wife, not the husband, who is the neglectful one. As hubby sits at home twiddling his thumbs, Jane starts her own prosperous business, becoming so absorbed that she has no time for anything else. Not unexpectedly, her husband begins keeping time with a gorgeous blonde, whereupon Jane wins back her mate by simultaneously inaugurating an affair with the blonde's husband.
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The Popular Sin
Title: The Popular Sin
Character: Yvonne Montfort
Released: November 22, 1926
Type: Movie
Philandering husband George Montfort purchases railroad tickets for a weekend tryst in the mountains with his latest paramour. When his wife Yvonne finds the tickets, George hastily explains that they were bought as an anniversary present for her. Yvonne doesn't believe George, but she decides to use her ticket anyway, while George remains behind in Paris on "business."
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The Eagle of the Sea
Title: The Eagle of the Sea
Character: Louise Lestron
Released: October 17, 1926
Type: Movie
Eagle of the Sea is based on Charles Tenney Jackson's swashbuckling novel Captain Sazarac.
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You Never Know Women
Title: You Never Know Women
Character: Vera
Released: September 20, 1926
Type: Movie
On her way to the theater, Vera, star of a Russian vaudeville troupe, is rescued from a falling girder by Eugene Foster, a wealthy broker who persists in his efforts to win the girl. Foster engages the troupe to perform at his home, and Vera, stunned by a fall, awakens to find Foster pleading his love, while Norodin, her partner who loves her, sees them embrace. Norodin, who performs an underwater stunt, asks Vera not to be present for his act and causes her to believe him dead; heartbroken, Vera tells Foster of her mistake; and enraged, he attempts to seize her. The magician appears, pins Foster to the wall with knives, and advises him to leave before the last blade is thrown.
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Sea Horses
Title: Sea Horses
Character: Helen Salvia
Released: February 22, 1926
Type: Movie
Sea Horses is a 1926 American drama silent film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Becky Gardiner, James Shelley Hamilton and Francis Brett Young. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, William Powell, George Bancroft, Mack Swain, Frank Campeau and Allan Simpson. The film was released on February 22, 1926, by Paramount Pictures. It is considered a lost film.
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The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
Title: The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
Character: The Grand Duchess Zenia
Released: February 21, 1926
Type: Movie
Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard up Grand Duchess. She finds him impertinent and clumsy, but also quite fascinating. She takes him into her employ insisting he does everything she asks.
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The Enchanted Hill
Title: The Enchanted Hill
Character: Gail Ormsby
Released: January 18, 1926
Type: Movie
Based on a Peter B. Kyne novel, The Enchanted Hill featureds a triangle romance between Jack Holt, rancher's daughter Mary Brian and jealous foreman Richard Arlen.
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The Trouble With Wives
Title: The Trouble With Wives
Character: Grace Hyatt
Released: September 28, 1925
Type: Movie
William Hyatt (Tom Moore) runs an exclusive shoe store, and his happy marriage to Grace (Florence Vidor) is nearly derailed by his well-meaning, but hopelessly gauche pal, Al Hennessy (Sterling). Dagmar, a Parisian shoe designer (Esther Ralston) has come to town to meet with Hyatt and Hennessy, and Hennessy describes the situation to Grace in the worst possible manner, convincing her that her husband is having an affair.
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Grounds for Divorce
Title: Grounds for Divorce
Character: Alice Sorbier
Released: July 27, 1925
Type: Movie
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Are Parents People?
Title: Are Parents People?
Character: Mrs. Hazlitt
Released: July 14, 1925
Type: Movie
The teenage daughter of a wealthy couple is horrified to find out that her parents, who spend most of their time fighting with each other, are planning to divorce. She schemes to get them back together by pretending to fall for a dimwitted actor, hoping that her parents will unite to prevent the "romance".
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The Girl of Gold
Title: The Girl of Gold
Character: Helen Merrimore
Released: February 16, 1925
Type: Movie
Lucius Merrimore is the wealthy owner of a mine called "the Gold Girl," and as a result his daughter, Helen, has an endless number of suitors. Needless to say, she gets tired of being courted only for her money, so she attends a party under an assumed name. There she meets Schuyler Livingstone, and they are immediately attracted to each other. What Helen doesn't know is that her father has paid Livingstone to marry her.
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Husbands and Lovers
Title: Husbands and Lovers
Character: Grace Livingston
Released: November 2, 1924
Type: Movie
For Husbands and Lovers, John M Stahl pairs devoted wife Florence Vidor with ungrateful husband Lewis Stone for a splendidly nuanced marital comedy that proves his versatility as a filmmaker. When Vidor’s hausfrau transforms into an elegant lady of leisure with an expensive makeover, the quintessentially caddish Lew Cody takes lascivious notice but Stone can only grouse about the bill. A gentle rebuke of a husband’s bad manners and a salute to a wife’s sweet revenge, Husbands and Lovers was a favorite in the trade press. “Here is a comedy-drama that fairly scintillates with humor,” said Exhibitors News, “and then when the laugh is over, salty tears rush unbidden to the eyes. Chided by her husband, James, for not putting effort into her looks, Grace goes for a surprising makeover and lets James struggle to dress himself without her help. Her new look draws James' disdain and the eye of his best friend, Rex.
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Christine of the Hungry Heart
Title: Christine of the Hungry Heart
Character: Christine Madison
Released: October 12, 1924
Type: Movie
Christine weds Stuart Knight only to discover he prefers the high life to married life. When Dr. Alan Monteagle comes along, Christine is drawn to him. But, still determined to stick to her wedding vows, she runs from him, only to get in a car accident with her husband, who happened to be riding by with one of his floozies.
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Barbara Frietchie
Title: Barbara Frietchie
Character: Barbara Frietchie
Released: September 26, 1924
Type: Movie
Two lovers in a small town in Maryland are torn apart by the Civil War--she is loyal to the south while he heads north to join the federal army, determined to protect the Union. Eventually his unit arrives in his hometown and he is reunited with his lover, but things aren't the way they used to be.
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Borrowed Husbands
Title: Borrowed Husbands
Character: Nancy Burrard
Released: April 13, 1924
Type: Movie
A jazz-mad Nancy Burrard is a young matron easing her boredom by flirting with married men.
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The Marriage Circle
Title: The Marriage Circle
Character: Charlotte Braun
Released: February 10, 1924
Type: Movie
Professor Stock and his wife Mizzi are unhappily married. The professor, suspicious of his wife, hires a detective to spy on her in hopes of obtaining a divorce. Mizzi sets her sights on seducing Dr. Franz Braun, the new husband of her good friend Charlotte. Dr. Braun's colleague, Dr. Mueller, who has his eye on Charlotte, sees this as his opportunity. Through a misunderstanding, Charlotte thinks that her husband is interested in Miss Hofer, and asks Mizzi to keep him occupied... around and around the circle goes in Lubitsch's refined comedy of mistaken infidelity.
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The Virginian
Title: The Virginian
Character: Molly Wood
Released: September 29, 1923
Type: Movie
Molly Wood arrives in a small western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's best friend, Steve, falls in with bad guys led by Trampas. The Virginian catches them cattle rustling. As foreman, he must give the order to hang his friend. Trampas gets away and shoots the Virginian in the back. Molly nurses him to health, and falls in love with him. They plan to marry, but on their wedding day Trampas returns, looking for trouble.
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Main Street
Title: Main Street
Character: Carol Milford
Released: April 25, 1923
Type: Movie
The arrival of pretty Carol Milford in the staid Midwestern town of Gopher Prairie really shakes up the locals.
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Souls for Sale
Title: Souls for Sale
Character: Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Released: April 22, 1923
Type: Movie
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
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Skin Deep
Title: Skin Deep
Character: Ethel Carter
Released: September 1, 1922
Type: Movie
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.
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The Real Adventure
Title: The Real Adventure
Character: Rose Stanton
Released: May 28, 1922
Type: Movie
After a brief courtship, Rose Stanton (Florence Vidor) marries lawyer Rodney Aldrich (Clyde Fillmore). She wants to be a helpmate, rather than just a plaything to him, but her attempts to study law are met with derision. So Rose leaves Rodney and goes to New York, explaining in a note that she will return when she has earned the right to be his equal. Rose heads for Broadway and lands in the chorus, but soon enough her talent as a designer is discovered and the great Ziegfeld gives her a two year contract to create the costumes for the Follies.
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Hail the Woman
Title: Hail the Woman
Character: Judith Beresford
Released: November 28, 1921
Type: Movie
Oliver Beresford is a stern, Puritanical, and uncompromisingly rigid father. When shameful stories about his daughter Judith surface, rather than determine whether the stories are true, he bans her from his house. Her brother David, a pusillanimous reprobate, has secretly married and fathered, then abandoned, a child. Judith takes care of the child and finds a way to restore her family through the love for the babe.
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Beau Revel
Title: Beau Revel
Character: Nellie Steel
Released: March 19, 1921
Type: Movie
Lawrence Revel, celebrated in society circles for his success with women, is devoted to his son Dick and objects to his marrying Nellie, a cabaret dancer. To prove her unworthiness, Beau asks his son not to see her for 2 weeks. Unwittingly, Beau falls in love with the girl, but his attentions are refused.
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Lying Lips
Title: Lying Lips
Character: Nancy Abbott
Released: January 30, 1921
Type: Movie
A spoiled rich girl from England encounters a wonderful young man who, unfortunately, has no money. Will love or money win out?
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A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
Title: A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
Character: Herself
Released: August 15, 1920
Type: Movie
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920) presents a fascinating glimpse into the Thomas H. Ince studios at Culver City.
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The Jack-Knife Man
Title: The Jack-Knife Man
Character: Marcia Montgomery
Released: July 31, 1920
Type: Movie
A dying mother left his child with an old man, but the village people want to take the child away from him because he is too old.
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The Family Honor
Title: The Family Honor
Character: Beverly Tucker
Released: March 15, 1920
Type: Movie
Beverly Tucker, the daughter of an impoverished aristocratic Southern family, has scraped together her last pennies to put her brother Dal through college in the hope that he will support the family after graduation. However, Dal harbors no such ambition and instead spends his time gambling and drinking in a saloon owned by the town's mayor, Curran. During a raid led by Curran's crusading son Merle, a detective is killed and Dal is accused of the crime.
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The Other Half
Title: The Other Half
Character: Katherine Boone
Released: August 18, 1919
Type: Movie
Social drama about a friendship that is pressurized by class differences.
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A Heart in Pawn
Title: A Heart in Pawn
Character: Dr. Stone's daughter
Released: March 20, 1919
Type: Movie
Toyama wants to go to college in America but his alcoholic father won't supply the funds. He gets the money to go, however, from Sada, whom he has married in secret. But Sada has a secret of her own -- she told Toyama that she got the money from a relative, but the truth is that she has signed up to do a four-year stint as a Geisha girl.
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Till I Come Back to You
Title: Till I Come Back to You
Character: Yvonne
Released: August 25, 1918
Type: Movie
Yvonne von Krutz, a Belgian, lives with her German husband Karl, whom she was forced to marry, and her spirited little brother Jacques in a farmhouse on the Belgian countryside. With the German invasion of Belgium, Karl joins the German forces, and Jacques is taken to a reformatory to be trained as a munitions worker. When Karl is taken prisoner, Capt. Jefferson Strong, an American engineer, assumes the German's identity and discovers an underground supply of explosives near the von Krutz farm. By means of a tunnel, the Americans plan to mine the explosives. To save Jacques and a group of children from the munitions factory, however, Jefferson sends them across the American lines through the tunnel, but they lose their way, and he is forced to disable the mine. Jefferson is court-martialed, but King Albert of Belgium, who has befriended little Jacques, intercedes on his behalf. Learning that Karl has been killed, Jefferson pursues his budding romance with Yvonne.
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The Bravest Way
Title: The Bravest Way
Character: Nume Rogers
Released: June 16, 1918
Type: Movie
Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa was one of the most popular leading men in American silent films-this despite the fact that orientals were traditionally (and stereotypically) cast as villains at the time. In The Bravest Way, Hayakawa carries self-sacrifice to the nth degree. He is so devoted-in a perfectly platonic manner-to the widow of his best friend (Tsuri Aoki) that he loses the love of his American fiancee (Florence Vidor). Lost film.
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Old Wives for New
Title: Old Wives for New
Character: Juliet Raeburn
Released: May 18, 1918
Type: Movie
Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife for another woman; When his other love interest becomes involved in a murder, he leaves for Paris.
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The White Man's Law
Title: The White Man's Law
Character: Maida Verne
Released: May 6, 1918
Type: Movie
Japanese leading man Sessue Hayakawa stars as John A. Ghengle, the Oxford-educated son of an Arab chieftain. Entering into a business partnership with Sir Harry Falkland (Jack Holt), a notorious roue, Ghengle relocates to Sierra Leone, where he falls in love with French-Sudanese girl Maida Verne (Florence Vidor.) Upon proposing marriage, Ghengle is turned down and hotly demands to know why.
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The Honor of His House
Title: The Honor of His House
Character: Lora Horning
Released: April 1, 1918
Type: Movie
Marooned on a desert island, Dr. Robert Farlow and wealthy toxicologist Count Ito Onato both fall in love with Lora, a beautiful Japanese-American girl. Lora prefers Robert but decides to reject him because of his excessive fondness for drinking. After their rescue, Lora marries Count Ito, but Robert, still in love and resolving to win her, stops drinking, and soon attains a reputation in medicine matched only by the count's.
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Hidden Pearls
Title: Hidden Pearls
Character: Enid Benton
Released: February 18, 1918
Type: Movie
Hawaiian prince Tom Garvin (Sessue Hayakawa) receives an American college education and falls in love with Enid Benton (Florence Vidor).
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The Widow's Might
Title: The Widow's Might
Character: Irene Stuart
Released: January 28, 1918
Type: Movie
Dick Tavish, a young New Yorker, decides that there is money in cows, and he buys a western ranch. When the novelty has worn off he decided there is monotony as well. Then he falls in love with a girl on a calendar, and life takes on a new interest, particularly after he discovers who the girl is. The fact that her uncle swindled him on the ranch does not matter. He figures he can take care of the uncle, and he does, but not until he has been forced to masquerade as a woman, and have half the men at a fashionable resort fall in love with him.
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The Secret Game
Title: The Secret Game
Character: Kitty Little
Released: December 3, 1917
Type: Movie
In the office of Major Northfield, the quartermaster of the Pacific Coast, a leak has been discovered which may endanger the safety of American transports that are secretly carrying troops across the Pacific. Nara-Nara, a Japanese detective, is assigned to the case because his country has guaranteed safety to these transport ships. Nara-Nara believes that Northfield is guilty, although in reality it is Northfield's secretary Kitty Little, a girl of German ancestry, who is passing information to Dr. Ebell Smith, a German agent. Nara-Nara falls in love with Kitty, but soon after discovers that she is the leak in the quartermaster's office.
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The Countess Charming
Title: The Countess Charming
Character: Betty Lovering
Released: September 16, 1917
Type: Movie
Stanley Jordan, a wealthy young bachelor, attends a Red Cross Benefit at the country club where he meets and falls in love with Betty Lovering and unwittingly offends Mrs. Vandergraft, the social leader.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Character: Mimi
Released: March 10, 1917
Type: Movie
At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly wastrel, Sydney Carton. Carton embarks on a daring plan to save the husband of the woman he loves.
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The Intrigue
Title: The Intrigue
Character: Pretended Countess Sonia
Released: October 9, 1916
Type: Movie
A sci-fi/espionage film in which world powers vie for control of a death ray during World War I as an undercover countess infiltrates enemy ranks to prevent them from getting their hands on the weapon.