George Majeroni
- 1921
Lily Gibbs (Anna Q. Nilsson), who has led a life outside of the law, works with fake spiritualist Dr. Joe (George Majeroni). But when they plot to rob kindly Mrs. Wade (Jane Jennings), the old lady takes Lily under her wing, and the girl begins to give up her mercenary ways. A murder is solved and Lily ends up with handsome -- and honest -- Jim Corling (Earl Metcalfe). Because of its story of a crook's redemption, this picture was compared to The Miracle Man, which was a hugely successful silent film. While it wasn't quite Miracle Man quality, the performances of the cast -especially Nilsson -- made it worthwhile. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1921
Evelyn Greeley essays the title role in Diane of Star Hollow. The plot is set in motion by the Black Hand, a sinister splinter group of La Cosa Nostra. Innocent Diane Orsini is the daughter of the Black Hand's chief honcho (George Majeroni). She is also loved by stalwart police sergeant Pat Scott (Bernard Durning). Pat's problem: how to break up the Black Hand without breaking Diane's heart. Curiously, the screenplay of Diane of Star Hollow is credited to Joe Farnham, better known for his comedy work. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Evelyn Greeley, George Majeroni, (more)
- 1919
Natalie and Barbara Rand (Catherine Calvert and Ann May) are sisters from a poor Southern family. Natalie is engaged to the equally poor Ned Gardner (Edward Burns), but the naive Barbara gets herself in trouble. She allows a man to take her to a roadhouse and then has to escape his amorous advances. She jumps out of a window at the place, which causes her to become blind, and the shock kills her mother. Natalie decides that she must track down the man who wronged her sister and seek vengeance. So she sacrifices her romance with Ned to marry the wealthy Oliver Landis (George Majeroni). She uses his money to give Barbara an operation and dedicates herself to her search. When she finally tracks down the evildoer, it turns out to be her husband, who is a murderer on top of being a lecher. Natalie tries to shoot him, but he pulls the gun out of her hands and finishes the job himself. Now a widow, Natalie is free to reunite with Ned. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1918
The title All Man just had to refer to burly leading man Harry T. Morey. It isn't likely that the title alluded to Morey's costar, the lissome Betty Blythe, herein making her film debut. Based on Donn Byrne's short story Fiddler's Green, the plotline has something to do with a major crime. Morey is involved and unrepentant until he meets Blythe. Bob Gaillard, playing a prying police inspector, hangs around the proceedings in hopes that Morey will tip his hand. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1918
Oliver Bennett (Harry T. Morey) and his wife Lucille (Betty Blythe) are growing apart, but he doesn't realize that she is having an affair with their friend Dr. Emilo Toranno (George Majeroni). The doctor wants to get Bennett out of the way, so he gives him an injection that causes his skin to imitate the symptoms of leprosy. When he sees the lesions, Bennett takes a row boat out to sea and jumps overboard. Convinced that Bennett is dead, the doctor and Lucille marry. But he isn't dead -- he is picked up by a passing ship and winds up at an African diamond mine. The mine's owner, Dr. Sanderson, tells him that his skin problem is minor, and finally Bennett realizes the dirty trick played on him by Toranno. He swears revenge, and when Sanderson dies and leaves him half his fortune, he sees his chance. He sets out for the States with Sanderson's ward, Jewel (Jean Paige), to seek out Sanderson's daughter, who is heir to the other half of the money, and to get back at Toranno. Bennett disguises himself with a beard and convinces the doctor to invest in a worthless stock. That's only the beginning of what he has planned, but then Jewel reveals that Lucille is Sanderson's daughter (why Bennett, as her husband, did not know this before is a mystery). Because of his loyalty to the dead Sanderson, he gives Lucille her half of the fortune and leaves with Jewel, whom he marries. Since he never officially divorced Lucille, this makes for a sticky ending, especially in this more conservative era. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1917
Although Victor Morenne (Walker Whiteside) is a fisherman in a Belgian village, it turns out he has a talent for sculpture, and Colonel Dupin (Georgio Majeroni) offers to send him to Paris to study. Before he leaves, Morenne tells his sweetheart, Jeanne Destree (Valentine Grant) that he will return for her, but he is distracted by the Countess de Vries (Sally Crute), a crafty German spy and seductress. Meanwhile, back at home, Jeanne's uncle (Henri Leone) tries to marry her off to the postmaster, Berger (Anders Randolf), who is also a spy. World War I breaks out, and Morenne joins the Belgian army. He is blinded in battle and sent to Paris to recuperate. The Countess dumps him, but Jeanne, acting as a nurse, writes him letters which she purports to be from his callous ex-lover. Jeanne returns to Belgium shortly before Morenne gets his sight back. He discovers the Countess' true character, and she is captured. He rejoins his regiment and saves Jeanne, who has been captured by the Germans because she holds some papers valuable to them. The battle is won, and Jeanne and Morenne are reunited. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1916
"Incog" is short for "incognito," which is the state in which the heroine finds herself during most of this film. Unable to pay the $5000 mortgage on her father's estate, Nell Carroll (Hazel Dawn) enters into an agreement with the estate's executor. A series of burglaries has plagued a Florida community in which the executor has invested heavily. Going "undercover," Nell joins the criminal gang responsible for the thefts and helps to bring them to justice. She also falls in love with Teddy DeVeaux (Robin Cain), the son of the woman who holds that plot-motivating mortgage. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1915
Filmed on location in Rome at a then-staggering cost of $100,000, The Eternal City was based on the best-selling historical novel by Hall Caine. Pauline Frederick emotes convincingly as the mistress of an Italian prime minister. When another of her lovers kills the man who tried to rape her, the woman nobly takes the blame. The resulting scandal causes a political upheaval, which was then and is now nothing new in Italy. For all its splendor and spectacle, The Eternal City is often brought down to nickelodeon level by the unimaginative direction of Edwin S. Porter, whose style hadn't developed much since his landmark The Great Train Robbery (1903). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
