Gladys Hulette Movies

Radio baritone Joe Morrison was being groomed for stardom by Paramount when he was top-billed in One Hour Late. Morrison is cast as shipping clerk Eddie Blake, whose girlfriend Betty Dunn (Helen Twelvetrees) is secretary to big boss Stephen Barclay (Conrad Nagel). A trusting soul, Betty sees nothing wrong in accepting Barclay's invitation to visit his home for the weekend. But Eddie suspects the worst and tags along to make sure that Betty's virtue remains intact. As it happens, Eddie's fears are groundless -- as are those of Barclay's wife Ellen (Gail Patrick), who was poised to walk out on her husband at the first sign of extramarital hanky-panky. The script contrives to have a radio station located in the building where Eddie works, permitting Joe Morrison to croon a medley of his hit "The Last Roundup." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Fed up with her doctor husband's ceaseless charity work, Mary Harris (June Clyde) leaves her Midwest "tank town" in favor of Big City excitement in this low-budget drama from Hollywood's sole woman producer at the time, Fanchon Royer. Boarding with her sophisticated friend, Milly (Noel Francis), Mary begins an affair with Sidney Fletcher (Ralf Harolde), the owner of the dress shop where both girls model. Meanwhile, back in Mary's hometown, Ted Harris (George J. Lewis) saves the life of a pillar of society, and, as a reward, is made head of the local hospital. Mary, who believes Fletcher will marry her, demands a divorce from Ted. Fletcher reneges on his promises and instead offers Mary a check for 10,000 dollars, the "usual amount," as he calls it. A struggle ensues, during which the bounder is shot. Realizing that Mary will be charged with first-degree murder if Fletcher dies, Ted volunteers to operate on his former rival, whose life is saved in the nick of time. Reunited with the husband who always loved her, Mary happily returns to her old vocation as his nurse. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

Filmed on a shoestring budget, Life's Crossroads at least affords a good acting opportunity for the underrated Gladys Hulette. The actress plays a shipwreck victim who washes up on the coast of an African island in the company of fellow survivor Mahlon Hamilton. Though hero and heroine cannot stand each other, they are forced to work together to survive in their new environment. The couple is rescued by a seemingly benevolent plantation owner, who turns out to be a no-good skunk, planning to murder Hamilton and claim Hulette as his mistress. But the heroine turns the tables on the villain, rescuing the bedridden hero from a grisly fate. Want to bet that Hulette and Hamilton no longer hate each other? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Tenement gal Nora Denahy (Gladys Hulette) is the "Bowery Cinderella" in this standard melting-pot drama. While on a slumming party, wealthy Ned Chandler (Ernest Hilliard) is smitten by Nora. He offers to take her away from her shabby environment, if only she will become his wife. Nora is tempted, but her heart belongs to struggling playwright Larry Dugan (Pat O'Malley). It hardly seems necessary to reveal which of her two beaux ultimately marches Nora down the altar. One of the highlights of Bowery Cinderella is a precision-dance performance by the chorus of The Music Box Revue. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This entertaining Charley Chase comedy features an old star (pretty Gladys Hulette, whose career was on its downslide) and an up-and-coming luminary (Oliver Hardy, who hadn't yet teamed up with Stan Laurel). Charley discovers that his family is in desperate need of 10,000 dollars. Meanwhile, his boss, financier Mr. Blaylock (Frank Brownlee), has been courting a wealthy widow, Mrs. Swartzkopple (Lillian Leighton), but she turns down his marriage proposal. Blaylock, who wants to get his hands on the widow's money somehow, gives Charley a loan and strongly urges him to woo Mrs. Swartzkopple so he can bring her business to his firm. Charley very reluctantly agrees to court the much-older woman. He attends a party at her sumptuous home, where he runs afoul of the widow's mamma-boy of a son (Hardy) and falls in love with her secretary (Hulette). Fortunately, Mrs. Swartzkopple decides to marry Blaylock after all, and Charley is free to see the secretary. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

Also known as Jack O' Hearts, this inspirational drama was based on Jack in the Pulpit, a play by Gordon Morris. Cullen Landis stars as Jack Farber, a young clergyman railroaded into prison for a crime he didn't commit. At first, Jack nearly succumbs to anger and resentment. As time passes, however, his faith sees him through his awful ordeal. Finally managing to clear his name, Jack emerges a better man from his experience. Though the film includes all the "important" entertainment elements, Jack of Hearts found its biggest audience on the church-basement and civic-group circuit. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Motion Picture News warned that this melodrama, which was sentimental to the point of "hokum," would be better appreciated in the small towns than in the sophisticated big cities. Danney Moore (Tom Santschi) is a cop who is well loved in the neighborhood he patrols. He suffers a disappointment when he is passed over for a promotion because he stopped to help an injured little girl, allowing a gang of thugs to get away. But Moore gets another chance when he finds out that some crooks are planning to rob Griffen's bank. He gets permission to lead a raid, and he is able to capture the robbers. For his good work, Moore is promoted to sergeant, but he has paid an unexpected price -- he is forced to arrest his daughter, Mary (Gladys Hulette), as an accomplice. But Mary's sweetheart, Jack, the banker's son (Francis X. Bushman Jr.), is able to prove her innocence and get her released. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

Gladys Hulette stars in this romance about a girl crook determined to -- as the title implies -- go straight. The gang Gilda Hart belongs to believes she is merely a coward, but no matter, she heads for Hollywood with her aunt (Lillian Leighton). While Gilda gets a job in a bank and becomes secretary to the president, John Rhodes (Owen Moore), her aunt and another woman, Mamie (Ethel Wales), try to break into pictures. Unfortunately, they only manage to harass the hard-working actors (including Anita Stewart and Larry Semon in cameos). Rhodes falls in love with Gilda and proposes, but she turns him down because of her dark past. The gang shows up in Hollywood and attempts to get their former associate to rob the bank. When she refuses, they figure she is planning to do it on her own and intend to beat her to it. Gilda knows what they are up to, so she replaces the money with paper, and takes the real cash to Rhodes' mother (Mary Carr). Rhodes is captured in the attempted heist, and the police follow Gilda, who goes looking for him. The whole gang is captured, and Gilda admits she was once one of them. Then she tells Rhodes to call his mother, who affirms that Gilda gave her the bank's money. Rhodes forgives Gilda's past and they wed. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

John Ford directed this epic-scale silent western, which was one of his first major successes and was hugely influential on outdoor films that followed. David Brandon (James Gordon) is a surveyor in the Old West who dreams that one day the entire North American continent will be linked by railroads. However, to make this dream a reality, a clear trail must be found through the Rocky Mountains. With his boy Davy (Winston Miller), David sets out to find such a path, but he's ambushed by a tribe of Indians led by a white savage, Peter Jesson (Cyril Chadwick); while the boy manages to escape, David is killed. Years later, the adult Davy Brandon (George O'Brien) still believes in his father's dream of a transcontinental railroad, and legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln has made it an official mandate. Davy is hired on as a railroad surveyor by Thomas Marsh (Will R. Walling), the father of his childhood sweetheart Miriam (Madge Bellamy). While Davy hopes to win Miriam's heart as he helps to find the trail that led to his father's death years ago, he's disappointed to discover that Miriam is already married -- and shocked to discover her husband is Peter Jesson, now working with the railroad as a civil engineer. As the Union Pacific crew presses on to their historic meeting at Promitory Point, Davy must find a way to earn Miriam's love and uncover Peter's murderous past. Shot on location in Arizona in Ford's beloved Monument Valley, The Iron Horse was a massive production that employed over 6,000 people; two temporary cities were built to accommodate them, with 100 cooks on hand to serve meals. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This epic production was the last film that producer and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst produced for Paramount (after that, his production company, Cosmopolitan, went over to Goldwyn, which later merged with MGM). It was based on a novel by Vicenti Blasco Ibanez, who also wrote The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In addition to lavish sets by Joseph Urban, the cast and crew also filmed on-location in Paris and Monte Carlo. Russian Prince Lubimoff (Lionel Barrymore) thinks only of his wealth and his own gratification. After fighting a duel, he has to flee from the ire of the Czar, and Duchess Alicia (Alma Rubens) helps him to get out of the country. While he is staying at his villa in Monte Carlo, World War I breaks out, but neither he nor his associates even consider going to fight. Lubimoff, who won't even acknowledge that he is in love with Alicia, is incensed when he finds her embracing a young man. Without realizing that it is her 16-year-old son, Lubimoff and his friends form a group called "Enemies of Women." Because of the war, the feudal estates are lost, and Alicia's son dies just before he is about to enter into a duel. Lubimoff, who has finally realized that the world does not revolve around him, goes to fight and uses the money he has left to help the downtrodden. On the front lines, he meets Alicia, who has become a Red Cross nurse, and they are united. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

Although she had been Fox's replacement vamp after the exit of Theda Bara, Betty Blythe chose a far less exotic character than 1921's Queen of Sheba for her first self-produced picture. Here she is Rosa Roma, the daughter of a famous prima donna, who has inherited her mother's voice. She comes to America with her aunt, and soon thereafter millionaire Ogden Ward (Charles Lane) offers to finance her studies -- just so long as she doesn't fall in love and follows his direction for her career. But then she meets composer Griffith Ames (Robert Fraser) and all that flies out the window. Ames creates an opera, and Rosa plays the lead for charity, which infuriates Ward. She plans to buy him off with some of her jewels, which she has been hanging onto for sentimental reasons. But the gems are stolen and it is revealed that Ward -- who collects valuable stones -- is in cahoots with a Count-of-no-account, who committed the theft. Rosa overcomes all this, becomes a success, and weds the young composer. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

Lew Cody leads an excellent cast in this colorful romance. While visiting France, Prince Rudolph (Cody) falls in love with a peasant girl (Jane Thomas), but her parents force her to marry a man of their own choosing. Both the girl and her unwanted husband suffer early deaths, and her daughter winds up being raised by a member of the Paris underworld. Years later, Rudolph, now a king, goes incognito to Paris in search of his former sweetheart. He happens on a dive called the Rat Hole, where thieves and criminals congregate, and where Mayflower, the daughter of his sweetheart (Gladys Hulette), is also found. Mayflower is pals with Francois (William Collier Jr.), a young man whose father is a thief fronting as a schoolmaster (Montague Love). Rudolph romances and wins the hand of Mayflower, while Francois is reunited with his long-lost mother (Effie Shannon), who turns out to be Rudolph's former nurse. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide