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Cleo Ridgely is a Actor American born on 12 may 1893 at New York City (USA)

Cleo Ridgely

Cleo Ridgely
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Birth name Freda Cleo Helwig
Nationality USA
Birth 12 may 1893 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 august 1962 (at 69 years) at Glendale (USA)

Cleo Ridgely (May 12, 1893 - August 18, 1962) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures, whose career began early in the silent film era, in 1911. Her acting career continued for forty years. She retired in the 1930s but returned to make more movies. Her final film was Hollywood Story (1951), in which she had a bit part. She was a native of New York, New York.

Biography

Cleo est la fille d'August Helwig et Catherine Emily Sommerkamp. Elle épouse dans un premier temps Jaudon M. Ridgely et divorce en décembre 1916. Elle se remarie avec le réalisateur, scénariste, acteur et producteur de cinéma, James W. Horne. De cette union naissent James Wesley Horne Jr. et June Jessamine Horne, des jumeaux, qui deviennent acteurs également.

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George Melford
George Melford
(8 films)
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
(3 films)
Tom Forman
Tom Forman
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Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter
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Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Cleo Ridgely (18 films)

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Actress

Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court (1938)
, 1h
Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Kelly, Rita Hayworth, Frankie Darro, Hal E. Chester, David Gorcey, Richard Blackwell
Roles Woman (uncredited)
Rating56% 2.815292.815292.815292.815292.81529
L'avocat Gary Franklin, frustré de ne pouvoir sauver le criminel hollandais Dutch Adams d'une condamnation à mort en accusant les taudis d'être à l'origine des crimes commis par Dutch, demande l'aide de sa soeur, Marcia Adams, afin de faire un appel de fonds publics aux habitants des taudis dans le but de fournir des lieux de loisirs à leurs enfants.
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
, 1h38
Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Constance Collier
Rating67% 3.395253.395253.395253.395253.39525
Everyone on staff at Tottney Castle knows that the lovely Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, so a wager is proposed as to the identity of the lucky man. With all the likely candidates already claimed, young footman Albert places a bet on a "Mr. X," someone totally out of the blue.
Occasionally Yours
Occasionally Yours (1920)
, 50minutes
Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lew Cody, Betty Blythe, J. Barney Sherry, Elinor Fair, Cleo Ridgely, Gertrude Astor
Roles une échotière

Bruce Sands, un artiste un peu dilettante aux amours volages, découvre que sa dernière conquête Bunny Winston veut l'épouser. Il cherche alors refuge chez son ami John Woodward, sans savoir que ce dernier a proposé le mariage à Bunny. Elle suit Sands chez Woodward, où Bruce a déjà commencé à flirter avec Audrey, la fille de Woodward. Un jour qu'Audrey est blessée en tombant de cheval, Bruce promet de l'épouser, la croyant mourante. Apprenant cela, Bunny accepte de se marier avec Woodward. Lorsque Audrey guérit, Bruce rompt sa promesse et rentre en ville, prêt à faire de nouvelles conquêtes. Bunny le suit mais il la repousse.
Don't Change Your Husband
Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
, 1h26
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about marriage
Actors Elliott Dexter, Gloria Swanson, Cleo Ridgely, Lew Cody, Sylvia Ashton, Theodore Roberts
Rating64% 3.2479553.2479553.2479553.2479553.247955
Based upon a description in a film magazine, Leila Porter (Swanson) has grown tired of her husband James Denby Porter (Dexter), the glue king, as she is romantic but he is prosaic. Moreover, he is careless of his personal appearance, gets cigar ash in the carpet, and eats green onions before he tries to kiss her. She obtains a divorce and then marries James' friend Schuyler Van Sutphen (Cody), but discovers that Van Sutphen is a real beast. When she later discovers that her ex-husband has changed as a result of the divorce, still loves her, and would be happy to have her back, Leila divorces once again in order to remarry James.
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman (1916)
, 2h18
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Geraldine Farrar, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth, Theodore Roberts, Wallace Reid, Charles Clary
Roles The King's Favorite
Rating63% 3.185963.185963.185963.185963.18596
A British officer (Bosworth) in World War I has a dream of the life of Joan of Arc (Farrar). The officer pulls a sword out of the wall of the trench he is in, the sword used to belong to Joan of Arc. Removing the sword conjures up the ghost of Joan, leading to her telling her story. The setting then changes to France where the story of Joan of Arc is told, of her leading the French troops to victory and her subsequent burning at the stake. The story ends back in the trench with the officer deciding to go on a suicide mission, using Joan's story and sword as inspiration
The House with the Golden Windows
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)

Directed by George Melford
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Wallace Reid, Cleo Ridgely, James Neill, Mabel Van Buren, Billy Jacobs, Marjorie Daw
Roles Sue Wells

The wife of a poor shepard named Sue Wells (Cleo Ridgely) is tired of being poor and takes advantage of a loophole to become owner's of her neighbor's rich estate while her neighbor is gone. However, living in the mansion doesn't make Sue happy. When their neighbor comes home to find out what they've done he kills her husband. Right before he can kill her, she wakes up and realizes it was all a dream. Her husband then walks in and tells her that he got a job as that estate's overseer, so they won't have to worry about money anymore.
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods (1915)

Directed by George Melford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Actors Blanche Sweet, Cleo Ridgely, House Peters, Sr., Horace B. Carpenter, Tom Forman, Theodore Roberts
Roles Helen North

An orphan named Margery (Blanche Sweet) is working a dressmaking company in New York. She is sent to prison when a rich kleptomaniac named Helen North (Cleo Ridgely) puts some stolen lace in Margery's handbag. After leaving the prison she becomes a nurse for some time until the hospital she works at finds out she has a record. She leaves and becomes a nurse at a Red Cross emergency hospital in Belgium. At the same time, Helen has come to Belgium to take care of her sick father. After he dies, she is left without any money. She is planning to leave for California to live with her father's wealthy friend when an airship bomb sends Helen to the hospital Margery is working at. Another shell explodes and makes Margery think Helen is dead. Margery takes Helen's identity to go to California. She falls in love with a doctor named Richard Carlton (House Peters, Sr.) and right before they are supposed to get married Helen shows up. In order to stop people from taking Helen to the insane asylum, Margery confesses the truth. Carlton still wants to marry her anyway.
The Marriage of Kitty
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)

Directed by George Melford
Origin USA
Actors Fannie Ward, Cleo Ridgely, Tom Forman
Roles Helen de Semiano

The film depicts a young woman (Fannie Ward) who agrees to a sham wedding with Lord Riginald Belsize (Jack Dean) because his inheritance prohibits him from marrying his girlfriend who is an actress. Belsize is convinced if he marries someone else and hires that woman to be his "wife" he can hide his relationship with his girlfriend. Eventually the young woman and the Lord fall in love even though that wasn't the original intention of either of them and she reveals that his girlfriend is a dangerous woman.