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Winifred Westover is a Actor American born on 8 november 1899 at San Francisco (USA)
Winifred Westover (November 9, 1899 – March 19, 1978) was a Hollywood actress of the 1910s and 1920s.
Her career in film started with a small part in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916. In 1919 she starred in John Petticoats with William S. Hart, who proposed to her. They married on 7 December 1921 and had a son, William S. Hart Jr. They separated in 1922 after three months of marriage and divorced in 1927.
She retired to raise her son in 1923 but made a comeback in 1930 with the help of her ex-husband. The film was a melodrama called Lummox but it was unsuccessful and she left her career in film. She appeared in a few television episodes during 1969. She died in Los Angeles.
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Winifred Westover
Birth name Winifred Westover
Nationality USA
Birth 8 november 1899 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 19 march 1978 (at 78 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 8 november 1899 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 19 march 1978 (at 78 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Biography
Winifred Westover was born in San Francisco, California. On screen, Westover was the typical blushing ingenue and was almost always cast opposite robust leading men.Her career in film started with a small part in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916. In 1919 she starred in John Petticoats with William S. Hart, who proposed to her. They married on 7 December 1921 and had a son, William S. Hart Jr. They separated in 1922 after three months of marriage and divorced in 1927.
She retired to raise her son in 1923 but made a comeback in 1930 with the help of her ex-husband. The film was a melodrama called Lummox but it was unsuccessful and she left her career in film. She appeared in a few television episodes during 1969. She died in Los Angeles.
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Lummox (1930)
, 1h28Directed by Herbert Brenon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Winifred Westover, Dorothy Janis, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Ida Darling, Ben Lyon, William Collier Jr.
Roles Bertha Oberg
Old Lady 31 (1920)
Directed by John Ince
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Emma Dunn, Carrie Clark Ward, Winifred Westover, Martha Mattox, Ruby Lafayette
Roles Mary
Based upon a summary of the plot in a review in a film publication, Angie (Dunn) and Abe (Harmon) have been married for many years when bad investments force them to sell their homestead. Angie is to go to the old ladies' home while Abe is to go to live on the poor farm. When the twenty-nine inmates of the old ladies' home see how hard it is for the couple to part, they agree to take Abe in, and he is listed on their roster as "Old Lady 31." There are several comic situations as Abe wins his way into the hearts of his female companions. When some apparently worthless mining stock is found to have some value, the couple are able to return to their home.
A Village Sleuth (1920)
, 50minutesDirected by Jerome Storm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Charles Ray, Winifred Westover, Dick Rush, Donald MacDonald, George Hernandez, Betty Schade
Roles Pinky Wagner
From a newspaper ad for the film: "As a country boy, with aspirations to become a great detective, Charles Ray is said to afford considerable laughter and a few thrills in "A Village Sleuth" . . . After his attempts to round up some melon thieves in his dad's apple orchard, have gotten him into hot water, Charlie goes out and gets a real job in a private sanitarium. There he encounters a real mystery and, his detective instincts aroused starts to unravel it. The results are surprising in the extreme. Charlie is revealed not only as the logical successor to Sherlock Holmes but wins a pretty girl in the bargain. "A Village Sleuth" was written by Agnes Christine Johnston, scenarist of "Twenty-three and a Half Hours Leave," and produced for Paramount release by Thomas H. Ince. Winifred Westover is the leading woman. Jerome Storm directed.
Love (1919)
, 23minutesDirected by Roscoe Arbuckle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John, Winifred Westover, Frank Hayes, Monty Banks, Kate Price
Roles Winnie (uncredited)
Rating66%
As summarized in a magazine, Fatty (Arbuckle) meets Winnie (Westover) after rescuing her father Frank (St. John) from a well at their farm and is smitten with her. Fatty is dismissed and leaves, however, as Frank wants Winnie to marry Al Clove (St. John). Fatty returns to the farm in the disguise of a hired girl so that he can be near his beloved, but finds he must fend off the flirtations of her father Frank. Winnie's marriage is all arranged, but at the dress rehearsal the groom is missing, so the "hired girl" takes his place and goes through the practice ceremony, word for word, with the bride. When the wedding day arrives, the ceremony is broken up when Fatty and Winnie announce that they have already been married as the rehearsal was the real thing.
Marked Men (1919)
, 50minutesDirected by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Harry Carey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charles Le Moyne, Joe Harris, Winifred Westover
Roles Ruby Merrill
Rating47%
Harry, Tony et Tom s'évadent de prison et se retrouvent dans la ville de Trade Rat, où Harry tombe amoureux de Ruby Merril. Après avoir volé la banque locale, les trois hommes partent dans le désert, où ils tombent sur une femme et son nouveau-né. La mère, mourante, leur demande d'être les parrains du bébé. Tony et Tom meurent en route, mais Harry marche, péniblement, jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne la ville la plus proche, où Ruby et le shérif l'attendent. Lorsque le shérif découvre que la mère de l'enfant est en fait sa propre sœur, il obtient la grâce du gouverneur, permettant ainsi à Harry et Ruby, et au bébé, de vivre ensemble paisiblement.
This Hero Stuff (1919)
Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Winifred Westover, William Russell, J. Barney Sherry, Charles K. French, Mary Thurman, Harvey Clark
Roles Nedra Joseph
Le Capitaine November Jones, qui a gagné de nombreuses médailles, arrive dans sa ville natale de Goldcity (Nevada), avec une fausse barbe pour éviter un accueil du type « héros de la guerre », mais, quand il rattrape un enfant qui allait être écrasé par un train, sa barbe tombe et il se trouve obligé de recevoir les félicitations de la ville. Pendant ce temps, Samuel Barnes, un agent de change peu scrupuleux, et Teddy Craig, une aventurière, essayent de prendre le contrôle du Bluebird Lode, qui appartient au new-yorkais Jackson J. Joseph, qui arrive dans l'Ouest pour y retrouver sa fille Nedra. Après que Jones a sauvé Teddy d'un cheval parti au galop, elle lui demande de l'aider à combattre Joseph qui, dit-elle, essaye de lui prendre sa mine mais, comme Jones est fatigué d'être un héros, il refuse. Le fait que Teddy l'accuse de couardise ne l'embête pas jusqu'à ce qu'il tombe amoureux de Nedra, qui l'évite car elle croit à la rumeur lancée par Teddy. Après une bagarre dans un bar, Jones sauve Joseph qui avait été enlevé. Nedra apprend la vérité et, d'accord avec le fait qu'un homme ne devrait pas être un héros pour sa propre femme, elle se marie avec lui.
John Petticoats (1919)
, 50minutesDirected by Lambert Hillyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors William S. Hart, Winifred Westover, Ethel Shannon, Walt Whitman, Andrew Arbuckle
Roles Caroline Meredith
All the World to Nothing (1918)
Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama
Actors Winifred Westover, William Russell
Roles Nora Ellis
Richard Chester, un célibataire qui a tout perdu au poker, déboule dans l'appartement de Nora Ellis, qui vient d'hériter d'une fortune à condition qu'elle se marie immédiatement. Se faisant appeler Chester Dick, Richard épouse Nora et s'en va. Alors qu'il n'est pas au courant de ce mariage, Charles Renalls, un prétendant de Nora, pense que la richesse de celle-ci est le seul obstacle à leur union et cherche à la ruiner à la bourse. Apprenant cela, Richard ruine Charles. Nora tombe amoureuse de Richard, sans le reconnaître comme son mari d'un soir. Espérant ruiner les chances de Richard auprès de Nora, Charles dit à celle-ci que Richard est déjà marié et même qu'il a la photographie de sa femme dans sa poche. À sa surprise, Nora découvre qu'il s'agit de sa propre photo et que Richard est déjà son mari.
Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)
, 1hDirected by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Russell, Henry Arthur Barrows, Winifred Westover, Carl Stockdale
Roles Helen Renshaw
Cheerful Givers (1917)
, 50minutesDirected by Paul Powell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Bessie Love, Kenneth Harlan, Josephine Crowell, Spottiswoode Aitken, Pauline Starke, Violet Radcliffe
Roles Estella
Judy gère les affaires de la maison qu'elle occupe avec son père, le Révérend Deady, et sa sœur cadette Abigail. Lorsque Harriet Gray, une femme d'affaires au cœur de pierre, exige le remboursement de l'hypothèque de l'orphelinat, les Deady ouvrent leur propre maison à sept des orphelins. Ce qui augmente les charges de la famille et oblige Judy à se trouver un autre travail.
An Old Fashioned Young Man (1917)
Directed by Lloyd Ingraham
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Harron, Loyola O'Connor, Thomas Jefferson, Colleen Moore, Wilbur Higby, Winifred Westover
Roles Mame Morton
Rating26%
Jim Bludso (1917)
Directed by Tod Browning, Wilfred Lucas
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Wilfred Lucas, Olga Grey, Sam De Grasse, Monte Blue, Winifred Westover, Lillian Langdon
Roles Kate Taggart
Engineer Jim Bludso and his sidekick, Banty Tim, return to Gilgal, Illinois after the end of the American Civil War. Upon arrival, they discover that Jim's wife, Gabrielle, has left him for another man and abandoned their son. Kate Taggart, the daughter of a storekeeper in town, takes pity on Jim and they develop a fondness for one another. Gabrielle, now dumped, returns and Jim forgives her and resumes their married life. Meanwhile, a flood is coming, and Ben Merrill—constructor of Gilgal's levee—knows the structure won't hold against the tide, so he willfully causes it to fail and plans to blame the resulting catastrophe on Jim and Banty Tim. Gabrielle is mortally wounded in the flood, and her dying words implicate Merrill and identify him as the man who wooed her away from her family. Jim is on board the boat Prairie Bell when this news reaches him, as is Merrill; they get into a fight, and Prairie Bell bursts into flames and explodes. Jim is rescued and returns to Gilgal to marry Kate.
, 2h43Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about capital punishment, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Vera Lewis, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Fred Turner, Gino Corrado
Roles The Favorite of Egibi (uncredited)
Rating76%
Quatre époques sont présentées en alternance pour dénoncer l'intolérance : la répression des grèves, le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy, la Passion du Christ et Babylone. De la Babylone antique au début du XX siècle, une illustration métaphorique de la cruauté et de la férocité de l'homme envers son prochain.