
Acting
Douglas MacLean
Born 1890-01-10 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting credits
7.0Let-It-Rain Riley (MacLean) is a devil-may-care Marine sergeant who falls in love with a girl (Shirley Mason) who he assumes to be rich. His rival for the girl's affection is his pal, Kelly (Wade Boteler). The guys find out that the object of their affections is but a modest switchboard operator but she proves to be invaluable when she deciphers a code and discovers that a mail train is about to be robbed.
Let It Rain
1927
7.0Traveling saleswoman Mary Marbury thrashes a masher on a train when he tries to kiss a young girl in a tunnel.
The Homebreaker
1919
7.0Douglas MacLean stars as The Young Thief, who falls in love with The Girl, played by Sue Carol. Alas, the Girl has been sold into the harem of The Wazir (Albert Prisco), forcing the Thief to sneak into the palace to rescue her.
Soft Cushions
1927
10.0Wealthy Bruce MacAllister, goaded by his fiancée, Helen, into proving that he is a man of action rather than a pampered youth tells his estate administrator, Eugene Preston, that he is going east for a meeting. Instead, Bruce dons a disguise and infiltrates the San Francisco underworld. Mistaken for master criminal "The Chicago Kid", he finds himself leading the gang in a robbery of his own fortune in diamonds. Discovering Eugene's intention to steal the jewels for himself he engineers it so the loot changes hands many times. Getting wise, Helen summons the police, the criminals are apprehended, and she sees Bruce in a new light.
A Man of Action
1923
Mirandy, the daughter of a laundress, scrubs floors in an opera house. Before she can marry the handsome organist for the opera, she decides she must improve her social standing.
Mirandy Smiles
1918
6.0A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920) presents a fascinating glimpse into the Thomas H. Ince studios at Culver City.
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920
NRA German-American father, loyal to his new U.S. home, finds himself on opposite sides with his son in the wartime conflict between Germany and America. The son becomes involved with German agents plotting against U.S., and the father must decide between his son and his adopted homeland.
The Hun Within
1918
NRNancy, a naive young girl who works backstage at a musical-comedy theatre, learns from the chorus girls the notion of winning a man by the seductive method of "vamping" him. She tries the method on the shy minister she loves, and it works.
The Vamp
1918
9.0Going Up (1923)
Going Up
1923
8.0Ever since Henry Falkins had caused Newt Spooner to be sentenced to prison, Newt has nursed a red-hot hatred for him and a desire to see Henry dead. That is until he meets and falls in love with Minerva Rawlins who makes him reevaluate his obsession. When fate throws the two men together in the Philippines during wartime and the opportunity to slay Henry occurs Newt realizes that he has resolved his inner torment. He returns to Minerva a man at peace with himself.
A Woman's Power
1916
7.0Three young men, struggling to find their next meal, encounter a young lady with an injured ankle. One of the men is a doctor, who maintains a charade of success with his wealthy uncle, in which the uncle believes the young man to be well-off and married to a (fictitious) wife named Mary Jane Smith. The young doctor falls in love with the girl of the injured ankle and discovers that her name is Mary Jane Smith.
Mary's Ankle
1920
6.0A young girl, stifling on her father's backwoods farm, is reinvigorated by the arrival of an army regiment, come to train in the area.
Johanna Enlists
1918
NRBrash young Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can have breakfast with his commanding general. But a couple of enemy spies, intent on infiltrating the training camp, get in the way of Sgt. Gray's plans.
23 1/2 Hours' Leave
1919
8.0Jimmie Hastings falls wildly in love with Marjorie Brand, and he and his pal Dick Warren follow the two on a trip around the world. He meets her in Africa and she invites him on a hunt for "cats". He accepts, but finds out that the "cats" aren't exactly the kinds of cats he had in mind.
Hold That Lion!
1926
NRChief of the German secret service in Paris has been ordered to secure for his government the service of the most clever and beautiful woman obtainable.
Souls in Pawn
1917
NRA woman's faith in her husband is put to the test when she discovers a photograph of another woman.
Happy Though Married
1919
9.0Shakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. Learning that a legacy awaits them in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists of a failing county newspaper and a plot of barren land, they hatch a plan to fleece the townspeople by selling shares in a bogus oil well. Problems arise when Clancy falls in love with society editor Alice Whitney. Clancy is conflicted but then they do strike oil! Concluding that his destiny is to be an honest man, Clancy returns to jail to finish serving his term. Slipping into the crowd of visitors, he dons his prison clothes and resumes work as though nothing had happened.
The Jailbird
1920
NRAn uneducated young girl becomes suddenly wealthy and hires the disinherited son of an upper-class family to tutor her in the ways of society.
Fuss and Feathers
1918
NRAn old man wills a map to his grandson, with instructions showing a buried treasure, but it is accidentally sold to a book store. The owner and her granddaughter Mary discover it. Mary and her boyfriend an aspiring author, meet the desperate grandson and agree to share the treasure.
Captain Kidd, Jr.
1919
9.0A whale of a comedy thriller. It's a Niagra of roaring laughter Faster Than the Wind!
The Yankee Consul
1924
NRAn Englishman who has made his fortune in America decides to return to England.
The Fair Barbarian
1917
7.0Passing Through is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film, directed by William A. Seiter and written by Agnes Christine Johnston, and Joseph F. Poland.
Passing Through
1921
On the eve of his wedding, businessman Alan Boyd gets a telegram notifying him that his "bride" has fallen in love with another man and eloped with him. Announcing that he is through with women, an hour he meets pretty Helen Raynor, who takes to him (and is also his business rival's daughter). Helen's mother, though, doesn't take to Alan at all. In addition, Schuyler Van Loon, who is also after Helen, comes up with a scheme to embarrass Alan in Helen's eyes and ruin his reputation in the bargain--he comes up with a "baby" he claims is Alan's illegitimate son.
That's My Baby
1926
10.0It's a case of mistaken identity in this comedy that centers around a country bumpkin mistaken for a Chicago hitman.
The Carnation Kid
1929
Behind the camera
10.0A woman's ceaseless badgering sends her husband on a drinking bender. Along the way, he makes a new female acquaintance.
Mama Loves Papa
1933
6.2Set in a drugstore the boys take on to save a nice old lady from the clutches of the local charming crook.
Caught Plastered
1931
6.0The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the building, whom she has gotten to know only over the phone. When she discovers that the man's current girlfriend is actually part of a scheme to swindle him out of some mineral rights he owns, she devises a plot to save him and expose the con artists.
Ladies Should Listen
1934
7.7During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford, to return home, praying that she will not become a widow.
So Red the Rose
1935
10.0A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.
Mama Loves Papa
1945
6.3A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
Great Guy
1936
6.0An inept inventor and his stoic wife believe an oil well investment has paid off and that they've become wealthy overnight.
Laugh and Get Rich
1931
6.7A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when her boss' son falls for her.
Accent on Youth
1935
7.7A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.
Two for Tonight
1935
4.3Henry and Clarice Wilkins have been married twenty-three years and are a model suburban couple who have never had a quarrel. But when their daughter, Peggy, and her husband, Bill Trask, have a squabble, Clarice has a plan to show the daughter just how distasteful domestic bickering appears; She enters into an agreement with Henry that they will fake a fuss to serve as an object lesson. Clarice's will to play the game and her sense of humor play out at about the same time when Henry's remarks become more pointed as the charade goes on. Their fake fight is soon a real barn-burner.
People Will Talk
1935
8.0Jimmie Hastings falls wildly in love with Marjorie Brand, and he and his pal Dick Warren follow the two on a trip around the world. He meets her in Africa and she invites him on a hunt for "cats". He accepts, but finds out that the "cats" aren't exactly the kinds of cats he had in mind.
Hold That Lion!
1926
8.0Jimmy Clark, sightseeing in France with his friend Algy Baker, falls in love, at first sight, with Betty Perry at the railroad station. The destination for all: Switzerland. There, Jimmy is mistaken for an expert mountain climber, J.K. Roberts. Betty is introduced to Jimmy and believes him to be the champion.
Introduce Me
1925