Acting

Arthur W. Bates

Born 1883-01-01 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Acting credits

Uneasy Money poster
NR

Lord Dawlish is made the heir of an eccentric English millionaire, who cuts off a nephew and niece, living in America. Dawlish is engaged to Claire Edmont, an actress. Dawlish offers half his inheritance to the niece, and when she refuses to accept he goes to America to persuade her.

Uneasy Money

1918

His New Job poster
5.8

When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a dice game and gets on many people's nerves. When he finally gets to act, he ruins his scene, accidentally destroys the set, and tears the skirt of the star of the movie.

His New Job

1915

No artwork available
NR

Young Teddy Bimms craves the good life and finds plenty of intrigue and danger when she falls in love with a jewel thief, who is masquerading as a prince. Ultimately, the young girl reveals his true identity and rescues the grateful prince, who promptly proposes marriage.

Vultures of Society

1916

The Night Workers poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Night Workers

1917

The Strange Case of Mary Page poster
NR

A 15-episode dramatic action movie serial only two of which survive.

The Strange Case of Mary Page

1916

The Phantom Buccaneer poster
NR

Stuart Northcote, a London adventurer, slays the president of a mythical South American republic, and establishes himself at its head. Mercia Solano, daughter of the slain official, leads a conspiracy to avenge her father's death by killing Northcote. The adventurer escapes to London, however, after looting the republic's treasure chest. He is pursued by Mercia and a band. The adventurer, perceiving his deadly peril, employs Jack Burton, an impoverished young Englishman, to act as his double. The girl shoots at the double, and other fiendish plots are carried out to kill him. Burton frustrates them all.

The Phantom Buccaneer

1916

No artwork available
NR

Sweedie, the theater's scrubwoman, in love with the unappreciative props, become enamored with the idea of a stage career.

Sweedie in Vaudeville

1915

Sweedie's Finish poster
9.0

Sweedie, the servant girl, is in love with a fireman, but her affections are not returned. The fireman escapes her caresses and gains the firehouse and loses her seven hours later when a fire breaks out. The next day she finds him with another woman and administers punishment. Then she opens a lady barber shop and her first customer is the faithless fireman.

Sweedie's Finish

1915