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Florence Turner is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer American born on 6 january 1887 at New York City (USA)

Florence Turner

Florence Turner
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Nationality USA
Birth 6 january 1887 at New York City (USA)
Death 28 august 1946 (at 59 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was a 4'10" American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.

Biography

Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother. Turner became a regular performer in a variety of productions.

In 1906 she joined the fledgling motion picture business, signing with the pioneering Vitagraph Studios and making her film debut in How to Cure a Cold (June 8, 1907).

At the time there were no stars per se, unless an already famous stage star made a movie. Performers were not even mentioned by name. Long, drawn out screen credits were not thought of. There was nothing but the name of the company and the picture. As the content of movies evolved from simple incidents, or situations, into definite stories, some of the heroes and heroines were conceded a vague identity, such as the "Edison Girl", etc.

Though she was known only as the "Vitagraph Girl" in the early motion picture shorts, Turner became the most popular American actress to appear on screen (at that time still dominated by French pictures, especially from the Pathe and Gaumont companies). Her worth to the studio, as its biggest box-office draw, was recognised in 1907 when her pay was upped to $22 a week, as proto-star plus part-time seamstress. It was somewhat less than the male leading players, especially those with stage experience, particularly the super-popular Maurice Costello. In March 1910 she and Florence Lawrence became the first screen actors not already famous in another medium to be publicized by name by their studios to the general public.



Later that year, Florence was paired several times with heart throb Wallace Reid, who was on his way to stardom. But with the rise of more stars such as Gene Gauntier and Marin Sais at Kalem Studios, Marion Leonard and Mary Pickford at Biograph Studios, and Florence Lawrence (Biograph, moving to IMP in 1910), Florence Turner was no longer quite as special. By 1913 she was looking for new pastures and left the United States accompanied by longtime friend Laurence Trimble, who directed her in a number of movies. They moved to England, where she and Larry began performing together in London music halls.

Turner sometimes wrote screenplays and directed her own movies, including a number of comedies. She also organized her own production company, Turner Films, for which she made more than thirty shorts.

Turner entertained Allied troops during World War I. She returned to the U.S. after the Armistice, but was not as successful as before. In 1920, she again went to England, where she remained until moving to Hollywood, virtually forgotten, in 1924.

By then she was thirty-nine years of age and her starring days were long behind her. She continued to act in supporting roles into the 1930s.

In 1928 she acted in a minor role on Broadway in Sign of the Leopard, which ran for thirty-nine performances. Turner was placed on the payroll at MGM by Louis B. Mayer in the 1930s, but was limited in the assignments offered. She mostly played bit or small parts and worked as an extra.

She later moved to the Motion Picture Country House, a retirement community for the industry in Woodland Hills, California.

After appearing in more than 160 motion pictures, Florence Turner died at 61 in Woodland Hills. She was cremated at a mortuary in Hollywood and, at her request, there was no funeral service. She was buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.

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Filmography of Florence Turner (40 films)

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Actress

One Rainy Afternoon, 1h34
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Francis Lederer, Ida Lupino, Hugh Herbert, Roland Young, Erik Rhodes, Joseph Cawthorn
Roles Bit Role (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.943742.943742.943742.943742.94374
On a rainy afternoon in Paris, debonair actor Phillipe Martin (Francis Lederer) goes to a darkened movie theatre for a romantic assignation with his married mistress, Yvonne (Liev De Maigret), but sits in the wrong seat and kisses instead lovely Monique Pelerin (Ida Lupino), the daughter of a powerful publisher (Joseph Cawthorn). Monique, who is engaged to powerful Count Alfredo Donstelli (Erik Rhodes), makes a public accusation against Phillip, and the priggish head of the Purity League (Eily Malyon) exploits the incident until it becomes a national scandal, with Phillipe dubbed "The Kissing Monster". When Phillipe is tried, his defense is that he was overcome by Monique's beauty, and that it is a Frenchman's nature to be romantic, even to perfect strangers. His punishment is to spend just three days in jail, but when he is released, he discovers that Monique has paid his fine, supposedly to avoid more publicity, but actually because she is secretly attracted to him.
The Sign of the Cross, 2h2
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on the Bible, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Arthur Hohl, Ian Keith
Rating67% 3.3945853.3945853.3945853.3945853.394585
Rome est en feu depuis trois jours. Du haut de son palais impérial, Néron contemple le brasier, fomenté par lui, tout en composant un poème. Mais aux cris d’effroi qui s’élèvent des rues embrasées, des clameurs de haine et de révolte surgissent, l’incendie est criminel et le peuple de Rome réclame les responsables. Tigellinus, capitaine des gardes de l’empereur, suggère à Néron d'attribuer aux chrétiens la responsabilité de l’incendie. Aussitôt le peuple exige vengeance et tous les chrétiens sont pourchassés par les soldats romains.
Taxi!
Taxi! (1932)
, 1h9
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors James Cagney, Loretta Young, George E. Stone, Guy Kibbee, Dorothy Burgess, David Landau
Roles Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.298433.298433.298433.298433.29843
When a veteran cab driver, Pop Riley (Guy Kibbee), refuses to be pressured into surrendering his prime soliciting location outside a cafe, where his daughter works, the old man's cab is intentionally wrecked by a ruthless mob seeking to dominate the cab industry. Upon learning of the "accidental" destruction of his cab (and along with it his livelihood), the old man retrieves his handgun and shoots the bullying man known to be responsible, which lands him in prison, where he dies of poor health in fairly short order.
The Ridin' Fool, 58minutes
Directed by John P. McCarthy
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Bob Steele, Florence Turner, Ted Adams, Al Bridge, Eddie Fetherston, Gordon De Main
Roles Ma Warren
Rating71% 3.5744953.5744953.5744953.5744953.574495
Bien qu'il soit innocent, Boston Harry doit être pendu par des miliciens pour le meurtre de Jim Beckworth. Un ami de Boston, le cow-boy Steve Kendall, le sauve, même s'ils sont tous deux amoureux de Juanita, une femme à moitié mexicaine. Steve et Boston se précipitent chez Juanita, où ils se disputent à son sujet. Pendant qu'ils se battent, Nikkos, un autre admirateur de Juanita, vole leur argent et les enferme dans un placard. Ils s'échappent juste avant l'arrivée d'un posse. Steve et Boston se rencontrent à nouveau à Poker City, où Steve tombe amoureux de Sally Warren, pour apprendre que Boston l'a rencontrée en premier. Boston reconnaît Bud, le frère de Sally, comme l'homme qui a tué Beckworth, mais ne dit rien pour épargner les sentiments de Sally. Après que Nikkos et Bud ont organisé un hold-up, Steve et Boston sont accusés du crime lorsqu'une femme reconnaît un collier que Boston a donné à Sally. Bien que Boston insiste pour dire qu'il a acheté le collier à Nikkos, celui-ci jure qu'il était avec Bud pendant le vol et Sally corrobore leur alibi. Plus tard, avec l'aide de Sally, Steve et Boston s'évadent de prison juste avant d'être lynchés. Pendant la fusillade qui s'ensuit, Bud essaie d'avouer, mais Nikkos lui tire dessus. Avant de mourir, Bud a le temps d'avouer ses crimes, innocentant Steve et Boston. Steve réconforte Sally et, quand Boston réalise qu'elle aime son ami, il s'écarte.
College
College (1927)
, 1h6
Directed by James W. Horne, Buster Keaton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Harold Goodwin, Snitz Edwards, Carl Harbaugh, Florence Turner
Roles A Mother
Rating69% 3.4966853.4966853.4966853.4966853.496685
Set in Southern California, the movie opens with Ronald graduating high school as the school’s “most brilliant scholar”. At his graduation, Ronald speaks on “the Curse of the Athlete”, arguing that books are more important than athletics.
Never the Twain Shall Meet, 1h20
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Anita Stewart, Bert Lytell, Huntley Gordon, Justine Johnstone, George Siegmann, Lionel Belmore
Roles Julia
Rating28% 1.442191.442191.442191.442191.44219
Tamea, la jolie fille d'un capitaine au long cours français et la reine d'une île des mers du sud, accompagne son père lors d'un voyage à San Francisco. À l'arrivée au port, son père est déclaré malade de la lèpre. Après avoir confié Tamea à son ami Dan Pritchard, il se suicide. Avec l'aide de Mellenger, un journaliste, Dan s'occupe de la jeune fille, et devient amoureux d'elle, au grand dam de sa fiancée Maisie. Les affaires de Dan périclitent et Tamea retourne dans son île paradisiaque. Dan la rejoint bientôt, et ils se marient lors d'une cérémonie traditionnelle. La chaleur et l'inaction pèsent sur le caractère de Dan. Mellenger arrive sur l'île avec Maisie. Plus tard, Dan retourne aux États-Unis avec elle, Mellenger, lui, reste sur l'île et offre son amour à Tamea.
Janice Meredith, 2h33
Directed by E. Mason Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Macklyn Arbuckle, Harrison Ford, Tyrone Power Sr., Joseph Kilgour
Roles Bit
Rating55% 2.7542252.7542252.7542252.7542252.754225
Le film retrace les actions de Janice Meredith qui a aidé George Washington et Paul Revere pendant la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis.