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Gladys Brockwell is a Actor American born on 26 september 1894 at Brooklyn (USA)

Gladys Brockwell

Gladys Brockwell
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Birth name Gladys Lindeman
Nationality USA
Birth 26 september 1894 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 2 july 1929 (at 34 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Gladys Brockwell (September 26, 1893 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era.

Biography

Gladys Brockwell contribue à cent-dix-sept films américains, majoritairement muets, sortis à partir de 1913. Citons Broken Commandments de Frank Beal (1919, avec G. Raymond Nye et Spottiswoode Aitken), Oliver Twist de Frank Lloyd (version de 1922, avec Jackie Coogan dans le rôle-titre et James A. Marcus), Notre-Dame de Paris de Wallace Worsley (version de 1923, avec Lon Chaney et Patsy Ruth Miller), L'Heure suprême de Frank Borzage (version de 1927, avec Janet Gaynor et Charles Farrell), ou encore La Femme disputée d'Henry King et Sam Taylor (1928, avec Norma Talmadge et Gilbert Roland).

Gladys Brockwell apparaît dans seulement sept films parlants sortis en 1928 et 1929, dont Lights of New York de Bryan Foy (1928, avec Helene Costello et Cullen Landis). Le dernier est The Drake Case d'Edward Laemmle (avec Forrest Stanley et Robert Frazer), sorti le 1er septembre 1929, deux mois après sa mort prématurée, des suites d'un accident de voiture.

Usually with

Thomas H. Ince
Thomas H. Ince
(8 films)
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
(4 films)
Charles Brabin
Charles Brabin
(3 films)
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
(2 films)
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gladys Brockwell (36 films)

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Actress

Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose (1929)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Myrna Loy, John Miljan, William Collier Jr., Gladys Brockwell, Lucy Beaumont, Edward Martindel
Roles Julie Malo
Rating59% 2.9776952.9776952.9776952.9776952.977695
A Southern belle (Loy) must work in a gambling house to pay off her father's debts, which drove him to suicide. She then meets a man who sweeps her off her feet and takes her away from it all.
The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case (1929)
, 1h25
Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Thomas Meighan, H. B. Warner, Lila Lee, Zasu Pitts, John Darrow, Bert Roach
Roles Mrs. Martin

A wealthy man is shot just as he reaches for the phone to call for the police. Suspicion falls on his ward (Lila Lee) as he has intended to change his will, which had left his entire estate to her, to share it equally with his nephew. The nephew, who is in love with Lee, calls in a private detective, who eventually finds it is the lawyer who is the criminal.
The Woman Disputed
The Woman Disputed (1928)
, 1h27
Directed by Henry King, Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays
Actors Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, Arnold Kent, Arnold Kent, Boris de Fast, Michael Vavitch
Roles Countess
Rating71% 3.5971753.5971753.5971753.5971753.597175
Paul Hartman, un officier autrichien, et son ami Nika Turgenov, un fier lieutenant russe, en permission à Lemberg, cherchent ensemble à aider Mary Ann Wagner, une prostituée avec un cœur noble. La guerre est déclarée entre la Russie et l'Autriche, et les deux hommes reçoivent l'ordre de rejoindre leur régiment respectif. Mary promet à Paul de l'épouser, et Nika jure qu'il se vengera. Plus tard, une unité de l'armée russe commandée par Nika occupe Lemberg, et Mary doit se soumettre aux étreintes de Nika afin d'obtenir la libération d'un espion. Le lendemain, l'armée autrichienne, grâce aux informations fournies par l'espion, reprend la ville. Paul apprend le sacrifice de Mary et refuse d'abord de lui pardonner. Mais quand 10 000 hommes se mettent à genoux devant elle pour la remercier, Paul les rejoint.
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
, 1h18
Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Victor McLaglen, Robert Armstrong, Louise Brooks, Sally Rand, Leila Hyams, Francis McDonald
Roles Madame Flore (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2932453.2932453.2932453.2932453.293245
Spike (McLaglen) travels the world as the mate of a schooner. He has a little address book full of sweethearts, but everywhere he goes, he finds that someone has been there before him, leaving behind with each girl a heart-shaped charm with an anchor inscribed on it. In Central America, he takes a dislike to another sailor, Salami (Armstrong), but before they can settle their differences, they brawl with the police and are thrown in jail. Then Spike notices that Salami has a ring shaped like a heart with an anchor inscribed. He has finally found his nemesis. When they are released, they look for a private place to fight, but accidentally fall into the water. Oddly, Spike cannot swim, so when Salami rescues him, they become the best of friends. Inseparable, they sail the seas on the same ships.
Lights of New York
Lights of New York (1928)
, 57minutes
Directed by Bryan Foy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Eugene Pallette, Mary Carr, Wheeler Oakman, Robert Elliott
Roles Molly Thompson
Rating57% 2.8516352.8516352.8516352.8516352.851635
When bootleggers Jake Jackson (Walter Percival) and Dan Dickson (Jere Delaney), who have been hiding out in a small upstate New York town, learn that they finally can return to New York, they try to convince a young kid named Eddie Morgan (Cullen Landis) and his friend, a local barber named Gene (Eugene Palette) to come with them.
7th Heaven
7th Heaven (1927)
, 2h
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ben Bard, George E. Stone, Albert Gran, David Butler
Roles Nana
Rating75% 3.7936453.7936453.7936453.7936453.793645
Chico travaille dans les égouts mais rêve de balayer les rues pour voir la couleur du ciel. Se lamentant sur son sort, il nie l'existence de Dieu au prétexte de sa condition actuelle. Il a prié et donné dix francs dans une église sans obtenir la moindre réalisation de ses vœux. Mais le père Chevillon entendant sa plainte lui offre deux médailles religieuses et lui offre le poste de balayeur dont il rêve. Diane vit dans la misère, battue et rejetée à la rue par sa sœur qui lui reproche d'avoir avoué leurs vies immorales à l'oncle riche qui leur proposait une vie meilleure. Prostrée dans un caniveau, elle pleure sur son sort.
Long Pants
Long Pants (1927)
, 1h
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Harry Langdon, Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, Ann Christy, Priscilla Bonner, Natalie Kingston
Roles His mother
Rating62% 3.1431753.1431753.1431753.1431753.143175
The silent tells the story of Harry Shelby (Langdon) who has been kept in knee-pants for years by his mother. One day, however, Harry finally gets his first pair of long pants.
Stella Maris
Stella Maris (1925)

Directed by Charles Brabin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mary Philbin, Elliott Dexter, Gladys Brockwell, Jason Robards Sr., Phillips Smalley, Lillian Lawrence
Roles Louisa Risca

Stella Maris was born paralyzed and has lived all of her live in her bed in a London mansion. Her wealthy parents don't want her to be exposed to all the bad things happening in the world. She is frequently visited by John. They fall in love, but John has a dark secret of being unhappily married to Louise. Louise wants a servant and hires orphan Unity Blake. She beats her up after an incident, which results into being sent to jail. John decides to adopt Unity and takes care of her. This results into Unity falling in love with John as well, despite knowing the two of them can never be a couple.