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Herbert Prior is a Actor British born on 2 july 1867 at Oxford (United-kingdom)

Herbert Prior

Herbert Prior
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 2 july 1867 at Oxford (United-kingdom)
Death 3 october 1954 (at 87 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Herbert Prior (2 July 1867 – 3 October 1954) was an English silent film actor. He appeared in 268 films between 1908 and 1934. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Il a fait toute sa carrière cinématographique aux États-Unis. Après avoir débuté dans la compagnie Edison, il a rejoint dès l'automne 1908, David W. Griffith à la Biograph Company. Il était marié à l'actrice Mabel Trunnelle.

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D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
(19 films)
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
(18 films)
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
(17 films)
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
(16 films)
Anita Hendrie
Anita Hendrie
(16 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Herbert Prior (62 films)

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Actor

Prosperity
Prosperity (1932)
, 1h27
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Norman Foster, Jacquie Lyn, Jerry Tucker
Roles George the Dentist (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.1446553.1446553.1446553.1446553.144655
Maggie Warren (Dressler) inherited a family bank during the Depression and Lizzie Praskins (Moran) is one of her biggest depositors. Maggie’s son John is engaged to Lizzies's daughter Helen. All kinds of farces happen when the would-be mothers-in-law battle for setting the wedding's protocol including their different preferences of choosing the pastor to perform the ceremony.
Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
, 1h12
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Edna May Oliver, Hugh Herbert, Dorothy Lee, Russell Gleason, John Harron, Charles Sellon
Roles J.C. Pennypacker (uncredited)
Rating55% 2.7612652.7612652.7612652.7612652.761265
Sarah Austin (Edna May Oliver) runs a boarding house during the Depression, always on the verge of bankruptcy. Her husband, Joe (Hugh Herbert) is a shiftless person who has never understood the concept of work; he is constantly involving them in get-rich-quick schemes. Their daughter, Alice (Dorothy Lee), has her eyes set on poor young inventor, Larry Owens (Russell Gleason), but her mother wishes she would become involved with Bill Hepburn (John Harron), seemingly from a well-connected family.
Reducing
Reducing (1931)
, 1h17
Directed by Charles Reisner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Lucien Littlefield, William Collier Jr., Sally Eilers
Roles Man on Ticket Line in a Hurry
Rating62% 3.140393.140393.140393.140393.14039
The snobbish Madame Pauline "Polly" Rochay operates an exclusive beauty parlor in New York City that specializes in weight reduction. When she learns that her sister, Marie Truffle, is destitute, Polly decides to take her, her husband Elmer and their three children, Vivian, Jerry and Marty, from South Bend, Indiana, into her home. Joyce, Polly's socialite daughter, objects to her mother's decision, insisting that the Truffles are too unrefined to live among the Rochays. When the Truffles finally arrive in the big city, Polly puts her sister to work at her salon while Elmer looks for work as a mail carrier. Joyce resents the intrusion of the ill-mannered Truffles, and Polly concurs with her when the meddlesome Marie damages the beauty parlor and her children scratch her car. One evening, while Joyce is out on a date with her playboy sweetheart, Johnnie Beasley, Marie and Polly compare their daughters' boyfriends. Polly boasts that Johnnie is the better because he is a sophisticated millionaire, while Marie informs Polly that Tommy Haverly, Vivian's boyfriend, is from one of the oldest families in South Bend. Polly then insults Marie when she tells her that Vivian will never meet the same caliber of men that Joyce meets. When Johnnie brings Joyce home, he meets Vivian and takes an immediate liking to her, which makes Joyce jealous. The next day, after spurning Tommy, Vivian goes on a lunch date with Johnnie. Joyce later accuses Vivian of trying to steal her boyfriend. At the salon, Marie makes a nuisance of herself when, after a series of errors, she accidentally locks Polly in the steam room. Later, Polly and Marie become embroiled in their daughters' quarrel over Johnnie, and Marie strikes Joyce when Joyce insults Vivian. Three months pass, and the Truffles, now settled into their own home, await the arrival of Johnnie, who has been dating Vivian and will be escorting her to a party. While Vivian and Johnnie are out on their date, the heartbroken Joyce visits Marie and begs her to intervene in her daughter's affair with the man she loves. Moved by her show of emotion, Marie agrees to help Joyce by going to Johnnie's and speaking to him on her behalf. At Johnnie's, Marie accuses the young playboy of unfairly turning Vivian's head with fancy cars, yachts and other luxuries and then giving her the gate. Marie then insists that Johnnie marry Joyce, which he agrees to do. Marie tells her daughter that Johnnie was not worthy of her love because he was only seeing her to make Joyce jealous. After Joyce and Johnnie's wedding, Polly, unaware that Marie was responsible for their reunion, calls to gloat about the news and remind Marie that Vivian should have "stayed in her own class." However, when Joyce explains Marie's involvement, Polly thanks her sister for her help, and the two forgive each other.
The Big House
The Big House (1930)
, 1h27
Directed by George William Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Robert Montgomery, Wallace Beery, Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams, George F. Marion
Roles Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5436353.5436353.5436353.5436353.543635
Kent (Robert Montgomery), a young law-abiding man kills someone while driving drunk, is sentenced to ten years for manslaughter. In an overcrowded prison designed for 1800 and actually holding 3000, he is placed in a cell with Butch (Wallace Beery) and Morgan (Chester Morris), the two leaders of the inmates. Butch is alternately menacing and friendly, while Morgan tries to help out the frightened, inexperienced youngster, but Kent rebuffs his overtures.
Children of Pleasure
Children of Pleasure (1930)
, 1h10
Directed by Harry Beaumont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Lawrence Gray, Wynne Gibson, Kenneth Thomson, Lee Kohlmar, May Boley, Benny Rubin
Roles Jeweler (uncredited)
Rating56% 2.812962.812962.812962.812962.81296
Danny, an acclaimed singer and songwriter, falls in love with a socialite girl who is just playing around. He doesn't realize that his girl-Friday is the one he really loves until it is almost too late. Although he is awestruck by high society, he overhears the girl's admission that she is stringing him along just in time to avoid marriage. Danny is notably Jewish, and among the issues the movie raises is his temptation to assimilate into the larger culture.
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)

Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors William Haines, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran, Marie Dressler, Francis X. Bushman, Jr., Clara Blandick
Roles Mr. Durham
Rating52% 2.606612.606612.606612.606612.60661
Tom Ward, a cocky young football hero, returns home after graduation determined to conquer the world. He begins a flirtation with Mary Howe, secretary to his rival, McAndrews, and in a restaurant he bribes a waiter to spill soup on her employer. Although offered a local banking job, Tom stakes his fortunes on a scheme to sell bonds to wealthy old Hattie Brown, a befuddled spinster, and achieves the difficult task while posing as a doctor by getting her drunk. Finally, desperate over Mary's engagement to McAndrews, Tom kidnaps her from the altar. In a chase finale she is convinced that he loves her.
Sunny
Sunny (1930)
, 1h18
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Marilyn Miller, Lawrence Gray, Inez Courtney, O. P. Heggie, Barbara Bedford, Clyde Wilfred Cook
Roles Marriage Officiant
Rating53% 2.6706152.6706152.6706152.6706152.670615
Marylin Miller plays the part of an American circus performer, doing her act in a British circus, who is engaged to a man she does not love. A former boyfriend, played by Lawrence Gray, stops by to see her before taking boat back to the United States. Miller realizing that she loves Gray, decides to run away. She embarks on the same boat that Lawrence takes. Her father, who realizes what his daughter has done, reaches the boat just as it is about to leave and manages to board it. While on board, Gray becomes engaged to be married to a wealthy socialite (Barbara Bedford). Miller learns that she will not be allowed to disembark in the United States without a passport. In order to land, Miller marries an American friend, intending to divorce him as soon as she is safely inside the United States. After arrive in the states, Miller tells Gray about her love for him. Bedford overhears them and tells Gray that she will announce their engagement at a party that very night. Disappointed, Miller decides to return to England, but Gray proposes to her just as she is about to leave.
Passion Flower
Passion Flower (1930)
, 1h18
Directed by William C. de Mille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kay Francis, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, Winter Hall, Lewis Stone, Zasu Pitts
Roles Party Guest with Glasses (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.99922.99922.99922.99922.9992
The Duke Steps Out
The Duke Steps Out (1929)
, 1h2
Directed by James Cruze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors William Haines, Joan Crawford, Karl Dane, Tenen Holtz, Edward J. Nugent, Delmer Daves
Roles Mr. Corbin
Rating29% 1.479981.479981.479981.479981.47998
Duke (Haines) a pampered millionaire's son, who longs to be a boxer, takes an interest in Susie (Crawford), a college coed with whom he takes an interest in after he defends her from being bullied. Duke's interest in Susie, leads him to enroll in the same school as Susie. After a misunderstanding between Duke and Susie, they realize they are meant to be together and are reunited.
The Ace of Scotland Yard
The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)

Directed by Ray Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Crauford Kent, Monte Montague, Grace Cunard, Herbert Prior
Roles Lord Blanton
Rating60% 3.0446453.0446453.0446453.0446453.044645
Retired CID inspector Angus Blake tries to catch a jewel thief named The Queen of Diamonds from stealing a valuable ring (which, according to legend, carries a curse) from Lord Blanton.