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Julia Swayne Gordon is a Actor American born on 29 october 1878 at Columbus (USA)

Julia Swayne Gordon

Julia Swayne Gordon
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Nationality USA
Birth 29 october 1878 at Columbus (USA)
Death 28 may 1933 (at 54 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Julia Swayne Gordon (October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933), was an American actress. She appeared in 228 films between 1908 to 1933.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, she starred in the first film version of the Lady Godiva legend in 1911. A veteran of numerous silent film appearances, she may be best remembered today as Richard Arlen's mother in Wings (1927) where she gives a tearful and emotional goodbye to Arlen as he leaves for combat flight training in France packing him off with his favorite childhood toy.

She died in Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography of Julia Swayne Gordon (54 films)

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Actress

Broken Lullaby, 1h16
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, Louise Carter, Emma Dunn, Lucien Littlefield
Rating74% 3.7418153.7418153.7418153.7418153.741815
Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
Secrets of the French Police, 58minutes
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, Frank Morgan, Rochelle Hudson, John Warburton, Christian Rub
Roles Mme. Danton
Rating58% 2.9065952.9065952.9065952.9065952.906595
In Paris, a French thief is employed by the Sûreté to investigate a sinister Russian émigré who may have the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia at his house.
The Common Law, 1h14
Directed by Paul L. Stein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Joel McCrea, Constance Bennett, Lew Cody, Yola d'Avril, Robert Williams, Hedda Hopper
Roles Mrs. Strangeways (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9507152.9507152.9507152.9507152.950715
Valerie West is a young American ex-patriot living with her wealthy lover, Dick Carmedon, in Paris. Tired of the relationship, she moves out, after which she meets another American ex-pat, struggling artist John Neville. She begins modeling for Neville, including some racy nude sittings. At first the relationship is purely business, but the two soon fall in love, and she moves in with him. The two begin to live an idyllic life, despite Carmedon's attempts to get Valerie Back.
Captain Applejack, 1h3
Directed by Hobart Henley
Origin USA
Actors John Halliday, Mary Brian, Alec B. Francis, Louise Closser Hale, Claud Allister, Arthur Edmund Carewe
Roles Mrs. Kate Pengard
Rating58% 2.911482.911482.911482.911482.91148
Ambrose Applejohn lives in an extravagant old mansion with his ward, played by Poppy Faire, and his elderly aunt. Poppy is in love with Applejohn but he doesn't realize it and treats her like a child. Applejohn is bored with his sheltered and mundane live and craves excitement. He plans to sell the family mansion and use the money to travel around the world on a quest for adventure and excitement.
Dumb-bells in Ermine, 1h10
Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Armstrong, Barbara Kent, Beryl Mercer, James Gleason, Claude Gillingwater, Julia Swayne Gordon
Roles Mrs. Corey
Rating51% 2.557442.557442.557442.557442.55744
In a small town in Virginia, Barbara Kent, is being forced into a marriage with a missionary reformer by her socially prominent parents. Kent meets Robert Armstrong, a prizefighter, and falls in love with him. Armstrong's manager, played by James Gleason, tries to dissuade Armstrong from the relationship.
The Dude Wrangler
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Lina Basquette, Tom Keene, Clyde Wilfred Cook, Francis X. Bushman, Ethel Wales, Margaret Seddon
Roles Dude Guest

Wally McCann est un jeune homme un peu efféminé qui passe son temps à créer des patrons de broderie pour sa tante Mary. Helen Dane, qui élève des poneys pour le polo, est éprise de lui, mais elle le bat froid dans le but de le faire réagir. Décidé à devenir un bon fermier, Wally achète des terrains au Wyoming, près de la ferme d'Helen. Plus tard il achète un ranch et organise une fête à cette occasion. Parmi les invités, se trouve Canby, qui est amoureux d'Helen. Il complote avec Wong, le cuisinier chinois, et organise une série d'événements qui vont effrayer les autres invités, mais ils vont aussi donner l'occasion à Wally de sauver une femme de la débandade d'un troupeau. Ayant appris le rôle de Canby dans ses problèmes, Wally se bat avec lui, et gagne ainsi l'admiration d'Helen.
Gold Diggers of Broadway, 1h41
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Winnie Lightner, Nick Lucas, Nancy Welford, Conway Tearle, Ann Pennington, Gertrude Short
Roles Cissy Gray
Rating70% 3.5263953.5263953.5263953.5263953.526395
The film opens on an audience watching a lavish 1929 Broadway show, featuring a giant gold mine production number ("Song of the Gold Diggers"). Famous guitarist Nick Lucas sings "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", which climaxes on stage with a huge art deco revolving sun.
The Younger Generation, 1h15
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ricardo Cortez, Jean Hersholt, Lina Basquette, Rex Lease, Joe Bordeaux, Julia Swayne Gordon
Roles Mrs. Striker
Rating63% 3.1930953.1930953.1930953.1930953.193095
The child of Jewish immigrants, young Morris Goldfish (Ricardo Cortez) becomes a big success in business. He moves his family to Park Avenue, but finds they were happier back on the East Side. He changes his name to Maurice Fish, as he becomes more and more ashamed of his family and his origins. In the end he finds that there is more to life than money.
The Divine Lady, 1h39
Directed by Frank Lloyd, Thornton Freeland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Actors Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H. B. Warner, Ian Keith, Marie Dressler, William Conklin
Rating61% 3.092953.092953.092953.092953.09295
In the late eighteenth century, Lady Hamilton has had a somewhat turbulent relationship with the British people, especially the aristocracy. Born Emma Hart from a very humble background (she being the daughter of a cook), she was seen as being vulgar by the rich, but equally captivating for her beauty. In a move to protect his inheritance, Honorable Charles Greville, Emma's then lover and her mother's employer, sent Emma to Naples under false pretenses to live with his uncle, Sir William Hamilton, where she would study to become a lady. Surprisingly to Greville whose deception Emma would eventually discover, Emma ended up becoming Hamilton's wife in a marriage of convenience. But it is Emma's eventual relationship with Horatio Nelson of the British navy that would cause the largest issue. A move by Lady Hamilton helped Nelson's armada defeat Napoleon's fleet in naval battles, which Nelson would have ultimately lost without Lady Hamilton's help. Beyond the dangers of war, Lady Hamilton and Nelson's relationship is ultimately threatened by the court of public opinion as both are married to other people.
The Smart Set
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films
Actors William Haines, Jack Holt, Alice Day, Hobart Bosworth, Coy Watson Jr., Constance Howard
Roles Mrs. Van Buren
Rating62% 3.1477953.1477953.1477953.1477953.147795
A self-centered polo player (Haines) has to redeem himself after he is kicked off the U.S. team.
The Viking
The Viking (1928)
, 1h30
Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age
Actors Pauline Starke, Donald Crisp, Richard Alexander, LeRoy Mason, Anders Randolf, Harry Woods
Roles Thorhild
Rating65% 3.2913653.2913653.2913653.2913653.291365
Lord Alwin (LeRoy Mason), Earl of Northumbria, is captured in a Viking raid and taken to Norway as a slave. There he is bought by Helga (Pauline Starke), an "orphan of noble blood" under the guardianship of Leif Ericsson (Donald Crisp). He proves a troublesome slave, and Leif's sailing master, Egil the Black (Harry Woods), prepares to kill him for his insolence, but Helga stops him. When Alwin challenges Egil to a swordfight, Leif is impressed by his courage and permits it. Alwin manages to break Egil's sword, but spares him. Helga then gives Alwin to Leif.