Florence Vidor
Acting
Biography
Florence Vidor (née Cobb, later Arto; July 23, 1895 – November 3, 1977) was an American silent film actress.
Born: July 23, 1895
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Barbara Frietchie
Two lovers in a small town in Maryland are torn apart by the Civil War--she is loyal to the south while he heads north to join the federal army, determined to protect the Union. Eventually his unit arrives in his hometown and he is reunited with his lover, but things aren't the way they used to be.
Doomsday
A woman must choose between a life on the farm and a life of luxury.
Old Wives for New
Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife for another woman; When his other love interest becomes involved in a murder, he leaves for Paris.
The Marriage Circle
An unhappily married couple moves to Vienna, where the wife’s married best friend lives, and soon, sparks fly between the wife and the best friend’s husband.
Souls for Sale
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
The Jack-Knife Man
A dying mother left his child with an old man, but the village people want to take the child away from him because he is too old.
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard up Grand Duchess. She finds him impertinent and clumsy, but also quite fascinating. She takes him into her employ insisting he does everything she asks.
You Never Know Women
On her way to the theater, Vera, star of a Russian vaudeville troupe, is rescued from a falling girder by Eugene Foster, a wealthy broker who persists in his efforts to win the girl. Foster engages the troupe to perform at his home, and Vera, stunned by a fall, awakens to find Foster pleading his love, while Norodin, her partner who loves her, sees them embrace. Norodin, who performs an underwater stunt, asks Vera not to be present for his act and causes her to believe him dead; heartbroken, Vera tells Foster of her mistake; and enraged, he attempts to seize her. The magician appears, pins Foster to the wall with knives, and advises him to leave before the last blade is thrown.
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920) presents a fascinating glimpse into the Thomas H. Ince studios at Culver City.
The Intrigue
A sci-fi/espionage film in which world powers vie for control of a death ray during World War I as an undercover countess infiltrates enemy ranks to prevent them from getting their hands on the weapon.
Filmography
as Joan Fry
as Countess Ostermann
as Mme. Florence Laverne
as Mary Viner
as Rita Farrell
as Jane Randall
as Katherine Silverton
as Yvonne Montfort
as Louise Lestron
as Vera
as Helen Salvia
as The Grand Duchess Zenia
as Gail Ormsby
as Grace Hyatt
as Alice Sorbier
as Mrs. Hazlitt
as Helen Merrimore
as Irene Martin
as Grace Livingston
as Christine Madison
as Barbara Frietchie
as Mary Clark
as Nancy Burrard
as Charlotte Braun
as Molly Wood
as Carol Milford
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
as Alice Adams
as Judith Stafford
as Marjorie Latham / Aziza
as Ethel Carter
as Rose Stanton
as Judith Beresford
as Nellie Steel
as Nancy Abbott
as Marcia Montgomery
as Beverly Tucker
as Dorothy Perkins
as Katherine Boone
as Dr. Stone's daughter
as Yvonne
as Nume Rogers
as Juliet Raeburn
as Lora Horning
as Enid Benton
as Irene Stuart
as Kitty Little
as Betty Lovering
as Corinne Reynolds
as Betty Armstrong
as Mimi
as Pretended Countess Sonia