Frank Opperman
Acting
Biography
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Born: December 31, 1860
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
The Unchanging Sea
In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.
Tillie's Punctured Romance
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
The Massacre
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.
Mabel's Married Life
Mabel goes home after being humiliated by a masher whom her husband won't fight. The husband goes off to a bar and gets drunk.
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.
The Mender of Nets
A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go. Further, his former girlfriend has a brother who is willing to use violence to protect his sister's honor.
The Little Teacher
The new school teacher fresh from the city struggles with her unruly bumpkin students, while she awaits the arrival of her fiancé.
A Lodging for the Night
Dick Logan, a young writer, stops at a little border town and takes lodging at the Mexican Inn. Two tramps see the amount of money he has and plan to steal it. In the town he befriends a Mexican girl by stopping her uncle from beating her for having broken a water jar. Retiring to his room, he is awakened by the two tramps breaking into his room. He steals out and gets lodging at a nearby house, which happens to be the home of the Mexican girl and her uncle. The tramps follow him and try again. The girl, however, saves him from harm, and it looks as if Dick had found a real heroine for a real romance.
The Knockout
To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.
Filmography
as Art Gallery Connoisseur
as The Sheriff
as Hiram Stebbins - Mabel's Father
as School Administrator
as The Landlord
as The Sweetheart's Father
as Bearded Dark-Vested Saloon Customer (uncredited)
as The Landlord
as Rev. D. Simpson / Guest in First Restaurant / Station Cop / Movie Spectator (uncredited)
as Clothing Store Operator (uncredited)
as Actor (uncredited)
as Mabel's Father
as Drinker (uncredited)
as Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Promoter (uncredited)
as Confederate Officer
as Husband
as Clarinetist / Guest (uncredited)
as Mustached Audience Member w/ Handlebar/Studio Guard (uncredited)
as Rajah's Associate
as Villager
as The Indian Chief
as The Ranchero
as Second Oil Rig Foreman
as The Preacher
as The Landlord
as On Street / In Lunchroom / A Prospector
as A Friend
as Road Agent's Gang Member
as The Old Settler
as old soldier
as At the Bee
as The Indian Chief / A Drunken Cutthroat / Bartender (uncredited)
as The Owner of the Gambling Hall
as The Rich Man's Second Foreman
as The Old Man
as A Cowboy (uncredited)
as Frank's Sweetheart's Father
as A fisherman
as Fisherman
as The Man at the Wheel
as A Workman
as A Servant / On Ship
as Ranch Hand
as In Second Village (uncredited)
as Son-in-Law's Companion
as Governor's Servant
as At Station Reception