J. Morris Foster
Acting
Biography
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Born: September 9, 1881
Known For
Cartoons on the Beach
The romantic escapades of two couples at the beach form the framing story for four animated cartoons.
The Secret Man
Convict Cheyenne Harry escapes from prison in a garbage truck and boards a train, where he eludes capture with the help of passenger Henry Beaufort. Beaufort is returning to his wealthy uncle's ranch, where earlier he had married Molly in secret because his uncle did not like her. Beaufort tells Pedro, who takes care of his child Elizabeth, to take her away because his uncle is coming, and Pedro, driving drunk, wrecks the wagon. Harry finds her and must protect her while still evading the sheriff.
The Vagabonds
A series of flashbacks where a penniless, friendless tramp and his dog relates the story of his downfall due to drink.
Crossed Wires
An innocent man is accused of murdering his aunt.
In the Hands of the Enemy
During World War I, a countess and her young son volunteer to don disguises and take an important secret message through enemy lines.The fluid editing and vastly more dramatic cinematography (especially the use of close shots for expressiveness and intimacy) are part of the extremely rapid advances in the artistry and technique of the film medium compared to just a year earlier.
Nan of the North
A Canadian Mountie and a young girl team up to prevent an evil couple from finding a fallen meteorite that contains a powerful element called "Tilano."
The Barrier of Flames
Little Helen, Mayor Southwick's child, straying away from an automobile party, gets lost in the woods. She comes to the house where the her father's political rival holds his secret conferences, and he orders his housekeeper to keep guard over the child while he motors to the city. His plan is to hold the child until her father has signed the bills he wants passed.
Who Cares?
A vivacious, carefree young girl is disgusted by the thought of growing old. In her despondency she adopts the motto "Who cares?" and does her best to live up to it, even after she marries the handsome and dashing Martin Grey.
The Blue Fox
Silent adventure serial starring Ann Little. Episodes: 1) Message of Hate, 2) Menace from the Sky, 3) Mysterious Prisoner, 4) A Perilous Ride, 5) A Woman's Wit, 6) A Night of Terror, 7) Washed Ashore, 8) A Perilous Leap, 9) Lost Identity, 10) In Close Pursuit, 11) The Wilds of Alaska, 12) The Camp of the Charkas, 13) The Secret Skull, 14) The Desert Island, 15) Home and Happiness.
Overland Red
Overland Red, a tramp prospector, and Collie, the boy he has befriended, stumble across an aged miner in the last stages of starvation, whose pockets reveal the map of a secret mine and a bag of gold dust.
Filmography
as Phil Hollis
as Lew Camp
as Bruce Vane
as John Densmore
as Jack Corliss
as Bobbie Brown (as J. Maurice Foster)
as Howard Oldershaw
as Everard Peck
as Henry P. Rockwell
as Harold De Vanderveer
as Donald
as Harry Beauford
as Fred Olmstead
as Pat O'Brien
as The Glass Blower
as Albert
as Billy
as Tim
as Peter Goddard, the clerk
as Will Drake