Robert Graves
Acting
Biography
Robert Graves was born on October 22, 1888 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Madame Spy (1934), Le spectre vert (1930) and The Great Circus Mystery (1925). He was previously married to Ellen Godsey. He died on August 19, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born: October 22, 1888
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
City Lights
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Christine of the Big Tops
When her circus-performer parents die in an accident, Christine (Pauline Garon) is raised by other circus-performers, including Hagan, a balloon-vender, and Pete Barman as her guardians. When she grows up, she asks to also become a performer, and Barman agrees. Bob Hastings (Cullen Landis) joins the traveling circus as its doctor, and he and Christine fall in love. This angers Barman, who is also in love with her.
Midnight
An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.
Hoi Polloi
A professor bets that he can turn the stooges into gentlemen. After many attempts to teach them etiquette, he brings them to a fancy society party. The stooges' new found manners don't last very long, and the party quickly degenerates. By the end, the other guests have adopted stooge-like behavior and the stooges leave as gentlemen.
Mad Love
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
The Devil-Doll
Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When the scientist dies during the escape, Lavond heads for his lab, using the shrinking technology to get even with those who framed him and vindicate himself in both the public eye and the eyes of his daughter, Lorraine. When an accident leaves a crazed assistant dead, however, Lavond must again make an escape.
Espionage
Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours of war in Europe.
Blonde Venus
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.
The Invisible Ray
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
The Road to Glory
The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
Filmography
as Reporter
as Lou
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Official (uncredited)
as Jury Foreman
as Minor Role
as French General (uncredited)
as Duval
as Bert
as Sponsor (uncredited)
as Colonel (uncredited)
as Gendarme (uncredited)
as Mr. Silweg
as French Guide (uncredited)
as Gendarme (uncredited)
as Voorhees
as Townsman
as Prof. Nichols (uncredited)
as Detective Escorting Rollo on Train (Uncredited)
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
as Wiggins
as (uncredited)
as Detective
as (uncredited)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
as Jed Harden (as Robert Graves Jr.)
as Priest
as Durkin
as Richard Jones
as General
as Isaiah Mullins
as Pete Barman
as Redfield
as Adams (as Robert J. Graves)