William Robert Daly

Okay, America! (1932)

A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Lew Ayres  •  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Louis Calhern  •  Edward Arnold

A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Lew Ayres  •  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Louis Calhern  •  Edward Arnold

The Dream (1911)

A loutish husband neglects his patient, loving wife to enjoy a night on the town. When he comes home drunk and irritable, he mistreats her. Then he falls asleep, and has a dream that causes him to reconsider the way that he treats his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas H. Ince
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Owen Moore  •  Charles Arling  •  William Robert Daly

A loutish husband neglects his patient, loving wife to enjoy a night on the town. When he comes home drunk and irritable, he mistreats her. Then he falls asleep, and has a dream that causes him to reconsider the way that he treats his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas H. Ince
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Owen Moore  •  Charles Arling  •  William Robert Daly

Action (1921)

Three Outlaws came across a stranded baby and must decide to save the child or escape from the law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Francis Ford  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Buck Connors

Three Outlaws came across a stranded baby and must decide to save the child or escape from the law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Francis Ford  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Buck Connors

Down Home (1920)

DOWN HOME is a rural drama set in New England and stars Leatrice Joy as Nancy Pelot, daughter of the town drunk. He was once a businessman and still owns a local farm, but Nancy now supports her father and herself with a mysterious job in a nearby town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Willat
CAST:  Leatrice Joy  •  James O. Barrows  •  Edward Hearn  •  Aggie Herring

DOWN HOME is a rural drama set in New England and stars Leatrice Joy as Nancy Pelot, daughter of the town drunk. He was once a businessman and still owns a local farm, but Nancy now supports her father and herself with a mysterious job in a nearby town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Willat
CAST:  Leatrice Joy  •  James O. Barrows  •  Edward Hearn  •  Aggie Herring

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914)

The first screen adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel to star a black man in the title role.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
CAST:  Sam Lucas  •  Walter Hitchcock  •  Hattie Delaro  •  Master Abernathy

The first screen adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel to star a black man in the title role.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
CAST:  Sam Lucas  •  Walter Hitchcock  •  Hattie Delaro  •  Master Abernathy

Her Night of Nights (1922)

Molly, a glamorous clothing model in New York, though yearning for a life of luxury, spurns the advances of her boss's son in favor of a shipping clerk, late of the backwoods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  Marie Prevost  •  Edward Hearn  •  Hallam Cooley  •  Betty Francisco

Molly, a glamorous clothing model in New York, though yearning for a life of luxury, spurns the advances of her boss's son in favor of a shipping clerk, late of the backwoods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  Marie Prevost  •  Edward Hearn  •  Hallam Cooley  •  Betty Francisco

Up Against It (1912)

Amos Bentley was up against it in more senses than one. Times were so hard with him that he had to part with the furniture of his little apartment in order to pay his debts. However, things were inclined to take a better turn for him. He was invited to be a guest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Turner
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Vivian Prescott  •  William Robert Daly  •  William E. Shay

Amos Bentley was up against it in more senses than one. Times were so hard with him that he had to part with the furniture of his little apartment in order to pay his debts. However, things were inclined to take a better turn for him. He was invited to be a guest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Turner
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Vivian Prescott  •  William Robert Daly  •  William E. Shay

The Master and the Man (1911)

A lost film. Henry Jenkins, just released from prison visits his old confederate in crime, Basil King, who is living in affluence. King is not overjoyed to see him, but Jenkins comes just in time as King's butler has left and he is about to entertain lavishly. King ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas H. Ince
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Mary Pickford  •  William Robert Daly

A lost film. Henry Jenkins, just released from prison visits his old confederate in crime, Basil King, who is living in affluence. King is not overjoyed to see him, but Jenkins comes just in time as King's butler has left and he is about to entertain lavishly. King ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas H. Ince
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Mary Pickford  •  William Robert Daly

A Cave Man Wooing (1912)

George, a somewhat "unathletic" young man, falls for Clarice, a healthy, athletically inclined young woman. Unfortunately for George, however, a strapping, musclebound stud is also after Clarice, and she seems to prefer him to George. After reading an article by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Turner
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Violet Horner  •  William Robert Daly  •  William E. Shay

George, a somewhat "unathletic" young man, falls for Clarice, a healthy, athletically inclined young woman. Unfortunately for George, however, a strapping, musclebound stud is also after Clarice, and she seems to prefer him to George. After reading an article by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Turner
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Violet Horner  •  William Robert Daly  •  William E. Shay

A Gasoline Engagement (1911)

A lost film. Flora Powell and Arthur Lennox are lovers, but the girl's stern father has other plans for his daughter, preferring the Rev. John Maxwell for a son-in-law. Arthur receives a note from Flora informing him her father is to take her on an automobile tour ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas H. Ince
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Owen Moore  •  George Loane Tucker  •  William Robert Daly

A lost film. Flora Powell and Arthur Lennox are lovers, but the girl's stern father has other plans for his daughter, preferring the Rev. John Maxwell for a son-in-law. Arthur receives a note from Flora informing him her father is to take her on an automobile tour ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas H. Ince
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Owen Moore  •  George Loane Tucker  •  William Robert Daly

Shamus O'Brien (1912)

Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Turner
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Vivian Prescott  •  William Robert Daly  •  Augustus Balfour

Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Turner
CAST:  King Baggot  •  Vivian Prescott  •  William Robert Daly  •  Augustus Balfour

Ride for Your Life (1924)

Bud Watkins loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade. The Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke, Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Laura La Plante  •  Harry Todd  •  Robert McKim

Bud Watkins loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade. The Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke, Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Laura La Plante  •  Harry Todd  •  Robert McKim

The Mystic Ball (1915)

Huri, an East Indian, calls upon young Putnam on business, and while there the native leaves his most prized possession. Then strange things happen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
CAST:  George Larkin  •  Fritzi Brunette

Huri, an East Indian, calls upon young Putnam on business, and while there the native leaves his most prized possession. Then strange things happen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
CAST:  George Larkin  •  Fritzi Brunette

Pardon My Nerve! (1922)

A drifter falls for the daughter of a rancher, an alcoholic old coot whose ranch is on some very valuable land. When the old man is found murdered, the drifter is accused of the crime. He didn't do it, but he has to find who the real killer is and clear his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Eileen Percy  •  Mae Busch  •  G. Raymond Nye

A drifter falls for the daughter of a rancher, an alcoholic old coot whose ranch is on some very valuable land. When the old man is found murdered, the drifter is accused of the crime. He didn't do it, but he has to find who the real killer is and clear his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Eileen Percy  •  Mae Busch  •  G. Raymond Nye

The Making of Crooks (1915)

Walton the pharmacist, convicted of selling drugged candy to children, is released from prison through the intercession of political “boss” Lee O'Neil. Unfettered by conscience, Walton opens a disreputable pool hall and hires Tony, an Italian ex-convict, as a pool ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
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Walton the pharmacist, convicted of selling drugged candy to children, is released from prison through the intercession of political “boss” Lee O'Neil. Unfettered by conscience, Walton opens a disreputable pool hall and hires Tony, an Italian ex-convict, as a pool ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
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At Piney Ridge (1916)

When Cindy Lane becomes pregnant, Mark Brierson, the father, refuses to marry her. Instead, Brierson romances Azalia Deering, whose father, General Deering, owns the town bank. Brierson misuses bank funds, but the bank is saved by Jack Rose, a wealthy farmer. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
CAST:  Fritzi Brunette  •  Al W. Filson  •  Leo Pierson  •  Edward Peil Sr.

When Cindy Lane becomes pregnant, Mark Brierson, the father, refuses to marry her. Instead, Brierson romances Azalia Deering, whose father, General Deering, owns the town bank. Brierson misuses bank funds, but the bank is saved by Jack Rose, a wealthy farmer. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Robert Daly
CAST:  Fritzi Brunette  •  Al W. Filson  •  Leo Pierson  •  Edward Peil Sr.

Held to Answer (1923)

John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewelry though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold M. Shaw
CAST:  House Peters  •  Grace Carlyle  •  John St. Polis  •  Evelyn Brent

John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewelry though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold M. Shaw
CAST:  House Peters  •  Grace Carlyle  •  John St. Polis  •  Evelyn Brent