Rose Dione

From Wikipedia Rose Dione (October 22, 1878 – January 29, 1936) was a French-born actress who appeared in 68 films between 1910 and 1932. She is best known for her role as Madame Tetralini in the film Freaks (1932).

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Freaks (1932)

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A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tod Browning
CAST:  Wallace Ford  •  Leila Hyams  •  Olga Baclanova  •  Roscoe Ates

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tod Browning
CAST:  Wallace Ford  •  Leila Hyams  •  Olga Baclanova  •  Roscoe Ates

Salomé (1922)

Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alla Nazimova  •  Charles Bryant
CAST:  Alla Nazimova  •  Mitchell Lewis  •  Rose Dione  •  Earl Schenck

Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alla Nazimova  •  Charles Bryant
CAST:  Alla Nazimova  •  Mitchell Lewis  •  Rose Dione  •  Earl Schenck

The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)

A murder trial reunites a former chorus girl and her son, a grandson of an English aristocrat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Brabin
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Lionel Atwill  •  Phillips Holmes  •  Una Merkel

A murder trial reunites a former chorus girl and her son, a grandson of an English aristocrat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Brabin
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Lionel Atwill  •  Phillips Holmes  •  Una Merkel

The Duchess of Buffalo (1926)

An American dancer on a tour of pre-Boleshevik Russia falls for a young army officer, and the feeling is mutual. However, the officer's father is the Grand Duke of Russia, and he has designs on the girl himself--not letting a minor detail like his already being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Constance Talmadge  •  Tullio Carminati  •  Edward Martindel  •  Rose Dione

An American dancer on a tour of pre-Boleshevik Russia falls for a young army officer, and the feeling is mutual. However, the officer's father is the Grand Duke of Russia, and he has designs on the girl himself--not letting a minor detail like his already being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Constance Talmadge  •  Tullio Carminati  •  Edward Martindel  •  Rose Dione

Salvation Nell (1931)

Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out....  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cruze
CAST:  Ralph Graves  •  Helen Chandler  •  Sally O'Neil  •  Jason Robards Sr.

Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out....  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cruze
CAST:  Ralph Graves  •  Helen Chandler  •  Sally O'Neil  •  Jason Robards Sr.

His Tiger Lady (1928)

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DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Evelyn Brent  •  Rose Dione  •  Émile Chautard

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DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Evelyn Brent  •  Rose Dione  •  Émile Chautard

The French Doll (1923)

The French Doll (1923)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Mae Murray  •  Orville Caldwell  •  Rod La Rocque  •  Rose Dione

The French Doll (1923)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Mae Murray  •  Orville Caldwell  •  Rod La Rocque  •  Rose Dione

Mademoiselle Modiste (1926)

Robert Z. Leonard directed Griffith in a story based on a popular 1905 Victor Herbert operetta on Broadway, Mlle. Modiste, with a libretto by Henry Martyn Blossom, which was similar to the MGM film The Merry Widow. The film is now considered a lost film. The story ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Corinne Griffith  •  Norman Kerry  •  Willard Louis  •  Dorothy Cumming

Robert Z. Leonard directed Griffith in a story based on a popular 1905 Victor Herbert operetta on Broadway, Mlle. Modiste, with a libretto by Henry Martyn Blossom, which was similar to the MGM film The Merry Widow. The film is now considered a lost film. The story ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Corinne Griffith  •  Norman Kerry  •  Willard Louis  •  Dorothy Cumming

When a Man Loves (1927)

A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Dolores Costello  •  Warner Oland  •  Sam De Grasse

A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Dolores Costello  •  Warner Oland  •  Sam De Grasse

Bringing Up Father (1928)

The wealthy Jiggs is tired of being left out of the swanky parties thrown by his social-climbing wife Maggie and their daughter. He decides to teach them a "lesson" by faking his own suicide, but things don't quite turn out the way he planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Polly Moran  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Jules Cowles

The wealthy Jiggs is tired of being left out of the swanky parties thrown by his social-climbing wife Maggie and their daughter. He decides to teach them a "lesson" by faking his own suicide, but things don't quite turn out the way he planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Polly Moran  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Jules Cowles

Isle of Escape (1930)

On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Monte Blue  •  Myrna Loy  •  Betty Compson  •  Noah Beery

On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Monte Blue  •  Myrna Loy  •  Betty Compson  •  Noah Beery

Women Everywhere (1930)

Charles Jackson, an American sea-captain and singing soldier-of-fortune, is arrested by the French Foreign Legion for running guns to the rebel forces in Morocco fighting against the rule of the French in north Africa. He is saved by Lili La Fleur, a singer/dance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Korda
CAST:  J. Harold Murray  •  Fifi D'Orsay  •  George Grossmith  •  Clyde Cook

Charles Jackson, an American sea-captain and singing soldier-of-fortune, is arrested by the French Foreign Legion for running guns to the rebel forces in Morocco fighting against the rule of the French in north Africa. He is saved by Lili La Fleur, a singer/dance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Korda
CAST:  J. Harold Murray  •  Fifi D'Orsay  •  George Grossmith  •  Clyde Cook

On Your Back (1930)

On Your Back is a 1930 American drama film directed by Guthrie McClintic and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars Irene Rich, Raymond Hackett, H. B. Warner, Wheeler Oakman, Marion Shilling and Ilka Chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guthrie McClintic
CAST:  Irene Rich  •  Raymond Hackett  •  H.B. Warner  •  Wheeler Oakman

On Your Back is a 1930 American drama film directed by Guthrie McClintic and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars Irene Rich, Raymond Hackett, H. B. Warner, Wheeler Oakman, Marion Shilling and Ilka Chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guthrie McClintic
CAST:  Irene Rich  •  Raymond Hackett  •  H.B. Warner  •  Wheeler Oakman

The World and Its Woman (1919)

A Russian peasant girl rises to fame as an operatic diva. She becomes beloved of a Russian prince. When the 1917 revolution overthrows the czar's government, the pair attempts to cross the icy steppes and find their way to America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Geraldine Farrar  •  Lou Tellegen  •  Mae Giraci  •  Francis Marion

A Russian peasant girl rises to fame as an operatic diva. She becomes beloved of a Russian prince. When the 1917 revolution overthrows the czar's government, the pair attempts to cross the icy steppes and find their way to America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Geraldine Farrar  •  Lou Tellegen  •  Mae Giraci  •  Francis Marion

The Beloved Rogue (1927)

François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Conrad Veidt  •  Marceline Day  •  Lawson Butt

François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Conrad Veidt  •  Marceline Day  •  Lawson Butt

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green  •  Jack Pickford
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Claude Gillingwater  •  Joseph J. Dowling  •  James A. Marcus

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green  •  Jack Pickford
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Claude Gillingwater  •  Joseph J. Dowling  •  James A. Marcus

The King Murder (1932)

A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. She is found murdered after demanding a $5000 payoff from her latest victim, and the detective investigating the case finds out that she was involved in a lot more than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Conway Tearle  •  Natalie Moorhead  •  Marceline Day  •  Dorothy Revier

A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. She is found murdered after demanding a $5000 payoff from her latest victim, and the detective investigating the case finds out that she was involved in a lot more than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Conway Tearle  •  Natalie Moorhead  •  Marceline Day  •  Dorothy Revier

Drifting (1923)

In Shanghai, an American girl who helps runs an opium ring meets an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love, and she has to determine where her loyalties lie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tod Browning
CAST:  Priscilla Dean  •  Matt Moore  •  Wallace Beery  •  Anna May Wong

In Shanghai, an American girl who helps runs an opium ring meets an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love, and she has to determine where her loyalties lie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tod Browning
CAST:  Priscilla Dean  •  Matt Moore  •  Wallace Beery  •  Anna May Wong

Be My Wife (1921)

Max is determined to woo Mary, despite her Aunt Agatha's disapproval. Then, Max and Mary become embroiled in the world of Madam Coralie, a prominent dressmaker-bootlegger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Linder
CAST:  Max Linder  •  Alta Allen  •  Caroline Rankin  •  Lincoln Stedman

Max is determined to woo Mary, despite her Aunt Agatha's disapproval. Then, Max and Mary become embroiled in the world of Madam Coralie, a prominent dressmaker-bootlegger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Linder
CAST:  Max Linder  •  Alta Allen  •  Caroline Rankin  •  Lincoln Stedman

Scaramouche (1923)

A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who has killed his friend, the student adopts the identity of Scaramouche the clown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Lloyd Ingraham  •  Alice Terry  •  Lewis Stone  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who has killed his friend, the student adopts the identity of Scaramouche the clown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Lloyd Ingraham  •  Alice Terry  •  Lewis Stone  •  Julia Swayne Gordon
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