Gladys Leslie

A Child for Sale (1920)

Charles Stoddard is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village. Destitute after his wife dies, he is forced to sell one of his children to a childless rich woman. He soon comes his senses however, and tries to back out of the deal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Abramson
CAST:  Creighton Hale  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Bobby Connelly  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Charles Stoddard is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village. Destitute after his wife dies, he is forced to sell one of his children to a childless rich woman. He soon comes his senses however, and tries to back out of the deal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Abramson
CAST:  Creighton Hale  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Bobby Connelly  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Haldane of the Secret Service (1923)

Heath Haldane (Houdini) tracks down a vicious gang of counterfeiters, narrowly missing death several times. He must rescue Adele Ormsby, whom he loves despite her pending marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Houdini
CAST:  Harry Houdini  •  Gladys Leslie

Heath Haldane (Houdini) tracks down a vicious gang of counterfeiters, narrowly missing death several times. He must rescue Adele Ormsby, whom he loves despite her pending marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Houdini
CAST:  Harry Houdini  •  Gladys Leslie

Timothy's Quest (1922)

A charming pastoral about two unwanted children finding acceptance and love, Timothys Quest (1922) is a rare, cinematic gem based on a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), who was then known as Americas best loved author of stories about children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Olcott
CAST:  Joseph Depew  •  Helen Rowland  •  Marie L. Day  •  Margaret Seddon

A charming pastoral about two unwanted children finding acceptance and love, Timothys Quest (1922) is a rare, cinematic gem based on a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), who was then known as Americas best loved author of stories about children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Olcott
CAST:  Joseph Depew  •  Helen Rowland  •  Marie L. Day  •  Margaret Seddon

It May Be You (1915)

Jack goes from business to business, trying to sell ad space in his newspaper. At each stop he catches the boss in a compromising position with a secretary. He writes an editorial about the practice, hinting that he could expose prominent businessmen. Suddenly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Louis
CAST:  Arthur Housman  •  Andy Clark  •  Dallas Welford  •  Mabel Dwight

Jack goes from business to business, trying to sell ad space in his newspaper. At each stop he catches the boss in a compromising position with a secretary. He writes an editorial about the practice, hinting that he could expose prominent businessmen. Suddenly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Louis
CAST:  Arthur Housman  •  Andy Clark  •  Dallas Welford  •  Mabel Dwight

God's Country and the Law (1921)

God's Country and the Law is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Pine Tree Pictures and distributed by Arrow Films. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Fred C. Jones and Gladys Leslie in the leading roles. It was adapted from the 1915 novel God’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Olcott
CAST:  Fred C. Jones  •  Gladys Leslie  •  William H. Tooker  •  Cesare Gravina

God's Country and the Law is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Pine Tree Pictures and distributed by Arrow Films. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Fred C. Jones and Gladys Leslie in the leading roles. It was adapted from the 1915 novel God’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Olcott
CAST:  Fred C. Jones  •  Gladys Leslie  •  William H. Tooker  •  Cesare Gravina

Straight Is the Way (1921)

Bob Carter and "Loot" Follet, are two thieves who locate themselves in the unused part of the New Hampshire home of Aunt Mehitable and her niece Dorcas. Loan shark Jonathan Squoggs presses Mehitable for payment of the mortgage, and the two crooks decide to help the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert G. Vignola
CAST:  Matt Moore  •  Mabel Bert  •  Gladys Leslie  •  George Parsons

Bob Carter and "Loot" Follet, are two thieves who locate themselves in the unused part of the New Hampshire home of Aunt Mehitable and her niece Dorcas. Loan shark Jonathan Squoggs presses Mehitable for payment of the mortgage, and the two crooks decide to help the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert G. Vignola
CAST:  Matt Moore  •  Mabel Bert  •  Gladys Leslie  •  George Parsons

It Happened to Adele (1917)

Adele has grown up in a tenement, but she longs for greater things. She gets her chance at the stage when her mother runs into an old friend, Blanche. Blanche has been working steadily in the theater, and she helps Adele get work. The young girl finds romance with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Van Dyke Brooke
CAST:  Gladys Leslie  •  Carey L. Hastings  •  Peggy Burke  •  Charles Emerson

Adele has grown up in a tenement, but she longs for greater things. She gets her chance at the stage when her mother runs into an old friend, Blanche. Blanche has been working steadily in the theater, and she helps Adele get work. The young girl finds romance with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Van Dyke Brooke
CAST:  Gladys Leslie  •  Carey L. Hastings  •  Peggy Burke  •  Charles Emerson

Broadway Broke (1923)

Nellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a vaudeville act and is the sole support of the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Searle Dawley
CAST:  Mary Carr  •  Percy Marmont  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Dore Davidson

Nellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a vaudeville act and is the sole support of the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Searle Dawley
CAST:  Mary Carr  •  Percy Marmont  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Dore Davidson

Cartoons in a Seminary (1915)

Laura tells her companions at Miss Syntax's seminary that Jim, her sweetheart, is to visit her that afternoon. Shortly afterward, Jim climbs the fence surrounding the school playground, and after greeting the them girls, shows a copy of the "Grouch Chaser." The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Barre
CAST:  Caroline Rankin  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Yale Boss

Laura tells her companions at Miss Syntax's seminary that Jim, her sweetheart, is to visit her that afternoon. Shortly afterward, Jim climbs the fence surrounding the school playground, and after greeting the them girls, shows a copy of the "Grouch Chaser." The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Barre
CAST:  Caroline Rankin  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Yale Boss

Cartoons in the Country (1915)

Donald and Eleanor are in love, so that Jim realizes it is up to him to pick a peach for himself. There is only one room left at their country boarding house and Jim wants to make sure that no one but the proper peach rents it. In order to keep the proprietress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Barre
CAST:  Raymond McKee  •  James Harris  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Caroline Rankin

Donald and Eleanor are in love, so that Jim realizes it is up to him to pick a peach for himself. There is only one room left at their country boarding house and Jim wants to make sure that no one but the proper peach rents it. In order to keep the proprietress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Barre
CAST:  Raymond McKee  •  James Harris  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Caroline Rankin

Cartoons on the Beach (1915)

The romantic escapades of two couples at the beach form the framing story for four animated cartoons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Barre
CAST:  J. Morris Foster  •  Maxine Brown  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Charles Mussett

The romantic escapades of two couples at the beach form the framing story for four animated cartoons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Barre
CAST:  J. Morris Foster  •  Maxine Brown  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Charles Mussett

Jim the Penman (1921)

A bank clerk forges a check to help his girlfriend's father. He's found out, but instead of being arrested he becomes a member of a gang of forgers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth S. Webb
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Doris Rankin  •  Anders Randolf  •  Arthur Rankin

A bank clerk forges a check to help his girlfriend's father. He's found out, but instead of being arrested he becomes a member of a gang of forgers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth S. Webb
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Doris Rankin  •  Anders Randolf  •  Arthur Rankin

The Midnight Bride (1920)

While waiting on a New York park bench for the return of her friends, country girl Jeanne Sterling meets Forrest Chenoweth, a rich young wastrel who, while drunk, registered for a marriage license with fortune-hunting Helen Dorr. Enchanted with Jeanne's innocence, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Humphrey
CAST:  Gladys Leslie  •  James Morrison  •  Gladden James  •  Nellie Parker Spaulding

While waiting on a New York park bench for the return of her friends, country girl Jeanne Sterling meets Forrest Chenoweth, a rich young wastrel who, while drunk, registered for a marriage license with fortune-hunting Helen Dorr. Enchanted with Jeanne's innocence, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Humphrey
CAST:  Gladys Leslie  •  James Morrison  •  Gladden James  •  Nellie Parker Spaulding

Miss Dulcie from Dixie (1919)

To receive the $5,000 promised in her Uncle Stephen's will, Dulcie Culpepper must live with her Uncle John in New York for six months so that her father, a Confederate colonel, will be reconciled with his brother whose marriage to a Northern woman long ago caused a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Gleason
CAST:  Gladys Leslie  •  Charles Kent  •  Arthur Donaldson  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

To receive the $5,000 promised in her Uncle Stephen's will, Dulcie Culpepper must live with her Uncle John in New York for six months so that her father, a Confederate colonel, will be reconciled with his brother whose marriage to a Northern woman long ago caused a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Gleason
CAST:  Gladys Leslie  •  Charles Kent  •  Arthur Donaldson  •  Julia Swayne Gordon