''Alias Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1915 American
silent crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Maurice Tourneur Maurice may refer to:
People
*Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr
*Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor
*Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...
and starring
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction ...
, Robert Cummings and
Alec B. Francis.
[Waldman p.50] It is based on the 1910 play of the same title, which was subsequently made into films again in 1920 and 1928. The play was based on the
O. Henry short story "
A Retrieved Reformation
"A Retrieved Reformation" is a short story by American author O. Henry first published in '' The Cosmopolitan Magazine'', April 1903. The original title was "A Retrieved Reform". It was illustrated by A.I. Keller.
History
The story describes ...
".
Plot
Cast
*
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction ...
as Jimmy Valentine
* Robert W. Cummings as Doyle
*
Alec B. Francis as Bill Avery
* Frederick Truesdell as Lt. Gov. Fay
*
Ruth Shepley
Ruth Shepley (May 29, 1892 - October 16, 1951) was an American stage actress from Providence, Rhode Island who appeared in comedies such as '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1914).''The Stage'', Munsey's Magazine,
1916, pg. 104. A Broadway performer, ...
as Rose Fay
*
Johnny Hines
John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in tran ...
as Red Joclyn
* D.J. Flanagan as Cotton
* Walter Craven as Handler
* John Boone as Blinkey Davis
*
Thomas Mott Osborne
Thomas Mott Osborne (September 23, 1859 – October 20, 1926) was an American prison administrator, prison reformer, industrialist and New York State political reformer. In an assessment of Osborne's life, a ''New York Times'' book reviewer wrote ...
as Himself
*
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil (September 26, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was an English-born American actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras.
Career
Stage
Cecil's career began on the stage, when she debuted in London at age 19 ...
as Nurse
*
Madge Evans
Madge Evans (born Margherita Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage and film actress.Obituary ''Variety'', April 29, 1981. She began her career as a child performer and model.
Biography
Child model and stage actress
B ...
as Child Locked in Vault
See also
* ''
Alias Jimmy Valentine (radio program)
''Alias Jimmy Valentine'' is an old-time radio crime drama in the United States. It was broadcast on NBC-Blue January 18, 1938 - February 27, 1939.
Format
The concept for ''Alias Jimmy Valentine'' came from writer O. Henry in his short story "A ...
''
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.
External links
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1915 films
1915 crime films
American crime films
Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
American silent feature films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
World Film Company films
1910s American films
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