Robert Ames
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Robert Downing Ames (March 23, 1889 – November 27, 1931) was an American stage and film actor whose career was cut short by his death at age 42.
After a brief stint in vaudeville, Ames moved to Hollywood in the mid 1920s to concentrate on film work, though on occasion he would return to perform on the New York stage. He co-starred in several early talkies, including The Trespasser (1929) with Gloria Swanson, A Lady to Love (1930) with Vilma Bánky and Edward G. Robinson, and the 1930 version of Holiday, opposite Ann Harding in the role later taken by Cary Grant in the better-remembered 1938 remake.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4379 |
| Birthday | 1889-03-22 |
| Place of Birth | Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Also Known As | Robert Downing Ames, |
1930
Not Damaged
9/1
A fortune teller informs a hopeless romantic that she'll be meeting a mysterious, tall, dark stranger. Initially skeptical, the young lady latterly co...
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Not Damaged
1920
What Women Want
7/1
During World War I, Francine D'Espard, a young French woman, meets William Holliday, a U.S. Army officer at the front, and they become engaged. Return...
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What Women Want
1929
The Trespasser
6.857/14
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives...
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The Trespasser
1925
The Wedding Song
10/1
A beautiful con artist marries Hayes Hallan, the owner of a pearl-rich island. No sooner has the couple said "I do" than Beatrice's partners in crime...
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The Wedding Song
1930
Holiday
6.25/24
A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.
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Holiday
1931
Millie
5.273/22
After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The year...
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Millie
1931
Behind Office Doors
4.806/18
Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to...
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Behind Office Doors
1930
A Lady to Love
4.5/8
Middle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress Lena enclosing a photo of his handsome younger brother B...
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A Lady to Love
1931
Smart Woman
5.444/9
A society man's loving, devoted wife, upon learning that he has been unfaithful and is planning to leave her for the other woman, strategically preten...
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Smart Woman
1931
Three Who Loved
6/6
A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.
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Three Who Loved
1929
The Voice of the City
6.333/6
An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict's name and nab the gangsters that fr...
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The Voice of the City
1926
Three Faces East
8/1
During World War I, a female agent tries to unmask a German spy.
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Three Faces East
1932
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
8/1
A young wife wants to have children, but her husband neglects her. She confides her longings to a handsome brain surgeon. Complications ensue.
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1930
War Nurse
5.222/9
Women from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.
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War Nurse
1931
Rebound
4.667/6
A woman struggles to rekindle the affection of her husband.
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Rebound
1930
Double Cross Roads
9/1
Ex-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. His former gang tries...
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Double Cross Roads
1926
The Crown of Lies
10/1
Olga Kriga, a New York boarding house maid, is loved by John Knight, an automobile salesman, asks her to wed him. One day in a delicatessen, she is se...
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The Crown of Lies
1929
Rich People
8/1
Connie Hayden (Constance Bennett) faces a dilemma; will she choose the rich guy or the ordinary Joe? Naturally, Connie has the answer in time for the...
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Rich People
1931
The Stolen Jools
5.629/31
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tubercu...
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The Stolen Jools
1929
Black Waters
8/1
A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.
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Black Waters
1931
Rich Man's Folly
5.2/5
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly...
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Rich Man's Folly
1925
Without Mercy
10/1
In this silent melodrama Sir Melmoth Craven is running against John Orme for a seat in Parliament. Orme is an honest man, but Craven is on the shady s...
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Without Mercy
1929
Nix on Dames
10/1
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Nix on Dames
1930
Madonna of the Streets
8/1
Directed by John S. Robertson. With Evelyn Brent, Robert Ames, Ivan Linow, Josephine Dunn.
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