Francis X. Bushman
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8704 |
| Birthday | 1883-01-09 |
| Place of Birth | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Also Known As | Francis Xavier Bushman, King of the Movies, |
2021
This Is Francis X. Bushman
8/1
Documentary about the life of silent film star Francis X. Bushman
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This Is Francis X. Bushman
1913
The Thirteenth Man
0/0
A poor man attends a class reunion. This film is almost entirely lost.
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The Thirteenth Man
1917
The Great Secret
0/0
A wealthy young athlete comes to the aid of a beautiful heiress, whose fortune is being threatened by two arch villains, The Great Master and Doctor Z...
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The Great Secret
1911
Two Men and a Girl
5.5/2
A love triangle.
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Two Men and a Girl
1954
Sabrina
7.512/1350
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but...
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Sabrina
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.299/112
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1930
Once a Gentleman
9/1
A butler goes on vacation, where he is wrongly taken to be a wealthy man.
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Once a Gentleman
1961
The Phantom Planet
4/70
After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
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The Phantom Planet
1916
Romeo and Juliet
0/0
Shakespeare's tragedy of two young people who fall desperately in love despite the ancient feud between their two families, and how the sins of the fa...
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Romeo and Juliet
1930
The Dude Wrangler
10/1
In order to prove his manliness to the girl he loves, a young urban dandy takes a job at a dude ranch. Predictable misadventure ensues in this poorly-...
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The Dude Wrangler
1957
The Story of Mankind
4.429/28
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
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The Story of Mankind
1914
The Hour and the Man
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A lawyer defends a woman accused of murdering her husband without knowing that the murdered man was his own brother.
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The Hour and the Man
1914
Jane
0/0
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Jane
1915
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
10/1
A young man's sweetheart calls upon him to retrieve some incriminating love letters, but it all turns out to be a joke.
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The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
1914
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
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Rube Homer Splivins imitates the actions of a famous matinee idol in order to woo his lady love.
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The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
1914
The Plum Tree
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The Plum Tree
1915
The Slim Princess
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The Slim Princess
1913
The Way Perilous
8/1
A young man leaves his Southern home, his father and his sweetheart, and falls into bad company in the big city.
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The Way Perilous
1913
The Right of Way
8/1
The Right of Way
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The Right of Way
1951
Hollywood Story
6.688/24
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.
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Hollywood Story
1925
The Masked Bride
10/1
An American millionaire wants to reform a Parisian cabaret singer who moonlights as a jewel thief.
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The Masked Bride
1914
Hearts and Flowers
8/1
As the result of a mistaken marriage, Mrs. Russell, broken in spirit and body, becomes ill and is ordered to the hospital by her physician. While her...
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Hearts and Flowers
1914
An Unplanned Elopement
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A young woman lingers too long on the boat seeing her sweetheart off, and the two embark together on an unplanned elopement to Europe.
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An Unplanned Elopement
1914
Yarn a-Tangle
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They loved each other when they were young. They were about to elope when Frank met with an accident which caused the loss of his memory. She pined fo...
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Yarn a-Tangle
1914
The Countess
0/0
A newspaper reporter takes a job as the butler of a countess in order to get a story; he graduates to the position of personal representative, bodygua...
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The Countess
1914
A Night With a Million
9/1
A clerk in a broker's office is accused of stealing a million dollars' worth of railroad bonds, but they are later found to be worthless, his innocenc...
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A Night With a Million
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
5/30
A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1915
The Silent Voice
0/0
Franklyn Starr, a talented and wealthy young musician, suffers a double misfortune in the sudden loss of his hearing and in the death of his Mother to...
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The Silent Voice
1952
Apache Country
9/1
A criminal gang provokes the local Apaches in order to divert the authorities' attention from their own activities.
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Apache Country
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.333/3
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1931
The Galloping Ghost
4.5/2
A gambling ring run out of the Mogul Taxi company is intent on fixing college football games. Football star Harold "Red" Grange is a target for the ga...
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The Galloping Ghost
1937
Dick Tracy
5.591/11
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various c...
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Dick Tracy
1941
Mr. Celebrity
7/2
A couple attempts to win custody of their orphaned grandson, who's being raised by his veterinarian uncle in a racetrack environment.
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Mr. Celebrity
1912
The Voice of Conscience
9/1
An accidental death on a hunting trip results in an innocent young man being accused of murder.
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The Voice of Conscience
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
0/0
The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have died...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1916
In the Diplomatic Service
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Foreign powers keep getting their hands on U.S. military secrets, so the head of the American diplomatic corps calls in his nephew Dick Stansbury to h...
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In the Diplomatic Service
1916
The Wall Between
0/0
John Kendall was brought up in a wealthy family, but when his father loses the family fortune and then dies, John is left penniless. He joins the army...
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The Wall Between
1926
The Marriage Clause
9/1
A Broadway actress becomes a star due to the guidance of her director. The two fall in love, but are prevented from marrying due to a clause put into...
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The Marriage Clause
1951
David and Bathsheba
5.838/71
King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
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David and Bathsheba
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.285/291
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of vari...
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1918
Social Quicksands
0/0
Claiming that he has no need for social butterflies, Warren Dexter refuses to attend a reception at which he was to meet debutante Phyllis Lane. Humil...
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Social Quicksands
1918
A Pair of Cupids
0/0
Henry Burgess favors a match between his ward, Virginia Parke, and his nephew, Peter Warburton, but she is only interested in her poodle, Frou Frou, a...
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A Pair of Cupids
1917
The Adopted Son
0/0
A feud has existed between the McLanes and the Conovers in the Tennessee mountains for many years. "Two Gun Carter" leaves Texas after a shooting fray...
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The Adopted Son
1960
12 to the Moon
2.768/28
Landed on the moon, Capt. John Anderson and his fellow astronauts quickly find their mission threatened – first by the disappearance of two team membe...
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12 to the Moon
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
4.5/4
With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to w...
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Hollywood Boulevard
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
6/1
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1930
Call of the Circus
8/1
A retired circus clown, Herbert Rawlinson, finds love entering his life when he marries a member of the circus troupe, Ethel Clayton and the adoption...
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Call of the Circus
1913
When Soul Meets Soul
0/0
An archeologist discovers an ancient parchment inside a mummy case, and realizes that he is the reincarnation of the lover of an Egyptian princess who...
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When Soul Meets Soul
1912
The Iron Heel
9/1
An old man plots to have his enemy's son convicted of his own murder.
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The Iron Heel
1913
A Mistaken Accusation
7/1
An Italian laborer is mistakenly accused of kidnapping the child of one of his clients.
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A Mistaken Accusation
1914
Under Royal Patronage
0/0
In order to avoid a pre-arranged marriage two members of the royalty exchange places with two American friends, who pass themselves off as the prince...
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Under Royal Patronage
1914
Dawn and Twilight
6.5/2
A blind violinist's sight is restored by an operation paid for by a young woman who loves him, but the fickleness of fate strikes them further tragic...
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Dawn and Twilight
1912
When Wealth Torments
5.5/2
A young man must overcome a stubborn mother's objections in order to marry the girl he loves.
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When Wealth Torments
1915
The Second in Command
5/1
Lt. Col. Anstruther vies for the attention of Muriel Mannering with Major Bingham. The latter tricks Anstruther into believing that the girl loves Bin...
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The Second in Command
1928
Say It with Sables
7/2
In this silent film, now considered lost, Doug Caswell falls for Irene, his wealthy father's mistress. It's up to Doug's stepmother Helen to put thing...
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Say It with Sables
1942
Silver Queen
6/8
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
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Silver Queen
1932
Watch Beverly
8/1
A British diplomat becomes entangled with a ring of international criminals.
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Watch Beverly
1944
Twenty Years After
8/2
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
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Twenty Years After
1927
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
5/3
George Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the...
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The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
1933
The Film Parade
8/1
Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a 52-mi...
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The Film Parade
1915
Graustark
0/0
While traveling by train from Denver to Washington, DC, wealthy young Grenfall Lorry meets a beautiful young girl. When they are accidentally left beh...
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Graustark
1927
The Lady in Ermine
10/1
When her husband marches off to war, Mariana is left in charge of the ancestral castle and is thus on hand when an invading Austrian regiment makes th...
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The Lady in Ermine
1928
Midnight Life
7/1
When his buddy is murdered a dedicated cop, goes after the gang responsible.
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Midnight Life
1994
The Bible According to Hollywood
7/2
Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments...
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The Bible According to Hollywood
1928
The Beautiful Spy
9/1
A complete version of the film is held by Cineteca Del Friuli.
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The Beautiful Spy
1917
Red, White and Blue Blood
0/0
A hard-core socialite turns over a new leaf after spending time with a less fortunate family.
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Red, White and Blue Blood
1927
The 13th Juror
9/1
A 1927 American mystery film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue and Walter Anthony. It is based on the 1908 play Counsel for the...
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The 13th Juror
1932
Human Targets
6/2
The Dale's need money for their sick mother and Bart Travis, having found gold, says he will provide it. Duke Remsden learns of the strike and waylays...
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Human Targets
1918
The Poor Rich Man
6/1
Vantyne Carter is a playboy living in luxury off his father. Vantyne's cousin Teddy, meanwhile, leads a fine upstanding life -- or at least he appears...
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The Poor Rich Man
1915
The Ambition of the Baron
0/0
A young woman is used as a pawn to entice Count Jean de Lugnan into a game of ruritanian political intrigue.
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The Ambition of the Baron
1916
A Virginia Romance
8/1
When a player is bribed to throw the big football game at the University of Virginia it sets in motion much heartache for all involved.
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A Virginia Romance
1918
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
0/0
Anson Campbell returns from the seminary to a small village on the New England coast. When the puritanical villagers persecute Bess Morgan, a "fallen"...
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Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
1918
Under Suspicion
0/0
Gerry Simpson (Bushman) meets newspaper reporter Virginia Blake (Bayne) and, after learning that she has no use for the idle rich, decides to become a...
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Under Suspicion
1926
Playing the Swell
7/1
Forsaken and broke, Wanda figures out a way to get money. She puts sunglasses on a sleeping homeless person in the park, cuts a hole in the bottom of...
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Playing the Swell
1953
The Other Wise Man
0/0
An adaptation of Henry Van Dyke's classic tale of Artaban, a Persian believer who spends 33 years seeking the Christ child only to finally reach him a...
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The Other Wise Man
1912
The Eye That Never Sleeps
0/0
A super sleuth of the Secret Service Bureau disguises himself as a common thief to penetrate a gang of counterfeiters.
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The Eye That Never Sleeps
1919
Daring Hearts
7/1
In the summer of 1914, Alsatian maiden Louise de Villars is attacked by two German soldiers. Hugh Brown, a visiting American, comes to her rescue and...
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Daring Hearts
1918
With Neatness and Dispatch
0/0
Mary Ames is caught while planning to elope, and locked in a room by Aunt Letitia. Her sister, Geraldine, plans to help her, and goes to her friend th...
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With Neatness and Dispatch
1916
Man and His Soul
0/0
Man and His Soul is a 1916 American silent melodrama film directed by John W. Noble.
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Man and His Soul
1917
Their Compact
0/0
Shortly after arriving in the West, James Van Dyke Moore, an Easterner fleeing from a soured love affair, has his courage tested when "Ace High" Horto...
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Their Compact
1917
The Voice of Conscience
0/0
A daughter is grief-stricken by the loss of her father. His male friend becomes her guardian, and she is taken to live with the friend's mother. Time...
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The Voice of Conscience
1916
A Million a Minute
0/0
Philip and Miles Quaintance quarrel over the love of Ellen Sheridan; Miles is rejected, while Philip is successful. Philip dies soon after his son is...
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A Million a Minute
1918
The Brass Check
0/0
Henry Everett is confined to an insane asylum when he refuses to sacrifice his invention to a powerful rubber trust. Richard Trevor, the son of trust...
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