John H. Collins Trailers
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American film director. Married to Viola Dana. Died in the 1918 influenza epidemic.
Most Popular John H. Collins Trailers
Total trailers found: 28
What Could She Do? Trailer (1914)
20 November 1914
The death of her father brought Sylvia Fairfax face to face with conditions which she was unequipped to handle, and, after an unsuccessful attempt to fill the position of governess in the Windermere home, caused her to go to New York.
A Weaver of Dreams Trailer (1918)
02 March 1918
Unrequited love rules the day as both wealthy Judith Sylvester and her invalid aunt pine for men who got away, but happiness lays ahead for one while hopeful dreams sustain the other.
Flower of the Dusk Trailer (1918)
12 August 1918
Blind Ambrose North is tormented by the suspicion that his wife Constance committed suicide when their crippled daughter Barbara was only two, because she did not love him.
Riders of the Night Trailer (1918)
15 October 1918
Another of a successful string of Metro features directed by the vastly underrated John H. Collins, Riders of the Night was set in Kentucky hill country.
The Cossack Whip Trailer (1916)
13 November 1916
Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels.
A Wife by Proxy Trailer (1917)
06 January 1917
The film opens in Ireland, as a dying Patrick McNairne tells his daughter Jerry to go to New York and look up Norton Burbeck, a wealthy young man whose life Patrick had saved some time earlier (the surviving print, largely complete, lacks the second page insert of a letter explaining the full background).
Making a Convert Trailer (1914)
15 September 1914
A short public service film warning people in New Jersey to stay out of the way of oncoming streetcars.
Aladdin's Other Lamp Trailer (1917)
25 June 1917
Aladdin's Other Lamp is a 1917 American silent fantasy-comedy film directed by John H. Collins.
The Portrait in the Attic Trailer (1915)
01 January 1915
Viola Dana stars as the child of a widower who marries again, much to her dismay. Despite all attempr
Lady Barnacle Trailer (1917)
04 June 1917
Krishna Dhwaj, the son of the Maharajah of Rhamput, is in love with Lakshima, the daughter of the Maharajah of Bhartari, but their fathers will not allow them to marry.
The Innocence of Ruth Trailer (1916)
26 January 1916
The young Ruth Travers, left an orphan after the death of her father financially ruined by Mortimer Reynolds, is welcomed at home by Jimmy Carter, a young millionaire who becomes her guardian.
The Girl Without a Soul Trailer (1917)
13 August 1917
The story of two young sisters, one a somewhat demure musician who is in love with a scoundrel who's no good for her, and the other a wild, free spirit who is the object of a shy young carpenter's affections.
On Dangerous Paths Trailer (1915)
23 July 1915
Viola Dana plays Eleanor, a minister's daughter who comes to New York to visit her older sister, a successful businesswoman.
The Gold Cure Trailer (1919)
06 January 1919
Annice Paisch and her friend, Edna Lawson, almost despair of finding husbands in their dull hometown until Annice is struck with the idea of strewing tacks over the heavily traveled road that passes her house.
Cohen's Luck Trailer (1915)
11 June 1915
A winning lottery ticket and the theft of half of it leads to both joy and a lot of trouble for former coworkers Abe and Kitty as well as Abe’s daughter Minnie and her true love David Moss.
Satan Junior Trailer (1919)
03 March 1919
Famous playwright Paul Worden decamps to a country bungalow to work on a new play, rehearsing with his leading lady, Marjorie Sinclair, who is staying nearby.
The Flower of No Man's Land Trailer (1916)
26 June 1916
Echo, the orphaned "flower of no man's land," has been raised by an Indian foster father, Kahoma. Then, when opera singer Roy Talbot goes West to recover his health, Echo falls instantly in love and forgets all about Big Bill, her cowboy sweetheart.
Blue Jeans Trailer (1917)
10 December 1917
June, a young orphan, is befriended by Perry Bascom when he shares his lunch with her on the road to Rising Sun.
The Winding Trail Trailer (1918)
14 January 1918
To avenge her sister's disgrace and death, Audrey Graham leaves her theatrical engagements in New York, and in one of the caravans of the early '70's seeks Hell's Paradise, a mining camp to which Steele, the betrayer, has gone.
Children of Eve Trailer (1915)
10 November 1915
An illegitimate child of the slums comes to faith. Later, she chooses to labor in a canning factory in order to investigate its poor conditions, not realizing she has a significant connection to the cold-hearted factory owner.
The Mission of Mr. Foo Trailer (1915)
08 March 1915
From his mysterious headquarters, in the heart of Chinatown, a nefarious crime lord plots the overthrow of the republic.
The Mortal Sin Trailer (1917)
12 March 1917
George Anderson, a struggling author, works in the daytime as a clerk in the office of Emmet Standish, the publisher, and at night writes on his novel, "The Mortal Sin.
Opportunity Trailer (1918)
01 July 1918
When Mary’s father refuses to let her attend a prize fight because he thinks it’s undignified for a young lady, she disguises herself in her brother's clothes, which sets in motion a series of misunderstandings that almost wreck a marriage and land Mary in jail — but all works out in the end!
The Gates of Eden Trailer (1916)
30 October 1916
Evelyn and her boyfriend William Bard are members of a small Shaker community. They rock the community one day when they announce that they want to get married and have children, in direct opposition to the Shaker prohibition against marriage and procreating.
God's Law and Man's Trailer (1917)
23 April 1917
Dr. Claude Drummond, a young English doctor in India, saves Ameia, a young girl, from being sacrificed to the priests of the temple of Krishna by buying her as his wife.
The Light of Happiness Trailer (1916)
04 September 1916
Tangletop, is the daughter of the town drunk with her tattered clothes and unkempt hair has been made a social outcast.
Rosie O'Grady Trailer (1917)
01 February 1917
Rosie O'Grady is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins.
