Tom Ricketts

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Tom Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 19, 1939) was an English stage, later a Hollywood screen, actor. He also directed numerous early Hollywood Silent films, and was the writer of several.

Most Popular Tom Ricketts Trailers

Total trailers found: 162

Manhattan Love Song Trailer (1934)

29 April 1934

After having been swindled out of all their money by a crooked business manager, formerly wealthy socialites Jerry and Carol discover that they owe their chauffeur and maid back wages they are unable to pay.

Ambassador Bill Trailer (1931)

13 November 1931

An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest.

The Invisible Man Trailer (1933)

31 October 1933

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

Strangers of the Night Trailer (1923)

10 September 1923

A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for excitement.

Pleasure Cruise Trailer (1933)

01 April 1933

Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise.

The Desperate Hero Trailer (1920)

07 June 1920

Henry Baird, a young newspaperman with a second-hand car but little money, decides to raffle off the car at a county picnic, so that he can take out his sweetheart, Mabel Darrow, the daughter of a wealthy businessman.

Venus of Venice Trailer (1927)

20 March 1927

A slick caper movie about a petty thief falls for a wealthy American artist.

Women Won't Tell Trailer (1932)

16 November 1932

A homeless woman living at the city dump hears of the death of a wealthy industrialist and puts in a claim on his estate for her daughter, who is actually the rightful heir.

Stage Mother Trailer (1933)

29 September 1933

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig.

Carnival in Paris Trailer (1937)

29 May 1937

In this short, the janitor of a Paris museum's Egyptology department agrees to help a girl hide from the police.

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter Trailer (1926)

21 February 1926

Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard up Grand Duchess.

The Law and the Man Trailer (1928)

01 January 1928

A silent film from the end of the silent era.

The Great Impersonation Trailer (1935)

08 December 1935

The second of the three film versions of the E. Phillips Oppenheim espionage thriller set largely in an old dark house where a tremulous wife wonders if her husband is really his double, a dastardly German spy.

Maid of Salem Trailer (1937)

12 February 1937

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts.

Within the Law Trailer (1923)

28 April 1923

When Mary Turner is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit, she vows upon her release to take vengeance on those who wronged her, always staying however within the letter of the law.

Blind Adventure Trailer (1933)

18 August 1933

Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe.

Son of Frankenstein Trailer (1939)

13 January 1939

One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work Trailer (1925)

18 August 1925

Mary Hale hates her job in a department store, and when wealthy Gordon Kent comes around, she flirts with him and is fired.

The Expert Trailer (1932)

05 March 1932

An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.

After the Thin Man Trailer (1936)

25 December 1936

After returning to San Francisco, Nick and Nora Charles are drawn into the disappearance of Nora’s cousin’s husband.

Bobbed Hair Trailer (1925)

25 October 1925

Mystery of bootleggers, hijackers, a girl with bobbed hair, and a talented bull terrier.

History Is Made at Night Trailer (1937)

05 March 1937

An American woman seeking divorce from her wealthy, controlling husband falls for a romantic Parisian who saves her from his entrapment.

Vanity Fair Trailer (1932)

15 March 1932

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

Top Hat Trailer (1935)

29 August 1935

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below.

By Your Leave Trailer (1934)

09 November 1934

A bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.

Dead End Trailer (1937)

27 August 1937

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Mama Loves Papa Trailer (1933)

14 July 1933

A woman's ceaseless badgering sends her husband on a drinking bender. Along the way, he makes a new female acquaintance.

The Life of the Party Trailer (1930)

25 October 1930

Two female song-pluggers decide to become ruthless gold-diggers, with comic results.

Thrill of Youth Trailer (1932)

15 August 1932

Chet Thayer returns to his family and the loving arms of his long suffering sweatheart Marcia. Not being the faithful type he soon falls under the spell of the town vamp Jill Fenwick.

If I Had a Million Trailer (1932)

18 November 1932

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Four Men and a Prayer Trailer (1938)

29 April 1938

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

I Am Suzanne! Trailer (1933)

25 December 1933

A dancer falls in love with a puppeteer, much to the consternation of her manipulative manager. The puppeteer himself seems more interested in his puppets than in romance with her.

Zoo in Budapest Trailer (1933)

28 April 1933

Zani is an unusual young man who has spent his entire life in a zoo in Budapest. His only true friends are the zoo's animals.

Music Is Magic Trailer (1935)

01 November 1935

An aging star finally recognizes the truth when she is replaced in her new movie by a girl from the chorus.

Daniel Boone Trailer (1936)

16 October 1936

In 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.

Gateway Trailer (1938)

05 August 1938

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.

Secrets of the Night Trailer (1924)

12 November 1924

At a lavish house party, bank president Robert Andrews stages his own “murder” to distract a visiting bank examiner from uncovering a shortage, setting off a whodunit where nearly everyone has a motive.

A Star Is Born Trailer (1937)

20 April 1937

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester.

Secret Sinners Trailer (1933)

19 October 1933

A young, unmarried theatrical couple befriend an out-of-work housekeeper and introduce her to another new acquaintance, a man of means, unaware that he is married and going through a messy divorce.

Cavalcade Trailer (1933)

08 February 1933

A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot.

Trouble for Two Trailer (1936)

29 May 1936

A decadent prince unhappy over an impending arranged marriage, looking for a good time in London discovers the existence of a secret society called The Suicide Club, and so he seeks to become a member.

Broadway Madness Trailer (1927)

01 October 1927

Young farmer David Ross stands to inherit his uncle's fortune provided he contacts his missing cousin.

Show Boat Trailer (1936)

17 May 1936

Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff.

Oh, Doctor! Trailer (1925)

23 February 1925

Rufus Billings was born premature and after a lifetime of doctors doting on his frail health he is now a hypochondriac of the first order.

Bulldog Drummond Trailer (1929)

02 May 1929

Bulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life.

The Willow Tree Trailer (1920)

31 January 1920

After Ned Hamilton is rejected by his girlfriend, he travels to Japan where he hears an old legend about the Willow Tree Princess, who kills herself so that her lover will go off to battle.

The Dawn of Netta Trailer (1912)

23 June 1912

Will Barton is really sick and about to. He is afraid of leaving his daughter Netta alone in the world.

Man of the World Trailer (1931)

24 March 1931

A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.

The Red Rider Trailer (1934)

16 July 1934

"Red" Davison(Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, sacrifices his job and his good name to save his best friend, "Silent" Slade from the hangman's noose, following a framed-up court decision which sentences Slade to hang for the murder of "Scotty McKee (J.

The Cowboy and the Lady Trailer (1938)

17 November 1938

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby.

Berkeley Square Trailer (1933)

15 September 1933

A young American man is transported back to London in the time shortly after the American Revolution and meets his ancestors.

Forsaking All Others Trailer (1934)

23 December 1934

A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.

Stranded in Paris Trailer (1926)

13 December 1926

American shop-girl Julie McFadden, wins a free passage to Paris; en route she meets Robert Van Wye, who has to kiss her when she loses a sack race.

The Three Musketeers Trailer (1935)

01 November 1935

In 17th century France, young d'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers — Athos, Porthos, and Aramis — and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

Breakfast for Two Trailer (1937)

22 October 1937

After a night on the town, Jonathan Blair wakes to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has escorted him home.

The Vagabond King Trailer (1930)

17 February 1930

In medieval France, poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve.

The Lady Escapes Trailer (1937)

22 July 1937

A young husband schemes to regain his wife, who earlier had left him and now is involved with a European playboy.

No Greater Glory Trailer (1934)

30 March 1934

A frail boy fights to win acceptance from the leader of a street gang.

The Big Parade of Comedy Trailer (1964)

02 September 1964

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Freedom of the Press Trailer (1928)

28 October 1928

When a newspaper owner is murdered, his son takes over his crusade against a corrupt politician with criminal associations.