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: 161

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.

The Young in Heart Trailer (1938)

06 July 1938

A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune.

Side Show Trailer (1931)

19 September 1931

A circus side show performer tries to discourage her younger sister from following in her footsteps.

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.

Black Oxen Trailer (1923)

29 December 1923

A Manhattan playboy falls for a mysterious European woman, whom he notices is an exact double for a famous socialite who disappeared at the turn of the century.

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.

Human Cargo Trailer (1936)

15 May 1936

Bonnie Brewster and "Packy" Campbell, rival reporters on competing newspapers, team up to put an end to a smuggling gang that brings illegal aliens to the United States, and then makes further victims of them by extortion payments.

Young Fugitives Trailer (1938)

30 June 1938

A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000.

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.

Poker Faces Trailer (1926)

05 September 1926

In order to secure a lucrative contract, a businessman hires a woman to pose as his wife at a business dinner when his own wife can't make it.

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.

Alice Adams Trailer (1923)

08 April 1923

Alice (Florence Vidor) is not satisfied with her family's financial situation and tries to convince others that she comes from a wealthy family.

The Nutcracker Trailer (1926)

28 March 1926

A man flees his frustrating home and work life and is injured by a streetcar.

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.

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.

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.

Prince of Diamonds Trailer (1930)

26 March 1930

Eve Marley (Aileen Pringle)is forced to marry a wealthy jeweler that she does not love in order to save the man she loves, Rupert Endon (Ian Keith), from being unjustly arrested as a thief.

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.

Cardinal Richelieu Trailer (1935)

18 April 1935

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

Parnell Trailer (1937)

04 June 1937

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.

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.

History Is Made at Night Trailer (1937)

05 March 1937

An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her possessive wealthy ex-husband who wants to keep her under his control.

Bobbed Hair Trailer (1925)

25 October 1925

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

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.

The Big Parade of Comedy Trailer (1964)

02 September 1964

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

By Your Leave Trailer (1934)

09 November 1934

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Now or Never Trailer (1935)

08 July 1935

A visitor to a big city gets involved in intrigue when a look-alike jewel thief sets out to doublecross his gang.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Belle of Broadway Trailer (1926)

15 August 1926

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both become the darlings of Paris, one again and the other newly-crowned.

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.

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.

Four Men and a Prayer Trailer (1938)

29 April 1938

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

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 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.