Vernon Steele

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Vernon Steele (18 September 1882 – 23 July 1955) was a Chilean-born British actor known for his appearances on the Broadway stage and in American films. He often played patrician young men in silent films. Steele was born in Santiago, Chile, the son of Daniel Antonietti, a professor of music, and his English wife, the former Grace Emma Bolton. Vernon Steele was christened Arturo Romeo Antonietti and his family eventually settled in London, England. His sister was actress Hilda Anthony.

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Total trailers found: 56

Step Lively, Jeeves! Trailer (1937)

30 June 1937

A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.

The Bill of Rights Trailer (1939)

19 August 1939

This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights.

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.

Temptation Trailer (1923)

01 March 1923

A wealthy New York City stockbroker who sets out to prove that women are corrupted by wealth.

For the Defense Trailer (1922)

04 June 1922

Singer Anna Woodstock loses her voice, but a visit to a hypnotist, Dr. Joseph Kasimir, brings it back.

The Witness for the Defense Trailer (1919)

14 September 1919

Stella Derrick and Dick Hazelwood love each other, but their families want them to make better financial matches.

Riders of the Northwest Mounted Trailer (1943)

15 February 1943

Fur thieves, who murder trappers when they refuse to give up their pelts at a low price, occupy the attention of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.

No matarás Trailer (1937)

13 March 1937

Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive a letter.

What Wives Want Trailer (1923)

06 May 1923

Claire Howard, neglected by her husband, Austin, succumbs to the attentions of Austin's business partner, John Reeves, to the dismay of Alice Loring, her sister.

Lloyd's of London Trailer (1936)

25 November 1936

Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths.

The Firing Line Trailer (1919)

06 July 1919

Sheila Cardross Malcourt shares only a loveless marriage with Louis Malcourt, but is unwilling to divorce him even to marry the man she really loves, for fear of hurting her foster parents.

The Witness Vanishes Trailer (1939)

22 September 1939

In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the highly-respected London Sun committed to an insane asylum.

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Trailer (1934)

15 August 1934

Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed.

Kidnapped Trailer (1938)

27 May 1938

Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.

They Were Expendable Trailer (1945)

07 December 1945

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.

Mrs. Miniver Trailer (1942)

03 July 1942

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon.

The Panther Woman Trailer (1918)

25 November 1918

Orphan Patience Sparhawk grows up poor until she becomes the ward of the wealthy Miss Tremont. Eventually out of gratitude Patience marries Miss Tremont's nephew, Beverly Peale, out of gratitude only to discover he is a drug user, making their marriage unhappy.

The Highest Bidder Trailer (1921)

01 January 1921

Society miss Sally Raeburn is left penniless and is helped out by an older woman. The woman makes it clear that to repay her, Sally must marry wealth, so when the very well-heeled Lester comes to her village, Sally goes after him.

Big News Trailer (1929)

06 September 1929

A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.

Dracula's Daughter Trailer (1936)

11 May 1936

A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.

Madame Bovary Trailer (1949)

25 August 1949

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Captain Blood Trailer (1935)

26 December 1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Hearts in Exile Trailer (1915)

11 April 1915

In Czarist Russia, attractive Anna Ivanovna has consecrated her life to work among Russia's persecuted poor.

Polly of the Circus Trailer (1917)

08 September 1917

When circus aerialist Polly Fisher is injured, she is taken to the nearby home of minister John Hartley.

North of the Yukon Trailer (1939)

29 March 1939

In this North western, a brave Canadian Mountie pursuing a gang of fur thieves finds himself drummed out of the RCMP and forced to run a gauntlet of Mountie whips.

Flight to Fame Trailer (1938)

12 October 1938

An evil villain steals a newly invented death ray.

The Wanters Trailer (1923)

26 November 1923

Elliot Worthington falls in love with Myra, the maid in his sister's household. Myra is dismissed; Elliot finds her, proposes marriage, and returns home with his new bride.

His House in Order Trailer (1920)

07 March 1920

A woman attempts to regain the love of her husband, who constantly compares her unfavorably to his first wife.

Bonnie Scotland Trailer (1935)

23 August 1935

Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.

Little Lady Eileen Trailer (1916)

03 August 1916

Young Irish girl, Lady Eileen, believes the words of a cobbler who predicts she will see her future husband's face if she looks into the water of a well.

Design for Living Trailer (1933)

29 December 1933

Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.

The King's Vacation Trailer (1933)

25 February 1933

The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife he had to give up for the throne.

The Great Flirtation Trailer (1934)

15 June 1934

An actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.

To the Ends of the Earth Trailer (1948)

07 February 1948

A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.

Beyond Price Trailer (1921)

08 May 1921

Sally Marrio, neglected wife of a prominent shoe designer, has three wishes: to be a millionaire's wife, to be famous, and to have a child.

Forgive and Forget Trailer (1923)

15 September 1923

A woman, Mrs. Cameron (Estelle Taylor), is blackmailed by her lover's roommate, Blake (Philo McCullough).

The Girl Who Ran Wild Trailer (1922)

09 October 1922

M'liss, raised in the mountains as an unruly tomboy, is orphaned and is offered "protection" by Calaveras John and Johnny Cake, friends of her father's murderer.

Out of the Chorus Trailer (1921)

01 February 1921

Dancer Florence Maddis marries Ross Van Beekman, son of an aristocratic New York family, and despite her friends’ doubts manages to fit into the family.

Human Desire Trailer (1919)

31 October 1919

The orphan Bernice (Stewart) is raised almost to womanhood by the good sisters in an Italian convent.

The Vampire Trailer (1915)

09 August 1915

The Vampire is a surviving 1915 silent film drama directed by Alice Guy and starring Olga Petrova. It is one of Petrova's and Guy's few surviving silent films.

The Supreme Sacrifice Trailer (1916)

20 March 1916

David Aldrich aspires to be an author. The publishers reject most of his manuscripts because they seem to lack realism.

Her Great Match Trailer (1915)

30 August 1915

While vacationing in America, Prince Adolph of Syravia meets Jo Sheldon and they fall in love. Wealthy Mr.

Where Sinners Meet Trailer (1934)

18 May 1934

A pair of lovers are secreting away to Paris for a quick divorce and marriage when they find themselves trapped in a "hotel" where they are forced to get to know each other better and reconsider their plans.

Mind the Paint Girl Trailer (1919)

10 November 1919

When she is orphaned Lily Upjohn, from the London slums, becomes a chorus girl at the Pandora Theatre.

Time Out for Romance Trailer (1937)

10 February 1937

A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot.

The Silk Express Trailer (1933)

01 June 1933

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price.

The House of Youth Trailer (1924)

19 October 1924

Corinna Endicott attends a wild party with her pal Spike Blaine and there becomes reacquainted with Rhodes Winston, an English writer whom she nursed in Europe.

Silks and Satins Trailer (1916)

12 June 1916

On the eve of her wedding to a man she does not love, young Felicite (Marguerite Clark) stumbles upon a diary written by one of her ancestors.

The Hands of Nara Trailer (1922)

26 August 1922

Nara, the daughter of a wealthy Russian killed by the Bolsheviki, flees to America and meets Adam Pine, a sculptor, who marvels at the beauty of her hands.

The Danger Point Trailer (1922)

03 November 1922

James Benton marries much younger Alice Torrance, who is from from the city, but she soon finds it difficult to adjust to the small town and Benton's preoccupation with his oil wells.

A Wonderful Wife Trailer (1922)

24 April 1922

Capt. Alaric Lewin and his bride, Chum, are sent to Key Island, off the coast of Africa, where he has been commissioned as assistant to Gregory of the British Service.

Thelma Trailer (1922)

26 November 1922

Though loved by many in her Norwegian village home, Thelma herself does not know love until she meets Sir Phillip Errington.

The Phantom Honeymoon Trailer (1919)

19 October 1919

Professor Tidewater tours Ireland with his two daughters to investigate the origins of ghost storiess

When the Devil Drives Trailer (1922)

04 June 1922

Robert Taylor has been romancing Blanche Mansfield but also seeing Grace Eldridge at the same time. When he tells Blanche that he is marrying Grace, she attacks him and he is rushed to the hospital with a knife wound.

Discontented Husbands Trailer (1924)

15 January 1924

Michael Frazer, newly rich from his invention of a can-opener, has drifted away from Jane, his wife, who persists in her old-fashioned ways.

The Stubbornness of Geraldine Trailer (1915)

09 August 1915

Geraldine, the daughter of a wealthy New Yorker, is in Hungary and about to return to the United States after an absence of seven years.