Wallace Worsley

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Wallace Ashley Worsley (8 December 1878 – 26 March 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. Worsley directed 29 films during the years 1918-1928 and acted in 7 films. He directed several films starring Lon Chaney Sr. and his professional relationship with the actor was the best Chaney had second to his partnership with Tod Browning. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) is one of his best known works and, along with "The Penalty" (1920), enjoys good exposure on home video and DVD. Worsley's 1922 horror film "A Blind Bargain" with Chaney is one of the most sought-after lost films. Worsley was married to actress Julia Marie Taylor with whom he had two sons, Paul Brackenride Worsley and Wallace Worsley Jr., the latter a production manager and assistant director.

Most Popular Wallace Worsley Trailers

Total trailers found: 34

The Street Called Straight Trailer (1920)

01 February 1920

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

Social Ambition Trailer (1918)

01 May 1918

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

Grand Larceny Trailer (1922)

26 February 1922

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

Borrowed Plumage Trailer (1917)

29 July 1917

The Earl of Selkirk and his family learn of the impending arrival of American pirate John Paul Jones, they flee their castle, leaving behind Nora, the kitchen maid.

Is Divorce a Failure? Trailer (1923)

16 March 1923

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

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.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Trailer (1923)

06 September 1923

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Don't Neglect Your Wife Trailer (1921)

31 July 1921

The wife of a prominent San Francisco doctor, feeling neglected by her husband, finds herself attracted to a young newspaper reporter.

The Beautiful Liar Trailer (1921)

26 December 1921

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

A Blind Bargain Trailer (1922)

03 December 1922

Chaney plays two roles: mad scientist Arthur Lamb and Lamb's "experiment", known only as the Ape Man.

When Husbands Deceive Trailer (1922)

20 August 1922

Viola Baxter is deceived into a hasty marriage with her guardian, Marshall Welch, who is after her money and has framed her fiancé, Dick Fletcher, for theft.

An Alien Enemy Trailer (1918)

01 April 1918

Neysa von Igel, who is living with her supposed grandfather, Adolph Schmidt, loves America, although she believes herself to be German-born.

Nobody's Money Trailer (1923)

28 January 1923

Two newspapermen who wrote a successful book using a phony author have to come up with a real person when the book is a huge success.

Honor's Cross Trailer (1918)

01 May 1918

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

Wedlock Trailer (1918)

27 July 1918

Unknown to his proud and wealthy family, Granger Hollister marries Margery Harding, a telephone operator.

The Penalty Trailer (1920)

15 August 1920

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.

Shadow of the Law Trailer (1926)

24 January 1926

Mary Brophy, a young woman who is unjustly jailed by a master crook whom she refuses to wed, later meets and falls in love with James Reynolds, a young man who becomes her protector.

A Woman of Pleasure Trailer (1919)

09 November 1919

Alice Dane, a struggling English schoolteacher, is swept into a dangerous and complex marriage with Sir John Turnbull after witnessing a crime.

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Trailer (1920)

01 February 1920

An orphan boy from the Kentucky hills joins the Union Army and rescues his adopted family from Morgan's raiders.

Adele Trailer (1919)

26 January 1919

Adele Bleneau is a young nurse who assists her father, a renowned surgeon/. While in Washington, DC, she meets and falls in love with a British army officer, Capt.

The Man Who Fights Alone Trailer (1924)

15 September 1924

John Marble, a construction engineer is stricken by paralysis and begins to envision the growth of love between his wife Marion and his best friend, Bob Alten.

The Power of Silence Trailer (1928)

20 October 1928

Would An Innocent Woman Keep Silent? Would the fear of a murderer's death shake her from the Sphinx-like silence that shielded- who?

Rags to Riches Trailer (1922)

24 September 1922

A rich young boy has to prove his worth to the gang he has just joined by during all sorts of hardships, including a kidnap attempt, before they'll accept him.

The Goddess of Lost Lake Trailer (1918)

14 October 1918

Mary Thorne is the quarter-breed daughter of prospector Marshall Thorne. She has just returned from college and when a pair of hunters, Mark Hamilton and Chester Martin, come along, she decides it would be fun to dress in native garb and fool them.

Alimony Trailer (1917)

03 December 1917

Bernice Bristol Flint, an attractive grass widow (a woman divorced or separated from her husband), associates herself intimately with a number of divorce attorneys who live well on their percentage from unscrupulously secured divorces carrying a large alimony.

Playthings of Passion Trailer (1919)

08 June 1919

Helen Rowland is indifferent towards her wealthy husband Henry and spends most of her time at social events.

Voices of the City Trailer (1921)

01 December 1921

When taken to a San Francisco cafe by her sweetheart Jimmy, Georgia Rodman witnesses the shooting of a policeman by an underworld gang.

The Ace of Hearts Trailer (1921)

17 September 1921

A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even more tense when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination.

A Law Unto Herself Trailer (1918)

19 August 1918

The daughter of a wealthy French vintner, Justine is promised in marriage to German aristocrat Kurt Von Klassner, even though her heart belongs to Bertrand Duroc, the humble overseer of her father's estate.

Paws of the Bear Trailer (1917)

17 June 1917

In Belgium, at the outbreak of the war, Russian agent Olga Raminoff shoots at a German general when the enemy enters town.

Enter Madame Trailer (1922)

13 November 1922

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

The Turn of a Card Trailer (1918)

15 February 1918

When he strikes it rich in Oklahoma oil fields, Jimmie Farrell is talked into risking everything in a card game against notorious gambler "Ace High" Burdette.

Diane of the Green Van Trailer (1919)

09 February 1919

An heiress takes a road trip in a green van. Unbeknownst to her, she has four pursuers.

A Man's Man Trailer (1917)

01 October 1917

John Stuart Webster, mining engineer, having accumulated a fortune in Death Valley, Calif., starts for Denver.