Gerald Ames Movies

The Fringe of War

A German captain blackmails a general's wife into stealing gun plans.

The Forest on the Hill

A farmer is killed by an ex-gamekeeper and his nephew is blamed.

The Princess of Happy Chance

A princess avoids a forced marriage by changing places with her double.

A Turf Conspiracy

A betting ring hires a widow to keep a stable under their control.

A Fortune at Stake

A Lord is shot after trying to raise a loan from a jockey who loves his wife.

A Gamble for Love

A Lord tries to hobble a rich widow's horse which she wagers against her lover's

The Greater Need

A wastrel enlists after his soldier brother loses his arm.

Paste

A jewel setter's partner blackmails him over his kleptomaniac wife and makes him use his daughter in a plan to defraud the Prince.

The King's Daughter

An assassin's daughter learns she is the King's bastard and dies to save his life.

The Ragged Messenger

The Difficult Way

A jealous socialite makes a curate believe his wife is in love with an artist.

Comradeship

A pacifist enlists and is blinded while his friend weds a shopgirl who was seduced by a German spy.

Mrs. Erricker's Reputation

A widow compromises herself to protect her sister-in-law.

Possession

A Russian's secret wife marries her cousin to give her baby a name.

When Knights Were Bold

A commoner inherits a title and wins a Lady after dreaming of medieval days.

Wild Heather

A dying senator weds a girl reporter to make her guardian of his three sons.

Aylwin

A woman disapproves of her stepson's love for a girl who goes mad when her drunken father dies in a landslide.

The Nature of the Beast

A Belgian refugee weds an aircraft manufacturer and is blackmailed by the German who raped her.

Under Suspicion

A Lord's son loves the daughter of a counterfeiter who steals necklaces.

God's Prodigal

The Christian

A Lord's mob kills the cleric who sought to save the soul of a beloved actress.

Sheba

A young woman weds a rich and handsome opera singer, only to find out afterwards that he is already married to someone else.

John Forrest Finds Himself

An amnesiac loves the poor squire's daughter who is engaged to a rich man he thought he killed.

A Man of His Word

A banker helps a friend in financial trouble who later causes a run on his bank

The Derby Winner

A man in love with a lady frames her husband for seducing a girl.