The Ransom (1916)
• January 17th, 1916 • 0h 50min
Drama
Overview
Young Janet Osborn finds herself stuck in a loveless marriage, her only source of pleasure being her daughter. Janet has always dreamed of a career on the stage, but never had the chance. One day she meets Geoffrey Allen, a theatrical agent, and decides to try her luck at becoming an actress. However, when her husband Mark finds out, he orders her out of the house and keeps their daughter, Marcia. Moreover, her acting career sputters to a halt, and Geoffrey Allen takes advantage of her situation to make her his mistress. Years later she finds out that Marcia has become an actress--and that she, too, has become involved with Geoffrey.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Show Boat
Released on: 1951-07-19
Music, Romance, Drama
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boa...
Gypsy
Released on: 1993-12-12
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Music
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge b...
Oliver!
Released on: 1968-09-26
Drama, Family
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from ...
Henry VIII
Released on: 1911-01-02
Drama, History
Early silent movie adaptation of Shakespeare's play, focused on key moments: the arrest of the Duke ...
Bent
Released on: 1997-11-26
Drama, History, Romance
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for h...
Miss Julie
Released on: 1912-01-19
Drama
End of the 19th century. In a mansion, Miss Julie lives with her father. She has just broken her eng...
The Ghost Breaker
Released on: 1914-12-07
Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Carmen, a maid, steals a locket belonging to the Aragon princess Maria Theresa and sells it to Gaine...
The Stealers
Released on: 1920-10-03
Drama
Rev. Robert Martin is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and...
The Man Who Paid
Released on: 1922-03-01
Drama
In the desolated wilds is a Trading Post, to which Oliver Thornton went to seek obscurity after bein...
The Bootleggers
Released on: 1922-04-01
Drama
Jose Fernand seems interested in luring Helen Barnes onto his ship than he is in smuggling. The inno...
The Children's Hour
Released on: 1961-12-19
Drama
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run ...
Biloxi Blues
Released on: 1988-03-25
Comedy, Drama, War
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.
Dark Streets
Released on: 2008-12-12
Drama
Chaz Davenport is a dashing bachelor who owns what promises to become the hottest new nightclub in t...
The Method
Released on: 2005-09-22
Drama, Thriller
Seven candidates to a high executive position on a multinational company show up for a selection tes...
Casa de remolienda
Released on: 2007-08-30
Drama, Romance
Concerned about the future of her three children, a widow takes them to the city with the purpose of...
Out of the Fog
Released on: 1919-02-09
Drama
Faith’s life is shattered when her lover dies. Her brother Job locks her away in a lighthouse, but s...
Wait Until Dark
Released on: 1982-06-20
Thriller, Drama, Horror, TV Movie
A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam ...
Our Town
Released on: 1940-05-24
Drama, Romance
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and ...
Into the Woods
Released on: 1991-03-15
Drama, Music, Fantasy, TV Movie
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curs...