Portrait of Alec B. Francis

Acting

Alec B. Francis

Career

Active from 1911 to 1934, busiest in 1914 with 19 main titles.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alec B. Francis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Period Piece 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Silent Era Romance 5
  • Silent Era 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Historical Romance 4
  • Intrigue 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

163
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Impostor
The Impostor

as Sir Anthony; Blink

1930s

19 titles · average score 59
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1934)

as Grand Duke Ferdinand

His Private Secretary
His Private Secretary (1933)
GoodWatch score 47

as Rev. Hall

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Brownlow

Looking Forward
Looking Forward (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Birkenshaw

The Last Mile
The Last Mile (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

as Father O'Connor

Mata Hari
Mata Hari (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Major Caron

Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith (1931)
GoodWatch score 72

as Twyford

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)

as The Heroine's Father

Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lush, the Butler

Feet First
Feet First (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Carson, old-timer

Outward Bound
Outward Bound (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Scrubby

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)

as General von Lychow

1920s

74 titles · average score 62
Evangeline
Evangeline (1929)

as Father Felician

The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
GoodWatch score 46

as Professor Bertrand Dillard

Evidence
Evidence (1929)

as Harbison

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)

as David Howitt, The Shepherd

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
GoodWatch score 62

as Amos Logan

The Return of Peter Grimm
The Return of Peter Grimm (1926)

as Peter Grimm

The Circle
The Circle (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lord Clive Cheney

Thank You
Thank You (1925)

as David Lee

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1925)

as Mr. Delahay

Beau Brummel
Beau Brummel (1924)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mortimer

Beyond the Rocks
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
GoodWatch score 63

as Captain Fitzgerald

The Great Moment
The Great Moment (1921)

as Sir Edward Pelham

1910s

69 titles · average score 63
The Venus Model
The Venus Model (1918)

as John Braddock

The Cinderella Man
The Cinderella Man (1917)

as Romney Evans

The Heart of a Hero
The Heart of a Hero (1916)

as Col. Knowlton

The Gilded Cage
The Gilded Cage (1916)

as King Comus

Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bill Avery

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914)
GoodWatch score 62

as The Earl Of Bateson

Lola
Lola (1914)

as Dr. Barnhelun

Saved from the Titanic
Saved from the Titanic (1912)

as Father

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1912)

as Sheriff of Nottingham

Chamber of Forgetfulness
Chamber of Forgetfulness (1912)

as The Husband

Oh, You Ragtime!
Oh, You Ragtime! (1912)

as The Banker

Playmates
Playmates (1912)

as The Doctor