Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor.
He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in
New York City and died in
Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
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Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
''Luke, the Candy Cut-Up'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in George Eastman House.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Gene Marsh
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* B ...
(1916)
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Luke Pipes the Pippins (1916)
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Luke's Double
''Luke's Double'' is a 1916 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It was believed to be a lost film. However, in October 2022, a 28-mm print of the film has been recovered by the Harold Lloyd Estate and has been deposited at the ...
(1916)
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Luke's Late Lunchers
''Luke's Late Lunchers'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard as (as Harry Pollard)
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Bud Jamison
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Cha ...
(1916)
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Luke Laughs Last
''Luke Laughs Last'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Bud Jamison
* Charles Stevenson
* Harry Todd
Harry Todd (December 13, ...
(1916)
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Luke's Society Mixup
''Luke's Society Mixup'' is a 1916 American short film, short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard (as Harry Pollard)
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Bud Jamison
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* ...
(1916)
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Luke Rides Roughshod (1916)
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Luke, Crystal Gazer (1916)
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Luke's Lost Lamb
''Luke's Lost Lamb'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* H ...
(1916)
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Luke Does the Midway
''Luke Does the Midway'' is a 1916 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brook ...
(1916)
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Luke Joins the Navy (1916)
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Luke and the Mermaids
''Luke and the Mermaids'' is a 1916 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy ...
(1916)
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Luke's Speedy Club Life (1916)
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Luke and the Bang-Tails (1916)
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Luke, the Chauffeur
''Luke, the Chauffeur'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* Harry T ...
(1916)
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Luke's Preparedness Preparations (1916)
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Luke, the Gladiator (1916)
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Luke, Patient Provider (1916)
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Luke's Newsie Knockout (1916)
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Luke's Movie Muddle
''Luke's Movie Muddle'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in various film archives around the world, including George Eastman House and the Filmoteca Española.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Luke
* ...
(1916)
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Luke, Rank Impersonator
''Luke, Rank Impersonator'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* H ...
(1916)
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Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
''Luke's Fireworks Fizzle'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* Bud ...
(1916)
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Luke Locates the Loot (1916)
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Luke's Shattered Sleep (1916)
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Luke's Lost Liberty
''Luke's Lost Liberty'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Sammy Brooks
* Bud Jamison
* Ear ...
(1917)
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Luke's Trolley Troubles
''Luke's Trolley Troubles'' is a 1917 short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Sammy Brooks
* Bud Jamison
* Gus Leonard
* Sidney De Gray
* Harvey L. Kinney
* Vera Reynolds
* ...
(1917)
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Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
''Lonesome Luke, Lawyer'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* W.L. Adams
* Estelle Harriso ...
(1917)
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Lonesome Luke's Lively Life (1917)
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Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley (1917)
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Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
''Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Arthur Mumas
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams
* Bud Jamison
* Gilbert Pratt
* Max Hamburger ...
(1917)
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Lonesome Luke, Plumber (1917)
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Stop! Luke! Listen!
''Stop! Luke! Listen!'' is a 1917 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams
* David Voorhees
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Steve ...
(1917)
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Lonesome Luke, Messenger (1917)
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Lonesome Luke, Mechanic (1917)
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Lonesome Luke's Wild Women (1917)
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Over the Fence (1917)
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Lonesome Luke Loses Patients (1917)
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Pinched (1917)
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By the Sad Sea Waves (1917)
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Birds of a Feather
''Birds of a Feather'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV from 2 January 2014 to 24 December 2020. The series stars Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson, with Lesley Jos ...
(1917)
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Bliss (1917)
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Rainbow Island (1917)
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Love, Laughs and Lather
''Love, Laughs and Lather'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Gilbert Pratt
* Gus Leonard
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Billy Fay
* Nina Speight
* Bud Jamiso ...
(1917)
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The Flirt (1917)
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Clubs Are Trump
''Clubs Are Trump'' is a 1917 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard are "two famous lascars" who annoy several wooing couples in a public park. Eventually their antics enrage a large ...
(1917)
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All Aboard (1917)
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We Never Sleep (1917)
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Move On (1917)
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Bashful (1917)
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Step Lively (1917)
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The Big Idea (1917)
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The Tip (1918)
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The Lamb (1918)
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Hit Him Again (1918)
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Beat It
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(1918)
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A Gasoline Wedding (1918)
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Look Pleasant, Please (1918)
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Here Come the Girls (1918)
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Let's Go (1918)
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On the Jump
''On the Jump'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Like many American films of the time, ''On the Jump'' was subject to cuts by city and sta ...
(1918)
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Pipe the Whiskers
''Pipe the Whiskers'' is a 1918 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Janitor
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* Billy Fay
* William Gillespie
* Fre ...
(1918)
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It's a Wild Life (1918)
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Hey There! (1918)
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Kicked Out (1918)
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The Non-Stop Kid
''The Non-Stop Kid'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Bebe plays a pretty young thing with several suitors, including Harold, competing to win her affections.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Harold
* Snub Pollard as Snu ...
(1918)
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Two-Gun Gussie (1918)
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Fireman Save My Child (1918)
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The City Slicker (1918)
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Sic 'Em, Towser
''Sic 'Em, Towser'' is a 1918 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* William Gillespie
* Hel ...
(1918)
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Somewhere in Turkey (1918)
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Are Crooks Dishonest? (1918)
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An Ozark Romance
''An Ozark Romance'' is a 1918 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sam ...
(1918)
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Bees in His Bonnet (1918)
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Swing Your Partners
''Swing Your Partners'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Copies of the film survive in two collections.
Plot
Harold and Snub are two vagrants who are mistaken for visiting dance experts by the proprietor of Professor ...
(1918)
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Why Pick on Me? (1918)
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Take a Chance (1918)
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She Loves Me Not (1918)
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Wanted - $5,000 (1919)
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Going! Going! Gone! (1919)
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Ask Father
''Ask Father'' is a short, 13-minute, slapstick-style comedy made by Harold Lloyd in 1919 before his entry into full-length feature films. Aside from Lloyd, it features Snub Pollard and leading lady Bebe Daniels.
Plot
Lloyd is a serious young m ...
(1919)
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On the Fire (1919)
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I'm on My Way (1919)
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Look Out Below (1919)
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The Dutiful Dub (1919)
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Next Aisle Over (1919)
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A Sammy In Siberia
''A Sammy In Siberia'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
An inept American soldier (Lloyd) stationed in Russia during that country's civil war, becomes separated from his unit during a march in heavy snow. He fle ...
(1919)
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Just Dropped In
''Just Dropped In'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as The Boy
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Mildred Forbes
* Estelle Harrison
* Wallace Howe
* Margaret Joslin
* Belle Mitchell
* William Pe ...
(1919)
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Young Mr. Jazz
''Young Mr. Jazz'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Plot
Bebe is escorted to a beach by her father. The moment the father walks away fro ...
(1919)
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Crack Your Heels
''Crack Your Heels'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as The Boy
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Lew Harvey
* Wallace Howe
* Margaret Joslin (as Margaret Joslyn)
* M ...
(1919)
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Ring Up the Curtain (1919)
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Si, Senor (1919)
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Before Breakfast (1919)
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The Marathon (1919)
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Pistols for Breakfast
''Pistols for Breakfast'' is a 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Plot
A young man (Fay) goes out to eat breakfeast with his friend (Harrison). As a restaurant ...
(1919)
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Swat the Crook (1919)
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Off the Trolley (1919)
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Spring Fever (1919)
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Billy Blazes, Esq.
''Billy Blazes, Esq.'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film was a parody of Westerns of the time. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute.
Plot summary
Cast
* Harold Lloyd ...
(1919)
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Just Neighbors (1919)
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At the Old Stage Door
''At the Old Stage Door'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Lew Harvey
* Gus Leonard
* James ...
(1919)
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Never Touched Me
''Never Touched Me'' is a 1919 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print exists in the Staatliches Filmarchive.
Plot
Harold is one of several suitors attempting to woo Bebe. Several fights break out among the hopefu ...
(1919)
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A Jazzed Honeymoon (1919)
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Count Your Change
''Count Your Change'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
The Boy has just been violently evicted from his boardinghouse for being five weeks behind in his rent. Hungry and penniless, he pilfers a sausage from a ...
(1919)
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Chop Suey & Co. (1919)
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Heap Big Chief (1919)
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Don't Shove
''Don't Shove'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film exist at the Library of Congress, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Cinémathèque québécoise.
Cast
* Harold ...
(1919)
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Be My Wife
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Its presence in ''Low'' tones down the electronic feel of the rest of the album. The song also features a more c ...
(1919)
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The Rajah (1919)
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He Leads, Others Follow (1919)
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Soft Money (1919)
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Count the Votes
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(1919)
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Pay Your Dues (1919)
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His Only Father (1919)
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Bumping Into Broadway
''Bumping Into Broadway'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This film is notable as Lloyd's first two-reeler featuring his "glas ...
(1919)
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Captain Kidd's Kids
''Captain Kidd's Kids'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It marked the last film Bebe Daniels worked on as Lloyd's leading lady. Prints of this film exist in the film archives of the UCLA Film and Television Archive ...
(1919)
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From Hand to Mouth
''From Hand to Mouth'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. This was the first film Lloyd made with frequent co-star (and future wife) Mildred Davis. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film I ...
(1919)
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His Royal Slyness
''His Royal Slyness'' is a 1920 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It marked the final collaboration with frequent co-star Snub Pollard, who moved on to star in his own series of films following this release. This film was re ...
(1920)
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Haunted Spooks (1920)
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An Eastern Westerner
''An Eastern Westerner'' is a 1920 American silent Western comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A copy of the film exists.
Plot
The Boy is the hedonistic son of wealthy eastern parents. One night when he returns home at 2 a.m. from a night of ...
(1920)
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Number, Please? (1920)
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Now or Never (1921)
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Among Those Present (1921)
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The Noon Whistle
''The Noon Whistle'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
Cast
* Stan Laurel as Tanglefoot
* James Finlayson as O'Hallahan, the foreman
* Katherine Grant as Secretary
* Sammy Brooks as A millworker (as Sam Brooks)
* ...
(1923)
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Under Two Jags (1923)
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Pick and Shovel (1923)
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Collars and Cuffs (1923)
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Kill or Cure (1923)
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Oranges and Lemons (1923)
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A Man About Town (1923)
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Frozen Hearts (1923)
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The Soilers (1923)
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Scorching Sands (1923)
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Smithy (1924)
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Postage Due
Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. A postage due stamp is a stamp added to an underpaid piece of mail to indicate the extra postage due.
Background
While the problem of what to do about letters not paying the ...
(1924)
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Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
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Brothers Under the Chin
''Brothers Under the Chin'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel and featuring Jimmy Finlayson, James Finlayson.
Cast
* Stan Laurel
* Ena Gregory
* Jimmy Finlayson, James Finlayson
* Noah Young
* William Gille ...
(1924)
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Near Dublin (1924)
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Rupert of Hee Haw (1924)
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Wide Open Spaces (1924)
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Short Kilts (1924)
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Wild Papa
''Wild Papa'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
* Frank Butler as Tewksbury Spat
* Katherine Grant as The model
* Laura Roessing as Mrs. Tewksbury
* Sidney D'Albrook as Ambrose
* George Rowe
* Jules Mendel
* ...
(1925)
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Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
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Should Sailors Marry?
''Should Sailors Marry?'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film featuring Clyde cook and Oliver Hardy.
Plot
A wife waits for her brawling sailor ex-husband (Noah Young). His friends sneer at him for ever being married. She has come to get ba ...
(1925)
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Wandering Papas (1926)
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Madame Mystery (1926)
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Say It with Babies (1926)
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Long Fliv the King (1926)
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Bromo and Juliet (1926)
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Berth Marks (1929)
References
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1891 births
1951 deaths
American male silent film actors
Male actors from New York (state)
20th-century American male actors