H.M. Walker

H.M. Walker

1878-06-27 West Middlebury, Ohio, USA 189 Credits

Biography

WALKER, H.M. (Harley Marquis Walker) started as a telegrapher, tapping out the descriptions of sportswriters at boxing matches and sending them to the offices of their newspapers. In 1903 he became a sportswriter himself and wrote a column, “The Wisdom of Blinkey Ben,” for the Los Angeles Examiner before joining Roach in 1917 as a part-time scenario and title writer for Harold Lloyd. In 1920, he left newspaper work and joined Roach full time as head of the editorial department. A brilliant title...

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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

Writer

10.0
Writing

Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts o...

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023

Writer

10.0
Writing

Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rar...

Public Ghost # 1

Public Ghost # 1

1935

Writer

4.0
Writing

Charley is hired to haunt a house.

Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills

1934

Writer

7.5
Writing

Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped the...

Love Birds

Love Birds

1934

Additional Dialogue

6.0

ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville meet when both are sold deeds to an abandoned ranch in the California desert. Their lonely lives become much more crow...

Her First Mate

Her First Mate

1933

Screenplay

Writing

A camp butcher on an Albany night boat dreams of the South Seas.

They Just Had to Get Married

They Just Had to Get Married

1933

Screenplay

Writing

Molly Hull, a maid, and Sam Sutton, a butler, are bequeathed a million dollars, and they encounter many problems and difficulties as they try to becom...

Girl Grief

Girl Grief

1932

Dialogue

5.0

Although terrified of girls, Charley must take a job teaching at a girls school.

Alum and Eve

Alum and Eve

1932

Dialogue

7.0

When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and Zasu are on their way to the hospital.

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

Writer

6.7
Writing

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man name...

Scram!

Scram!

1932

Writer, Dialogue

7.1
Writing

Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The...

Young Ironsides

Young Ironsides

1932

Dialogue

Harry is hired by a rich family to stop their daughter from entering a beauty contest.

Show Business

Show Business

1932

Dialogue

6.0

The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.

What Price Taxi

What Price Taxi

1932

Writer, Dialogue

1.0
Writing

Ill-tempered Billy proves troublesome for fellow taxi drivers Franklin and Clyde.

County Hospital

County Hospital

1932

Writer, Dialogue

6.8
Writing

Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.

The Pooch

The Pooch

1932

Writer

6.5
Writing

The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.

The Old Bull

The Old Bull

1932

Dialogue

3.0

Thelma and Zazu are on a leisurely excursion in a borrowed car. Thelma lets Zazu drive. When she brakes to avoid a bull pulled along by three rustics,...

First in War

First in War

1932

Dialogue

Charley writes the national anthem for the country of Nicarania and winds up getting mixed up in a revolution there.

The Chimp

The Chimp

1932

Writer

6.5
Writing

Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are g...

Choo-Choo!

Choo-Choo!

1932

Writer

6.7
Writing

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

Strictly Unreliable

Strictly Unreliable

1932

Writer

5.5
Writing

Zasu inadvertently turns Thelma's vaudeville act into a shambles.

In Walked Charley

In Walked Charley

1932

Writer

Writing

Charley, a travel agent, finds himself in a situation where he has to humor an apparent lunatic.

The Music Box

The Music Box

1932

Writer, Dialogue

7.5
Writing

The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von ...

You're Telling Me

1932

Dialogue

5.0

In this The Boy Friends series short, college students Mickey and Alabam stay at a city friend's place for what they tell him will be one night - thou...

Spanky

Spanky

1932

Writer

6.0
Writing

While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."

Red Noses

Red Noses

1932

Dialogue

7.0

Thelma and Zasu go to a Turkish bath to try to get rid of a cold.

The Nickel Nurser

The Nickel Nurser

1932

Writer

1.0
Writing

Charley is an efficiency expert trying to teach a millionaire's daughter the value of money.

Any Old Port!

Any Old Port!

1932

Writer

6.9
Writing

Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and...

Free Eats

Free Eats

1932

Writer

6.8
Writing

The kids help capture a family of thieves.

The Tabasco Kid

The Tabasco Kid

1932

Writer

Writing

A timid accountant for a California cattle ranch and a lookalike dashing bandit become rivals for the beautiful daughter of a wealthy rancher.

Helpmates

Helpmates

1932

Dialogue

7.2

Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago), which tel...

On the Loose

On the Loose

1931

Writer

6.7
Writing

Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The next day a car goes by and they are splashed with mu...

Hasty Marriage

Hasty Marriage

1931

Dialogue

6.5

It's in three distinct segments. The first and probably best involves Charley, his girlfriend, and her father foolish her mother and the suitor she pr...

Beau Hunks

Beau Hunks

1931

Writer

6.8
Writing

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

War Mamas

War Mamas

1931

Dialogue

During WW1, the girls become spies when they spend the evening with two German officers.

What a Bozo!

What a Bozo!

1931

Dialogue

1.0

A bandleader ignores a pretty dancer who fancies him in order to chase after a beautiful, snooty high-society dame.

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1931

Dialogue

7.0

Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord t...

Shiver My Timbers

Shiver My Timbers

1931

Writer

6.7
Writing

The Gang plays hooky from school so they can listen to the tall tales of a friendly sea captain.

The Pajama Party

The Pajama Party

1931

Dialogue

7.0

After running their car off the road, a society matron insists that the girls spend the evening at her mansion.

Skip the Maloo!

Skip the Maloo!

1931

Dialogue

Charlie Chase, playing the Duke of Chasewick, but hired by Dell Henderson to play himself, and disabuse his wife and daughter of any fondness for nobi...

Come Clean

Come Clean

1931

Dialogue

7.1

The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and...

Call a Cop!

Call a Cop!

1931

Dialogue

4.5

The boyfriends rush into action when the girlfriends think there's a burglar in the house.

Catch-As Catch-Can

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931

Dialogue

1.0

Zasu falls for a wrestler, drags Thelma to his next fight.

Pardon Us

Pardon Us

1931

Dialogue

6.4

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Let's Do Things

Let's Do Things

1931

Dialogue

Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub.

One of the Smiths

One of the Smiths

1931

Dialogue

Charley, representing a manufacturer of musical instruments, is sent to investigate why certain mail orders have not been settled. Charley, carrying m...

Haunted at Midnight

Haunted at Midnight

1931

Writer

8.5
Writing

Long lost German language version of the Laurel & Hardy film "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case". When Stan's rich uncle Ebeneezer dies and leaves behind ...

Our Wife

Our Wife

1931

Dialogue

7.1

Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie...

Playing at Politics

Playing at Politics

1931

Writer

6.9
Writing

Ollie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.

Rough Seas

Rough Seas

1931

Dialogue

On his way home following World War I, Charley smuggles his French sweetheart aboard ship and gets into all kinds of trouble.

Messing Around

1931

Writer

Writing

Alternate-language version of Rough Seas (1931)

Little Daddy

Little Daddy

1931

Writer

7.0
Writing

Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

The soul of the party

1931

Dialogue

An expanded, Spanish-language version of the two-reel comedy Thundering Tenors (1931).

Chickens Come Home

Chickens Come Home

1931

Dialogue

6.7

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

Love Business

Love Business

1931

Writer

6.9
Writing

Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.

Be Big!

Be Big!

1931

Writer

6.7
Writing

Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is ta...

The Chiselers

The Chiselers

1931

Writer

6.6
Writing

Having been kicked out by their wives on a wintry night they attempt to smuggle their little dog into an apartment house where dogs are not allowed.

Thundering Tenors

Thundering Tenors

1931

Dialogue

Charley is invited to a high class party, where he feels ill at ease and has no idea how to act, yet he wants to impress his young lady.

Helping Grandma

Helping Grandma

1931

Writer

6.8
Writing

The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.

High C's

High C's

1930

Dialogue

3.8

The comic and musical adventures of Charley Chase as he fights in the great war.

Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

1930

Dialogue

6.8

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

A gray in the air

A gray in the air

1930

Writer

Writing

This here is the four-reel Spanish version of Charley Chase's Looser Than Loose.

School's Out

School's Out

1930

Dialogue

6.8

The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the brother of their teacher Miss Crabtree comes to visit, t...

Night of Goblins

Night of Goblins

1930

Dialogue

6.0

Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

1930

Dialogue

7.2

Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.

The prince of the dollar

1930

Story

Writing

El príncipe del dólar is an American comedy short with all speaking Spanish

Gold Diggers

1930

Story

Writing

Chercheuses d'or is a American comedy short with all speaking French

Dollar Dizzy

Dollar Dizzy

1930

Dialogue, Story

6.0
Writing

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money. Charlie gets word that a rich uncle h...

Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

1930

Writer

9.0
Writing

Alabam is lovesick. He tells Mickey how he can't get close to the girl of his dreams; he's overheard by Dave, a smooth operator, who insists that Alab...

Follies of love

1930

Writer

Writing

Locuras de amor is a comedy short from Charley Chase with all speaking Spanish

Girl Shock

Girl Shock

1930

Writer

4.0
Writing

Charley suffers a hysterical reaction whenever a woman touches him; a psychiatrist attempts to help him overcome his panicked reflex.

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

Writer

6.7
Writing

The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soo...

Fast Work

Fast Work

1930

Dialogue

6.5

Charley Chase is obsessed with a woman, however his attempt to meet her father is complicated by an asylum escapee.

The King

The King

1930

Writer

4.2
Writing

The king is a juvenile dolt who tries the patience of the shrewish queen. While she's in the throne room awaiting him, he's outside playing with guns,...

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

1930

Dialogue, Writer

6.8
Writing

First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Bear Shooters

Bear Shooters

1930

Story Editor

5.2
Writing

The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but th...

The Shrimp

The Shrimp

1930

Writer

Writing

A timid man undergoes a personality change, and turns the tables on the people who've bullied him.

Below Zero

Below Zero

1930

Dialogue

6.5

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighborhood. Their instruments are destroyed in an argum...

The Night Life

The Night Life

1930

Writer

7.2
Writing

Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot and outsmarts them both.

The golf player

1930

Writer

Writing

With all speaking French, Chase joins a golf club to win its president's daughter. The game descends into chaos when the other players conspire agains...

The golfer

1930

Writer

Writing

Charley Chase's golf film with all speaking Spanish.

All Teed Up

All Teed Up

1930

Dialogue

3.3

Thelma invites Charley to play golf at her father's exclusive country club.

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1930

Story Editor

6.1
Writing

Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Finding himself locked out, he tries various means of ...

The Big Kick

The Big Kick

1930

Writer

3.5
Writing

Revenuers have been chasing a gang of bootleggers for years. They're hot on the trail near a gas station operated by Harry, a seemingly slow witted fe...

Brats

Brats

1930

Dialogue

6.8

Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their rec...

Whispering Whoopee

Whispering Whoopee

1930

Dialogue

5.8

Charlie hires three "party girls" to help him land a business deal.

The First Seven Years

The First Seven Years

1930

Story Editor

5.2
Writing

Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.

Blotto

Blotto

1930

Dialogue

7.2

Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.

The Fighting Parson

The Fighting Parson

1930

Writer

Writing

Harry is mistaken for "The Fighting Parson" in a tough western town.

Shivering Shakespeare

Shivering Shakespeare

1930

Story Editor

5.7
Writing

The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go ...

The Head Guy

The Head Guy

1930

Writer

4.0
Writing

Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.

Night Owls

Night Owls

1930

Writer

7.4
Writing

Policeman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have been happening on his watch or else he will get the sack....

Angora Love

Angora Love

1929

Other

6.5

Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord.

Moan & Groan, Inc.

Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929

Story Editor

5.5
Writing

The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.

Skirt Shy

Skirt Shy

1929

Story

2.0
Writing

Harry must pose as a woman to help the women he works for get a marriage proposal.

Bouncing Babies

Bouncing Babies

1929

Story Editor

6.1
Writing

With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.

Sky Boy

Sky Boy

1929

Writer

Writing

Harry lands on an iceberg with his rival.

Boxing Gloves

Boxing Gloves

1929

Dialogue

6.0

The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up. Harry and Farina notice a rivalry be...

Crazy Feet

Crazy Feet

1929

Scenario Writer

5.5
Writing

Charley intervenes in a fight between Eddie and Thelma inside her small car. Cop Kennedy misinterprets things, and Charley hides in the theatre Thelma...

Hotter Than Hot

Hotter Than Hot

1929

Writer

Writing

Harry is trapped with a blonde in a burning building.

Men O' War

Men O' War

1929

Writer

6.8
Writing

Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a sl...

Berth Marks

Berth Marks

1929

Title Designer

6.7

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

1929

Writer

6.7
Writing

Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean...

Small Talk

Small Talk

1929

Dialogue

5.8

The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wea...

Unaccustomed as We Are

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

Dialogue

6.9

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Big Business

Big Business

1929

Writer

6.7
Writing

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer Jame...

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

1929

Writer

6.6
Writing

Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of...

Liberty

Liberty

1929

Writer

6.8
Writing

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying ...

Early to Bed

Early to Bed

1928

Writer

6.1
Writing

Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fan...

Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Writer

6.4
Writing

Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.

Their Purple Moment

Their Purple Moment

1928

Writer

6.5
Writing

The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys r...

Fair and Muddy

Fair and Muddy

1928

Title Designer

Living in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a bequest from a rich uncle, she must acquire a child. T...

You're Darn Tootin'

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

Writer

5.8
Writing

Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor.

From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts

1928

Writer

6.6
Writing

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

Came the Dawn

Came the Dawn

1928

Writer

6.5
Writing

Papa, Mama, Daughter and Son Gimplewort move into their new house. Two movers are talking to each other about the murder of a saxophone player that to...

The Finishing Touch

The Finishing Touch

1928

Writer

6.9
Writing

Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants ...

Should Tall Men Marry?

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

Title Graphics

5.9

This western comedy is about rancher Finlayson's beautiful daughter, Martha Sleeper, who refuses to marry the bad guy and how Jimmy and dimwitted cowh...

Playin' Hookey

Playin' Hookey

1928

Writer

5.5
Writing

Wheezer gets excited watching his dog Pansy attack and rip apart the chickens and furniture in the back yard. His mother is upset, and his father take...

The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century

1927

Title Designer

6.8

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

Fighting Fathers

1927

Writer

Writing

One of many LOST MGM silent films.

Putting Pants on Philip

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

Writer

6.3
Writing

Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants...

Hats Off

Hats Off

1927

Title Designer

6.3

Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after several near misses. One would-be sale has them carrying ...

The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

1927

Title Graphics

6.3

Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

Sailors, Beware!

Sailors, Beware!

1927

Writer

6.8
Writing

A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

1927

Writer

5.9
Writing

After a night of carousing, a rich oil tycoon awakes to find that he was married the night before. He calls in his lawyer to straighten things out.

The Sting of Stings

The Sting of Stings

1927

Writer

Writing

Charley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share their good fortune and offer to take six underprivil...

Fluttering Hearts

Fluttering Hearts

1927

Writer

5.1
Writing

Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a policeman, but wins him over with the help of a friendly mi...

Ten Years Old

Ten Years Old

1927

Title Designer

5.2

Ten Years Old is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 58th Our Gang short subject released. It was remad...

Should Men Walk Home?

Should Men Walk Home?

1927

Writer

7.1
Writing

Mabel plays an out-and-out crook, a "Girl Bandit," no less. And she quickly hooks up with a male partner in crime, in this case a Gentleman Crook play...

Many Scrappy Returns

Many Scrappy Returns

1927

Writer

Writing

Charley and his wife (Eugenia Gilbert) decide to teach a lesson to his brother (Eugene Pallette) who constantly battles with his wife (Anita Garvin). ...

The Nickel-Hopper

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

Writer

7.0
Writing

Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a nickel-per-whirl taxi dancer.

Get 'Em Young

Get 'Em Young

1926

Writer

5.0
Writing

A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926

Title Graphics

4.0

The crotchety dean of Pinkham University blames the "bad behavior of the school's female students on a dress shop owned by Helene, and informs her he'...

Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Title Designer

5.6

A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his dad, who's had several drinks too many, and a pesk...

Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Title Designer

6.2

Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They fall...

Along Came Auntie

Along Came Auntie

1926

Title Designer

6.1

A divorced couple try to pretend they are still happily married in order to get $100,000 from the woman's divorce-disapproving aunt.

Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

1926

Title Designer

5.5

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

Long Fliv the King

Long Fliv the King

1926

Writer

5.6
Writing

This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must find a husband in 24 hours or forfeit her throne. Sh...

Wandering Papas

Wandering Papas

1926

Title Designer

5.1

A cook for bridge constructors is told to collect food for dinner-Ritz style trout, Palmer house rabbit and a 15cm frosted cake. He sets off into the ...

Good Cheer

Good Cheer

1926

Writer

6.1
Writing

On Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns that Santa Claus really exists for those who wish fervent...

Should Sailors Marry?

Should Sailors Marry?

1925

Title Designer

5.4
Black Cyclone

Black Cyclone

1925

Writer

5.7
Writing

A cowboy and a wild horse find they have some things in common: both have enemies out to get them and both must save their mates from danger.

Dog Days

Dog Days

1925

Title Graphics

5.6

The boys are showing off their dogs to each other when little rich girl Mary Kornman rides by in her pony-drawn cart. When the pony shies and runs awa...

Papa Be Good!

Papa Be Good!

1925

Writer

Writing

The innocent flirtations of the two couples living in a city tenement eventually lead to a zany showdown in the court room.

Just a Good Guy

Just a Good Guy

1924

Writer

Writing

A pawn shop employee must substitute for a robot in this short silent comedy.

The Battling Orioles

The Battling Orioles

1924

Writer

2.0
Writing

A young barber's girlfriend falls into the clutches of a shady nightclub owner and his cohorts, who plan to get her involved in their nefarious scheme...

A Truthful Liar

1924

Writer

Writing

Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle returns to his small town, fielding questions about Washington politics and his adventures. He regales them with stories ...

Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

1924

Writer

5.0
Writing

Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.

Brothers Under the Chin

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

Writer

5.5
Writing

Twin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is adopted and then the scene shifts to "twenty years later." T...

Mother's Joy

Mother's Joy

1923

Writer

5.2
Writing

Mother's Joy is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.

Uncensored Movies

Uncensored Movies

1923

Writer

7.5
Writing

A morals reformer returns from Hollywood to his small town, and shows his fellow citizens the results of his investigation.

The Soilers

The Soilers

1923

Title Graphics

5.5

During the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the motherlode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim, leading to a tremendous fight.

The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

1923

Writer

5.5
Writing

A prosecutor instructs the audience of a courtroom to observe the tearful and slightly hysterical wife (Helen Gilmore) who is sitting in the witness b...

Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas

1923

Writer

Writing

Second release in 'The Spat Family' series of 2-reel comedies. In this episode the three of them win a yacht in a tombola and quarrel over the captain...

Dogs of War!

Dogs of War!

1923

Title Graphics

5.5

The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.

Dr. Jack

Dr. Jack

1922

Title Designer

6.8

Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after yea...

Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

1922

Writer

6.4
Writing

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

Never Weaken

Never Weaken

1921

Writer

6.7
Writing

Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an osteopath, he gets an actor friend to pretend inj...

Now or Never

Now or Never

1921

Writer

6.1
Writing

A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.

Number, Please?

Number, Please?

1920

Writer

6.6
Writing

While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in...

Get Out and Get Under

Get Out and Get Under

1920

Writer

6.3
Writing

The comic adventures of a new car owner.

High and Dizzy

High and Dizzy

1920

Writer

6.6
Writing

A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.

An Eastern Westerner

An Eastern Westerner

1920

Writer

6.9
Writing

A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranc...

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

1920

Writer

6.3
Writing

After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to s...

His Royal Slyness

His Royal Slyness

1920

Writer

5.8
Writing

A young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.

From Hand to Mouth

From Hand to Mouth

1919

Title Graphics

6.5

As a penniless man worries about how he will manage to eat, he is joined by a young waif and her dog, who are in the same predicament. Meanwhile, acro...

Captain Kidd's Kids

Captain Kidd's Kids

1919

Title Graphics

6.3

After a wild bachelor party, our hero finds himself aboard a sailing vessel where he encounters numerous adventures. In a dream sequence, he fantasize...

Bumping Into Broadway

Bumping Into Broadway

1919

Writer

6.9
Writing

A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he win...

Don't Shove

Don't Shove

1919

Title Graphics

5.5

Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.

Heap Big Chief

Heap Big Chief

1919

Dialogue

5.0

Harold and Snub, camping in the wilds, prove too much for the Indians that take them captive.

Chop Suey & Co.

Chop Suey & Co.

1919

Writer

4.8
Writing

Chop Suey & Co. is a 1919 American short comedy film

Count Your Change

Count Your Change

1919

Title Graphics

5.0

Harold becomes the victim of a clever bulldog pup who chases him in and out of various places.

Ask Father

Ask Father

1919

Writer

6.5
Writing

Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The problem is getting in to see the boss so that he can ...

Fireman Save My Child

Fireman Save My Child

1918

Writer

5.5
Writing

In this popular two reeler where Harold runs to the rescue of a woman on a fire engine, he is seen hanging on the moving vehicle by the released water...

Here Come the Girls

Here Come the Girls

1918

Dialogue

2.0

Bebe and girlfriend go shopping for new corsets. Harold sneaks into the corset shop and a customer asks him to take her measurements - a ticklish task...

A Gasoline Wedding

A Gasoline Wedding

1918

Writer

5.3
Writing

A rich man's daughter has more suitors than she's interested in, and he's going to marry her off -- even if she doesn't know about it.

Beat It

Beat It

1918

Dialogue

Harold Lloyd starred in the successful Lonesome Luke series. However, he soon grew tired of the obvious Charlie Chaplin imitation. In an attempt to re...

The Tip

1918

Dialogue

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

Step Lively

Step Lively

1917

Writer

4.6
Writing

Snub Pollard plays a drunken man-about-town who believes Harold has robbed him. Meanwhile, Bebe has her hands full with a lounge lizard who won't take...

We Never Sleep

We Never Sleep

1917

Writer

Writing

Luke is an inept detective who follows the wrong man to a seaside hotel.

All Aboard

All Aboard

1917

Writer

4.9
Writing

In order to get his daughter away from her suitors, her father decides to spirit her away to Bermuda. Our hero, however, stows away on the ship. When ...

Clubs Are Trump

Clubs Are Trump

1917

Writer

5.2
Writing

In pre-historic times (dream sequence), our hero, in a loin cloth, battles other cavemen over the opposite sex.

The Flirt

The Flirt

1917

Writer

4.2
Writing

A man takes a job in a café, hoping to get to know the pretty waitress working there.

Love, Laughs and Lather

Love, Laughs and Lather

1917

Writer

Writing

An Englishman and his valet have adventures in the American West.

Rainbow Island

Rainbow Island

1917

Writer

5.0
Writing

After finding a note in a floating bottle, our hero is off to resue the heroine. He runs into a tribe of cannibals.

From Laramie to London

From Laramie to London

1917

Writer

Writing

An Englishman and his valet tour the American West.

Bliss

Bliss

1917

Writer

4.3
Writing

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his "title."

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

1917

Writer

Writing

Luke, running a chili parlor, inherits a million dollars and joins high society.

By the Sad Sea Waves

By the Sad Sea Waves

1917

Writer

5.8
Writing

Our vagabond hero dons a lifeguard's uniform and madcap antics ensue on the beach, and in the changing stalls!