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The Sultan's Wife (1917)
Character: Bobby
On a sailing trip, sweethearts Bobby and Gloria arrive in a very sinister-looking India, where an evil rajah attempts to force Gloria into his harem.
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Reno or Bust (1924)
Character: The Boy
Bobby Vernon has just been married to Lila Lee, but her parents object and kidnap her to Reno, where, if not rescued, they will be divorced. It probably wouldn't hold up before a judge, but it does produce a fairly funny movie.
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Why Husbands Flirt (1918)
Character: N/A
In this short, a restless newlywed, tired of the routine of married life, decides to sow a few more wild oats. Little does he realize that the young woman he’s singled out for a dalliance is his wife’s school chum, visiting from out of town. Complications ensue when the girls decide to teach the errant husband a lesson.
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Splash Yourself (1927)
Character: Hans Offit
A young Swedish immigrant gets a job as a plumber's assistant. The problem is that he has absolutely no knowledge whatsoever of plumbing, or pretty much anything else. Complications ensue.
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 (1930)
Character: Himself
Reginald Denny hosts. Reginald Denny presents a performance by a famed female impersonator Julian Eltinage. Anita Page and Julia Faye discuss the latest fashions for women. Bobby Vernon attempts to provide musical entertainment.
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Dummy Love (1926)
Character: N/A
Evelyn's uncle gives a party to announce her engagement to the suitor he has approved, but she decides to elope with Oscar. Oscar pal goes along to help, but his sweetheart sees them and thinks he is the one eloping with Evelyn.
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The Camera Speaks (1934)
Character: Self (archive footage)
In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories.
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Teddy at the Throttle (1917)
Character: Bobbie Knight
Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's money, and they hope to have the sister marry Bobbie so that they can keep control over his money.
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A Home Spun Hero (1920)
Character: N/A
Bobby is in love with a stage actress and hangs around backstage during the performance. He makes a mess of things from time to time.
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Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
Character: N/A
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands is a 1931 short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1932 for Best Short Subject (Comedy), but was disqualified.
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Why Wild Men Go Wild (1920)
Character: Bobby
Party-hearty college boys Bobby and Jimmy tone it down for Jimmy's dad when visiting, but when Jimmy's sister declares what she wants is a real cave man, Bobby jumps at the chance.
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Page Me (1926)
Character: N/A
Unable to pay his hotel bill Bobby has to become a bellboy to cover the cost. Among the many complications that ensue he finds himself handing from the hotel's ledge from many stories up.
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All Jazzed Up (1920)
Character: Seth Hopkins
Seth and Jinny are a newly married couple that travel to the city for a combined honeymoon and business trip since Seth plans to buy oil shares. Jinny doesn't think the investment is sound, but Seth insists.
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Exit Quietly (1921)
Character: N/A
Bobby Vernon tries to enter a house to court a lady, but keeps getting thrown out.
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Hole in the Wall (1919)
Character: Pierre van Hall
The Trombone family is very musically inclined, but their neighbours, the painter Pierre van Hall and his wife, are being driven crazy. This turns into a fight between the neighbours that gets way out of hand, because their reactions to each other become increasingly extreme; at one point a brass band is even used. The police ultimately force the quarrelling neighbours to make peace, by threatening them with jail.
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A Social Cub (1916)
Character: Bobby
A Social Cub is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson
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The Nick of Time Baby (1916)
Character: Bobby - the Chore Boy
The Nick of Time Baby is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.
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A Dash of Courage (1916)
Character: The Daughter's Sweetheart
A band of crooks, headed by Harry Gribbon, are on a train when they learn of a telegram sent to a fellow passenger, who is a police commissioner. The wire identifies him as official collector for the Old Cops' Home. A little chloroform does for him and when the train pulls out of his destination he is still on board while Gribbon is posing as the commissioner-collector.
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Hearts and Sparks (1916)
Character: Bobby - the Inventor
Hearts and Sparks is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) and starring Gloria Swanson. When Mack Sennett first saw Gloria Swanson, he felt that she would be right as a romantic lead for Bobby Vernon because they were both small in stature. This was their first film together and they proved to be a big hit with the public.
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Dangers of a Bride (1917)
Character: N/A
Dangers of a Bride is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger and Bobby Vernon starring Gloria Swanson.
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He's a Honey (1932)
Character: N/A
Harry Barris wants to get married to Eleanor Hunt, but there's an impediment in the way, so he tells her he'll sing "I Surrender, Dear" during his broadcast if they can be wed.
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Ship A Hooey! (1932)
Character: N/A
Daisy is visiting her sailor boyfriend Glenn aboard a submarine when it leaves port. Fearful of what may happen if an officer discovers a woman on board, she is hidden in a big chest.
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Marriage by Proxy (1918)
Character: N/A
Dorothy loves Bobby's friend, sure enough, but she tantalizingly puts off from date to date the march to "Lohengrin's" popular excerpt. The hopeful bridegroom must marry within a specified time to meet the terms of a will that means, for him, a fortune.
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Sappy Service (1929)
Character: The Process Server
In the story, Dr. Huff is beating up process servers. While he doesn't mind that his wife is divorcing him, he feels he's too busy to go to court. Additionally, he's informed the hospital staff to NOT allow any of these process servers in the place. Unfortunately, Bobby (Bobby Vernon) is instructed to serve this angry doc.
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Bright Lights (1924)
Character: N/A
A city chap, who as the result of a ducking, is forced to wear "rube" clothes. He meets a cabaret dancer who thinks to have fun by kidding him and keeping up the bluff he goes to the cabaret in this make-up. His action finally necessitates calling the police and in making a getaway he dons a ballet girl's costume.
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The Sock Exchange (1928)
Character: Bobby
Bobby Vernon must contend with an angry Eddie Baker in this funny Al Christie production.
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Yes, Yes, Babette (1925)
Character: Bobby
Bobby, the doughboy, has left his sweetheart behind in Paris. He returns for her and has the greatest difficulty locating her. In his hunt he runs into the tough White Rat Cafe, where the Darling of Paris becomes enamored of him, thereby arousing the jealousy of her lover, who threatens Bobby with dire consequences. Bobby escapes, runs into his sweetheart, and in the chase, the villain at his heels is captured by the police as a badly wanted criminal.
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
Character: Self (archive footage)
The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have died in those 25 years. Finally there are tributes to the Screen Snapshots series by Cecil De Mille, Walt Disney, Louella Parsons and Rosalind Russell.
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In the Year 2014 (1914)
Character: N/A
On this certain afternoon in the year 2014, Mrs. Jones, and her daughter, stock brokers, advertise for a first-class stenographer. Charles Van Doren, a defenceless young man, striving to make a livelihood in the big city, and at the same time retain his good name, calls on Jones' daughter, and is at once accepted as the new stenographer. He has not been there long, however, when Mrs. Jones takes advantage of his innocence, and makes improper advances to him.
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Ride 'Em Cowboy (1924)
Character: Oscar Newford
An auto dealer arrives in a western town, at about the same time as a band of heavily-armed desperadoes.
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Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Steve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and television history, including Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Burns and Allen, The Three Stooges, The East-Side Kids, Abbott and Costello, and Martin and Lewis.
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Sheer Luck (1931)
Character: Archibald Smith
Two milkmen foil a prohibition raid set-up; one finds romance with a society deb in the bargain.
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Bulldog Drummond (1922)
Character: N/A
A captain saves a kidnapped magnate from a nursing home run by foreign agents.
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His Angel Child (1929)
Character: Betty
A man believes that the baby in his livingroom is the "surprise" his wife messaged him about, and must contend with the real father's attempts to get his daughter back.
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A Little Brother of the Rich (1915)
Character: Carl's Valet (as Bob Vernon)
While working his way through college, Paul Potter acquires a flock of wealthy friends who encourage him to give up his hometown fiancée, Sylvia Castle, for Muriel Evers, a flirtatious married woman. After Sylvia releases Paul, and Muriel's husband divorces her for infidelity, Paul and Muriel marry. Meanwhile, when Sylvia's father dies after being ruined in the stock market, she goes from one job to another in the city until she tries acting in a stock company. There she befriends Henry Leamington, an alcoholic leading man, who, as he tutors her, falls in love and stops drinking because of her. When Paul discovers Muriel's unfaithfulness, he renews his acquaintance with Sylvia, who still loves him.
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Whose Baby? (1917)
Character: The Husband
Bobby Vernon is fooled into a mock bigamist gag and chaos assures.
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A Perfect 36 (1923)
Character: Bobby
In order to escape from the police after a small car accident, Bobby dresses as a girl and a sailor in a boat ride.
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Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry (1915)
Character: N/A
This is another comedy, in which trick photography plays a large part. It is a travesty on the temperance question, siding with the dry element. On the refusal of the Governor to sign a bill in favor of the liquor interest, the political boss tries to force the executive to his will. The Governor, after a series of thrilling experiences, thwarts the efforts of the politicians. The latter calls on Lady Baffles, who impersonates the Governor's wife and secures the executive's signature to the bill. Detective Duck, however, captures the politicians in a clever manner and beats Lady Baffles at her own game. (Moving Picture World Synopsis)
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Duck Out (1927)
Character: Blondinis Assistant
At a magic show put on by Blondini the magician, a member of the audience is invited up to participate. He gets into all sorts of shenanigans, tripping over the stage curtain, sending ducks up through the wrong trapdoors. He can hardly believe his eyes when a girl is sawn in half!
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The Danger Girl (1916)
Character: Bobby - a Young Gentleman
Madcap Gloria disguises herself as a man, in order to lure a "dangerous" vamp away from her beau, Bobbie.
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