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Bombs! (1916)
Character: Mayor Tom O'Doherty
When a new reformist mayor refuses to cave to corruption, his opponents plot terroristic reprisal. Their efforts go awry in very goofy ways (including some wild stunts). This rambunctious comedy from Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios features his stars Charles Murray as a scheming campaign manager and Louise Fazenda as the the fiancee he unwisely scorns in favor of the mayor's daughter.
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Her First Kiss (1919)
Character: Her Flat-Headed Father
Her First Kiss, where the glamorous Ethel Teare trades her fancy gowns for the rough attire of Minnie Spuds, the gawky farm girl who Chester tries to swindle. Whether dangling from a ladder, teetering over a cliff in a horse-and-buggy, or wielding a mop, Minnie may be from the sticks but never misses a beat. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, New Zealand Project, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2013.
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The Heart Snatcher (1920)
Character: N/A
A farce in which the poor Lamo has to flee after he tries to rob a rich cinema operator. While on the run, he starts working for a blacksmith, who then betrays him.
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The Great Vacuum Robbery (1915)
Character: The Landlord
A couple hatch a novel plan to rob a bank: they'll crawl down a heating duct and use a vaccum cleaner to suck the money out of the vault.
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A One Night Stand (1915)
Character: The Stage Manager
Two clownish stagehands make life difficult for the manager and cast of a dramatic production.
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The Cannon Ball (1915)
Character: The Powder Factory Owner
An explosives and black powder expert visits a powder factory in order to inspect it, but when he appears to be more interested in its female workers, an explosive situation results.
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The Feathered Nest (1916)
Character: Newman Haye - Mona's Father
Keystone-Triangle comedy starring Louise Fazenda and Charles Murray.
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From Patches to Plenty (1915)
Character: Restaurant Proprietor
A poor man finds a bag with a lot of money resulting in a change of lifestyle. But not without complications...
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Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915)
Character: Head of the Show
Thinking he’s performing a good deed stagehand Droppington causes the breakup of the current show when he turns the full strength of the hose on what he supposes to be a fire in the theater. The fact of the matter is magician Mephisto was performing one of his tricks, hence the smoke.
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Skirts (1921)
Character: N/A
Clyde is a handyman around a circus. His mother is the bearded lady in the side-show; his father is a millionaire separated from his family. Clyde is endeavoring to get the old man's fortune, with the strong man of the circus scheming to beat him to it.
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A Schoolhouse Scandal (1919)
Character: N/A
A surrealistic stew of airplanes, tornadoes, trick mirrors, and underwater car repair. Footage was recycled for the studios’ 1920 release Hold Me Tight. (MoMA)
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Do-Re-Mi-Boom! (1915)
Character: Tuneful Tony - the Organ Grinder
A man falls in love with a piano player and tries to woo her. A passerby hears a maid's music, fancies he's found his true love, and chats her up. Her boyfriend arrives for his music lesson and jealously dismisses the interloper, who swipes a grinder's organ (and monkey) to help him serenade the maid. Later he follows the boyfriend to a residence hotel and plants a bomb in the man's piano. The organ-grinder is gunning for the thief, and soon the piano, bomb, monkey, thief, and pistol-packing grinder are rolling down the road to the delight of maid and lover. It's ka-boom for some and a kiss for others.
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Her Painted Hero (1915)
Character: The Maiden's Father
A stage-struck young woman becomes an heiress, and hopes to use her new-found wealth to fulfill a fantasy.
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Her Torpedoed Love (1917)
Character: Phillip Nobrains - the Master of the House
A wealthy invalid tries to add his hard-working cook to his will, but the conniving butler gets in the way.
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