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Billy Ruge
Billy Ruge (c.1866/1870–1955) was an American film actor. His early career was spent as an aerial trapeze acrobat in an act with partner Bill Frobel: Ruge and Frobel played Montreal in 1899, and shared a bill at London's Hippodrome with W. C. Fields, Houdini, and Sandow over the Easter holiday of 1904. According to Ruge, prior to playing his first silent film part- for Edison- he had "just returned from a seven years' engagement in the variety houses of Germany, England, France, Russia, South America, Belgium, and Spain." Ruge eventually appeared in 64 films between 1915 and 1922, mostly one-reeler Comedy Shorts. He frequently worked for Actor/Director Willard Louis, filming in Jacksonville, Florida for the minor studios Lubin Studios, the Vim Comedy Company, and the Jaxon Film Corporation. Ruge is best recalled for his films with Oliver "Babe" Hardy, playing the part of 'Runt' opposite Hardy's 'Plump' in what can be seen as a precursor to the more famous Stan and O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Price (actress)
Katherine Duffy (13 February 1872 – 4 January 1943), known professionally as Kate Price, was an Irish-American actress. She is known for playing the role of Mrs. Kelly in the comedy series ''The Cohens and Kellys'', made by Universal Pictures between 1926 and 1932. Price appeared in 296 movies from 1910 to 1937. Career Price was born in Cork, Ireland and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1881. Her brother was actor Jack Duffy. She began her stage and vaudeville career with her German-American husband, actor Joseph Price Ludwig, in 1890. Price's motion picture career began with the old Vitagraph Studios in New York City in 1902. She acted with movie stars such as Flora Finch, Douglas Fairbanks, John Bunny, Buster Keaton, and Mary Pickford. She was paired with Oliver Hardy for 14 films produced at the Vim Comedy Company in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1917, Price went to Hollywood. She had parts in ''The Sea Tiger'' (1927), ''The Godless Girl'' (1929), and '' R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guilty Ones
''The Guilty Ones'' is a 1916 American comedy film directed by and starring Oliver Hardy. It was the first film to be directed by Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy as Babe (as Babe Hardy) * Kate Price as Kate * Billy Ruge as A Detective See also * List of American films of 1916 This list of American films of 1916 is a compilation of American films released in the year 1916. __TOC__ A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–P Q–R S–T U–V W–Z Short films ... External links * 1916 films 1916 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films Films directed by Oliver Hardy Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Too Many (1916 Film)
''One Too Many'' is a 1916 American silent film starring Oliver Hardy. Plot Plump wakes with a hangover. He finds a note under the door from his uncle saying he will visit him "and his wife and baby" at 2 o'clock. It is 11am and he has no wife and baby. He is staying in a hotel. The bellboy is trying to take a heavy trunk upstairs. He gives the bellboy $50 to find him a baby. He finds a toddler in another room and is then asked to find a wife. Plump's friend Roy enters the room with the child and moves the child. The bellboy bribes the janitor's wife to play Plump's wife. He goes outside and hires a baby from a woman. Meanwhile Plump finds the first baby and takes it back. The bellboy is collecting children including a little black girl. The first child's mother returns and finds her child with Plump. She takes him away but Roy steals it again. He hides in a cupboard. The bellboy brings a cot up and Plump pays him to "be the baby". Uncle John arrives as Plump is shaving he stubb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Precious Parcel
''The Precious Parcel'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy as Plump (as Babe Hardy) * Billy Ruge as Runt * Florence McLaughlin as Runt's Accomplice (as Florence McLoughlin) * Edna Reynolds as Telegraph Operator See also * List of American films of 1916 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1916 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films 1916 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungry Hearts (1916 Film)
''Hungry Hearts'' is a 1916 American silent comedy short film, filmed in Jacksonville, Florida by Vim Comedy Company, and featuring a young Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy as Plump (billed as "Babe Hardy") * Billy Ruge as Runt * Ray Godfrey as A Model * Edna Reynolds as A Widow * Bert Tracy as Art Connoisseur See also * List of American films of 1916 This list of American films of 1916 is a compilation of American films released in the year 1916. __TOC__ A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–P Q–R S–T U–V W–Z Short films ... * Oliver Hardy filmography External links * 1916 films 1916 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brave Ones
''The Brave Ones'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot After they are caught stealing food, the sheriff (Billy Bletcher) sentences Plump (Oliver Hardy) and Runt (Billy Ruge) to spend the night in a haunted house. They are not alone, though, as the house is actually a hideout for a gang of counterfeiters. Cast * Oliver Hardy - Plump (as Babe Hardy) * Billy Ruge - Runt * Billy Bletcher - The Sheriff * Elsie MacLeod - The Sheriff's daughter (as Elsie McLeod) See also * List of American films of 1916 This list of American films of 1916 is a compilation of American films released in the year 1916. __TOC__ A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–P Q–R S–T U–V W–Z Short films ... * Oliver Hardy filmography References External links * 1916 films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films American silent short films 1916 short films Silent American comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Kings (film)
''Speed Kings'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns - Pokes * Walter Stull - Jabbs * Billy Ruge * Ethel Marie Burton * Oliver Hardy - (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hanson * Edna Reynolds See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1915 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Pepper And Sweets
''Love, Pepper and Sweets'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull Plot Jabbs is the star boarder and favorite of Betty, the landlady, while Pokes and Runt, two other boarders, always suffer the worst end of things. After a very scant breakfast Pokes and Jabbs take a walk through the park when Ethel, some queen, attracts their attention. An acquaintance is soon formed, but, as usual, Jabbs spoils their happiness by passing along and taking Ethel away. She invites Jabbs into her house and he accepts the invitation. The indignant Pokes and Runt, who have been following, decide to bombard the house. Their bombardment is unsuccessful, however, and the two conspirators are treated to a bath of milk and milk bottles for their pains. Jabbs decides to play a joke on them and has Ethel invite them to call upon her that afternoon at the same hour, but neither knows that the other has been invited. Overjoyed, they prepare for the call, one with candy an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
