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Harry McCoy
Harry McCoy (December 10, 1893 – September 1, 1937) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1912 and 1935. Early years McCoy was born on December 10, 1893, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the firstborn of George Washington McCoy and Alberta Keel. His family moved to California in 1910. His had a sister, Alberta. Career McCoy's early experience in entertainment was in vaudeville, where he played a piano and sang. He joined Universal's Joker Comedy brand in 1912, and the following year teamed with Max Asher to form Mike and Jake for Joker. In 1913, he worked at Universal and Keystone at the same time and was one of the original Keystone Cops. At Triangle Keystone, McCoy directed 15 films. He stayed with the post-Sennett Keystone until August 1917, then made a brief return to vaudeville with the Pantages circuit. In 1920, He played opposite Sid Smith as one of CBC/Federated's "Hall-room Boys" before being replaced by Jimmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In A Cabaret
''Caught in a Cabaret'' is a 1914 short comedy film written and directed by Mabel Normand and starring Normand and Charles Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being the Prime Minister of Greenland to impress a girl. He then is invited to a garden party where he gets in trouble with the girl's jealous boyfriend. Mabel Normand wrote and directed comedies before Chaplin and mentored her young co-star. Cast * Mabel Normand - Mabel * Charles Chaplin - Waiter * Harry McCoy - Lover * Chester Conklin - Waiter * Edgar Kennedy - Cafe proprietor * Minta Durfee - Dancer * Phyllis Allen - Dancer * Josef Swickard - Father * Alice Davenport - Mother * Gordon Griffith - Boy * Alice Howell - Party Guest * Hank Mann - Cabaret Patron * Mack Swain - Big Tough Man * Billy Gilbert - Cabaret Patron * Wallace MacDonald - Party guest Reviews The Moving Picture World's review said, "This is another two-reel comedy manufactured in Mack Sennett's comical factory out in Californy State ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skirts (film)
''Skirts'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Hampton Del Ruth and starring Clyde Cook, Chester Conklin, Polly Moran, Jack Cooper, Billy Armstrong, and Ethel Teare. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on April 10, 1921. Cast * Clyde Cook as Peter Rocks Jr. *Chester Conklin *Polly Moran *Jack Cooper * Billy Armstrong *Ethel Teare *Glen Cavender *Slim Summerville *Harry McCoy *Bobby Dunn *Tom Kennedy *Edgar Kennedy *Billy Franey *Harry Booker * Alta Allen *Laura La Varnie *Alice Davenport *The Singer Midgets Preservation The film is now considered lost. See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * 1921 comedy films Fox Film films Silent American comedy films 1921 films American sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garage (1920 Film)
''The Garage'' is a 1920 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. This was the fourteenth and last film starring the duo before Keaton set up his own studio and Arbuckle started making feature-length films. The film also stars Luke the Dog, who starred in many other short comedies with Arbuckle. The film was also known as ''Fire Chief''. Plot Fatty and Buster play automobile mechanics and firemen at a garage in a fire station. Molly Malone plays the boss' daughter who is constantly pestered by a stranger named Jim (McCoy) who wishes to make her his girlfriend, though she turns him down after the flowers he brings her end up accidentally soaked in motor oil thanks to Fatty and Buster. Livid, Jim raises the alarm in the fire station to make Fatty and Buster think there is a fire and forcing them to rush across town. However, Jim accidentally starts a real fire while trying to exit the station and Fatty and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Enough
''Fair Enough'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Margarita Fischer, Eugenie Forde, and Alfred Hollingsworth.Katchmer p. 509 Cast * Margarita Fischer as Ann Dickson * Eugenie Forde as Mrs. Ellen Dickson * Alfred Hollingsworth as James Dickson Esq. * Alice Knowland as Madame Ohnet * Harry McCoy as Frederick Pierson * Jack Mower as Carey Phelan * Bull Montana as 'Happy' Flanigan * J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ... as Chief of Police Morgan References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * * 1918 films 1918 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hoosier Romance
''A Hoosier Romance'' is a 1918 Selig Polyscope silent film, featuring actress Colleen Moore. Plot Pretty Patience Thompson, a "girl with a singing soul," lives with her cold-hearted and avaricious father, Jeff Thompson, on their Indiana farm. Her life of drudgery is brightened by John, the hired hand, but when he asks for her hand in marriage, the old man flies into a rage and discharges him. Soon an aged but wealthy widower courts Patience, and although she still loves John, "Old Jeff" orders her to marry the widower, claiming that a father's will is the law. Aware of her unhappiness, the kindly squire and his wife arrange for John to hide in the Thompson home on the day of the wedding. With all of the guests assembled, Patience runs from the room and pretends to escape on a horse, and while the two old men search the fields for her, she quietly marries John. Cast * Colleen Moore - Patience Thompson * Thomas Jefferson - Jeff Thompson * Harry McCoy - John * Edward Jobson - T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Village Scandal
''A Village Scandal'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Raymond Hitchcock * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Flora Zabelle * Al St. John * Harry McCoy * Minta Durfee See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American silent short films American black-and-white 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] |
That Little Band Of Gold
''That Little Band of Gold'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Ford Sterling. Plot As described in a film magazine, Hubby decides to steal a night off away from the domestic joys of home, wife, and mother-in-law, and plans a pleasant little supper with an interesting lady friend at a notable cafe. His enthusiasm is a trifle dashed when he sees a friend at a nearby table, and his plans are scattered entirely to the winds at the horrified entrance of an indignant mother-in-law and his neglected wife. Cast See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * * * * 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty's Chance Acquaintance
''Fatty's Chance Acquaintance'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Plot summary Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Billie Bennett as Fatty's wife * Harry McCoy as Pickpocket * Minta Durfee as Pickpocket's girlfriend * Frank Hayes as Cop * Glen Cavender as Man in park * Ted Edwards as Ice Cream Vendor See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * * * 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Keystone Studios films Articles containing video clips American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty's Reckless Fling
''Fatty's Reckless Fling'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Edgar Kennedy as Neighbor * Minta Durfee as Neighbor's Wife * Katherine Griffith as Fatty's Wife * Billie Walsh as Bartender * Glen Cavender as House detective * Frank Hayes as Card Player (uncredited) * Ted Edwards as Card Player (uncredited) * Grover Ligon as Card Player (uncredited) * Venice Hayes as Girl Fatty Sits On (uncredited) * Harry McCoy as Drunk (uncredited) * George Ovey as Card Player (uncredited) See also * List of American films of 1915 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1915 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Films produced by Mack S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel And Fatty's Wash Day
''Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day'' is a 1915 American silent comedy short or "one-reeler" directed by Fatty Arbuckle and co-starring Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Plot This short begins with Mabel toiling in the kitchen, handwashing clothes while her shiftless husband lies in bed in the adjacent room and refuses to assist her. She even throws a pan of water on him, but he still refuses to help. Next door it is wash day too for Fatty, who glumly scrubs clothes as his wife, like Mabel's spouse, carps at him from the bedroom and is unwilling to lend a hand. Mabel and Fatty soon meet outdoors while drying their laundry. As he helps her wring a garment, the house smock worn by Mabel is caught between the rollers of Fatty's drying tub and is nearly pulled from her body. Mabel's husband witnesses the incident, confronts his portly neighbor, and warns him to keep away from his wife. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 Film)
''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, and the Keystone Kops. The picture was the only feature-length comedy made by the Keystone Film Company. At the time of production Marie Dressler was a major stage star, and in this film Chaplin and Normand support her as leads within Keystone's stock company of actors. The film is based on Dressler's stage play ''Tillie's Nightmare'' by A. Baldwin Sloane and Edgar Smith. ''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is notable for being the last Chaplin film which he neither wrote nor directed, as well as the first feature-length slapstick comedy in all of cinema. In it, Chaplin plays a slightly different role from his Tramp character, which was relatively new at the time. However, he retains a moustache (here a, pencil-thin "dude" type rather than his usual "toothbrush"), thin cane and distinctive walk. Given the combination of factors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
