Arvid E. Gillstrom (13 August 1889 – 21 May 1935) was a

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and

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from Sweden. He was born Arvid Evald Gyllström in Annedal,

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. He married

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in 1917. Gillstrom died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

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Their Social Splash ''Their Social Splash'' is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Slim Summerville - Harold * Dixie Chene - Gladys * Charles Murray - Hogan * Polly Moran - Polly * Frank Hayes - The Father * Harold Lloyd - The Minister * Har ...

'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

The Hero The Hero may refer to: Books * "The Hero" (poem), a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore * ''The Hero'' (novel), a science fiction novel by John Ringo and Michael Z. Williamson * '' The Hero: A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama'', a book by Fi ...

'' (1917) * '' Dough Nuts'' (1917) * '' The Villain'' (1917) * '' The Millionaire'' (1917) * '' The Goat'' (1917) * '' The Fly Cop'' (1917) * ''

The Chief Cook ''The Chief Cook'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as The Star Boarder * Bud Ross as Boggs (as Budd Ross) * Oliver Hardy as Babe (as Babe Hardy) * Ellen Burford as Dolly * Joe Cohen * Leo White ...

'' (1917) * '' The Candy Kid'' (1917) * ''

The Hobo ''The Hobo'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy. It is a shameless copy of Charlie Chaplin's 1915 film The Tramp with West copying Chaplin's tramp outfit down to the last detail. Plot Harold sits in a ...

'' (1917) * '' The Pest'' (1917) * '' The Band Master'' (1917) * '' The Slave'' (1917) * '' The Stranger'' (1918) * ''

The Rogue ''The Rogue'' is a 1918 American short film, short silent comedy film (26 minute) featuring Billy West (silent film actor), Billy West and Oliver Hardy produced by King Bee Comedies. The main character is a carbon copy of Charlie Chaplin's T ...

'' (1918) * ''

His Day Out ''His Day Out'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy short film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Leatrice Joy as Joy * Oliver Hardy as Oliver * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Ethel Marie Burton * Bud Ross as The Fathe ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Orderly ''The Orderly'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Sanitarium orderly * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Leatrice Joy * Ethel Marie Burton * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Bud Ross See also * Oliv ...

'' (1918) * '' The Scholar'' (1918) * '' The Messenger'' (1918) * '' Swat the Spy'' (1918) * '' Tell It to the Marines'' (1918) * '' Smiles'' (1919) * ''

Leave It to Gerry ''Leave It to Gerry'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Billie Rhodes, William Collier Jr., and Claire McDowell. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Geraldine Brent, known as Gerry, goe ...

'' (1924) * ''

Legionnaires in Paris ''Legionnaires in Paris'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Al Cooke, Kit Guard, and Louise Lorraine.Munden p. 428 It was also known by the alternative title of ''French Leave''. Synops ...

'' (1927) * ''Melancholy Dame'' (1929) * ''The Framing of the Shrew'' (1929) * '' Please'' (1933) * ''

Just an Echo ''Just an Echo'' is a 1934 Paramount short starring Bing Crosby and directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom. This was the second of two short films Crosby made for Paramount in May / June 1933, the other being Please. Background Crosby had been working in ...

'' (1934)

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* * 1889 births 1935 deaths Swedish film directors Swedish male screenwriters 20th-century Swedish screenwriters 20th-century Swedish male writers {{Sweden-actor-stub