Dan Mason

Acting

Dan Mason

Born February 9, 1857 · Syracuse, New York, USA

Died July 6, 1929 · aged 72

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Mason (born Daniel Grassman; February 9, 1857 – July 6, 1929) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1913 to 1929. He is remembered as the "Skipper" in the "Toonerville Folks" comedy films.

Known For

Toonerville TrolleyToonerville Trolley · 1920
Toonerville Trolley
1920
Movie
The first of a series of short comedy films based on the famed newspaper cartoons of Fontaine Fox.
Toonerville FolliesToonerville Follies · 1921
Toonerville Follies
1921
MovieComedy
The Skipper, on behalf of the new minister, organizes the Follies, in which local rube talent is starred
Toonerville BluesToonerville Blues · 1922
Toonerville Blues
1922
MovieComedy
A crooked lawyer is thwarted in his designs on the heroine by the hero, who discovers oil in the outfield of the diamond where he is playing baseball.
The Big ParadeThe Big Parade · 1925
The Big Parade
7.61925
MovieRomanceWar
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
Rainbow RileyRainbow Riley · 1926
Rainbow Riley
7.01926
MovieComedy
Nerve lands "Rainbow" Riley a job as cub reporter on the Louisville Ledger. His first big assignment is to cover a feud in the Kentucky mountains between the Ripper and White clans. Thinking that the assignment is in the nature of a vacation, "Rainbow" provides himself with athletic equipment.
Toonerville TacticsToonerville Tactics · 1921
Toonerville Tactics
1921
Movie
One of seventeen Toonerville Trolley films made at the Betzwood studio based on the famed newspaper cartoons of Fontaine Fox.
Shirley KayeShirley Kaye · 1917
Shirley Kaye
1917
MovieComedyDrama
Shirley Kaye is the vivacious daughter of Egerton Kaye, president of the great Union Central Railroad. The latter holds his position through his descent from "Pirate" Kaye, who founded the line, rather than through any executive ability of his own. Shirley is queen of the most exclusive Long Island set, and as clever as she is lovely to look at. From the West comes T.J. Magen, a rough but lion-hearted financier, who buys the house next door to the Kayes. Magen cares little for society, and the elaborate household which their wealth forces them to support is a constant worry to his simple and unassuming wife. But the daughter, "Daisy," yearns, with all her heart to break into the society and swim where Shirley Kaye reigns supreme.
The SlaveThe Slave · 1917
The Slave
1917
MovieDrama
Caroline works at a hair dressing parlor. A wealthy man falls in love with her, takes her home and proposes to her. Caroline has a dream where she marries the man, who turns vicious and keeps her locked up in his mansion. He finally dies, and Caroline starts out having a good time with his money, but she sees the folly of her ways. She wakes up from the dream.

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Idle TonguesIdle Tongues · 1924
Idle Tongues
9.01924
MovieDrama
After serving 5 years in prison for embezzling church funds, Dr. Ephraim Nye returns to Ostable and the scornful gossip of its residents, led by Althea Bemis. There is a typhoid epidemic, and Dr. Nye believes it to be caused by the water in a pond that Judge Copeland, the brother of Dr. Nye's dead wife, Fanny, wishes to use as the source of municipal water supply. Only Katherine Minot supports Dr. Nye, but biologists prove him correct; and Dr. Nye confronts Copeland with proof that he went to prison to protect Fanny, the actual criminal. Copeland finally consents to the marriage of his daughter, Faith, to Tom Stone, the son of his enemy; and Katherine spreads the news of her engagement to Dr. Nye through Althea.

Henry Ward Beecher Payson