Acting
Max Asher
Born May 4, 1885 · Oakland, California, USA
Died April 15, 1957 · aged 71
No biography available.
Known For
Vamping Babies · 1926Vamping Babies
★ 7.01926
MovieComedy
"Lewis Sargent of 'Huckleberry Finn" fame, now grown up, and Alice Ardell are the principal players in this Standard Comdy which deals with the attempts of a love-sick young couple to wed despite an irate father who shows his temper by demolishing straw hats. They finally elope, resulting in a chase scene. Slapstick comedy of average amusement value". - Synopsis via The Moving Picture World. Originally two reels, one survives.
Sweetie · 1923Sweetie
★ 7.01923
MovieComedy
A Baby Peggy two-reeler
Reap the Wild Wind · 1942Reap the Wild Wind
★ 6.41942
MovieAdventureAction
The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.
Dog Scents · 1926Dog Scents
★ 7.01926
MovieWesternAdventure
A short western/crime film.
Mixed Nuts · 1922Mixed Nuts
★ 7.01922
MovieComedy
Nuts in May, re-cut, with added footage and outtakes from _Pest, The (1922)_ , combined with newly shot sequences to bridge the scenes.
Galloping Fury · 1927Galloping Fury
★ 9.01927
MovieWestern
Billy Haven, a young rancher, accidentally discovers that clay found on his ranch will, when mixed with water, become the most beautifying mud-pack cosmetic that any young girl, or old woman, could desire. Then the land-grabbers, clay-speculators, cosmetic companies and a show girl or two show up to get a piece of the action.
Grief · 1921Grief
1921
MovieComedy
Begins with a child-cast parody of "The Kid." The Adams portion finds the guy chased about town because they are looking for some crook in a gray derby...and Jimmie happens to have one.
Women First · 1924Women First
★ 7.01924
MovieDrama
Directed by B. Reeves Eason. With William Fairbanks, Eva Novak, Lydia Knott, Bob Rhodes.
Movies
Vamping Babies · 1926Vamping Babies
★ 7.01926
MovieComedy
"Lewis Sargent of 'Huckleberry Finn" fame, now grown up, and Alice Ardell are the principal players in this Standard Comdy which deals with the attempts of a love-sick young couple to wed despite an irate father who shows his temper by demolishing straw hats. They finally elope, resulting in a chase scene. Slapstick comedy of average amusement value". - Synopsis via The Moving Picture World. Originally two reels, one survives.
Sweetie · 1923Sweetie
★ 7.01923
MovieComedy
A Baby Peggy two-reeler
Reap the Wild Wind · 1942Reap the Wild Wind
★ 6.41942
MovieAdventureAction
The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.
Dog Scents · 1926Dog Scents
★ 7.01926
MovieWesternAdventure
A short western/crime film.
Mixed Nuts · 1922Mixed Nuts
★ 7.01922
MovieComedy
Nuts in May, re-cut, with added footage and outtakes from _Pest, The (1922)_ , combined with newly shot sequences to bridge the scenes.
Galloping Fury · 1927Galloping Fury
★ 9.01927
MovieWestern
Billy Haven, a young rancher, accidentally discovers that clay found on his ranch will, when mixed with water, become the most beautifying mud-pack cosmetic that any young girl, or old woman, could desire. Then the land-grabbers, clay-speculators, cosmetic companies and a show girl or two show up to get a piece of the action.
Grief · 1921Grief
1921
MovieComedy
Begins with a child-cast parody of "The Kid." The Adams portion finds the guy chased about town because they are looking for some crook in a gray derby...and Jimmie happens to have one.
Women First · 1924Women First
★ 7.01924
MovieDrama
Directed by B. Reeves Eason. With William Fairbanks, Eva Novak, Lydia Knott, Bob Rhodes.
Danger Ahead · 1926Danger Ahead
★ 5.71926
MovieComedy
Greedy, Unscrupulous Rudolph learns that Belinda has just inherited $10,000, and he decides to steal it from her. He and his henchmen arrive at her house just as the money is being delivered. Meanwhile, Hairbreadth Harry observes the whole scene, and he hides the money for Belinda. But while Rudolph keeps Harry and Belinda occupied, his henchmen are already going about the job of stealing the money.
Mike and Jake as Heroes · 1913Mike and Jake as Heroes
★ 8.01913
MovieComedy
By deeds of valor both Mike and Jake seek to win the same girl.
The Whirlwind · 1922The Whirlwind
★ 2.01922
Movie
A strong wind blows a city slicker and a local girl together. A Joe Rock Comedy
Soul of the Slums · 1931Soul of the Slums
★ 6.71931
MovieActionCrime
A young man, framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, is released after serving his stretch and vows to find those responsible for framing him. Meanwhile he sets up a mission in the slums he came from, and falls in love with a girl he meets there.
The Snob Buster · 1925The Snob Buster
★ 9.01925
MovieDrama
When he goes to war, Theodore Pendergast is a snob. When he returns from the trenches of France, he is a democrat whose best friend is Butch McGuire, an ex-prizefighter and regular guy. Ted (as he is now called) takes Butch home with him to meet his father, and the old gentleman immediately has Ted committed to a sanitarium.
Beyond the Rockies · 1926Beyond the Rockies
★ 8.01926
MovieDramaWestern
Con Benteen, an undercover agent for the Cattlemen's Protective Association, rides into a lawless town to investigate a band of cattle rustlers known as the Cloaked Riders.
Crazy Like a Fox · 1926Crazy Like a Fox
★ 6.21926
MovieComedy
Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They fall in love, unbeknownst to their real identities, and decide each on their own that they have to wreck their parents plan. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Moonlight Nights · 1925Moonlight Nights
1925
MovieComedy
With a little-known director and second-string cast, the two-reel Moonlight Nights is typical of these low-budget independent productions. The comedy’s plot is not much: Told by his exasperated father to find a job, a klutzy rich kid named Art (Joe Moore) follows a bevy of dancers to their nightclub, where he tricks the maître d' into hiring him as a waiter. No guest proves safe from Art’s clumsy antics, but the shapely cabaret performers, led by Mademoiselle Fifi (Gloria Joy), dance on in the ensuing chaos.
Burning Up Broadway · 1928Burning Up Broadway
★ 8.01928
MovieDrama
Harry Wells, a New Yorker, takes his friend Bob Travers, a westerner visiting the city, to a cafe for an evening of pleasure. When Bob becomes interested in Floss, the chief chorus girl, he incurs the wrath of Spike, owner of the cafe, who is in love with her.
The Bandit Tamer · 1925The Bandit Tamer
★ 7.01925
MovieActionDrama
The Bandit Tamer is a 1925 American silent film directed by J.P. McGowan.
Somewhere In Wrong · 1925Somewhere In Wrong
★ 6.01925
MovieComedy
Stan plays a kind hearted tramp whose love goes un-requited in this sweet short film from 1925.
Damsels and Dandies · 1919Damsels and Dandies
★ 6.51919
MovieComedy
Movie comedy with Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock.
Poor Jake's Demise · 1913Poor Jake's Demise
1913
MovieComedy
Jake's wife fears he has made good his suicide threat after he has caught her making love to the Dude in his own home. During the last minute preparations for Jake's funeral, the mourners are suddenly surprised to find him sitting upright in their midst.
Blazing Days · 1927Blazing Days
★ 10.01927
MovieWestern
While he goes to his lender to repay his debts, Sam Perry is robbed. He decides to hunt down the bandit, whose description corresponds strangely to that of Dutton, known as "Dude".
Sweethearts on Parade · 1930Sweethearts on Parade
★ 2.51930
MovieComedyMusic
Helen and Nita work in a department store to make ends meet while they search for millionaire husbands. They meet Bill and Hank, who make them reconsider whether they really need millionaires to be happy.
Subway Express · 1931Subway Express
★ 10.01931
MovieAdventureCrime
Inspector Killany of the New York City police department is called in to investigate the murder of a subway passenger and the usual-and-unusual suspects climb on and off at each stop.