Harry Watson

Acting

Harry Watson

Born June 12, 1876 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 23, 1930 · aged 54

Harry Watson Jr. aka Harry B. Watson was an American actor and comedian. Before his Vaudeville, Broadway and film careers, he was a clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Known For

Coming DownComing Down · 1916
Coming Down
1916
MovieComedy
Musty holds down a job as general factotum at the Busy Bee Amusement Arcade, one of his chief duties being that of taking tickets at the entrance to the moving stairway which leads to the cinema theater on the second floor.
Hold Fast!Hold Fast! · 1916
Hold Fast!
5.01916
MovieComedy
Musty Suffer gets accidentally kidnapped and has to box for his life.
Local ShowersLocal Showers · 1916
Local Showers
5.01916
MovieComedy
Musty Suffer visits a "painless dentist"
Going UpGoing Up · 1916
Going Up
1916
MovieComedy
Musty Suffer is invited to stay in a mansion; hilarity ensues.
Capturing ChicagoCapturing Chicago · 1916
Capturing Chicago
1916
MovieComedy
Shot during the motion picture exposition in Chicago in July 1916, this short shows off Musty Suffer as he is given the key to the city.
The FixerThe Fixer · 1915
The Fixer
4.01915
MovieComedy
When Bill Fowler decided to wed the wealthy widow, Isabel Dare, of Rye, N.Y., he gave a bachelor dinner. And the dinner degenerated into a quiet game with sugar for dice until constable Zack arrived with sleuths galore and landed them everyone safe and sound in the local calaboose. This was an early five-reeler that featured the famous George Bickel and Harry Watson duo.
Little Old New YorkLittle Old New York · 1923
Little Old New York
6.51923
MovieComedyRomance
An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
Strictly PrivateStrictly Private · 1916
Strictly Private
5.01916
MovieFantasyComedy
Musty Suffer hunts wild horses in the bad lands of New Jersey. He captures a fine specimen and sells it, but it breaks away to join the fascinating Musty. The fairy tramp grants Musty's wish for a suit and cab, and goes into business.

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The Great White WayThe Great White Way · 1924
The Great White Way
8.01924
MovieComedyRomance
Ambitious press agent Jack Murray introduces two of his clients, Follies dancer Mabel Vandegrift and prize fighter Joe Cain, to each other and they fall in love. After Brock Morton, the owner of the show, says that he will bring down the curtain on the show in the middle of opening night unless Mabel renounces Joe, the latter goes on the stage and announces that, in spite of his prior refusal, that he will fight the English boxing champion. With the money he gets from boxing promoter Tex Rickard, he buys out Morton and the show goes on. Prior to the fight, Morton dopes Joe, but he is brought around so that he is able to fight and eventually wins the match. Joe's father comes east and then brings Joe and Mabel back west with him. A lost film.

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