Acting

Charles 'Chic' Sale

Born August 25, 1885 · Huron, South Dakota, USA

Died November 7, 1936 · aged 51

Charles 'Chic' Sale was primarily a stage comedian, who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of 'Lem Putt', a carpenter from Urbana, Illinois who specialized in the building of outhouses. By age 49 his stage act had become so po…

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When a Feller Needs a Friend

When a Feller Needs a Friend · 1932

When a Feller Needs a Friend

A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island · 1934

Treasure Island

MovieAdventureFamily

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once · 1937

You Only Live Once

MovieCrimeDrama

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Dangerous Crossroads

Dangerous Crossroads · 1933

Dangerous Crossroads

MovieActionCrime

A railroad detective is having a difficult time stopping or even slowing down a gang that is robbing the merchandise carried on the freight trains, with inside information. However, his son and his son's young friends notice something that helps the railway detective get on the right trail.

The Chief

The Chief · 1933

The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to become the unknowing pawn of corrupt politicians.

His Nibs

His Nibs · 1921

Shenanigans at a small town movie theater.

Men Of America

Men Of America · 1932

MovieCrimeWestern

Bank robbers and killers cause mayhem in a small western town.

Man Hunt

Man Hunt · 1936

MovieCrimeDrama

A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.

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When a Feller Needs a Friend

When a Feller Needs a Friend · 1932

When a Feller Needs a Friend

A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.

Uncle Jonas Tucker

Treasure Island

Treasure Island · 1934

Treasure Island

MovieAdventureFamily

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.

Ben Gunn

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once · 1937

You Only Live Once

MovieCrimeDrama

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Ethan

Dangerous Crossroads

Dangerous Crossroads · 1933

Dangerous Crossroads

MovieActionCrime

A railroad detective is having a difficult time stopping or even slowing down a gang that is robbing the merchandise carried on the freight trains, with inside information. However, his son and his son's young friends notice something that helps the railway detective get on the right trail.

Rufe Marvin

The Chief

The Chief · 1933

The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to become the unknowing pawn of corrupt politicians.

Uncle Joe

His Nibs

His Nibs · 1921

Shenanigans at a small town movie theater.

Theo. Bender (segment "His Nibs")

Men Of America

Men Of America · 1932

MovieCrimeWestern

Bank robbers and killers cause mayhem in a small western town.

Smokey Miller

Man Hunt

Man Hunt · 1936

MovieCrimeDrama

A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.

Ed Hoggins

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life · 1935

It's a Great Life

MovieAdventureDrama

Desperate for work, Johnny Barclay leaves Ma and Grandpop to join the newly formed Civilian Conversation Corps. On the way he meets cynical young hobo Roscoe "Rockie" Johnson, and, although Rockie believes that hopping freight trains is a great life, Johnny convinces him to join the Corps.

Grandpa Barclay

The Fighting Westerner

The Fighting Westerner · 1935

The Fighting Westerner

MovieMysteryWestern

A mining engineer teams up with a crusty deputy sheriff to solve the mystery killings at an old mine where the owner's family waits for him to die, and where a valuable radium strike may have been made.

Tex Murdock

The Star Witness

The Star Witness · 1931

The Star Witness

MovieCrimeDrama

A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals.

Pvt. Summerill

The Great American Pie Company

The Great American Pie Company · 1935

The Great American Pie Company

In this comedic short, two pie vendors discuss merging their businesses, but one of them may have an ulterior motive.

Ephraim Deacon

Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town · 1931

Stranger in Town

Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment. The chain manager retaliates by cutting off Crickles' supply of produce, whereupon his friends and neighbors save his business by supplying him with goods from their own farms.

Ulysses Crickle

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute · 1935

The Perfect Tribute

MovieHistoryWar

The day after his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln meets a wounded Confederate soldier in a hospital. The blinded rebel, not knowing his visitor's identity, regales him with memorized lines from the speech.

Abraham Lincoln

The Gentleman from Louisiana

The Gentleman from Louisiana · 1936

The Gentleman from Louisiana

MovieCrimeDrama

In Victorian-era USA, a horse-jockey becomes a scapegoat in the nefarious schemes of a group of small-time criminals.

Deacon Devlin

The Expert

The Expert · 1932

MovieComedyDrama

An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.

John T. Minick

Important News

Important News · 1936

In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.

Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 · 1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

MovieComedyMusic

Jimmy Durante asks popular song writing team Mack Gordon and Harry Revel to demonstrate some of their songs. There is interplay with impersonator Florence Desmond, Ben Turpin, Rudy Vallee and many others. Sometimes this film is incorrectly labelled as A-2. In the Criteron Pictures rerelease, this has an incorrect copyright date of 1932.

Hick

The New School Teacher

The New School Teacher · 1924

The New School Teacher

The new teacher is brutally terrorized by the pupils and becomes the laughingstock of town. Then dramatic events occur which give him a chance for redemption.

Professor Timmons

The Specialist

The Specialist · 1966

Lem Putt specializes in building outdoor lavatories.

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