Acting
Walter Hiers
Born July 18, 1893 · Cordele, Georgia, USA
Died February 27, 1933 · aged 39
Walter Hiers (1893–1933) was an American silent film actor who died from pneumonia in 1933, aged 39. During his two decade-long acting career, spanning from 1912 to 1932, he starred in 101 films.
Known For
The Ghost Breaker · 1922The Ghost Breaker
★ 10.01922
MovieComedyHorror
A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts.
Excuse Me · 1925Excuse Me
★ 8.01925
MovieComedy
A sailor and his would-be bride search their train for a clergyman to marry them.
Going Some · 1920Going Some
★ 9.01920
MovieComedy
Upon observing the adoration that track star Culver Covington receives, his friend, J. Wallingford Speed, decides to impress Helen Blake by also posing as a sprinter. Meanwhile, when Roberta Keap decides to retire to her Western ranch while awaiting her divorce, Speed, Helen and various friends accompany her while her husband Donald takes up residence at the neighboring Gallagher ranch.
Sixty Cents an Hour · 1923Sixty Cents an Hour
★ 10.01923
MovieComedy
Although Jimmy Kirk earns only $7.50 a week as a soda jerk, he is ambitious and hopes to marry Mamie Smith, the bank president's daughter.
The Girl from Gay Paree · 1927The Girl from Gay Paree
★ 7.01927
MovieComedy
Mary Davis, alone and destitute in New York City, pilfers a meal from a restaurant and eludes the police by ducking into the Cafe Royale, where she is shuffled along a line of aspiring chorines awaiting job interviews. In desperation, Mary agrees to impersonate Mademoiselle Fanchon, formerly of the Folies-Bergère, who has walked out on her contract. Reporter Kenneth Ward interviews Mary, believing her to be the notorious Frenchwoman, and due to a misunderstanding, she rushes wildly into his arms. When Robert Ryan, a bachelor friend of the real Fanchon, investigates Mary’s deception, she violently repels his advances and believes she has killed him. Later, the real Fanchon threatens to kill Robert. Following a series of amusing complications, Mary finds love with Kenneth.
Dancers in the Dark · 1932Dancers in the Dark
★ 5.71932
MovieDrama
A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.
Is Matrimony a Failure? · 1922Is Matrimony a Failure?
★ 10.01922
MovieComedy
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Saxby's silver wedding anniversary is interrupted by the surprise elopement of their daughter Margaret with bank clerk Arthur Haviland. Law student Dudley King, and rival suitor for Margaret, announces that the marriage-license clerk is on vacation and that the license obtained by the elopers is invalid; he wires the proprietor of the lodge where the couple plan to spend their honeymoon, and Arthur and his wife indignantly return home.
Mr. Billings Spends His Dime · 1923Mr. Billings Spends His Dime
★ 8.01923
MovieComedy
Mr. Billings Spends His Dime is a silent comedy film.
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Mr. Billings Spends His Dime · 1923Mr. Billings Spends His Dime
★ 8.01923
MovieComedy
Mr. Billings Spends His Dime is a silent comedy film.
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