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Hal Conklin
Born August 16, 1903
Died March 1, 1979 · aged 75
No biography available.
Known For
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp · 1926Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
★ 5.91926
MovieComedyRomance
A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.
Just Like a Woman · 1923Just Like a Woman
★ 10.01923
MovieComedyDrama
After living in a boarding school for some years, Peggy Dean accepts the invitation of her Aunts Abigail and Salina to live with them. They warn her that she will be "on probation" because of the family's displeasure with Peggy's father for marrying an actress, so Peggy masquerades as an exceedingly prim and proper missionary.
Off His Trolley · 1924Off His Trolley
★ 9.01924
MovieComedy
Ralph Graves and Martin Loback are a streetcar team who hit the high spots one night (the highest spot being dancer Natalie Delys (Natalie Kingston) "who shook a wicked eyebrow". Despite an extremely poor seduction technique ("Hey, girlie, you're great"), Graves starts two-timing his girlfriend Marion (Alice Day) and spending money he cannot afford.
The Spieler · 1928The Spieler
★ 7.81928
MovieCrime
After being released from jail, two con artists take their grift to a carnival.
The Silver Lining · 1932The Silver Lining
★ 7.01932
MovieDrama
A women in prison tale. One's rich, one's poor. Can they prosper after prison?
Don Key (Son of Burro) · 1926Don Key (Son of Burro)
★ 8.01926
MovieComedy
The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they can find a writer for a smash comedy. An aspiring writer is awaiting outside the office and the producer agrees to see him. He listens while the writer tells his story and acts the numerous parts. The story is rotten, but the producer lets him escape while vowing vengeance on any other author who would read his story aloud.
Soup to Nuts · 1925Soup to Nuts
1925
MovieComedy
Henry is expecting the new cook and when Sally, his wife's sister, appears, he immediately shows her the kitchen and orders her to serve food. When Henry's wife learns this she fears to present him as her husband, commands him to masquerade as the butler and calls in a friend to pose as her husband. The "butler" puts soap into the soup with the result that the sister-in-law and the other man become ill. When fire breaks out in the house the sister-in-law is trapped in her room and Bill thinks the terrible heat he feels is the result of fever from his illness. The fire brings on a climax in which the fire department performs and a series of hilarious gags are introduced.
The Big Shot · 1931The Big Shot
★ 10.01931
MovieComedy
A young man runs into trouble when he buys an auto court, only to find out that its located next to a swamp that drives away all potential customers.
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