Mildred Davis

Acting

Mildred Davis

Born February 22, 1901 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died August 18, 1969 · aged 68

Mildred Hillary Davis (February 22, 1901 – August 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually married him. The daughter of Howard Beckett Davis, she was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and educated at the Friends School in Philadelphia. After several years spent studying, she traveled to Los Angeles in the hopes of securing a…

Known For

Safety Last!Safety Last! · 1923
Safety Last!
7.71923
MovieComedyRomance
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
Dr. JackDr. Jack · 1922
Dr. Jack
6.81922
MovieComedyRomance
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
An Eastern WesternerAn Eastern Westerner · 1920
An Eastern Westerner
6.91920
MovieComedyWestern
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.
Haunted SpooksHaunted Spooks · 1920
Haunted Spooks
6.31920
MovieComedyHorror
After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.
Grandma's BoyGrandma's Boy · 1922
Grandma's Boy
6.41922
MovieComedy
A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.
Never WeakenNever Weaken · 1921
Never Weaken
6.91921
MovieComedy
A young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.
High and DizzyHigh and Dizzy · 1920
High and Dizzy
6.61920
MovieComedy
A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.
Bud's RecruitBud's Recruit · 1918
Bud's Recruit
5.81918
MovieComedyDrama
This WWI home-front comedy is the earliest surviving film of King Vidor, who would later go on to make such classics as The Big Parade and The Crowd. A two-reeler, it's a propaganda comedy involving a little boy who can't wait to go fight against the Kaiser, and who sets an unrelentingly patriotic (and militaristic) example for his draft-age, feminized brother and peace-lovin' mother.

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