Charles Murray

Acting

Charles Murray

Born June 21, 1872 · Laurel, Indiana, USA

Died July 29, 1941 · aged 69

Charles Murray was an American vaudevillian and screen actor, as well as the director of five silent comedy shorts.

Known For

Puppy LovePuppy Love · 1919
Puppy Love
7.01919
MovieComedy
Young Gloria O'Connell falls in love with her neighbor, James Oliver. She is sent to a small town to stay with her three spinster aunts, while James becomes a newspaper reporter and arranges to write a story on the town and its large old-maid population. James pursues overweight "Hippo" Harger, a rival for Gloria's affections, and challenges him to a duel. When James' newspaper story appears, the disgruntled old maids hunt down the author. In a fit of anger, Gloria decides to marry "Hippo," but James rescues her at the office of the justice of the peace. The youthful lovers continue their relationship with their parents' understanding.
Married LifeMarried Life · 1920
Married Life
9.01920
MovieComedy
Ben Turpin's rival marries his college sweetheart played by Phyllis Haver.
The Stolen JoolsThe Stolen Jools · 1931
The Stolen Jools
5.61931
MovieComedy
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)
The MasqueraderThe Masquerader · 1914
The Masquerader
5.71914
MovieComedy
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · 2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
8.02020
MovieDocumentary
The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) used his talent to serve an ideal of justice and freedom. But his best scenario was his own destiny, a story written into the political and artistic history of the 20th century.
MismatesMismates · 1926
Mismates
7.01926
MovieDrama
"Mismates" is the story of a wealthy youth who, against his mother's wishes, marries a poor girl and is disowned. At first determined to support himself and his wife, he soon craves the accustomed luxury and deserts his wife and child. On false information provided by the boy's mother and substantiated by himself the wife is sent to jail and the child kidnapped by the husband. This is where the drama kicks in.
The BoobThe Boob · 1926
The Boob
6.01926
MovieComedyRomance
To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.
The Pioneer ScoutThe Pioneer Scout · 1928
The Pioneer Scout
8.01928
MovieDramaWestern
1928 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and Alfred L. Werker.

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Why Women LoveWhy Women Love · 1925
Why Women Love
9.01925
MovieDrama
An oil tanker burns at sea, and Molla Hansen, the captain's daughter, is the only survivor. Her rescuer, lighthouse-keeper Silas Martin, is fatally burned, and begs Molla to look after his daughter, Pearl. Meanwhile, Captain Rodney O'Malley, Molla's grief-stricken fiancé, departs on a long cruise. Two years later, Pearl is seduced by rum-runner Charley Watts, although she blames engineer Ira Meers. Molla learns of Pearl's pregnancy and holds Ira at gunpoint in the lighthouse. When Pearl discovers that Charley is already married, she locks him in the lighthouse tower, floods it with gas, and hurls a lighted lantern at him. Pearl and Charley are killed, but Ira recovers. The explosion signals Rod's ship, and he and Molla are reunited. A lost film.

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