Jess Dandy

Acting

Jess Dandy

Born November 8, 1871 · Rochester, New York, USA

Died April 15, 1923 · aged 51

No biography available.

Known For

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.
The Star BoarderThe Star Boarder · 1914
The Star Boarder
5.21914
MovieComedy
A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.
The Property ManThe Property Man · 1914
The Property Man
5.81914
MovieComedy
Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. Once all that is resolved the next issue is getting everyone on stage with the correct backdrop.
The RoundersThe Rounders · 1914
The Rounders
6.11914
MovieComedy
Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.
The Face on the Barroom FloorThe Face on the Barroom Floor · 1914
The Face on the Barroom Floor
5.41914
MovieComedy
A painter turned tramp (Chaplin), devastated by losing the woman he was courting as a wealthy man, finds himself drunk and getting drunker by the minute with some sailors at a bar until he's literally falling down. He keeps futilely trying to draw the woman's picture on the floor with a piece of chalk until he finally passes out cold (or perhaps dies, as in the poem) at the end of the film.
His Favorite PastimeHis Favorite Pastime · 1914
His Favorite Pastime
5.31914
MovieComedy
A very plastered fella follows a pretty woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself.
The New JanitorThe New Janitor · 1914
The New Janitor
6.21914
MovieComedy
The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief banker (Tandy). Meanwhile, one of the junior managers (Dillon) is being threatened with exposure by his bookie for gambling debts unpaid. Thus the manager decides to steal from the company.
Leading Lizzie AstrayLeading Lizzie Astray · 1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
4.41914
MovieComedy
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.

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