Hallam Cooley

Acting

Hallam Cooley

Born February 7, 1895 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died March 20, 1971 · aged 76

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hallam Cooley (February 8, 1895 – March 20, 1971) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 106 films between 1913 and 1936. He was born in Brooklyn, and died in Tiburon, California.

Known For

Black WatersBlack Waters · 1929
Black Waters
★ 8.01929
MovieCrimeMystery
A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.
HolidayHoliday · 1930
Holiday
★ 6.21930
MovieRomanceDrama
A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.
Soup to NutsSoup to Nuts · 1930
Soup to Nuts
★ 5.91930
MovieComedyRomance
Mr. Schmidt's costume store is bankrupt because he spends his time on Rube Goldberg-style inventions; the creditors send a young manager who falls for Schmidt's niece Louise, but she'll have none of him. Schmidt's friends Ted, Queenie, and some goofy firemen try to help out; things come to a slapstick head when Louise needs rescuing from a fire.
Frisco JennyFrisco Jenny · 1933
Frisco Jenny
★ 6.71933
MovieCrimeDrama
Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.
Dollar DevilsDollar Devils · 1923
Dollar Devils
★ 10.01923
MovieDramaRomance
When oil is discovered just outside a small New England town, the residents go wild at the prospect of newfound wealth, and they invest their money with the head of the venture, a young man named Bruce Merlin.
The TomboyThe Tomboy · 1921
The Tomboy
★ 7.01921
MovieComedyDrama
Minnie, the village tomboy, meets a handsome Stranger after playing ball one afternoon. She invites him to see a bridge model her father has designed; but finding her intoxicated father in the act of destroying the model, she swears vengeance on the local bootleggers and joins a newspaper as sportswriter so as to expose their activities. Pike, the station agent, leader of the bootleggers, spreads a scandal about Minnie when she rejects him, but through the help of the Stranger everything is cleared up.
The ThoroughbredThe Thoroughbred · 1925
The Thoroughbred
★ 10.01925
MovieComedyRomance
Bob Beemis comes to New York City hoping to get his family entrenched in the high-society circuit, but only succeeds in making friends with one person in the social whirl, Archie de Rennsaler. They party with a couple of chorus girls and Bob falls in love with one of them. His uncle arrives from the West to check out his progress, finds there has been none, and closes out his bank account. What's a poor rich-boy do do? Well, he could enter his horse in a really, really Big Race.
Naughty But NiceNaughty But Nice · 1927
Naughty But Nice
★ 9.01927
MovieRomanceComedy
Naughty But Nice was based on The Bigamists, a story by Lewis Alen Brown. Gawky country girl Berenice Summers (Colleen Moore) is catapulted head-first into High Society when her Uncle Seth (Burr McIntosh) strikes oil. Shipped off to a fancy boarding school, Berenice suffers at the hands of her snooty classmates, but the last straw comes when she's publicly humiliated by local wise-guy Paul Carroll (Donald Reed).

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Man With Two MothersMan With Two Mothers · 1922
Man With Two Mothers
1922
MovieComedyDrama
Dennis O'Neill comes to America from Ireland at the request of his wealthy aunt, who intends to make him heir to the family fortune accrued from a junk business, but Mrs. Bryan objects to the presence of his widowed mother, who reminds her of their humble origins. Claire, niece of Mrs. Bryan, supports Dennis in his determination not to abandon his mother, and he installs Mrs. O'Neill in the nearby apartment of Tim Donohue, a friend from the old country, from whose window she can signal to Dennis. Dennis discovers that Hansen, manager of the junk firm, and his assistant, Richey, a suitor of Claire's, are padding the payroll. He finds that his affections for Claire are reciprocated, but Richey informs her that he is keeping another girl in the Donohue apartment. Dennis produces his mother, takes vengeance on Richey, and wins Claire -- all to the satisfaction of Mrs. Bryan.