Teddy at the Throttle

Teddy at the Throttle

1917 · 26 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy

Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's money, and they hope to have the sister marry Bobbie so that they can keep control over his money.

Directed by Clarence G. Badger

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

1h 36m together

Teddy at the Throttle

Painted People

Both from Clarence G. Badger.

More from Clarence G. BadgerSee all →

Painted PeoplePainted People · 1924
Painted People
★ 10.01924
MovieComedy
Ellie Byrne and Don Lane, chums, living in the poor section of a factory town, go away to make their fortunes. Ellie wishes to become a lady so that she can marry Preston Dutton, a society chap, and Don becoming infatuated with Stephanie Parrish, daughter of a wealthy man. Ellie becomes a leading actress and Don the author of her first play. Ellie refuses Dutton’s suit when she learns he is after her money, and Stephanie returns Don’s engagement ring. Ellie and Don go back to the factory town disillusioned. They realize that they love each other and in reality had not bettered themselves for someone else but for each other. A lost film.
The Fifty-Fifty GirlThe Fifty-Fifty Girl · 1928
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
★ 10.01928
MovieComedy
Strong-willed Kathleen O'Hara, believes in equality of sexes, makes a pact with her sweetheart, Jim Donahue, when they become joint owners of a California gold mine. According to the agreement, Donahue will do the housekeeping while Kathleen runs the mine; the first to call for help loses his share of the mine.
Woman HungryWoman Hungry · 1931
Woman Hungry
★ 10.01931
MovieWesternRomance
This film, believed lost, was based on William Vaughn Moody's 1906 play The Great Divide. The story was filmed as a silent film by MGM as The Great Divide (1925) and as an early silent/sound hybrid by First National also called The Great Divide (1929). Judith Temple has come West to Arizona for some excitement. As she says goodbye to her brother and his wife, who are returning to the East, Dr. Neil Cranford, who is in love with her, is called away to tend the broken ribs of a man injured in a barroom brawl.
The Man Who Lost HimselfThe Man Who Lost Himself · 1920
The Man Who Lost Himself
★ 9.01920
MovieCrimeDrama
Young Victor Jones of America is discovered to be an exact lookalike for England's Earl of Rochester, a circumstance which results in Jones deciding to replace the Earl after an unfortunate accident.
New Lives for OldNew Lives for Old · 1925
New Lives for Old
★ 9.01925
MovieDrama
Olympe is a cabaret dancer who offers her services to France when her country goes to war. She becomes a spy and provides valuable intelligence information during World War I by winning the confidence of a German officer. Hugh Warren is the American soldier who falls for Olympe. She allows him to believe she is a simple peasant and reveals nothing of her career as a spy. The two fall in love and are married, but the villainous German agent De Montinrich reveals to her husband's family that she is a tawdry club dancer. Unable to reveal her role in espionage, Olympe is ostracized by her friends and family. When the French government honors Olympe for her wartime bravery, her family no longer considers her a blemish on their sterling reputation.
The Bad ManThe Bad Man · 1930
The Bad Man
★ 9.01930
MovieWestern
Film version of a play about a Mexican bandit.
The Shooting of Dan McGrewThe Shooting of Dan McGrew · 1924
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
★ 9.01924
MovieWestern
Although the dance troupe of which she is leading lady is successful in South America, Lou urges her husband, Jim, to seek another environment for the sake of their 2-year-old son. When Dan McGrew offers to put Lou on the New York stage and beats Jim in a fight, she runs away with him to Alaska, where she becomes a decoy in the Malamute saloon. Learning that Lou has been duped by her abductor, Jim follows them to the Klondike and kills McGrew. Husband, wife, and child are then reunited.
Strictly ConfidentialStrictly Confidential · 1919
Strictly Confidential
★ 9.01919
MovieComedy
An English nobleman falls for and marries a beautiful young chorus girl. When he brings her home to the castle to meet his family, she is horrified to learn that she is niece, aunt, and/or cousin of all twenty-three of the staff of servants.
Leave It to SusanLeave It to Susan · 1919
Leave It to Susan
★ 9.01919
MovieComedyWestern
A Clarence G. Badger silent cowboy western kidnapping mistaken identity romantic comedy, based on a story by Rex Taylor; about a rich woman who gets lost in the West, and is found by an engineer who she mistakes for an outlaw. tHe plays along because he enjoys it, but then four real outlaws show up, and he tells them he was kidnapping her. They get found out, the girl gets one of the outlaws' guns and rescues them, and of course, they discover they love each other!
Through the Wrong DoorThrough the Wrong Door · 1919
Through the Wrong Door
★ 9.01919
MovieComedyRomance
A young woman goes to visit friends but mistakenly rings at the wrong address. She is greeted and taken in out of the storm by a handsome young man to whom she is immediately attracted. What she does not know, however, is that this young man has been fleeced by her father and has sworn vengeance against him.
The Shocking Miss PilgrimThe Shocking Miss Pilgrim · 1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
★ 8.81947
MovieComedyMusic
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially the handsome young head of the company. Their romance gets sidetracked when she becomes involved in the Women's Suffrage movement.
Miss Brewster's MillionsMiss Brewster's Millions · 1926
Miss Brewster's Millions
★ 8.01926
MovieComedyDrama
Polly Brewster, a penniless Hollywood model/movie extra inherits one million dollars. But her new lawyer, Tom Hancock, informs her that she has to spend it all within 30 days to inherit $5 million more from her spiteful Uncle Ned Brewster who tries to prevent it from happening.
Sis HopkinsSis Hopkins · 1919
Sis Hopkins
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
Sis is an eccentric young girl in a small rural village. While most around Sis view her as a joke, she is loved by Ridy Scarboro, the clerk at the general store. One day Sis's dog knocks an oil can into the Hopkins well and when wealthy old Vibert tastes the water, he believes the Hopkins have an oil strike.....
When Strangers MarryWhen Strangers Marry · 1933
When Strangers Marry
★ 8.01933
MovieDramaRomance
In this action-drama, a railroad worker plys his trade at the straits of Malay. He begins a steamy affair with a spoiled rich girl. His romantic rival tries to break them and keep the railroad from being completed.
Hot NewsHot News · 1928
Hot News
★ 7.01928
MovieComedy
Aspiring newsreel camera girl Pat Clancy, is hired by her father, a publisher, to work on The Sun and causes Scoop Morgan, the paper's best cameraman, to quit in protest of the hiring of a woman. The Mercury hires Scoop, and there begins a heated rivalry between him and Pat. Pat gets a few lucky breaks and manages to get a beat on Scoop during her brief career. After she exposes the theft of a jewel from the turban of a visiting maharajah, she and Scoop are kidnapped by Clayton, the thief, and taken aboard his yacht. Rescued, she and Scoop find love and happiness.
Three Week EndsThree Week Ends · 1928
Three Week Ends
★ 7.01928
MovieComedyDrama
A sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire playboy, although he is in reality only an insurance agent.

More Like This

Smosh: The MovieSmosh: The Movie · 2015
Smosh: The Movie
★ 4.42015
MovieScience FictionComedy
An embarrassing video of Anthony surfaces online right before his fifth high school reunion. The Smosh dudes then race to pull down the clip before it blows Anthony's chances of reconnecting with his teen crush Anna.
Once Upon a HoneymoonOnce Upon a Honeymoon · 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
★ 6.31942
MovieComedyRomance
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
Easy StreetEasy Street · 1917
Easy Street
★ 7.11917
MovieComedyAction
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.
The ImmigrantThe Immigrant · 1917
The Immigrant
★ 7.31917
MovieComedyRomance
A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows · 1996
The Wind in the Willows
★ 5.81996
MovieFantasyComedy
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.
The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz · 1925
The Wizard of Oz
★ 5.51925
MovieComedyFamily
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
Young Doctors in LoveYoung Doctors in Love · 1982
Young Doctors in Love
★ 5.31982
MovieComedy
An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.
I'm Not Crazy!I'm Not Crazy! · 2018
I'm Not Crazy!
★ 6.12018
MovieComedyDrama
A woman enters a quirky mental health clinic after attempting suicide upon finding out her husband is having an affair with her best friend.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter