Dan Crimmins
Also Known As: Alexander M. Lyon
Biography: Dan Crimmins was an English actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: May 18, 1863
Age: 162 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 12, 1945
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White Zombie
Overview: In Haiti, a wealthy landowner convinces a sorcerer to lure the American woman he has fallen for away from her fiance, only to have the madman decide to keep the woman for himself, as a zombie.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-28
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Colorado
Overview: While in an army camp waiting to be discharged, Lt. Frank Hayden sees a fellow officer, Capt. Kincaid, attacking a girl. He stops Kincaid, thrashing him soundly in the process. However, to avoid a court-martial for striking a fellow officer, Hayden deserts and flees to the desert. He comes across Tom Doyle, who is stranded and dying of thirst, and takes Doyle back to his home. He meets and falls in love with Doyle's daughter Kitty.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-02-14
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Ambition
Overview: Jude Hunter (Katherine Hughes) is a committed musician who is in the middle of preparing for the biggest and most important performance of her life. When mysterious, unprecedented, and seemingly connected deaths occur as the competition draws near, she begins to feel unsafe, thinking that she might be the next target.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-06-25
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The Bait
Overview: Crook Bennett Barton uses pretty Joan Granger as bait to blackmail millionaire John Warren.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-02
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Perils of the Rail
Overview: A section boss for the railroad sets out to catch a gang of thieves who have been stealing ore shipments from his company's trains.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-10-22
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Straight from the Shoulder
Overview: Played mostly for laughs, this silent Western featured the"The Mediator," a drifter who manages to restore peace both within a family and between miners and their powerful employer.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-06-19
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The Charmer
Overview: A wild dancer in a cheap Seville cafe, Mariposa is taken to New York by Señor Sprott, a prominent theatrical producer. Billed as "The Charmer," Mariposa becomes the toast of two continents. Among her most ardent admirers are Ralph Bayne, a millionaire playboy, and his chauffeur, Dan Murray, both of whom first met her in Spain. Madly in love with Bayne, Mrs. Sedgwick invites Mariposa and her mother to a weekend party in a deliberate attempt to humiliate the beautiful dancer. Bayne quickly realizes that Mariposa is out of place in high society, and, determining to make her his mistress, takes her home with him. Mrs. Sedgwick unexpectedly arrives at Bayne's swank suite ( followed by her suspicious husband), and Mariposa protects the society woman's reputation at the cost of her own.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-20
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Coming Down
Overview: Musty holds down a job as general factotum at the Busy Bee Amusement Arcade, one of his chief duties being that of taking tickets at the entrance to the moving stairway which leads to the cinema theater on the second floor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-05-03
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A Pirate Bold
Overview: Musty goes for a day's fishing, but bites are scarce and he whiles away the time reading an exciting story entitled "The Bold, Bad Pirate." He goes to sleep sitting on the edge of a bridge and dreams of hidden treasure and dark deeds on the Spanish Main.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-07-19
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Partly Cloudy
Overview: Musty holds down a job in Mole and Kittleton's dime museum. Musty seems to be the sole employee about the place, and whatever is called for by any of the patrons, he has to supply it. He is placed in charge of the cane rack, and of course, cheats so that the customers get no canes. One irascible old fellow complains to the manager, who upbraids Musty for his dishonesty. As soon as the customer leaves the manager congratulates himself on having so business-like an employee.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-08-16
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Not So Long Ago
Overview: Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she devours -- finds one prospect in an earnest denizen of the Bowery, and another in an elegant young aristocrat. Focusing on the bygone era's fashions, the novelty of the bicycle-built-for-two, and an inventor's quest for the horseless carriage, the film gently stirs the audiences' nostalgia for simpler times.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-07
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Desert Driven
Overview: The story of a man -- accused of a crime he didn't commit and wounded by the posse -- who hides out on a desert ranch.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-07-08
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Masked
Overview: The "Black Hound" band of desperadoes abduct a candidate for governor and demand a heavy ransom for him, but the hero and the girl lead a successful rescue party.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-05-15
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A Trick of Hearts
Overview: In this comedy-western, based on the life of Henry Irving Dodge, our cowboy hero keeps his tongue firmly planted in his cheek as he goes up against a town run by such women as newly elected sheriff, Carrie Patience. Hoping to restore some masculinity to the sheriff's office, Gibson stages a series of fake hold-ups but is soon upstaged by a real crook
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-03-18
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Pink Tights
Overview: When a circus troupe comes to a small, extremely conservative New England town, the residents go to their minister to have him protest the scandalous fact that the female tightrope walker wears a pair of pink tights. When she has an accident and is forced to recuperate at the minister's house, he has to hide her in order to avoid even more of a scandal. Mazie Darton, a high-wire performer with a traveling circus, longs for a peaceful country life. Forced to stay in a small town while laid up with an injury, Darton is spurned by the conservative townspeople. Rev. Jonathon Meek, the local parson, befriends the circus troupe, especially Darton. But he, too, opens himself to criticism from his flock, who protest his closeness with the show people. Eventually, Darton's boyfriend arrives and the pair become closer. The parson fades from the scene as a possible mate for Darton, who ends up winning the hearts of the townspeople.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-09-25
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The Lightning Bell-Hop
Overview: Musty Suffer gets a job as a bell hop at a cheap little hotel, the Outside Inn.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-04-04
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Showing Some Speed
Overview: Musty, messenger boy, is assigned to deliver a cook stove to a certain address. In spite of the fact that there is no one home and the house locked up, Musty takes the stove in through the window.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-06-28
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Outs and Ins
Overview: Musty Suffer gets a job as a chef and waiter at an automat restaurant. Various customers attempt to filch food or money from the coin slots, and Musty deals with the situation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-08-01
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Out Of Order
Overview: Musty is standing around in a state of confusion, so his fairy godfather appears to find him a job as a general factotum at an amusement gallery. Musty serves as a bootblack, a ticket-taker, a target at the shooting gallery and a rope to block off a non-working escalator.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-04-20
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Nearly Spliced
Overview: Leon Errol is a befuddled bridegroom about to get hitched to a pretty lass. If he can only get to the church on time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-06-11
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The Valley of the Giants
Overview: Bryce Cardigan struggles to protect his Redwood inheritance from a railroad-owner, who is also the guardian of the woman Bryce loves.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-04
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Just Imagination
Overview: Musty Suffer dreams of being subjected to psychological experiments by unethical doctors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-04-18
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Diamond Jim
Overview: A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-09-01
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The Midnight Express
Overview: Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To prove himself, Jack goes to work in the railroad yard as a laborer. An escaped convict, Silent Bill Brachley, steals Jack's car, and the chase leads to a meeting between Jack, the engineer of the Midnight Express, and the engineer's pretty daughter, Mary. As he is led back to jail, Brachley swears revenge.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-06-01
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Once to Every Woman
Overview: Aurora Meredith is the daughter of the village blacksmith. Because she has a promising voice, her family does everything they can to develop her talent. A wealthy New York woman hears her sing and sends her to Europe to study. But the woman dies, and Aurora borrows money for her last year from a hot-blooded Italian man. Instead of being paid back financially, the Italian wants her love, and she rejects him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-09-06
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Bells and Belles
Overview: Musty Suffer as a bell-boy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-04-12
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Cruel and Unusual
Overview: Musty Suffer as a golf caddy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-03-01
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The Garage
Overview: Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-01-11
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Pretty Ladies
Overview: Maggie, a headlining comedienne with the Follies, takes a fall off the stage into the orchestra pit and lands on the drum of musician Al Cassidy. One thing leads to another, they fall in love and get married. Al becomes a famous songwriter and Maggie stays home and has children. One day Al is hired to write a big number for Selma Larson, one of the Follies' most beautiful stars, and falls for her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-06
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Smiling Irish Eyes
Overview: A pretty, young violinist who travels from Ireland to America to seek fame and fortune on Broadway finds a bit more than she expected. A lost film.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-07-22
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The Final Curtain
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-02-02
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Keep Moving
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-11-01
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Local Showers
Overview: Musty Suffer visits a "painless dentist"
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-07-11
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The Commuters
Overview: The Commuters is a 1915 silent film comedy directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Fenwick in her film debut. It is based on a 1910 Broadway play, The Commuters, by James Forbes. A copy of the film is saved in the Library of Congress collection.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-04-26
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Home Cured
Overview: Johnny is a hypochondriac and he spends all of his time fussing over his health instead of paying attention to his lovely wife. The wife and the family doctor pretend he is going to die -- and behave in a heartless fashion that gets him to lose his temper and get out of his sickbed forever.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-03-14
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Vagabond Lady
Overview: Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony returns from touring the South Seas in his boat, the "Vagabond Lady," Jo is attracted to him instead.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-03
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Chilly Days
Overview: Short film directed by Charles Lamont
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-02-19
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