Dick Gilbert
Also Known As: Richard Lewis Gilbert , Richard Lewis "Dick" Gilbert
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: July 08, 1889
Age: 135 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 06, 1960
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Sherlock Sleuth
Overview: House detective of the Hotel Omigosh, Cyril Fromage and his hotel switchboard operator sweetheart attempt to thwart a dastardly thief, "The Weasel," who is on the loose in the hotel, assisted by a sultry vamp. Plenty of hilarious gags along the way; including the operator taking a call from an irate lodger, so hot that it makes the switchboard steam. Taking advantage of the situation, she pulls out the offending plug and curls her bangs. The MGM lion even puts in a guest appearance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-07-12
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The Man from the West
Overview: Art Louden, foreman of the Bar H Ranch, is contemptuous of the masculine city flappers and effeminate city sheiks who are vacationing on the ranch, and when reproached by the owner, Bill Hayes, for discourtesy to a guest, Art complains that there are no "she-women" left. Seeing a newspaper photo of Iris Millard, he is attracted by her apparent innocence; then she arrives with her father, and Art is disillusioned to find her as snobbish and as jazzily dressed as the others. His disdain, however, causes Iris to play up to his ideas.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-10-31
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Election Day
Overview: This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes. They warn the kids that they'll be socked in the jaw if they don't vote for them, but the kids are just trying to go about their business, namely Farina. His mother wants him to deliver laundry to her clients, but he can't go anywhere without being harassed by the gang. To escape them, he dons several costumes including that as an older woman, a dancer, and a scarecrow.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-01-12
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Dogs of War!
Overview: The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-07-01
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Postage Due
Overview: Stan does his best to recover a post-card, which he has forgotten to stamp. He attempts the recovery after hearing a remark by a postal inspector that the absence of the stamp makes the card a criminal offense for the sender. In the course of his struggles he swims through "oceans" of mail, rides up and down chutes, gets tied up in a mail bag and finally finds himself locked in a delivery truck with two thieves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-17
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Maid in Hollywood
Overview: Thelma, who came to Hollywood from Joplin to be a star, is ready to go home. She and her pal Patsy are packing up and packing it in. Then, through Patsy's deviousness, Thelma gets a call to come to the studio immediately to audition for a costume drama.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-19
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The Nitwits
Overview: A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-07
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Love My Dog
Overview: Farina Hoskins discovers a stray dog. Joe Cobb suggests that he and Farina take the dog to the gang's dog show. In the middle of the show, the dogcatchers crack down on picking up all unlicensed strays to control a hydrophobia epidemic; the injection to control the disease costs five dollars.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-04-16
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Thundering Fleas
Overview: The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-07-18
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Busy Bodies
Overview: In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at a sawmill.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-07
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The Night Life
Overview: Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot and outsmarts them both.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1930-04-19
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The Battle of the Century
Overview: Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-31
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You're Darn Tootin'
Overview: Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-04-21
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Speedy
Overview: Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-04-07
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Blotto
Overview: Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-02-08
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Six Faces West
Overview: A rare entry from the short-lived Our Gang rip-off "Hey Fellas!" Featuring Cliff Daniels, Gene Buckel, Billy Naylor, Jeff Jenkins, Jingo Jones, Jimmy Thompson, Dick Gilbert, and Nancy McKee.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-03-27
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Any Old Port!
Overview: Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-05
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Chad Hanna
Overview: Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-25
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The Pooch
Overview: The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-06-11
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What Price Orphans
Overview: Produced as a "Hey Fellas!" comedy, basically a copy of the popular Our Gang comedies. This one causing mayhem in the kitchen.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-07-12
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The Klynick
Overview: Produced as a "Hey Fellas!" comedy, basically a copy of the popular Our Gang comedies. Star Cliff Daniels was the brother of Our Gang regular Mickey Daniels. Here playing doctors and nurses.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-01-12
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Zeb vs. Paprika
Overview: Stan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-03-16
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Wide Open Spaces
Overview: Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-07-06
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13th Alarm
Overview: The Hey Fellas gang builds a firehouse out of junkyard parts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-05-02
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Forgotten Babies
Overview: While the rest of the gang goes fishing, Spanky gets stuck babysitting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-11
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Shiver My Timbers
Overview: The Gang plays hooky from school so they can listen to the tall tales of a friendly sea captain.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-10-09
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