Jack Ackroyd
Also Known As: John Edward Ackroyd, John Edward "Jack" Ackroyd
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Birthday: June 05, 1889
Deathday: November 16, 1962
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Frozen Justice
Overview: Drama set in Alaska
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-10-13
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Isle of Escape
Overview: On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having escaped from a nearby cannibal island. Stella has her servants, Manua and Loru, care for him, but Shane, to whom she is married but with whom she has never lived, orders him taken to his house, intent on stealing his gold. In a drunken orgy, Shane takes the gold, provoking a fight in which Stella aids Wade. When Ma Blackney dies and Stella recovers the gold, she suggests they go to another island and establish a trading business; but because of a misunderstanding, Stella is kidnaped by the natives and taken to the cannibal island. Disregarding their differences, Wade and Shane join forces and go to the island; Shane sacrifices himself to stall the cannibals while Stella and Wade flee to the sea.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-01
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Hard Knocks
Overview: A man tries to win over the daughter of his boss.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-02
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Merry Widower
Overview: Julius loses his wife to Rudy because he's too busy going on hunting trips. But when she arranges to meet with a fortune teller, Julius hatches a plan to win her back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-08-01
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Hayfoot, Strawfoot?
Overview: Hayfoot, Strawfoot? is a silent comedy short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-04-18
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Sold at Auction
Overview: This Hal Roach comedy short I found on the "American Slapstick" DVD collection of rare silent comedies starts bizarre and has an anything goes-quality one rarely sees in Mr. Roach's output. It stars Snub Pollard who is initially introduced as a baby left on a doorstep before we see him fully grown about 20 or so years later still in that basket! From there, he gets bumped car to car crossing the street prior to getting literally thrown through a window as an auction is taking place! Also appearing is James Finlayson as a man who's items accidentally get sold.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-05-26
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The Cruise of the Jasper B
Overview: The film stars actor Rod La Rocque as Jerry Cleggert, a good-natured descendant of an infamous clan of pirates who resides aboard the rickety ship Jasper B. Cleggert is informed that in order to inherit a large inheritance, he must marry by his twenty-fifth birthday-- otherwise he would relinquish all claims to his impending fortune. Jerry soon meets his ideal would-be bride Agatha Fairhaven and the two immediately fall in love. Complications arise when Jerry's cousin, the dastardly lawyer Reginald Maltravers claims Agatha as his own. The courting couple suffer a series of mishaps on the way to altar; they are waylaid en route by a trio of bandits, escape from a runaway taxi cab, and outrun a mob of unscrupulous state authorities.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-12-12
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The Better 'Ole
Overview: The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-10-23
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The Whole Truth
Overview: A prosecutor instructs the audience of a courtroom to observe the tearful and slightly hysterical wife (Helen Gilmore) who is sitting in the witness box, and claims she is this way due to her husband, who shows up very infrequently. For the defence (James Finlayson), he never did anything to be proud of - and was proud of it. He sits there smirking and sipping a glass of water before being momentarily distracted. He goes to take another sip of his drink but instead picks up a different glass containing something very different.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-03
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Hearts and Flowers
Overview: A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-06-22
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Convoy
Overview: A German spy matches wits with-and pitches woo to- an American secret agent
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-04-24
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The Desired Woman
Overview: The beautiful and cultured Lady Diana Whitney marries Captain Maxwell of the British Army. When he is transferred to the Sahara, life at his remote post becomes one trial after another for Diana. Then Larry Trent, a young lieutenant, arrives to provide a pleasant reminder of days past, but Maxwell, in a jealous rage over their innocent companionship, sends Trent to a distant village.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-08-27
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Short Orders
Overview: Stan plays a waiter at a crappy restaurant and frankly such fare was better done by Chaplin and others. However, in two cute scenes, the film shines. The first is a Limburger cheese bit that is low-brow but funny. The second is the final scene with dogs following Stan at the end.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-09-01
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Smithy
Overview: After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds a job on a construction site, where he helps to build a house, and soon causes havoc amongst the other workers. The construction company owner leaves for a week, and tells his secretary to send a letter to Mr. Smith telling him to complete the construction of the house while he (the owner) is away. The letter is accidently sent to Smithy who manages to complete the house. When the owner returns the house is complete, and Smithy is commended until the last support beam is removed...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-01-19
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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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Post No Bills
Overview: Paul Parrott plays an obsessive-compulsive bill poster in this thoroughly average Hal Roach comedy from 1923. Hired to help publicize a new Gloria Snootful picture, Paul goes bonkers with glue and paper and ends up attaching promotional material to any surface within his reach, including the rear ends of a number of people, though his attempt to nail a poster to a glass window is somewhat less successful.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-08-05
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Going to Congress
Overview: Will Rogers plays a lazy man who is chosen by a group of men to run for Congress.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-05-24
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Take Next Car
Overview: In this 1922 Pathe-distributed, Hal Roach silent-era comedy, the owner of a local streetcar business is in danger of losing his franchise, but the streetcar operator (played by Paul Parrott) and his girl friend (who happens to be the boss's daughter; portrayed by Jobyna Ralston) try to save the day.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-07-29
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A Truthful Liar
Overview: Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle returns to his small town, fielding questions about Washington politics and his adventures. He regales them with stories that may be slightly exaggerated.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-08-16
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365 Days
Overview: A very rich old man promises to leave his extended family his fortune if they all move in together and get along for one year.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-09-16
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The Lion and the Mouse
Overview: Judge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him, unaware that a smaller company in which he owns considerable stock has been subsumed by the larger firm, thus creating the appearance of a conflict of interests. When one of the Judge's enemies plots to ruin the Judge over this apparent improper behavior, Judge Ross's daughter Shirley sets out to prove her father's innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-05-21
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No Vacancies
Overview: Arrow comedy shot in 1921 but released 2 years later, with an ensemble cast including Jay Belasco, Blanche Payson, Billy Armstrong and Jack Duffy. The plot centers around Jack and his wife who are looking for a place to rent. But what to do when the housing situation is not exactly easy?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-01-01
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The Dawn Patrol
Overview: World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
Genres: War Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-07-10
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Collars and Cuffs
Overview: Collars and Cuffs is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-07-01
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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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Brothers Under the Chin
Overview: Twin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is adopted and then the scene shifts to "twenty years later." The other as captain of a sailing vessel needs an extra hand. It does not develop until the end that the well dressed man he has abducted is his own brother.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-04-13
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The Isle of Lost Ships
Overview: The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1929 talking film released in an alternative silent version with a Vitaphone track of effects and music. It was produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by Warner Bros..
Genres: Action Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-10-16
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