John Rand
Also Known As: John F. Rand, Johnnie Rand, Johnny Rand
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Birthday: November 19, 1871
Deathday: January 25, 1940
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Count
Overview: A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-09-04
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The Pawnshop
Overview: A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-10-02
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The Adventurer
Overview: The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-10-22
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The Circus
Overview: Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-01-06
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The Idle Class
Overview: At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-09-25
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Astray from the Steerage
Overview: While an immigrant couple are detained by authorities to see if they're fit, a smuggler tries to sneak a bottle into their luggage, but he accidentally gets trapped inside, and gets sent to the house where the new Americans will work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-04-23
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Uncivil Warriors
Overview: Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information. On the run when they are discovered, they hide in a cannon and are blown back to their northern headquarters.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-26
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The Cook
Overview: In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef and waiter of a fancy oceanside restaurant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-09-15
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A Night in the Show
Overview: Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-11-20
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The Cure
Overview: An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-04-16
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Police
Overview: Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-05-27
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A Burlesque on Carmen
Overview: A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-12-18
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Shanghaied
Overview: A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-10-04
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The Fireman
Overview: Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-06-12
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Pay Day
Overview: A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-04-02
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Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I
Overview: Daughter is a sweet and simple thing but not easily managed. Mother picks Harry. Dad prefers Johnny. Daughter herself has her heart set on Billy. A mild war is declared when daughter sees a way to solve the matter. She tells mother that she will marry Harry, Dad that she will wed Johnnie and whispers slyly to Billy that he is the man.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-07-07
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Universal Ike Junior and the Vampire
Overview: After a long spell of quietude at Alkali Flat things began to brighten up. Horse thieves drove a number of stock away. The men folks organized a posse. Although Ike was not married he, like the others, found the business of chasing horse-thieves rather restful. While the posse was camped in an old riverbed, Zingara, a beautiful gypsy girl, and her father drove their wagon into the camp and were invited to put up there tor the night.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-06-30
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Mister Smarty
Overview: Mr. Bowser believes that he'll be able to clean the house better than his wife can.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-15
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Call a Cop
Overview: Wacky shenanigans ensue when our gang of merrymakers "Call a Cop"!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-06-26
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Shoulder Arms
Overview: An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-10-20
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Oh! Shoot
Overview: Short silent comedy starring Chaplin imitator Bobby Dunn.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-07-30
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Fast and Furious
Overview: Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in this film, as with several in this series of "Mermaid" comedies Conley made for Educational and Jack White, is African-American character actor Spencer Bell. The chase in reel two lifts a number of gags from Buster Keaton films.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-10-11
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Love and Rubbish
Overview: Love and Rubbish is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Charles Avery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-07-14
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Back to the Woods
Overview: Set in colonial times, the stooges are convicted criminals who are banished from England to the American colonies. When they arrive, they find that the colonists are starving because the local Indians won't let them on their hunting grounds. The stooges go hunting any, and after a wild chase, are captured by the Indians. They escape and another wild chase ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-05-14
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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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Down on the Farm
Overview: The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But the day changes when Roach's farmhand sees an opportunity to be the knight in shining armor to Louise, Roach's daughter, who he wants to marry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-04-17
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Don't Weaken!
Overview: A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-09-05
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His Taking Ways
Overview: His Taking Ways is one of four films made for Biff Comedies, owned by independent producer Samuel Bischoff. Al St. John plays a hearing-impaired burglar who bumbles his way through a suburban break-in. One wonders how a criminal of such incompetence could be responsible for a “200 per cent” increase in burglary, but the premise is just an excuse for St. John to obliviously destroy household furnishings.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-02-02
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Easy Street
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-01-22
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Behind the Screen
Overview: During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-11-13
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The Floorwalker
Overview: An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-05-15
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The Vagabond
Overview: A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-07-10
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The Immigrant
Overview: A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-06-17
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The Rink
Overview: After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-12-04
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Almost a Scandal
Overview: A comic one-act film in which affairs of the heart lead to a duel, and a chase. Amorous entanglements between Billy Ritchie and the wife of an overweight man, who himself has been flirting. In a restaurant, this all comes to a denouement that leads to a duel and a chase.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-02-17
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The No-Account Count
Overview: A short comic film in which the Count has found a bride, namely Mr. Krapaan’s extravagant daughter. A tramp then steals his clothes, and goes to the wedding in the Count’s place. Krapaan wants his extravagant daughter to marry Count De Bluffe, whom he believes to be wealthy. When De Bluffe is taking a bath, his clothes are stolen by a tramp. The tramp then pretends to the Krapaan family that he is the Count, but is unmasked by the real De Bluffe. But when the tramp, peeking through the window, sees that the bride is actually ugly and bald, he is glad that he is off the hook. After the wedding, the tramp puts on the bride’s wig, which causes De Bluffe to experience great regret.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-10-27
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Blondie
Overview: Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-30
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Nothing But Pleasure
Overview: To save money, Buster and his wife decide to drive to Detroit to buy a new car, then drive it home.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-19
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City Lights
Overview: A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-06
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Modern Times
Overview: A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-02-05
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The Gold Rush
Overview: A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-07-13
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You Nazty Spy!
Overview: In this satire of the Nazis the Stooges are wallpaper hangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the King, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry becomes Minister of Propaganda. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run out of office by a mob and eaten by lions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-19
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Red Pepper
Overview: An ordinary day - so an eventful one - of Tom Katt, a young man who works as a drugstore owner's assistant: his - very acrobatic - bike ride to his place of work; the - fanciful - way he performs his job; the - ingenious - subterfuge he finds to help his employer, who has money problems; the - swift - way he escapes the cops chasing him...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-05
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A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
Overview: Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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