Harry A. Pollard

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The Quest
5

The Quest

Mar 22, 1915

The Quest
1915 137 min 1 vues
John Douglas, a high-society playboy, is a cynic concerning the women of his social set, and has a pictured ideal of the girl of his dreams. Wising to avoid the upcoming social season, he hops a freighter bound for the Orient. It sinks in mid-ocean and he, as the sole survivor, is washed upon a island, where he is rescued by Nia, daughter of the tribal chief, Neto.John is puzzled as all of the tribe are white people, but he learns from the tribal chief they are descendant's of English-origin who also are on the island because of a ship wreck a few hundred years ago.
Adventure
Ça, c'est du cinéma
1

Ça, c'est du cinéma

Mar 23, 1951

Ça, c'est du cinéma
1951 76 min 1 vues
Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson. Although trailed by the latter, Stan, who is reporting on the movie world, manages to be hired by Mack Sennett. He makes his debut in Nevada, in the middle of gold diggers. After managing to clear his name he becomes, with Oliver Hardy, a big comedy star.
Comedy
A Joke on Jane
5

A Joke on Jane

Jul 14, 1914

A Joke on Jane
1914 13 min 1 vues
The roots of modern television situatuation comedy can be seen in this Beauty brand film. As American grew the Beauty brand was developed to feature actress Margarita Fisher. Her husband, Haryy Pollard, directed the Beauty films and occasionally acted in them. He plays the husband in this one.
Comedy
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
7

The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

Mar 21, 1924

The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924 22 min 1 vues
The City of Stars is structured as a "coming attractions" promo within the fictional framework of an Eastern editor (vaudeville actor Broderick O'Farrell) arriving in Los Angeles to meet with Universal's advertising manager. The sceneic resources of the studio are showcased throughout, with a "See America First" wagon visible in one scene, and a scattering of panoramic shots of Universal City and the Universal zoo.
The Quest
5

The Quest

Mar 22, 1915

The Quest
1915 137 min 1 vues
John Douglas, a high-society playboy, is a cynic concerning the women of his social set, and has a pictured ideal of the girl of his dreams. Wising to avoid the upcoming social season, he hops a freighter bound for the Orient. It sinks in mid-ocean and he, as the sole survivor, is washed upon a island, where he is rescued by Nia, daughter of the tribal chief, Neto.John is puzzled as all of the tribe are white people, but he learns from the tribal chief they are descendant's of English-origin who also are on the island because of a ship wreck a few hundred years ago.
Adventure
Trimmed
1

Trimmed

Jul 03, 1922

Trimmed
1922 50 min 1 vues
Returning from service in the A. E. F., Dale Garland is given a rousing reception by his townsmen. County political boss Nebo Slayter persuades the community to nominate Dale for sheriff--thinking he can be easily manipulated--against John Millard, the incumbent, who refuses political compromises. Dale easily wins and pledges to give the citizens an honest deal. Millard's daughter, Alice, who is Dale's childhood sweetheart, learns of Slayter's dishonest schemes and sees his men murder a moonshiner for whom they had been furnishing protection.
Western
The Loaded Door
1

The Loaded Door

Aug 14, 1922

The Loaded Door
1922 50 min 1 vues
Bert Lyons returns to the Grainger spread from the "outside world" to find his former employer dead and the ranch in the possession of Calvert, a narcotics smuggler, and Blackie Lopez, a rustler who has his eyes on Molly Grainger, Lyons' sweetheart.
Western
Shipmates
4.7

Shipmates

Apr 25, 1931

Shipmates
1931 72 min 3 vues
A sailor falls in love with the admiral's daughter but finds they can't marry because of his lowly rank.
Comedy
Payment Through the Nose
1

Payment Through the Nose

Mar 27, 1922

Payment Through the Nose
1922 20 min 1 vues
"The Leather Pushers" were a charming series of comedies based upon the story of a prize-fighter from the Colliers articles by H.C. Witwer. Each episode was self-contained and complete in itself. Formerly wealthy Kane Halliday ( Reginald Denny), fighting as the elegant "Masked Mystery", pays more attention to his flirtation with a chorus girl, Estelle, than his boxing career - frustrating his manager at every turn. Estelle, not realizing her new beau is is actually a prize fighter, is under the mistaken impression that he's a rich playboy, a belief that Halliday does nothing to correct. The manager sets out enlighten her in spectacular fashion!This entry from the series includes some terrific night scenes of New York's Times Square as it appeared in 1922. Titles from other Universal productions are prominently displayed on the theater marquees!
Drama
When Kane Met Abel
1

When Kane Met Abel

Jan 15, 1923

When Kane Met Abel
1923 23 min 1 vues
The "Kid" is in the studio playing the star role in a "super-feature." The director gets his cast to put extra snap into the big scene by making each of the fighters think the other is double crossing him. 10th episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.
Drama
He Raised Kane
1

He Raised Kane

Dec 18, 1922

He Raised Kane
1922 23 min 1 vues
Kane, who does not want his father to know he is a fighter, thinking he objects, nearly loses the fight when he sees him at the ringside. In the end, it is the words of encouragement from his father which causes him to win. It develops that the "Kid's" father has known it all the time and has been getting reports on his son's prowess in the ring. Eighth episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.
Drama
The Chickasha Bone Crusher
1

The Chickasha Bone Crusher

Jan 01, 1923

The Chickasha Bone Crusher
1923 22 min 1 vues
Kid Roberts, the champion, thoroughly beats a tough Westerner (from Chickasha, OK) who follows him from city to city, determined to get even. The man taunts the Kid, by insisting that he is afraid to fight without gloves. Finally his wife appears and begs the Kid to refuse to fight her husband because he is neglecting his ranch and family. The Kid's sweetheart and the ranchman's wife do some scheming and succeed in ending the fights, but not until the Kid has beaten his opponent with his bare hands. Ninth episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.
Drama
Joan of Newark
1

Joan of Newark

Feb 12, 1923

Joan of Newark
1923 20 min 1 vues
Twelfth episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.
Drama
Don Coyote
1

Don Coyote

Jun 25, 1923

Don Coyote
1923 20 min 1 vues
Fifteenth entry in the Leather Pushers series of two-reel shorts.
Drama
Uncle Tom's Cabin
6.9

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Nov 04, 1927

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927 144 min 9 vues
In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later, Eliza flees with her son, Harry, after learning the Shelbys plan to hand them over to a crooked creditor to prevent foreclosure. George also escapes and goes on the run while Eliza and Harry are captured and brought back home. Mother and son are separated as George tries to find them both.
Drama
Oh, Doctor!
5.5

Oh, Doctor!

Feb 23, 1925

Oh, Doctor!
1925 66 min 2 vues
Rufus Billings was born premature and after a lifetime of doctors doting on his frail health he is now a hypochondriac of the first order. Now an adult Rufus has learned his late father has left him $750,000 but he won't inherit the sum for three more years. Rufus is certain he is on death's door and will never last three years so his Doctor arranges for a loan of $100,000 to pay for a live in nurse. Rufus only has to sign over his inheritance to the greedy trio of Clinch, McIntosh and Peck who along with the doctor are confident he'll live long enough to pay his debt.
Comedy
A Joke on Jane
5

A Joke on Jane

Jul 14, 1914

A Joke on Jane
1914 13 min 1 vues
The roots of modern television situatuation comedy can be seen in this Beauty brand film. As American grew the Beauty brand was developed to feature actress Margarita Fisher. Her husband, Haryy Pollard, directed the Beauty films and occasionally acted in them. He plays the husband in this one.
Comedy
Fast Life
8.3

Fast Life

Dec 16, 1932

Fast Life
1932 82 min 3 vues
Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spare time, one of them (Haines) invents a carburetor that should increase the speed that powered boats will run, but all they succeed in doing is sinking the Admiral's barge. After discharge, broke and out of work, they find work with a boat builder who wants the fastest race boat in the world. They design the boat, carburetor and the engine but lack of money and the foreclosure of the business hinders their efforts to prove the new design.
Comedy
Fast Life
8.3

Fast Life

Dec 16, 1932

Fast Life
1932 82 min 3 vues
Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spare time, one of them (Haines) invents a carburetor that should increase the speed that powered boats will run, but all they succeed in doing is sinking the Admiral's barge. After discharge, broke and out of work, they find work with a boat builder who wants the fastest race boat in the world. They design the boat, carburetor and the engine but lack of money and the foreclosure of the business hinders their efforts to prove the new design.
Comedy
Undertow
3

Undertow

Feb 23, 1930

Undertow
1930 65 min 1 vues
Johnny Mack Brown stars as Paul, who wants nothing more out of life than to take charge of a lighthouse. Falling in love with Sally (Mary Nolan), Paul talks her into sharing his life as a lighthouse keeper. Evidently staring into the beacon once too often, Paul goes blind, and it's quite a chore for footloose Sally to remain faithful. Making matters worse is the arrival of a double-dyed villain (Robert Ellis) who intends to "have his way" with the long-suffering heroine.
Drama
The Cohens and Kellys
1

The Cohens and Kellys

Feb 28, 1926

The Cohens and Kellys
1926 80 min 1 vues
Jacob Cohen, who owns a dry goods store, and Patrick Kelly, an Irish cop, are constantly at loggerheads, feuding over anything and everything. Kelly's son, Tim, and Cohen's daughter, Nannie, fall in love despite the bickering of their parents; when they cannot get parental consent for their marriage, they secretly wed.
Comedy
The Cohens and Kellys
1

The Cohens and Kellys

Feb 28, 1926

The Cohens and Kellys
1926 80 min 1 vues
Jacob Cohen, who owns a dry goods store, and Patrick Kelly, an Irish cop, are constantly at loggerheads, feuding over anything and everything. Kelly's son, Tim, and Cohen's daughter, Nannie, fall in love despite the bickering of their parents; when they cannot get parental consent for their marriage, they secretly wed.
Comedy
The Invisible Ray
5

The Invisible Ray

Jul 01, 1920

The Invisible Ray
1920 225 min 1 vues
A scientist discovers a death ray and locks it in a box, giving the key to his daughter, who soon finds herself hunted by criminals looking to steal the deadly mineral.
Science Fiction
The Danger Game
1

The Danger Game

Apr 21, 1918

The Danger Game
1918 50 min 1 vues
Wealthy Clytie Rogers writes a novel in which a society girl commits a burglary, but it is "roasted" by critic Jimmy Gilpin, who writes that her story is completely implausible. To prove him wrong, Clytie decides to feign a robbery and enters an apartment through an open window. She is apprehended by a policeman, who mistakes her for local robber "Powder Nose Annie." Gilpin sees her in jail and, posing as crook Jimmy of the Dives, arranges to break her out and take her on a robbing spree. Finally, Jimmy returns her to her parents and then calls at her home as Gilpin, the critic. Clytie is suprised but forgives the deception and agrees to marry him.
Comedy
Show Boat
5

Show Boat

Jul 27, 1929

Show Boat
1929 146 min 2 vues
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
Drama
The Prodigal
3

The Prodigal

Feb 21, 1931

The Prodigal
1931 76 min 2 vues
An aspiring singer, who has fallen on hard times and is now living as a hobo, returns to his wealthy southern family.
Romance
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1

Miss Jackie of the Navy

Nov 30, 1916

Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916 50 min 1 vues
All of the navy men in a California port town have fallen in love with Jackie Holbrook, except for Captain Robert Crowne. As a result, roused by the challenge, Jackie decides that she must add Robert to her list of conquests. Disguising herself as a sailor, she leaves port on Robert's ship, which is headed for the island of Vergania to quell a native uprising. On the island, Robert is taken captive by the natives, and just as they prepare to sacrifice him, Jackie leads a successful rescue mission. Then, Jackie reveals herself to be a woman, and Robert, impressed with her beauty and bravery, instantly falls in love, and makes plans with her for an immediate marriage.
Comedy
Whipsawed
1

Whipsawed

Apr 24, 1922

Whipsawed
1922 22 min 1 vues
On the steamer going over to London the "Kid" falls in love with a senator's daughter and his manager is too sick to keep him in any training. After a week or two of training the "Kid" enters the ring only to find that his rival is one of his sparring partners. Knowing all the "Kid's" punches the opponent scores many points during the combat but suffers a punch in the jaw which loosens a tooth. The "Kid" waits for the moment when the terrible fighter must turn his head to spit out the tooth before he gives him the final knock-out punch.
Drama
Let's Go
1

Let's Go

Feb 13, 1922

Let's Go
1922 19 min 1 vues
The first film in the first "Leather Pushers" series from Universal.
Action
Let's Go
1

Let's Go

Feb 13, 1922

Let's Go
1922 19 min 1 vues
The first film in the first "Leather Pushers" series from Universal.
Action
The Reckless Age
5

The Reckless Age

Aug 16, 1924

The Reckless Age
1924 76 min 2 vues
Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.
Comedy
K - The Unknown
1

K - The Unknown

Nov 17, 1924

K - The Unknown
1924 80 min 1 vues
Sidney Page is a beautiful young nurse, the object of the romantic attentions of several young men in her small town. One of them, a mysterious fellow known as K, suddenly finds that the life of his rival for Sidney's hand depends upon his revealing the secret of his own past.
Mystery
The Miracle of Life
1

The Miracle of Life

Oct 21, 1915

The Miracle of Life
1915 137 min 1 vues
A young bride takes a drug that ends her pregnancy, and her husband divorces her. In the future, she is visited by the ghost of her "Child-That-Might-Have-Been" and taken to see her ex-husband (happily married with children), a land where the children of the future wait to be born, and her future damnation to hell.
Drama
The Devil's Assistant
4.2

The Devil's Assistant

Apr 01, 1917

The Devil's Assistant
1917 23 min 2 vues
A physician enacts revenge on the woman he loves after she marries another by treating her exhaustion with maddening drugs. The film depicts her descent into madness in a red-tinted trip to hell itself.
Horror
The Devil's Assistant
4.2

The Devil's Assistant

Apr 01, 1917

The Devil's Assistant
1917 23 min 2 vues
A physician enacts revenge on the woman he loves after she marries another by treating her exhaustion with maddening drugs. The film depicts her descent into madness in a red-tinted trip to hell itself.
Horror
Shipmates
4.7

Shipmates

Apr 25, 1931

Shipmates
1931 72 min 3 vues
A sailor falls in love with the admiral's daughter but finds they can't marry because of his lowly rank.
Comedy
Tonight at Twelve
1

Tonight at Twelve

Sep 29, 1929

Tonight at Twelve
1929 78 min 1 vues
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tonight at Twelve is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Matt Taylor, Harry A. Pollard and Owen Davis. It is based on the 1928 play Tonight at 12 by Owen Davis. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Robert Ellis, Margaret Livingston, Vera Reynolds, Norman Trevor and Hallam Cooley. The film was released on September 29, 1929, by Universal Pictures.
Tonight at Twelve
1

Tonight at Twelve

Sep 29, 1929

Tonight at Twelve
1929 78 min 1 vues
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tonight at Twelve is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Matt Taylor, Harry A. Pollard and Owen Davis. It is based on the 1928 play Tonight at 12 by Owen Davis. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Robert Ellis, Margaret Livingston, Vera Reynolds, Norman Trevor and Hallam Cooley. The film was released on September 29, 1929, by Universal Pictures.
Tonight at Twelve
1

Tonight at Twelve

Sep 29, 1929

Tonight at Twelve
1929 78 min 1 vues
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tonight at Twelve is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Matt Taylor, Harry A. Pollard and Owen Davis. It is based on the 1928 play Tonight at 12 by Owen Davis. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Robert Ellis, Margaret Livingston, Vera Reynolds, Norman Trevor and Hallam Cooley. The film was released on September 29, 1929, by Universal Pictures.
Tonight at Twelve
1

Tonight at Twelve

Sep 29, 1929

Tonight at Twelve
1929 78 min 1 vues
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tonight at Twelve is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Matt Taylor, Harry A. Pollard and Owen Davis. It is based on the 1928 play Tonight at 12 by Owen Davis. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Robert Ellis, Margaret Livingston, Vera Reynolds, Norman Trevor and Hallam Cooley. The film was released on September 29, 1929, by Universal Pictures.
Sporting Youth
1

Sporting Youth

Feb 04, 1924

Sporting Youth
1924 70 min 1 vues
Jimmy Wood, a chauffeur, is mistaken for famous racing driver Splinters Wood. Because he is deeply in debt, he enters a race on the advice of Betty Rockford, daughter of a wealthy automobile manufacturer.
Drama
Poker Faces
6

Poker Faces

Sep 05, 1926

Poker Faces
1926 84 min 1 vues
In order to secure a lucrative contract, a businessman hires a woman to pose as his wife at a business dinner when his own wife can't make it. Unfortunately, the woman he hires is the wife of an insanely jealous prizefighter.
Comedy
Damaged Goods
1

Damaged Goods

Aug 31, 1914

Damaged Goods
1914 70 min 1 vues
"Damaged Goods" pictures the terrible consequences of vice and the physical ruin that follows the abuse of moral law. It is a stirring plea for a pure life before marriage, in order to make impossible the transmission of hereditary traits to future generations. This film is presumed lost.
Drama
Show Boat
5

Show Boat

Jul 27, 1929

Show Boat
1929 146 min 2 vues
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
Drama