George Shelton

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Breaking Even
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Breaking Even

Sep 29, 1932

Breaking Even
1932 10 min 1 vues
Vaudeville comic Tom Howard meets a man about to shoot himself and takes him into his store to try and talk him out of it. But Tom may prove to be crazier than the guy he's trying to help.
Comedy
The Acid Test
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The Acid Test

Nov 27, 1932

The Acid Test
1932 10 min 1 vues
George Shelton asks Tom Howard to help him impress his girl as a he-man. Howard is to insult him, and then Shelton comes up and punches out Howard. The gag works, so Howard tries to use the same gag, recruiting Donald MacBride as his foil.
Comedy
Pardon My Accident
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Pardon My Accident

Jun 10, 1938

Pardon My Accident
1938 17 min 1 vues
Professor Pierre Ginsbairge, an instructor at a success school, tells his class that nothing falls from the sky into their laps. On his way out, a safe falling from an upper-story window, nearly drives him into the sidewalk. Uninjured, but learning that the safe-owning company is insured, he claims to be injured and is sent to the hospital.There, he is mistaken for a look-alike famous surgeon and is in a jam when the surgeon arrives and finds Pierre making love to his wife, the nurse.
Grooms in Gloom
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Grooms in Gloom

May 10, 1935

Grooms in Gloom
1935 11 min 1 vues
George wants to marry Lena Schmidt but her father disapproves. Tom calls on old man Schmidt to fix things up for his friend George. He calls on the wrong Schmidt, who also has a daughter named Lena, and the two think Tom is there to ask for her hand for himself. Arrangements are made for a marriage but Tom and George think the intended bridegroom is George, as George does not know the wrong Schmidt was approached by Tom.
Comedy
Rural Romeos
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Rural Romeos

Nov 16, 1934

Rural Romeos
1934 20 min 1 vues
Harry Gribbon is a down-and-outer on the road and stops at a farm for a hand-out. The a farmer's wife makes him chop wood to earn the food and he sees and falls in love with her daughter. The hired-hand is also in love with her so conflicts arise.
Comedy
Sleepless Hollow
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Sleepless Hollow

May 08, 1936

Sleepless Hollow
1936 16 min 1 vues
Newlywed Harry Gribbon brings his wife home to meet his country family which includes their perspective choice for a daughter-in-law.
Comedy
Aces Wild
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Aces Wild

Jul 09, 1933

Aces Wild
1933 10 min 1 vues
Tom Howard gets into a poker game on the train with some guys who make up their own rules.
Comedy
The Big Meow
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The Big Meow

Mar 09, 1934

The Big Meow
1934 15 min 1 vues
When the story begins, Harry the Heaver calls a judge and threatens him. The police, however, have no idea where the crook is...so he hires two idiots to follow Harry's girlfriend so that they can lead them to his hideout. Unfortunately, since they are pretty dim, they end up following the judge's wife instead!
Comedy
Second Hand Husband
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Second Hand Husband

Oct 26, 1934

Second Hand Husband
1934 18 min 1 vues
Tom Howard has married a widow. She keeps comparing him to her first husband, to Howard's cost. To make himself seem nobler, he has pal George Shelton burgle the place. However, another burglar is also trying to break in, to general confusion.
Comedy
The Wrong Bottle
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The Wrong Bottle

Jul 13, 1934

The Wrong Bottle
1934 14 min 1 vues
In "The Wrong Bottle", Tom is annoyed since his freeloading brother-in-law lives with them and he's quite thoughtless. After some arguing, the brother-in-law informs Tom that his insurance policy has lapsed....and soon after this Tom thinks he's accidentally drank poison. However, when he heads to the store to buy some antidote, he's frustrated by a dopey druggist and other store employees....and there's more craziness after this.
Comedy
It Pays to Be Ignorant
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It Pays to Be Ignorant

Dec 24, 1948

It Pays to Be Ignorant
1948 10 min 1 vues
The first of a very short series, since it would become a TV series in 1949, based on the radio program that ran on CBS from 1944 through 1949. The premise of the program was intended as a satire and parody version of the "intellecutual" quiz shows on radio in the 40's, such as "Information Please" and "The Quiz Kids."
Comedy
Dumb Luck
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Dumb Luck

Jan 18, 1935

Dumb Luck
1935 19 min 1 vues
Two criminals hear about a woman who has won a prize in the lottery, and decide to kidnap her to force her to give them the money. Unfortunately, they don't know that the prize she won amounted to $50.
Comedy
Just Plain Folks
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Just Plain Folks

Mar 13, 1936

Just Plain Folks
1936 19 min 1 vues
In a burlesque of the radio program "One Man's Family", Tim pays a visit to his fiancée, Irene Carr, to meet her family. He is ignored, insulted and relieved of his cash for a raffle in which he is not allowed to participate, and is finally deserted when Irene and all of her family walk out of the house and leave him all alone. This happens after two of her cousins stage a wrestling match, and a food-fight at the dinner table.
Comedy
Rodeo Day
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Rodeo Day

Sep 13, 1935

Rodeo Day
1935 10 min 1 vues
Frank Luther was a famous country music singer back in the 1930s. As a result of this success, he was able to make a few films. There isn't a ton of plot in this short and what plot there is seems to be an excuse for all sorts of musical performances.
Comedy
One Big Happy Family
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One Big Happy Family

Nov 15, 1935

One Big Happy Family
1935 21 min 1 vues
When Tim Ryan's leading lady walks out in a small hillbilly town, the leading lady he selects -- at gunpoint -- is dumb bell Irene Ryan.
Comedy
The Magic Word
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The Magic Word

Jun 05, 1935

The Magic Word
1935 17 min 1 vues
A couple of hecklers ruin a magician's act when the magician asks for an audience volunteer.
Comedy
Sing for Sweetie
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Sing for Sweetie

Apr 15, 1938

Sing for Sweetie
1938 19 min 1 vues
Sally Newton is in love with Lee Sullivan, a young tenor singer with Johnny Johnson's Orchestra, but her father prefers a stuffy young clerk as her suitor. She makes him taker her to the nightclub where Lee sings. Lee has arranged for Sally to elope with him, his song "Let's Take It on the Chin" being the signal for her. But the clerk has hired a tough gangster to keep Lee from singing.
Comedy
Le Carrefour de la mort
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Le Carrefour de la mort

Aug 27, 1947

Le Carrefour de la mort
1947 99 min 149 vues
La veille de Noël, Nick Bianco (dont le père avait été tué par la police) attaque une bijouterie avec deux complices. Mais le braquage échoue et Nick, blessé, est arrêté. Comme il refuse de « donner » ses complices, il est condamné à vingt ans de prison. En prison il apprend le suicide de sa femme et décide de parler afin de sortir de prison et aider ses deux filles. Le milieu soupçonne Rizzo d'être un mouchard et charge un criminel psychopathe (Tommy Udo) de l'assassiner. Udo, ne trouvant pas Rizzo, assassine la mère de ce dernier en poussant son fauteuil roulant dans l'escalier. Udo est dénoncé par Nick. Mais grâce à son avocat, Udo est remis en liberté. Après avoir mis ses proches à l'abri, Nick décide d'affronter Udo.
Crime
The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show

May 30, 1971

The Ed Sullivan Show
1971 min 20 vues
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Comedy