Marvin Loback

Movies

Uncivil Warriors
Colonel
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.
It Happened One Night
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
A renegade reporter and a young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.
Sing, Bing, Sing
Barnes
After singing over the radio, Bing Crosby transmits a signal to elope to his sweeheart Helen; but her father is listening too. Undaunted, Bing tries, tries again.
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Bartender (uncredited)
The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
Kibitzer lin Stockade
A Mack Sennett-produced sound short about couples playing bridge through the ages.
Speed in the Gay Nineties
Mayor
It's 1890. Inventor Ed Martin has long believed and has openly stated that man will someday be able to fly. As such, many people, including the mayor, believe Ed is crazy and want to have him committed. Ed plans to prove them wrong about his mental capacity by winning the upcoming horseless carriage race at the speedway using his 2-cylinder engine machine which he predicts can travel 15mph, twice the speed of other machines. But for Ed to be able to do so, he has to elude the mayor and his gang and get to the speedway in time for the race. And there still is the small matter of whether his prediction will come true, all his other predictions which have not come to fruition... yet.
The All-American Kickback
Referee
Homer Bagwell (Harry Gribbon) is an incredibly talented, but reluctant college football player who is dating one of his teachers, Helen Dover (Geneva Mitchell). A jealous rival tries sabotaging Homer.
Sock and Run
Wacky Frenchman Alphonse (Snub Pollard) competes in an American boxing match.
Springtime Saps
Snub Pollard and Marvin Loback find comic situations as bums, night cops and seance attendees in this silent short.
No Kidding
Snub and Loback try to hide a baby they’re watching from their landlord.
Here Comes a Sailor
A little known Weiss Brothers comedy short directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring 'Snub' Pollard.
Holding His Own
Fat
After a fight with his neighbor over their Model Ts, Ben's tuxedo is ruined. Unfortunately, the suit he gets as a replacement doesn't hold up too well.
Once Over
Fat
A pair of rail-riding bums exit their boxcar in the town of Excema, where they get work as waiters and have trouble with clams, bottles of beer, and pies.
Speedy
Fat Man (uncredited)
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.
Cured in the Excitement
Male Nurse
Cured in the Excitement is a 1927 Comedy short film.
A Small Town Princess
Fat Dancer / Director
A small town princess gets hired for the movies.
Peaches and Plumbers
The Plumber's Helper
To make her boyfriend jealous a society girl starts dating a plumber but his sweetheart gets revenge.
Smith's Customer
Fat Customer
Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.
A Harem Knight
The Rajah of Barbaria
A pretty harem girl is rescued by a U. S. Navy officer. Whilst fleeing from the guards the girl takes refuge in the rooms of the notorious Rodney St. Clair, an erring Knight, who is proud of his long list of feminine conquests. But the Navy officer again comes to her rescue, and Sir Rodney is left to marry the harem's fattest woman after she puts a love potion in his drink.
Masked Mamas
The Bouncer
A Billy Bevan slapstick comedy short.
Hooked at the Altar
Eric Broadhurst
A vamp is hired to destroy an impending wedding.
A Prodigal Bridegroom
Pete - the Hired Man
Ben returns from the big city with his pockets full of cash. A hard-hearted, gold-digging vamp ensnares him. Ben enjoys being ensnared. In order to get rid of his faithful sweetheart, he schemes up a preposterous tale.
Meet My Girl
Felix Butterworth
Meet My Girl is a comedy silent short.
Hot Cakes for Two
J. Cecil Larger - Director
Hot Cakes for Two is a silent film comedy
Don't Butt In
James Parrott doing all kinds of handy work.
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Homer Swift
An auto salesman fall in love with a rich girl but she is already engaged.
A Rainy Knight
Adolph Brock
Sweethearts Jimmie Carter and Bessie Barnes work for Adolph Brock at the Acme Corporation. One day while he is out for a drive in his jalopy of a car, Jimmie spies a pretty young woman on horseback. He comes to her rescue after she falls off her horse and gets injured, he leading her to refuge in an abandoned cabin when it starts to rain heavily. Although she flirts with him, he, in turn attracted to her, wants to remain faithful to Bessie and resists his urges. When this woman mysteriously disappear on him, he can't stop thinking about her and follows her innuendo to meet with her at her apartment. All the while, he is unaware that she is Peggy Joyce, Brock's gold-digging fiancée. He is also unaware that Peggy has ulterior motives for coming on to him, which, in combination with her dangerous past, could lead to complications for all involved.
Good Morning, Nurse
Davenport Ward
Roland Royce (Ralph Graves) takes his family and a beautiful nurse (Olive Borden) on a camping trip but everything goes wrong.
Breaking the Ice
Charley Duncan
Ralph Graves is a football hero that delvers ice for a living in this Mack Sennett slapstick comedy.
The Cat's Meow
Bartender
Mild-mannered Harry gets roughed up by a slum gang. Later he returns as a cop to see that justice is done.
Black Oxfords
Convict
In this Mack Sennett comedy, a mother and daughter fear foreclosure because their mortgage payment is due and they're unable to pay it. Meanwhile, the family's son Jack, who's in prison, unexpectedly finds himself free of captivity.
Flickering Youth
Barber Party Guest
Flickering Youth is a 1924 silent Comedy.
The Hollywood Kid
Felix Katz - Rival Studio Boss
A short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a gaggle of guffaws!
Join the Circus
'Snub' Pollard wants to hang himself but figures joining the circus was better idea.
Heavy Seas
Second release in 'The Spat Family' series of 2-reel comedies. In this episode the three of them win a yacht in a tombola and quarrel over the captaincy while Mrs TS goes swimming and risks getting lost.
Nip and Tuck
Fat Cop
Billy Bevan, Harry Gribbon, Kewpie Morgan and their dog engage in a poker game.
White Wings
Cop
Pursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.
The Smile Wins
James Parrott as a very persistent book salesman.
Jailed and Bailed
A silent comedy short starring Jobyna Ralston and James Parrott.
Newly Rich
Newly Rich is a silent comedy short
The Golf Bug
The Golf Bug,1922, directed by James D. Davis, starring James "Paul" Parrott and Jobyna Ralston, is a short silent comedy film.
The Landlubber
Paul Parrott comedy produced by Hal Roach.
Gymnasium Jim
Kid Ryan
Keystone comedy about a garage owner pining for the girl next door, coming into money, and betting on a fixed fight.
A Studio Rube
On Patrol
Cop / Thug
Billy Bevan trying to escape the cops!
Hands Off!
Jumbo
Tex Robert rescues beautiful Ramona Wadley from the gang-leader of cattle rustlers. Later, he saves Ramona's sister from a stampede, and is then awarded a job on the Wadley ranch. The obligatory showdown features Pete and the gang.
Hey There
In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young lady he's just met at a snack bar. He's retrieved a letter she dropped and wants to return it to her, but it's pretty clear that his interest extends beyond mere politeness. (She's the adorable young Bebe Daniels, so this is easy to understand.) The movie studio setting provides Harold with lots of opportunities to do what comedians do in comedies like this one: flirt with actresses, anger the studio brass, and dash through sets disrupting everything.