Billy Armstrong

Billy Armstrong

Birth : 1891-01-14, Bristol, England, UK

Death : 1924-03-01

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Billy Armstrong

Movies

Charlie's Triple Trouble
British comedian Tommy Handley makes funny commentary on speeded up and shortened version of Triple trouble (1918)
One Spooky Night
The Chauffeur
One Spooky Night is a 1924 comedy short
Conductor 1492
Drunk at Party (uncredited)
A young Irish immigrant gets a job as a conductor on a streetcar and fights off an attempt by crooks to take over the company, all the while pursuing the boss' beautiful daughter.
The Extra Girl
Comedian in Derby
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual.
Asleep at the Switch
The Traveling Salesman
Asleep at the Switch is a 1923 comedy short.
This Way Out
A rival courtships in a variety of absurd situations.
When Knights Were Cold
Earl of Tabasco, a Hot Knight (as William Armstrong)
Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type character in a medieval walled town. He's chased by an army of knights, but both he and his pursuers ride music-hall half-horse costumes in lieu of real steads. He proceeds to fight, Fairbanks-like, dozens of swordsmen at once, and defeats his rival one-on-one, leaving him to marry the princess in a state ceremony.
No Vacancies
The Landlord
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?
When Summer Comes
The Fortune Hunter
Rampaging lions are on the loose in a hunting lodge.
Don't Weaken!
The Pianist (uncredited)
A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.
The Quack Doctor
Doc Pillsbury
In one of the handful of Sennett/ Paramount Films to survive we visit a traveling medicine show.
Down on the Farm
The Man of Mystery
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.
Up in Alf's Place
The Jailer
Charles Murray gets caught by his wife flirting with a dancer.
Hearts and Flowers
Indignant Nobleman
A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict.
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Ludwig - Asylum Keeper
Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.
Rip & Stitch: Tailors
The Neighbor's Rival
Comedy Short
Hop To It, Bellhop
Jumping Jupiter
Two hotel bell hops get into all kinds of shenanigans between dames, baths and bags of loot.
The King of the Kitchen
A crooked gentleman
Hello Trouble
A romantic husband
A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their loyal wives in his attempt to build up an insurance sideline when the undertaker business fails.
Triple Trouble
Cook / Pickpocket
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.
In Dutch
Comedy short starring Alice Howell
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
Silk Hat Cecil aka Jersey City Joe (as William Armstrong)
A slick city crook arrives in the town and succeeds in making honest Nell fall in love with him. He then suggests an entertainment with local talent, the while his confederates crack the safe and make off with the town's wealth. Nell, with her faithful but brainless lover, journeys to the city in pursuit of the loot and the looter
An International Sneak
The Spy's Rival
A 1917 short film directed by Hampton Del Ruth & Fred Hibbard.
Police
Crooked Preacher / Second Cop
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
Gertie's Gasoline Glide
Billy
Two men are vying for the favours of Gaby. One of them takes her for a motorcycle ride, the other in his car. When the second man manages to marry her, the first takes his revenge. He calls the police, and takes the newlyweds along on a kamikaze ride in his car, chased by the police.
Shanghaied
First Shanghaied Seaman
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.
The Bank
Another Janitor
A janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
A Woman
Father's Friend
Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for Charlie and invite him for dinner. The father returns home with a friend. Charlie rushes upstairs and dresses like a woman, shaving his mustache. Both men fall for Charlie.
Work
The Husband
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
By the Sea
Man in Straw Hat
It is windy at a bathing resort. After fighting with one of the two husbands, Charlie approaches Edna while the two husbands themselves fight over ice cream. Driven away by her husband, Charlie turns to the other's wife.
The Tramp
Minister
The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.
In the Park
Sausage Thief
A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, but takes a few with his walking stick. When the thief tries to take some of Charlie's sausages, Charlie gets the handbag. The handbag makes its way from person to person to its owner, who is angry with her boyfriend who didn't protect her in the first place. The boyfriend decides to throw himself in the lake in despair, so Charlie helps him out.
The Champion
Sparring Partner
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.