Gus Leonard

Birth : 1859-02-04, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Death : 1939-03-27

Movies

The Petrified Forest
Jim (uncredited)
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
One Sunday Afternoon
Muscian (uncredited)
Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.
Mush and Milk
Cap
When Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park.
Call Her Sausage
Otto - a Musician (uncredited)
Ben proves to be the undoing when Billy opens a new deli. Ben and Billy do a variation of the famous "who's on first" skit.
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
A murder trial reunites a former chorus girl and her son, a grandson of an English aristocrat.
Goldie Gets Along
Jailer
A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.
Trouble in Paradise
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Movie Crazy
Janitor (Uncredited)
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.
Stranger in Town
Townsman / Customer
Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment. The chain manager retaliates by cutting off Crickles' supply of produce, whereupon his friends and neighbors save his business by supplying him with goods from their own farms.
New Morals for Old
Art School Concierge (uncredited)
Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married man.
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Abraham
A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.
The Big Shot
Mr. Tuttle - Railroad Stationmaster
A young man runs into trouble when he buys an auto court, only to find out that its located next to a swamp that drives away all potential customers.
Penrod and Sam
Violinist at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join the club and when the boys lose their clubhouse in a land sale. But there’s also plenty of time to play pranks, put on a carnival, experience the pangs of first love, and romp with Duke, the world’s best dog.
The Devil to Pay!
Pet Shop Owner (uncredited)
Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.
The Doorway to Hell
Shop Owner (uncredited)
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.
The Happy Hottentots
Old Man at Boarding House (uncredited)
Two desperate singers take a job as the singing act in a movie theater between shows. They soon regret their decision.
The Fighting Parson
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Harry is mistaken for "The Fighting Parson" in a tough western town.
Loose Ankles
Mr. Berry from Walla Walla
A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the approval of three of her stuffed-shirt relatives and without scandal. Otherwise the estate goes to the cat and dog hospital. Ann, not needing the money, rebels by seeking scandal with a gigolo.
The Head Guy
Uncle (uncredited)
Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.
Mister Antonio
Antonio Camaradino, florist and street musician, befriends a man robbed of his overcoat and money in a disreputable bar. Tony recognizes the man as Jorny, mayor of Avalonia, a straitlaced town where Tony was once arrested for playing his hurdy-gurdy. After this meeting, Tony's travels take him again to Avalonia. Camped on the outskirts of town, he meets June Ramsey, a cousin of the mayor's wife, ejected from town by the mayor because his reelection campaign is jeopardized by her having been seen in a roadhouse. Under considerable pressure because he wishes to conceal his previous encounter with Tony from the opposition, Jorny returns Tony's favor by asking June's forgiveness and inviting her to return to Avalonia. June accepts his apologies; she then follows Tony, with whom she has fallen in love.
Noah's Ark
Manager of Belgian Theater Troup (uncredited)
The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
The Wind
Old Man at Dance Hall (uncredited)
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors, including neighbor Lige Hightower, leave Letty increasingly disturbed, resulting in tragedy.
Love's Young Scream
Young lovers pursued by her father -- and then a series of sight gags based on the mayhem of their auto ride.
Speedy
Civil War Veteran (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.
Coney Island
Jingles Wellman
Tammany Burke, young owner of a giant roller coaster, is fighting heavy odds against a syndicate led by financial baron Hughey Cooper. Assisted by his sweetheart, Joan, and her father, Jingles Wellman, formerly a clown, Burke prepares for a sabotage of his machine by syndicate hirelings. In the midst of a great battle the riot squad arrives to arrest the troublemakers, and Burke and his sweetheart are left in happy possession of their roller coaster.
Dad's Choice
The First Auto
Barber
The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a father and son.
Exit Smiling
Audience Member (uncredited)
Silent comedy about the travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company.
Go West
General Store Owner (uncredited)
With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
The Freshman
Waiter Who Takes Harold's Pants (uncredited)
Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special way of introducing himself that he saw in a movie. When he arrives at Tate University, he soon becomes the target of practical jokes and ridicule. With the help of his one real friend Peggy, he resolves to make every possible effort to become popular.
Stay Single
After Felix Valle helps rescue next door neighbor Dorothy Devore's dog from the over-zealous dog catcher, she agrees to help him get a raise in salary by pretending to be his wife. Meanwhile, her jealous husband is bringing home Felix' boss for a deal...
Hustlin' Hank
Hal Roach produced comedy has Will Rogers playing the title character, a rather slow, dimwitted man who works on a ranch where he usually gets pushed around at. A woman (Marie Mosquini) comes to town looking for someone to help her photograph some of the animals so she picks Hank and soon regrets it.
Carmen, Jr.
Bullfight Spectator
A spoof of Bizet's Carmen, showcasing child star Baby Peggy.
Second Hand Love
The Constable
Andy Hanks is an itinerant fix-it man who comes to town with his horse and dog as his only pals. He falls in love with Angela Trent, a young woman with an air of mystery about her.
Safety Last!
Office Worker
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
The Girl I Loved
Neighbor Perkins
John Middleton is distressed to learn that his family is taking in an orphan girl named Mary. He turns aside all her attempts to befriend him. But with the passage of time, John discovers (long after everyone else has) that he loves Mary. But by now it's too late. She plans to marry his friend Willie.
Watch Your Step
Jennifer Kimball
Elmer Slocum has just served a jail sentence for speeding. On his first day of liberty he encounters a physician whose car has broken down and offers to take him to his patient; he is pursued by motorcops for speeding, wrecks his car in a closed street, and knocks down and believes he has killed a policeman. Elmer boards a freight train and makes his way to a small town in Iowa, where he meets Margaret Andrews.....
Why Wild Men Go Wild
Old man
Party-hearty college boys Bobby and Jimmy tone it down for Jimmy's dad when visiting, but when Jimmy's sister declares what she wants is a real cave man, Bobby jumps at the chance.
Homer Comes Home
The Grocer
Ne'er-do-well Homer Cavender ventures to the city from Mainsville in an effort to find fame and fortune. Both elude him, and after clerking for two years, Homer returns home for a vacation. Impressed by his flashy clothes, the townspeople assume that Homer has achieved success. Attempting to win Rachel Prouty from his rival, Arthur Machim, Homer continues the deception by announcing that his employer, Kort and Bailly, has dispatched him to enroll stockholders for a proposed new plant to be built in Mainsville. Machim discovers the sham and denounces Homer as a crook.
A Husband in Haste
The Doctor
Jack (Earle Rodney) wants to marry Betty (Helen Darling) but inadvertently offends her parents, who demand “anybody in the world but that whippersnapper!” With the help of an “old time actor friend” (Eddie Barry), he makes his prospective in-laws rue their words.
His Royal Slyness
King Razzamatazz / Bolshevik orator
A young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.
Bumping Into Broadway
Desperate Spinster
A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.
Don't Shove
Old Man
Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.
The Marathon
The Butler
Boy trying to impress girl, gets chased by her father and the police right into an ongoing marathon.
A Sammy in Siberia
Ivan Whiski Broomsky - the Girl's Father (uncredited)
A bumbling American soldier saves a girl from a bunch of Cossacks.
Do You Love Your Wife?
Stan plays a janitor at a hotel dropping letters and trying to retrieve them with a vacuum, getting wet, helping a lady shoot her cheating husband and being chased by the police.
An Ozark Romance
Harold visits the Ozarks, where he has some funny experiences with a mountain girl and her eccentric family.
Are Crooks Dishonest?
Old man in park
Con artists Harold and Snub attempt to outwit phony psychic Miss Goulash and her "professor" father.
The City Slicker
Old man playing checkers
Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.
Fireman Save My Child
In this popular two reeler where Harold runs to the rescue of a woman on a fire engine, he is seen hanging on the moving vehicle by the released water hose that forces him closer to the ground.
Hey There
Bearded Actor
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.
Look Pleasant, Please
(uncredited)
A photo studio operator seems only interested in flirting with women. Hilarity ensues.
Hit Him Again
A short film starring Harold Lloyd.
All Aboard
Bebe's Father
In order to get his daughter away from her suitors, her father decides to spirit her away to Bermuda. Our hero, however, stows away on the ship. When discovered, he is credited with catching a crook, thus winning a reward and the girl.
Love, Laughs and Lather
An Englishman and his valet have adventures in the American West.
Bliss
Bearded man
A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his "title."
By the Sad Sea Waves
Old Man
Our vagabond hero dons a lifeguard's uniform and madcap antics ensue on the beach, and in the changing stalls!
Pinched
Harold's checked cap, blown from his head by a freakish wind, gets him into trouble. First he comes into conflict with the police as a highwayman, then the cap serves to identify him as a housebreaker and lands him in jail, while the innocent cause of his trouble becomes his cellmate for another reason. Eventually a distracted wife rescues both her husband and Harold from the clutches of the law, the cap this time aiding him to regain his freedom.
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
Luke operates a sanatarium, which he has naturally staffed with a bevy of attractive nurses.
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
While on the job, delivering a message, Luke finds himself in a girl's seminary.
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Luke and his sidekick steal a trolley car and create havoc for passengers.
A Watery Wooing
Professor Spoofledoo
Tom is not in favor with Flossie's aunt though the latter lady thinks he is just right. Tom's fertile brain forms a scheme and by a fake rescue of Flossie from the ocean waves he gets in the good graces of the stern aunt. But when the next day finds Aunty in peril herself the truth comes out: Tom can't swim.