James T. Kelley

James T. Kelley

Birth : 1854-07-10, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland

Death : 1933-11-12

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James T. Kelley

Movies

Charlie's Triple Trouble
British comedian Tommy Handley makes funny commentary on speeded up and shortened version of Triple trouble (1918)
Men of Daring
Piney (as James Kelly)
The story is set in the Black Hills of South Dakota circa 1876. While making their way through the Badlands, a religious cult is terrorized by a bandit known only as Black Roger.
The Wages of Tin
Meg's father (as Jimmy Kelly)
aka Billy, the Ford Buster
Andy's Stump Speech
Hotel Manager
Andy Gump is a clueless yokel that decides that he can run for President.
Hot Sands
Mr. Leffingwell - the Banker
Monty Banks finds love and mischief at the amusement park, in this two-reel comedy
The Kid Reporter
Newspaper Editor
The 'secretary' of a busy newspaperman is revealed to be a cherubic small child, Baby Peggy. When a rich woman's pearl necklace is stolen, Baby Peggy's employer promises to make the reporter who cracks the case Editor-in-Chief. The little girl seizes the opportunity, and - several disguises and chases later, with the grudging aid of the office-boy - duly returns with the jewels to achieve promotion, with all the adults scurrying to serve her.
Safety Last!
Old Driver of Delivery Truck
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
Dr. Jack
Card-Playing Father (uncredited)
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
Thundering Hoofs
Jimmy O'Brien (as James Kelly)
A young woman returns to Kentucky after several years in boarding school, and discovers that a very valuable horse that is to be entered in the Derby is about to be forfeited due to the machinations of a rival. She determines to ride the horse in the Derby and win the race.
High Rollers
An auto accident hurls Snub into a skating rink, where he encounters Rowe and Marie. Among the various slip-and-falling going on, two frisky escaped monkeys from a show put on skates to join in and create pandemonium.
Among Those Present
Mr. O'Brien, the Father
An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.
Cyclone Bliss
Quiet and fairminded Jack Bliss traces his missing father to Hell's Hole, where he meets Helen Turner and Jack Hall, the leader of an outlaw gang rendezvousing at Hell's Hole. Hall kills Helen's father but fails in his attempts to get rid of Bliss and Helen, and Bliss, singlehanded, takes on the gang while the neighboring ranchers, settlers, and herders unite to clean out the outlaws.
An Eastern Westerner
(uncredited)
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.
Broken Bubbles
A poor chap, with only fifty cents, hesitates whether to buy a meal with it or visit a fortune teller. He chooses the latter, and gazing into a crystal globe, he is told to follow the horses. He is then shown working around a racing stable, and, of course, rides the heroine's horse to victory. That night they decide to celebrate in a cabaret, where several amusing complications ensue.
Mystic Mush
Mystic Mush silent comedy
Way Out West
Way Out West silent comedy
The Nickel Snatcher
Hank Mann is the conductor of a horse-drawn trolley that carries a motley assortment of passengers to the beach at Venice in California, where the plot becomes involved with a bank robbery.
When Spirits Move
A 1920 Silent comedy
Triple Trouble
Singing Drunk
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.
A Dog's Life
Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
The Adventurer
Old Man (uncredited)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
The Immigrant
Shabby Diner (uncredited)
An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
The Cure
Sanitarium Attendant
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
The Rink
Her Father
After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Behind the Screen
Cameraman (uncredited)
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
The Pawnshop
An Old Actor
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.
Cold Hearts and Hot Flames
The Count
Butler (uncredited)
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
The Vagabond
Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
The Fireman
Fireman
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
Police
Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
The Floorwalker
Lift Boy (uncredited)
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Luke lifts a wallet from a golfer and thereby gains entry to a golf course. Mayhem ensues.
A Night in the Show
Trombone Player and Singer
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater.
Close-Cropped Clippings
Punctual Pete prepares the "Shaved in Silence" shop for the day's business. He is as handy as a man with five thumbs. Gertie, almost a soubrette, looking for a job, decides that she is willing to try anything once. Seeing a sign in the barber shop window advertising for a lady barber she beats it home and brushes up on the tonsorial art.
Pete, the Pedal Polisher
Pete is a discontented hostler. Hostlers are always discontented but Pete is a little more so. In fact, he is so sick and tired of his job as the mule's chambermaid that he is fast becoming desperate. He gives Maud her morning "Massage" and is interrupted by his "steady," a queen of the avenue, and a movie fan. She "coaches" and "wheedles" him in the naturally gentle, persuasive way of her class, in this wise: "Aw, loosen up. Separate. Give yourself another frisk," etc. As Pete finds himself unable to supply his "best" with the wherewithal to attend a movie, his discouragement becomes despair.
Charity Ball
A Victorian couple dancing.
Bowery Waltz
A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white sport coat and tie. Both have hats. On a small stage, she approaches him gingerly, leaning forward. He grabs her close, she leans into him, and he waltzes her around. (IMDb)
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel's Father
Century Film Production Black & White Silent