John Rand

John Rand

Birth : 1871-11-19,

Death : 1940-01-25

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John Rand

Movies

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).
Nothing But Pleasure
Farmer
To save money, Buster and his wife decide to drive to Detroit to buy a new car, then drive it home.
Blondie
Gardener (uncredited)
Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.
Modern Times
Waiter (uncredited)
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Uncivil Warriors
Soldier
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.
City Lights
Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)
In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.
The Circus
An Assistant Property Man / Clown
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
His Taking Ways
His Taking Ways is one of four films made for Biff Comedies, owned by independent producer Samuel Bischoff. Al St. John plays a hearing-impaired burglar who bumbles his way through a suburban break-in. One wonders how a criminal of such incompetence could be responsible for a “200 per cent” increase in burglary, but the premise is just an excuse for St. John to obliviously destroy household furnishings.
The Gold Rush
Prospector (uncredited)
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Red Pepper
An ordinary day - so an eventful one - of Tom Katt, a young man who works as a drugstore owner's assistant: his - very acrobatic - bike ride to his place of work; the - fanciful - way he performs his job; the - ingenious - subterfuge he finds to help his employer, who has money problems; the - swift - way he escapes the cops chasing him...
Fast and Furious
The Boss
Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in this film, as with several in this series of "Mermaid" comedies Conley made for Educational and Jack White, is African-American character actor Spencer Bell. The chase in reel two lifts a number of gags from Buster Keaton films.
Oh! Shoot
Short silent comedy starring Chaplin imitator Bobby Dunn.
Pay Day
Workman
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
The Idle Class
Golfer / Guest (uncredited)
At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.
Call a Cop
The Justice of the Peace
Call a Cop is a 1921 comedy short.
Astray from the Steerage
Man from Intellience [?] Department (as Johnny Rand)
While an immigrant couple are detained by authorities to see if they're fit, a smuggler tries to sneak a bottle into their luggage, but he accidentally gets trapped inside, and gets sent to the house where the new Americans will work.
Don't Weaken!
The Cop (uncredited)
A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.
Down on the Farm
Villager
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.
Hearts and Flowers
Trumpet Player
A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict.
The Cook
(uncredited)
In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.
The Adventurer
Party Guest (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
Mistreated 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.
Easy Street
Policeman / Tramp (uncredited)
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.
The Rink
Waiter (uncredited)
After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Behind the Screen
Stagehand (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
The Other Assistant
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.
The Count
Guest (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
Trumpeter & Band Leader (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
Policeman at House
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
Policeman (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 Burlesque on Carmen
Escamillo
A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
A Night in the Show
Orchestra Conductor
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.
Shanghaied
Ship's Cook
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.
Almost a Scandal
A comic one-act film in which affairs of the heart lead to a duel, and a chase. Amorous entanglements between Billy Ritchie and the wife of an overweight man, who himself has been flirting. In a restaurant, this all comes to a denouement that leads to a duel and a chase.
The No-Account Count
Hardup
A short comic film in which the Count has found a bride, namely Mr. Krapaan’s extravagant daughter. A tramp then steals his clothes, and goes to the wedding in the Count’s place. Krapaan wants his extravagant daughter to marry Count De Bluffe, whom he believes to be wealthy. When De Bluffe is taking a bath, his clothes are stolen by a tramp. The tramp then pretends to the Krapaan family that he is the Count, but is unmasked by the real De Bluffe. But when the tramp, peeking through the window, sees that the bride is actually ugly and bald, he is glad that he is off the hook. After the wedding, the tramp puts on the bride’s wig, which causes De Bluffe to experience great regret.
Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I
Johnny
Daughter is a sweet and simple thing but not easily managed. Mother picks Harry. Dad prefers Johnny. Daughter herself has her heart set on Billy. A mild war is declared when daughter sees a way to solve the matter. She tells mother that she will marry Harry, Dad that she will wed Johnnie and whispers slyly to Billy that he is the man.
Universal Ike Junior and the Vampire
2nd Fool
After a long spell of quietude at Alkali Flat things began to brighten up. Horse thieves drove a number of stock away. The men folks organized a posse. Although Ike was not married he, like the others, found the business of chasing horse-thieves rather restful. While the posse was camped in an old riverbed, Zingara, a beautiful gypsy girl, and her father drove their wagon into the camp and were invited to put up there tor the night.
Love and Rubbish
Park Bystander in Straw Hat
Love and Rubbish is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Charles Avery.