Grover Ligon

Nacimiento : 1885-02-01, Kerney, Missouri, USA

Muerte : 1965-03-03

Películas

Time Out for Romance
Crapshooter
A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot.
Father's Son
Chauffeur
Young Bill Emory is a typical mischievous, rambunctious boy, but his father William is a strict disciplinarian, and Bill is constantly being punished for simple childhood transgressions. Finally Bill can take no more of his father's excessive punishments and runs away. Complications ensue.
The Million Dollar Collar
Scar
Bill Holmes rescues Rinty from a car wreck not realizing that there is a stolen $50,000 diamond necklace hidden in the dog's collar.
The Dome Doctor
A Larry Semon comedy short.
Kid Speed
Avery DuPoys is a wealthy businessman, organising a race. He meets one of the competitors of the race, who is in love with DuPoys's daughter. Another competitor crashes into the action, who is also in love with DuPoys's daughter. DuPoys suggests that whoever wins the race will have the opportunity to visit his daughter every Wednesday night. An action-packed race commences, with one competitor doing more than usual to win the race.
Scarem Much
Ship Crewman
Scarem Much is a 1924 comedy short.
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
Policeman (uncredited)
In this silent comedy, a pretty department store cashier is charged with a robbery that occurred overnight at the store. However, circumstantial evidence points to the store's soda clerk having committed both the $10,000 robbery and the assumed murder of the store's nightwatchman, who is missing.
The Show
Bald Policeman
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
The Bakery
Bakery worker
Well-meaning but accident-prone bakery employee Larry is involved in numerous slapstick mishaps on the job. After accidentally causing the bakery owner to fall into a vat of cake batter Larry finds his job in jeopardy, but he redeems himself by foiling a robbery planned by the bakery foreman.
Hearts and Flowers
Diner
A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict.
Her Torpedoed Love
Messenger Outside the House / Sailor
A wealthy invalid tries to add his hard-working cook to his will, but the conniving butler gets in the way.
A Submarine Pirate
Cook (uncredited)
A waiter tricks his way into command of a sub in order to rob a ship carrying gold bullion.
A Lover's Lost Control
Man Calling Police
Mr. and Mrs. Gussle get up to some hijinks in this Keystone comedy.
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Desk Clerk / Cop (uncredited)
Hubby and wifey are in love, but he's henpecked by her mother. A nip of whiskey gives him Dutch courage, and he storms out, declaring he won't be a domestic slave anymore. He heads for a park bench where a photographer mistakes him for a seated woman's sweetheart. The tintype of the two of them falls into the hands of the woman's husband, whose jealous rage frightens our hero. He abruptly leaves town, telling wifey he'll be away on business. Wifey doesn't need her house while he's away, so, unknown to hubby, she moves in with mom and rents the house to the couple from the park. When our hero returns home sooner than expected, the renter has another attack of jealousy.
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Thug (uncredited)
Fatty and Al are Minta's suitors. After Fatty sics his dog on him, Al marks Fatty for roughing up by two thugs, but the plan backfires.
That Little Band Of Gold
Attendant Outside Coat Check (uncredited)
A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother. Then, when the three of them go to the opera together, the husband spots one of his friends in another box. Soon the domestic difficulties reach their peak.
Love in Armor
The Cop
Mae Busch and Charley Chase are in love. However, her father does not approve. A Baron sees Mae and concocts a fake kidnapping in order to get her attention. In other words, he pays two guys to pretend to try to abduct her and the Baron waltzes in like a hero and saves her. Well, the scheme seems to work as her family think the Baron is great and invite him to the house. But Charley and the two accomplices have other ideas...
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Ice Cream Buyer
Fatty and his domineering wife visit the park, where they encounter a pair of pickpockets.
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Card Player (uncredited)
Left alone by his wife, Fatty joins a poker game across the hall from his apartment and is left to face the law when the game is raided by police. He is given shelter by a neighbor, Mrs. Kennedy, leading to suspicions that they are romantically involved.
Hearts and Planets
Bearded Astronomer Pal
A 1915 short film directed by Walter Wright.
A Bird's a Bird
Mrs. Walrus's Father
Mr. Walrus needs a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner with his in-laws but his plans keep going awry.
Love, Speed and Thrills
Speed Cop with Rope (uncredited)
After Walrus has been shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose sees Walrus flirting with his wife he leaves. When Walrus runs away with Mrs. Ambrose, Ambrose gets on a horse to save her. The Keystone Kops are also after Walrus.
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Waiter
After running into a friend and two ladies, a married man sends his wife a note saying that he's taken a train for business, but then his wife reads that the train crashed.
Charlot, prehistórico
Caveman (uncredited)
Situada en la Edad de Piedra, el Rey Low-Brow gobierna el lugar y tiene un harén de esposas. Weakchin (Chaplin) llega al lugar (donde cada hombre tiene un centenar de esposas) y se enamora de la esposa favorita del rey. Charlot pelea con el rey y lo arroja por un acantilado. Como se lo presume muerto, Charlot se corona rey y comienza a disfrutar de su favorita con todo el harén a sus pies.
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
El romance de Charlot
Party Guest / Policeman (uncredited)
Charlot es un timador de ciudad que induce a Tillie a robar los ahorros de su padre y huya con él. Una vez ha llegado a la ciudad, Charlot se apropia del dinero y vuelve junto a Mabel, su primer amor y pareja del delito. Esta considerado como el primer largometraje del genero de comedia de la historia.
Shot in the Excitement
2nd Cop
Keystone short about two suitors getting into an increasingly, cartoonishly violent fight over a woman.
Charlot, rival de amor
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Charlot y su rival Joseph compiten por los favores de la dueña de casa. Luego ambos están en el parque y Joseph parece tener éxito con una joven. Por su parte Charlot pone su empeño en otra pero resulta que espera a su galán y, apenado, quiere arrojarse al agua pero un policía se impide. Más tarde encuentra a las dos jóvenes con Joseph, nuevo alboroto, las bellas se refugian en un cine y Charlot se les une, pero se produce un nuevo alboroto dentro del cine.
Charlot, artista de cine
Actor (uncredited)
La impostura permite a Chaplin contrastar en las películas al impostor con el personaje de modos vulgares que había ido creando. Este impostor de maneras elegantes y dignas que parece ir suplantando -afortunadamente- al anterior personaje por un nuevo Charlot.
The Great Toe Mystery
Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
A man goes in hot pursuit of the shoe store clerk he feels has made inappropriate advances towards his wife.
Charlot, en la vida conyugal
Bartender (uncredited)
Mabel llega a casa después de haber sido humillada por un matón al que su esposo no peleará. El marido va a emborracharse a un bar. Mabel entretanto consigue un maniquí para que su marido se entrene en el boxeo. Al retornar a casa, el esposo ebrio la confunde e invita a salir.
Mabel, vendedora ambulante
Vendor (uncredited)
Mabel trata de vender salchichas en el autódromo, pero no está haciendo muy buena tarea. Deja un momento la caja con las salchichas y Charlot la encuentra y las reparte a los hambrientos espectadores. Mabel busca la caja y cuando se da cuenta de lo sucedido llama a la policía y sobreviene el caos.
Charlot, árbitro
Tramp in Derby / Cop (uncredited)
Un par de vagabundos deciden fingir una pelea de exhibición de boxeo para un promotor. En tanto Pug, un tipo de buen corazón pero alborotador, enfrenta un grupo de atrevidos que molesta a su novia. Impresionados por sus habilidades deciden hacerlo pasar por Cyclone Flynn, el campeón, y hacerlo participar de un encuentro de boxeo.
Charlot y la sonámbula
Cop (uncredited)
Aprovechando la ausencia momentánea del esposo, Charlot coquetea con una dama en un banco del parque. Cuando el mismo regresa increpa a Charlot y le hace una escena a su mujer. En el hotel, donde la discusión continúa, Charlot se equivoca de puerta, reencuentra a la pareja y se hace expulsar violentamente. Charlot se acuesta en una habitación vecina pero la mujer, que es sonámbula, se le aparece y Charlot la devuelve a su habitación provocando un alboroto con el esposo y con todo el hotel. Refugiado en la parte exterior de una ventana, bajo la lluvia, es rescatado por la policía. En la batahola final Charlot trata de escapar pero la sonámbula vuelve a caer en sus brazos.
Mabel al volante
Henchman (uncredited)
Charlie, competing with his rival's race car, offers Mabel a ride on his motorcycle but drops her in a puddle. He also kidnaps his rival before the race. But Mabel decides to take the wheels in his place, thus causing a threat to Charlie. As the race progresses, despite a very late start, Mabel manages to gain a lead of three laps. Charlie with his henchmen, tries to sabotage the race by using oil and bombs on the track. They seem to succeed for a while, but their dirty tricks were not enough to stop the high-spirited Mabel from winning the race.
Charlot periodista
Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Un estafador enreda a un periodista para conseguir algo de dinero y luego pide un trabajo en su periódico.
He Would a Hunting Go
The Cop
Count Chicori is perused by a bear whilst visiting at a hunting lodge.
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Audience Member
A young man falls in love with his mother's kitchen maid, Mabel. But his mother objects strongly, and arranges for him to meet another young woman whom she considers more suitable. Mabel confronts the young woman, and is dismissed from her position. Later, when the young man learns about the new career that Mabel has found, he begins to act in an agitated and unpredictable manner.
Fatty's Day Off
Invalid in Chair
Fatty's Day Off is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Charles Avery.