Jess Robbins

Nacimiento : 1886-04-30, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Muerte : 1973-03-11

Películas

Taking the Count
Director
A dubious count comes on a visit.
A Little Bit of Fluff
Writer
Syd Chaplin And Betty Balfour star in this British International Picture.
A Little Bit of Fluff
Director
Syd Chaplin And Betty Balfour star in this British International Picture.
The Motor Boat Demon
Director
There is a boat race going on.
Jane's Troubles
Director
Jane's father favors one of her suitors, her mother another one, and Jane a third one. She gets the first two suitors to have a boxing match to determine the best man, while she and her favored suitor elope.
The Non-Stop Bride
Director
Arthur Housman gets invited into a ranch house.
A Thrilling Romance
Director
An aspiring writer chases after a pair of crooks when her handbag is taken.
Time Flies
Director
The short starts with a duel in the Old South wherein a man inadvertently saves one of the duelist's lives for which he is given a watch. Years pass and we next see the grandson, impoverished and heading to the big city for work (taking the watch with him). His ma gives him a pigeon in case he wants to send a message back home. The watch is the key to getting a fortune and a vamp and her cohort want it.
Should Sailors Marry?
Editor
Should Sailors Marry?
Writer
Scrambled Eggs
Director
Two "correspondence romance" suitors prepare to meet their respective partners for the first time; mixups ensue.
Meet Father
Director
The daughter of a local store fancies a man, but her father wants her to end up with a boxing champion.
The Law Forbids
Director
Paul and Rhoda Remsen, having marital difficulties, separate; and each is awarded custody of their child Peggy for 6 months of the year. Rhoda and Peggy move to a farm town, while Paul remains in the big city to write a play for actress Inez Lamont, who is in love with him. Peggy knows that her mother still loves Paul, so she flees to the big city to explain the situation to her father.
The Lucky Dog
Writer
In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.
The Lucky Dog
Director
In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.
His Jonah Day
Director
Jimmy Aubrey comedy produced by Vitagraph.
The Backyard
Writer
Jimmy Aubrey lets the kids in the alley shoot arrows at him. After he grows tired of this, he treats them like satchels to get them out of his way. A policeman shows up and he is terrified; later, disguised as a policeman, he encounters Oliver Hardy, who is in brutal mode here.
The Backyard
Director
Jimmy Aubrey lets the kids in the alley shoot arrows at him. After he grows tired of this, he treats them like satchels to get them out of his way. A policeman shows up and he is terrified; later, disguised as a policeman, he encounters Oliver Hardy, who is in brutal mode here.
The Decorator
Writer
Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy comedy produced by Vitagraph.
The Decorator
Director
Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy comedy produced by Vitagraph.
The Son-of-a-Gun
Story
A young man is lured into a cardgame by a crooked dealer. He is about to lose all the money that was given to him to get medicine for his mother when a local cowboy comes to his rescue.
The Son-of-a-Gun
Director
A young man is lured into a cardgame by a crooked dealer. He is about to lose all the money that was given to him to get medicine for his mother when a local cowboy comes to his rescue.
Red Blood and Yellow
Director
Red Blood and Yellow is a 1919 Western
Shootin' Mad
Director
A settler and his daughter are trying to homestead a plot of land. They are tricked out of the land by a crooked saloon owner, who then shoots the father and makes a play for the daughter. A local cowboy comes to her rescue.
Charlot, maleante
Producer
Charlot, recién salido de prisión, escucha las palabras de un reformador y resiste la tentación de participar en un robo que no ofrecía riesgos. Luego se da cuenta que el predicador tiene malas intenciones por lo que renuncia de improviso a su propósito de enmienda. En el curso de una tropelía una hermosa joven le tienta a volver al buen camino, para lo cual le perdona, le hace arrepentirse y le protege, pero la policía está siempre allí y es mejor no confiarse.
Parodia de Carmen
Producer
Versión cómica de la obra "Carmen", en la Edna Purviance interpreta a Carmen, una gitana. "Burlesque on Carmen" contó con dos versiones, una de 1915, realizada por el propio Chaplin y con una duración de 41 minutos, y una segunda, estrenada en 1916, con un montaje alternativo en el que no intervino Chaplin.
Charlot en el teatro
Producer
En esta ocasión Charlot acude al teatro, perfectamente vestido de etiqueta. Y allí se acumulan situaciones graciosas y molestas, algunas reconocibles para cualquiera...
El marinero
Producer
Charlot, enamorado de la hija del propietario de un barco, es engañado por el capitán, quien le pide ayudarle a embarcar por la fuerza a algunos marineros; cumple su tarea y como premio es también embarcado por la fuerza y debe trabajar en el mismo. La hija viaja de polizón para seguir a Charlot.
Charlot y los atracadores
Producer
Charlot está encargado del cuidado de las oficinas en un banco. Limpia todo y contra todos y ama a la inaccesible secretaria. Hay en el ardor con que limpia y ama una suerte de heroísmo.
Charlot, perfecta dama
Producer
La cosa empieza en el parque, con un distinguido y aburrido caballero haciendo el "calavera", hasta que se topa con Charlot, lo que provoca varios desastres cuando juega a la gallinita ciega, incluido un chapuzón en el estanque.
Charlot, trabajando de papelista
Producer
Charlot y su jefe tienen dificultades para empapelar la casa en la que están trabajando. Y el dueño está cabreado porque no puede desayunar en paz.
Charlot en la playa
Producer
En un día ventoso en la playa Charlot coquetea con las bellas bañistas y ello provoca una pelea con los esposos de dos mujeres. Después de ello, y mientras los mismos discuten entre sí por un helado, Charlot vuelve a esa placentera actividad.
Charlot, vagabundo
Producer
El vagabundo Charlot salva a una damisela en apuros, que pasea por el bosque con su dinero demasiado a la vista. Agradecido, su padre le contrata para que trabaje en su granja, donde, además de armar más de un lío, se enamora de la chica.
Charlot rapta a su novia
Producer
El padre de Edna, una rica heredera, quiere que se case con un adinerado conde. Charlot, el verdadero amor de Edna, suplanta al conde en la cena, pero aparece el verdadero y Charlot es expulsado. Más tarde, Edna y Charlot huyen perseguidos por el padre, el conde y tres policías.
Charlot en el parque
Producer
Charlot es testigo de cómo un vagabundo roba el bolso a una chica en el parque.
Charlot, campeón de boxeo
Producer
Paseando con su perro, Charlot descubre en un cartel la oportunidad de participar en un campeonato de boxeo.
Charlot trasnochador
Producer
Charlot y Ben han bebido de más y cuando van al restaurante tienen un conflicto con un caballero francés y su amiga, por lo que el jefe de camareros los expulsa. Van a su hotel y Charlot se interesa por una joven atractiva ocasionando un nuevo conflicto con el botones.
Charlot cambia de oficio
Producer
Charlot intenta conseguir trabajo en una película, y le asignan ser ayudante del carpintero que construye los decorados. Pero cuando uno de los actores no se presenta al rodaje, a Charlot le surge la oportunidad de actuar en la película.
Charlot cambia de oficio
Cameraman
Charlot intenta conseguir trabajo en una película, y le asignan ser ayudante del carpintero que construye los decorados. Pero cuando uno de los actores no se presenta al rodaje, a Charlot le surge la oportunidad de actuar en la película.
Sophie's Hero
Director
Alkali Ike dons a bearskin to chase away his rivals.
The Last Laugh
Director
Marguerite discovers a personal in the paper asking for information concerning Wallace Jones, and stating that he is heir to an immense fortune, which she shows to her mother. That morning, when a man applies to Mrs. Joslin for a room in her house and the landlady discovers his valise is marked "W. Jones," both she and her daughter insist on his taking one of their rooms, and make a great fuss over him. Mr. Jones is at a loss to understand their overwhelming attentions, but as Marguerite is extremely pretty, he accepts the fussing good-naturedly, as far as she is concerned.
The Last Shot
Director
Lee Clay is convicted by the jury and sent to prison for ten years. Tom, the son, swears revenge and determines to kill his brother-in-law for testifying against his father. Helen, the wife of Tom, goes to warn her brother. In trying to save him from her now maddened husband, she is killed. Clay and his brother-in-law end the feud over the lifeless form of Helen.
The Laird of McGillicuddy
Cal Robbins
Comedy in which Charles retaliates when Louise breaks off their engagement. Louise breaks off her engagement to Charles. Out of revenge, Charles and his friends turn Kees the milkman into a Scottish lord, who is meant to make a big impression at the ball. He dances very rudely with Louise, and out of nervousness admits that he is only a milkman. Charles responds angrily, and pretends that this was a joke that his friends had arranged; he then tries to hit Kees and his friends. Louise stops him, and they kiss, once again in love.