George Jeske

Nacimiento : 1891-02-22, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Muerte : 1951-10-28

Películas

Triple Trouble
Writer
Leon Errol wants to retain his secretary; complications ensue.
Moon Over Las Vegas
Writer
A beautiful woman goes to Las Vegas in a scheme to make her husbnd jealous, but once she gets there she becomes involved with another man.
Prunes and Politics
Screenplay
Edgar is running for county supervisor against his mother-in-law. Edgar, whose campaign is going nowhere, decides to try some dirty-tricks style tactics but, as usual, everything backfires on him.
Criminal Investigator
Story
A reporter investigates the murder of a showgirl, who was the widow of a millionaire. While digging in to the mysterious murder of a showgirl (Vivian Wilcox), intrepid reporter Bob Martin (Robert Lowery) uncovers a connection between that case and another one he's been working on. An inmate (Lawrence Creighton) holds the key to the crime, but there's one problem: He's deaf and mute. Meanwhile, the murderers (Jan Wiley and Charlie Hall) appear to be working for a very powerful person.
Westward Ho-Hum
Story
Edgar, his wife and his brother-in-law are riding through the desert in a convertible to see a restaurant that Edgar has purchased sight unseen. They camp in a ghost town and Edgar sees a "Gold Nugget Restaurant" sign and it dawns on him that is his purchase. Inside, Edgar runs into two outlaws who force him to drive them to the next town. Unknown to Edgar, Sally lassos the renegades out of the back seat, while Edgar drives on in his (usual) blissful state of ignorance.
A Polo Phony
Story
Salesman Leon Errol joins a polo club to secure an order from a tough-sell member. He manages to gum up the deal for his company and gets fired.
'Taint Legal
Writer
Edgar Kennedy is over-joyed when told he has won a $5,000 prize in a "How To Be Happy Though Married" contest. A reporter interviews Edgar and his wife Vivien who tell him about their engagement and elopement. Then Viviens father tells them that according to a law he has found in a law-book, they aren't legally married. After a series of misadventures, they learn that the law is a new one and that the Kennedy marriage is legal.
The Day the Bookies Wept
Screenplay
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
Sagebrush Serenade
Writer
Ray Whitley and the other Lazy-Q cowhands break up a plot by Mrs. Pierce (Isabel La Mal) to have her son George (Sid Coke) acquire the ranch by marrying the owner's daughter (Jean Joyce).
Berth Quakes
Screenplay
Noted child psychologist Errol marries a widow with a nasty brat, and finds none of his theories seem to work when trapped in a pullman car on the way to his honeymoon at Niagara Falls.
Should Wives Work?
Story
Errol's wife goes back to work, despite his objections.
The Reckless Way
Assistant Director
The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend is upset--he just wants to marry her and settle down to a life of domestic bliss. But she has stars in her eyes--and soon learns to use publicity to create a new movie star persona. Throughout all this, the sappy boyfriend is always waiting nearby--hoping that she'll come to her senses and give up this new life.
The Reckless Way
Production Manager
The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend is upset--he just wants to marry her and settle down to a life of domestic bliss. But she has stars in her eyes--and soon learns to use publicity to create a new movie star persona. Throughout all this, the sappy boyfriend is always waiting nearby--hoping that she'll come to her senses and give up this new life.
I'll Name the Murderer
Assistant Director
Gossip columnist Tommy Tilton, who excels in slinging nonsense about, is not a timid bluffer when it comes to coaxing out a murderer.
Suicide Squad
Assistant Director
Larry Baker is a young fireman whose daring exploits have led him to receiving a lot of newspaper publicity which goes to his head. His sweetheart, Mary O'Connor, and fire-department friends begin to shun him as they think he is just a publicity hound. But a daring rescue of Mary and her younger brother, Mickey, from a blazing inferno shows him to be more than just a publicity-chaser and, now, a real hero to all.
Rip Roaring Riley
Additional Dialogue
G-Man Ted Riley is ordered to investigate happenings at Diamond Island, where a bogus Major Gray is reported engaged in manufacturing a new brand of secret gas for his own purposes. Riley blows up his motor boat just off the island and is picked up by Gray's men. On the island he discovers chemist Professor Baker (John Cowell) and his daughter, Anne, are held captive by Major Gray.
Rip Roaring Riley
Assistant Director
G-Man Ted Riley is ordered to investigate happenings at Diamond Island, where a bogus Major Gray is reported engaged in manufacturing a new brand of secret gas for his own purposes. Riley blows up his motor boat just off the island and is picked up by Gray's men. On the island he discovers chemist Professor Baker (John Cowell) and his daughter, Anne, are held captive by Major Gray.
Skybound
Assistant Director
Captain John Kent is a pilot in charge of the border patrol. Two crooks who head up a smuggling operation, Morley and his associate Faber, are trying to outwit Kent. The smugglers hope that they can influence Kent's younger brother Doug to help them, and they employ an attractive singer in an attempt to win Doug over.
Kentucky Blue Streak
Assistant Director
A nosy reporter (Nugent) befriends the dumb Coughlin and pushes the Governor to commute his sentence. Now, Coughlin can ride his family's pride and joy in the Kentucky Derby. BUT, the mean old Warden cancels all paroles--and the idiot decides to escape (even though he's only got 10 more months to serve). So, the reporter has a hunch and goes to see if he can find Coughlin--and the Warden deputizes him!! At this point you might wonder if the boy will make good and win the big race
The Flaming Signal
Director
A pilot and his dog crash-land on an island run by a psycho who owns a motel--and most of the locals.
The Midnight Patrol
Screenplay
A cub reporter rashly makes a promise to solve a murder mystery within 24 hours, then must make good on his boast.
Pete and Repeat
Story
Pete and Repeat is a 1931 Comedy short.
Cured in the Excitement
Writer
Cured in the Excitement is a 1927 Comedy short film.
Broke in China
Writer
Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.
A Dozen Socks
Story
A poor sap tries to impress his girl by fighting the great boxing champion Jack Dempsey.
Riders of the Kitchen Range
Director
An odd little one reel comedy starring Earl Mohan and Billy Engle, from the Hal Roach Studio. Directed by Tay Garnett.
Short Kilts
Director
As a way to make peace between two feuding Scottish clans, one invites the other over for supper, but things don't turn out quite as expected.
Wide Open Spaces
Director
Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.
Smithy
Director
After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds a job on a construction site, where he helps to build a house, and soon causes havoc amongst the other workers. The construction company owner leaves for a week, and tells his secretary to send a letter to Mr. Smith telling him to complete the construction of the house while he (the owner) is away. The letter is accidently sent to Smithy who manages to complete the house. When the owner returns the house is complete, and Smithy is commended until the last support beam is removed...
The Big Idea
Director
Inventor Ignatius Pollard develops a new "Pavement Polisher" to clean the streets, but a demonstration of the device does not go as planned.
It's a Joy!
Director
'Snub' Pollard as a eccentric movie director.
Fully Insured
Director
A Hal Roach comedy starring 'Snub' Pollard and James Finlayson.
Join the Circus
Director
'Snub' Pollard wants to hang himself but figures joining the circus was better idea.
Save The Ship
Director
'Save the Ship' is a plotless silent short film which has the 33 year old Stan Laurel acting in a run of the mill production to pay his bills and as a token by Hal Roach.
A Man About Town
Director
A feckless young man who wishes to switch from one streetcar to another is told to follow a pretty young lady-- so he follows her all over town.
Oranges and Lemons
Director
After getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help another co-worker, only to wind up in a conflict with him as well. Trying to elude his boss, he heads inside the packing house, and visits with the women who are packing fruit into cases. Then he heads to a storage area, and tries to use the machinery to escape his pursuers.
Collars and Cuffs
Director
Collars and Cuffs is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
Pico y pala
Director
Surge un problema cuando un hombre incompetente, interpretado por Stan Laurel, va a trabajar a "una mina sin valor" y se enamora de la hija del jefe.
Under Two Jags
Director
Stan is in the company of ladies in this film. He is serving in the military with female officers, but there is also a demure lady who wins his affections.
White Wings
Director
Pursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.
The Noon Whistle
Director
Stan is a lazy employee at a lumber company. Much of the first portion of the film has to do with Stan trying to sneak into work late--past the violent and rather insane supervisor. Later, however, Stan walks into a plot to steal the company away and frame the owner for a crime he did not commit.
The Smile Wins
Director
James Parrott as a very persistent book salesman.
Tight Shoes
Director
The setting is a shoe store and the action is pretty frenetic. You get to see Paul lose the store's money, catch a shoe thief, knock down a bunch of shelves and more.
Paste and Paper
Director
Well executed but unexceptional one-reeler about a couple of incompetent paperhangers. James Parrott, brother of Charley Chase, was an equally skilled man behind the camera, later writing and directing some of Roach's best two-reelers, before he died too young, but while the gags here are well done, he never really developed much of a personality in these pieces and they are not, somehow, quite as sharp as the stuff he was co-starring in with Sid Saylor two or three years before. The extended gag with the plank of wood seesawing is typical.
The Water Plug
Director
Billy is on the bum. He sees a copper writing a ticket to a driver parked in front of a fire hydrant. The driver slips the cop some money to tear up the ticket. Billy acquires a fake fire plug and a policeman's badge, and sets out to make some money.
It Pays to Exercise
Dentist / Plumber
short subject comedy - fun at the gym!
Bombs!
Peanutty's Henchman
A World War 1 slapstick comedy from Keystone.
Charlot extremadamente elegante
Servant
Charlot, bastante borracho, entra en un bar a beber y, perdido todo control, comienza a provocar desastres. La acción continúa con nuevos incidentes del mismo estilo cuando, ya en la calle, sigue a una hermosa joven hasta su casa.
Charlot en el baile
Cornet Player / Guest with Bow Tie (uncredited)
La joven bonita provoca una rivalidad amorosa que desemboca en los habituales corridas, choques, etc...
Charlot hace cine
Prop Boy in White Shirt (uncredited)
Después de ver en el cinematógrafo una película de los Estudios Keystone, Charlot intenta colarse en los estudios mezclado entre los actores famosos, como Roscoe Arbuckle y Ford Sterling, y lo logra, pese a la oposición del portero. Una vez dentro, se acerca al plató donde filman una película e inadvertidamente causa y desconcierto.
A Thief Catcher
Cop (uncredited)
Two criminals chase a plainclothes policeman who, while taking out his dog, witnesses their crime.
In the Clutches of the Gang
Cop
In the Clutches of the Gang is a 1914 movie starring Ford Sterling and George Nichols.
A Flirt's Mistake
Shaven Cop (uncredited)
When Fatty Arbuckle accidentally hits on the rajah, he declares, "Death to all flirts!" and hijinks ensue.
Fatty's Flirtation
Cop
Fatty's Flirtation is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
The Gusher
Money Lender (uncredited)
Mabel has two suitors - an oily con man, whom she mocks in a very funny scene where she is shown twiddling a fake moustache and making her feelings very clearly felt. Even in this early comedy her natural fun comes through. The one she really loves is clumsy yokel Ford Sterling, who is determined to buy an oil well that the con man has for sale. The conman gets a local fellow to pour oil over the property. Ford falls for it and buys it - Mabel and he are to be married. Then the fellow confesses that it was just a scam - there was no oil.
Fatty Joins the Force
Arresting Cop
Fatty rescues the daughter of the police commisioner and is given a job as an officer as a reward, but its not all its cracked up to be!
A Muddy Romance
Land Policeman
Two rivals for Mabel's hand play a series of dirty tricks on each other. Finally, one of them gets Mabel alone and is about to marry her, but his rival comes up with a strange scheme to stop them. Soon the Keystone Kops arrive on the scene, and chaos quickly ensues.
Two Old Tars
The Cop
Two old tars, retired from service, live alone in a cottage by the sea. They sail along on an even keel, until a buxom and comely widow projects herself on the scene when one old tar breaks one of their unwritten laws and falls in love with her. The other old fellow objects strenuously.
Mother's Boy
Cop
Mother's Boy is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Alice Davenport.