Bobby Dunn

Bobby Dunn

Nascimento : 1890-08-28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Morte : 1937-03-24

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Bobby Dunn

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Murder in Coweta County
Liquor Runner
Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of murder took place in Coweta County, it is under the jurisdiction of the Coweta County sheriff who hunts the murderer without trepidation.
Galo de Briga
Gambler
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
Religious Racketeers
Holy Man
A wealthy young woman, racked with guilt because she wasn't there when her mother died, is so desperate to contact her that she gets involved with a phony mystic who promises to put her in touch with her mother's spirit, but who is really after her money. A reporter who loves the young woman sets out to expose the phony "psychic" for the charlatan he is.
Navio Negreiro
Crew Member
Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.
O Galante Mr. Deeds
Minor Role (uncredited)
O simplório e honesto Longfellow Deeds, de Mandrake Falls - Vermont, acaba herdando uma fortuna imensa. Ele precisará ir para a cidade grande, mas lidará com pessoas que só pensam em se aproveitar de sua fortuna e humildade. Uma delas é a repórter Babe Bennett, que fica amiga de Deeds somente porque está procurando uma boa história para seu jornal.
One More Spring
Bum
Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.
Tit for Tat
The Kleptomaniac
Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the grocery right next door is run by the man and wife whom they encountered in "Them Thar Hills" (1935). Stan and Ollie go and visit to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer again becomes convinced that Ollie and his wife are fooling around.
O Poço de Pifão
Moonshiner
Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped their moonshine; and the boys proceed to quench their thirst thinking that it is iron-rich mountain water. The real trouble doesn't begin, though, until a married motoring couple stop by to borrow some gasoline, and the already-cranky husband leaves his thirsty wife with the boys while he goes off to refill his car's empty gas-tank. A sequel was made to this film: TIT FOR TAT, q.v.
The Undie-World
Gangster
A gangster is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.
Son of a Sailor
Sailor
A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.
Terror Aboard
Cross-eyed Sailor
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out what happened.
Too Many Highballs
Ticket Seller
Harold Hobbs doesn't much like that his lazy, sponging and unemployed brother-in-law Claude and his mother-in-law live with him and his wife, Hortense, especially as the in-laws seem to rule the roost ever since they moved in. To get his in-laws out of the house, Harold has regularly left a bottle of booze for Claude to be able to entertain prospective employers. When Harold learns that on all the other occasions the employers have not showed (he assumes there probably were no prospective employers) leaving Claude to consume the booze on his own, he decides to show Claude a lesson by spiking the bottle with castor oil. Complications ensue when Joe, Harold's friend, encourages him to skip work to attend the prize fight. What Joe doesn't tell Harold is that he tells his boss that Harold needs the day off to attend to the sudden death of his brother-in-law.
The Dentist
Dentist's Caddy
An unconventional dentist deals with patients in slapstick fashion.
Honeymoon Beach
Billy's Butler
Glenn Tryon is at his Bachelor's Dinner, attended only by a dozen of his girl friends, prior to marrying Connie Watts but Ma Watts has plans for Connie to marry playboy Billy Bevan, who is unaware of Ma's intentions, as is Blondie who has plans of her own regarding Billy. The laughs here are only slightly less scarce than the chicken in the boarding house chicken-and-dumplings in "True Grit."
What Price Taxi
Cabbie (uncredited)
Ill-tempered Billy proves troublesome for fellow taxi drivers Franklin and Clyde.
Million Dollar Legs
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.
Jimmy's New Yacht
Porter
A young lady is wooed by two men
The Phantom
Shorty - the Chauffeur
An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
Side Show
Little Man
A circus side show performer tries to discourage her younger sister from following in her footsteps.
The Hot Spot
Bar Patron (uncredited)
In order to capture a murderer, a reporter has his obnoxious brother-in-law confess to the crime.
Sweepstakes
Bidder at Horse Auction
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
Gents of Leisure
Chester and Vernon are a couple of loafers who find a dollar and treat themselves to a meal, unaware that the dollar has fallen out of their money pouch. They must eat and run, and the plot escalates to an all out train chase in the best slapstick fashion.
Reducing
Train Station Extra
Culture shock bombards a woman and her family when they leave their hick town to help her sister out in her big-city beauty parlor.
Under The Cock-eyed Moon
Bad-Eye Pete
Horace and Chester search for peace and quiet in the Arizona desert, with Lizzy, their personalized jalopy. Arriving in a small town they befriend two girls, a crack-pot prospector, and attract the ire of a dangerous outlaw.
Breed of the West
Shorty (as Bobbie Dunn)
There is a feud on the Colonel's ranch between his foreman Longrope and some of the hands. The Colonel is firing those that don't get along with Longrope and it looks like Wally will be next. But things change when Jim overhears Longrope's plan to rob the Colonel. Longrope shoots Jim and this sends Wally into action.
Canyon Hawks
Shorty
Cattleman Benson finds Mildred and her brother George living in one of his cabins and their sheep are on his land. Attracted to Mildred, he not only lets her stay, he deeds part of his land to her. This leads to trouble with the other cattlemen.
The Canyon of Missing Men
Dave Brandon (Tom Tyler) tries to break away from his life of crime, but his old gang won't let him.
Half Pint Polly
Spud
Ted is riding for Pa Martin against Cooper in the big race. When Cooper has his men capture Ted, Peggy overhears them and sets out to free Ted in time for the race.
Call of the Desert
Tod Walker takes Rex Carson's map to a gold mine and leaves him in the desert. Carson recuperates at Jean Walker's ranch and she takes a liking to him. But when her uncle Tod arrives, he claims Carson tried to jump his claim. She sides with her uncle and Carson, banished from the Walker ranch, sets out to get his claim back.
Loose Ankles
Butler
A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the approval of three of her stuffed-shirt relatives and without scandal. Otherwise the estate goes to the cat and dog hospital. Ann, not needing the money, rebels by seeking scandal with a gigolo.
Parade of the West
Shorty
Bud Rand, a cowboy who is charged with the care of Little Billy Rand, accepts an offer to appear with Copeland's Wild West Show to ride a horse called "Mankiller." Dude, Copeland's righthand man, resents Bud's attentions to Mary, one of the performers, and when they fight it out, Bud is the victor. In revenge Dude loosens the cinch on the horse.....
The Trespasser
Milkman (uncredited)
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."
O Gângster
The Rat (as Bobbie Dunn)
Um gângster patrocina um violinista alcoólico, a fim de conquistar o amor de uma socialite glamourosa divorciada.
Code of the West
Shorty Gordon
Leary is using the Express Agent's liking for alcohol to enable his men to steal insured packages. Then he claims the insurance. Railroad Agent Hartley is sent to investigate and suspecting Leary, he and the Sheriff plan to trap them the next time they try their scheme.
Oh, Yeah!
Railroad Man at Bonfire
A couple of roving vagabonds hitch a freight to the railroad town of Linda, and between bouts with the fright-yard bulls and other drifters, find romance in the persons of two waitresses at the camp restaurant. American-slang rules the dialogue to the point non-USA viewers need a slang-glossary to follow the dialogue.
Bacon Grabbers
Laurel and Hardy are debt collectors trying to repossess a console radio.
The Wagon Master
Buckeye Pete
Bill Hollister (Jack Hanlon) organizes a wagon train to break the unfair monopoly held by Jake Lynch (Tom Santschi) on food prices in the mining camps. The Rambler (Ken Maynard) joins the train when it leaves for Gold Hill, and takes command when Hollister is killed from ambush. Jacques Frazelle (Al Ferguson) schemes to get rid of The Rambler and win Sue Smith (Edith Roberts). He plots with Lynch to disrupt the train, but The Rambler beats him in a whip-fight...
Captain Cowboy
Story of a Cowboy who met challenges with action! He matched his fists against another man's diabolical brain!
The Royal Rider
Wild West Show Member
Dick Scott takes his Wild West show to the Balkan kingdom of Alvania where the boy king of the country commands the troupe to give a performance. The king is greatly impressed with the American cowboys and makes them his palace guard. The prime minister starts a revolution, and Dick and the Americans put it down. The boy king sanctions a romance between Scott and Ruth Elliott, the royal governess.
'Neath Western Skies
Percival Givens
Ranch owner Tex McCloud is convinced there is oil under his property and brings in a drilling rig and equipment to drill for it. But a gang who wants the property wage a sabotage and theft war against him.
The Power of the Press
Taxi Driver
The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.
The Upland Rider
Shorty
The honest John Graham and the crooked Ross Cheswick battle for supremacy. Despite Cheswick's unscrupulous methods, Dan and his handsome bronco Tarzan win the Big Race for Graham. Dan's prize: Graham's lovely daughter Sally.
O Ás da Velocidade
Tough (uncredited)
Depois de perder seu emprego, Speedy começa a trabalhar como motorista de táxi. Ele descobre um esquema da companhia de trens para acabar com os bondes puxados a cavalo. Os bondes pertencem ao pai da sua namorada, então Speedy organiza os moradores mais antigos do bairro para tentar impedir os planos da companhia de trens.
Love in a Police Station
Cop
Love in a Police Station is a comedy short released in 1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
Bemused Sailor
Stan is a sailor whose girl gets kidnapped by a rough sea captain. Stan dresses in drag and seduces the captain but the captain's wife catches him. Stan and his girl beat a hasty retreat as the captain's wife fires off a parting shot.
A Dozen Socks
Trainer
A poor sap tries to impress his girl by fighting the great boxing champion Jack Dempsey.
When the Wife's Away
Uncle Hiram
Mistaken identity and female impersonation take place when indigents Billy Winthrop (George K. Arthur) and Ethel Winthrop (Dorothy Reviere) rent a fashionable apartment for a few days in order to impress rich uncle Hiram (Tom Ricketts.) Complications and misunderstanding arise.
Hayfoot, Strawfoot?
Soldier
Hayfoot, Strawfoot? is a silent comedy short.
Wandering Willies
Waiter
Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes playing “hooky from the hoosegow” (that's "jail" to you and me). Desperate for some chow, they opt to impersonate a police officer and a baby, two types of diners most likely to get offered freebies. When that fails, they go to the food-chain source, posing as a cow. Yet more misadventures ensue before the duo finds itself chased by a latterday edition of producer Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops. Director Del Lord was a former Keystone Kop who helmed many of the Three Stooges' most beloved comedies.
From Rags to Britches
Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)
From Rags to Britches is a silent comedy short.
Hold Tight
The baddies want Alyce Ardell's mine, which they know -- but she doesn't -- has just struck a rich vein. They will stick at naught, but she is protected by Bobby Dunn in this good thrill comedy directed by Marcel Perez.
The Lion's Whiskers
Cameraman
Billy works at a film studio where lots of things keep going wrong. First, while filming, the camera man and director nearly get dropped off a building. This stunt is funny and rather realistic. Second, Billy looks in a keyhole at what he THINKS is a lady taking a bath--and she's soon joined by a man!
The House of Flickers
The troubles of a movie projectionist in a newly-purchased theater are chronicled in this two-reeler starring Paul Parrot and Mildred June.
Hello, 'Frisco
Bobby
A comedy short directed by character Slim Summerville.
The Dumbwaiter
A comedy short starring Bobby Dunn & Eddie Lyons.
Case Dismissed
The Plumber's Helper
A Bobby Dunn comedy short for Arrow Film Corporation.
Unmounted Policemen
In this one, Bobby Dunn shaves his beard off (!) and then gets involved with the Mounties.
All Is Lost
Arrow comedy with Bobby Dunn. In this one he tries to get married and then attempt suicide.
No Danger
An Arrow comedy directed by Eddie Lyons from Aug 1923, co-starring Glen Cavender, Ruth Hiatt and Art Rowlands.
Oh! Shoot
Short silent comedy starring Chaplin imitator Bobby Dunn.
Hot Foot
Bobby Dunn and his girl enters a marathon dance contest.
The Duck Hunter
Minor Role (uncredited)
A 1922 comedy short.
Be Reasonable
Father of the Wife
Billy is a bit of a masher. He meets a lady on the beach and immediately gives her an expensive gift (some pearls). The problems are that she has her eyes set on the handsome lifeguard and the collection agents either want Billy to pay for this necklace or return it. Well, she naturally doesn't want to give up the pearls, so Billy decides to break in to her house to steal them (and a few other items while he's at it).
The Heart Snatcher
A farce in which the poor Lamo has to flee after he tries to rob a rich cinema operator. While on the run, he starts working for a blacksmith, who then betrays him.
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Minor Role
Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.
O Cozinheiro
(uncredited)
Numa tentativa de criar maior eficiência num luxuoso restaurante à beira mar, o chef de cozinha e seu assistente causam estragos no estabelecimento. Para piorar um pouco surge um ladrão.
Villa of the Movies
The Landlord
Here's a rare 1917 Triangle Keystone, co-starring Slim Summerville, with whom Bobby Dunn would co-star again with later, both with Fox Sunshine comedies in 1920 and a series for Universal in 1924. Glen Cavender also features...
Sunshine
A 1916 short starring Jack Cooper, Hank Mann & Bobby Dunn.
His Bread and Butter
The Head Waiter
After arranging for wifey to land a job as the café's cashier, Mann warns her not to reveal that they're married, lest proprietor Slim Summerville fire them both. The trouble begins when both Summerville and headwaiter Bobby Dunn fall for Pierce, driving Mann into paroxysms of insane jealousy.
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Man in Shower
Fickle Fatty's Fall is a 1914 Comedy short.
Only a Messenger Boy
Another messenger boy
Keystone silent comedy.
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Laughing Man (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.
The Little Teacher
3rd Unruly Student
The new school teacher fresh from the city struggles with her unruly bumpkin students, while she awaits the arrival of her fiancé.
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Ice Cream Vendor / Sideshow Game Operator (uncredited)
Mabel sneaks away from her parents for some mischievous fun at the fairgrounds with a pair of impromptu suitors.
A One Night Stand
The Actor in Dressing Room
Two clownish stagehands make life difficult for the manager and cast of a dramatic production.
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
Man on Street
Mack Swain is making a dress for Louise Fazenda. He discovers his dressmaker's dummy requires his adjustment, so he pulls out his hatchet for the job. Through the window shade, onlookers -- including her husband -- see him as killing a woman.
That Little Band Of Gold
Audience Member (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.
From Patches to Plenty
Hogan's Bum Chum
A poor man finds a bag with a lot of money resulting in a change of lifestyle. But not without complications...
Hogan Out West
Hogan's Rival
After arriving in a hostile Western town, Hogan meets the Wild West head-on. A shack loaded with dynamite aids his return to urbanity. "Plenty of western color helps to make the production an attractive one apart from its comic attributes. In this film Charles Murray as Hogan is his usual comical self." -The Moving Picture World, March 13, 1915.
Hogan's Romance Upset
Weary Willie
Charles Murray out romancing in the park.
Fatty's New Role
Grocer (uncredited)
Fatty gets kicked out of a bar, and then the place gets a bomb threat.
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
The Village Cop
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and Fatty find out dad's plan, they elope, pursued by dad, the hopeful suitor, and the local constables.