J.A. Howe

Despite his fear of horses, Eddie Hamilton takes part in a fox hunt, in order to impress the daughter of his host, Colonel Calhoun.

"IN THE GREASE" (1925) stars James Finlayson who must raise his kid by himself and also take over the unruly class room at the local schoolhouse.

Hal Roach short is a spoof of the 1923 Western COVERED WAGON, which was a huge hit for Paramount. In this film a group of people are heading out West...

In the trembling Russian village of Popoffski, a young woman (Katherine Grant) is wooed by a hopeful lover, the son of a humble pool shark (Stan)...

SHOOT STRAIGHT - starring Paul Parrott, with Jobyna Ralston, Eddie Baker and George Rowe. A rarely-seen comedy short. Parrott is a hapless hunter in...

Hapless photographer James Parrott attempts to shoot a bathing beauty pageant.

A silent comedy short starring Jobyna Ralston and James Parrott.

A landlord is attending his new tenants' rollicking and well-attended housewarming party. As midnight arrives, a ghostly apparition appears outside...

A strong wind blows a city slicker and a local girl together. A Joe Rock Comedy

A James Parrott comedy short.

A shy cowboy is interested in the local school teacher, but must compete with a bully for her attention.

Eddie wants to marry a girl, but her father is strongly opposed to it. For her sake, she convinces him to at least meet Eddie.

The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they can find a writer for a smash comedy. An aspiring...

A troupe of actors stranded in a small town take job as recreation directors in a sanitarium and hilarity ensues.

In this 1922 Pathe-distributed, Hal Roach silent-era comedy, the owner of a local streetcar business is in danger of losing his franchise, but the...

Edward Everett Horton is scheduled to go on a date with Duane Thompson. She, being only 25, is a schoolgirl at Aileen Manning's girl's school. Horton...

A man falls in love with a woman he thinks is a rich lady when in fact she is her maid.

Eddie, a prim store salesman, gets locked in overnight and battles hoodlums.

Paul is practicing the art of being a cowboy. He consults a book before firing his gun, climbing onto a saddle on top of a chair and then falling off...

In the 16th episode of Hal Roach's Spat Family series, the Spats order a fire engine from a mail catalogue-- and soon they'll need it!

James Parrott having a lot of pets destroying the place.

Second release in 'The Spat Family' series of 2-reel comedies. In this episode the three of them win a yacht in a tombola and quarrel over the...

A young cowboy takes a job at a ranch owned by two aging spinsters, unaware that both are completely in love with him.

In this two-reel comedy, Edward Everett Horton is the pampered scion of a family, raised by a couple of prissy aunts. He does card tricks. Through...

The most important family in Hickoryville is (not surprisingly) the Hickorys, with sheriff Jim and his tough manly sons Leo and Olin. The timid...