Joe Rock
Production · 1893 – 1984 · New York City, New York, USA
Joe Rock, born Joseph Simberg, was an American movie producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He produced a series of 12 two reel short subject comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s.
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Movie6.4ComedyActionComedy on the golf links.
Golf
1922 · 5 votes
- MovieDocumentary
Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary is about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. It features interviews with Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more.
- Movie10.0
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.
Hold Tight
1925 · 1 votes
Movie4.7A strong wind blows a city slicker and a local girl together. A Joe Rock Comedy
The Whirlwind
1922 · 3 votes
Movie8.0ComedyAn evil tailor uses a dog to tear men's clothes to boost his business. When he pulls this stunt on a Moorish Prince, a feud erupts as they both compete for the same girl. The Prince traps the tailor in a dungeon, but the tailor escapes using a magic lamp and endures wild adventures to ultimately win the girl's heart.
Aladdin
1922 · 1 votes
- Movie6.3AdventureComedy
Larry Semon produces his take on a typical Keystone farce, the flirting-in-the-park routine, where pretty Florence Curtis is pursued by four typical Keystone types: the wealthy geezer, the moustachioed Italian, the derby-wearing tough and, of course, the big-footed cop… and here comes Larry, if not to save the day, at least to make us laugh.
Plagues And Puppy Love
1917 · 5 votes
Movie5.5ComedyA Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.
A Pair of Kings
1922 · 4 votes
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Larry Semon in a double role as a poor man chasing an opportunity to steal secret plans (for a reward of $1,000.83 from a rich man) and as the headmistress of a girl's college.
- Movie7.0Comedy
Joe Rock does a slapstick adaptation of Oliver Twist.
Oliver Twisted
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie6.5Comedy
Golf, we discover in this early Semon short, is a game that is played by striking a croquet ball with a hockey stick and seeing how many times it can hit Larry Semon.
Gall and Golf
1917 · 3 votes
Movie7.5ComedyWhile Larry Semon does not star in Rips and Rushes, its confident gags and frenetic pace suggest his touch. In the knockabout one-reeler set in a dance studio, three suitors compete for the girl. James Aubrey, the actor playing the father’s preferred suitor, may look like a Chaplin imitator, but he came by those skills honorably, born like Chaplin in Britain and likewise coming to the U.S. with Fred Karno’s troupe. Nevertheless it’s Alice Mann, with her wacky headdress and knowing glance, who steals the show. Suffice it to say that many vases are broken and pants ripped before she escapes out the window with the handsomest of the beaus.
Rips and Rushes
1917 · 2 votes
Movie6.5ComedyMovie comedy with Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock.
Damsels and Dandies
1919 · 2 votes
- Movie8.0Comedy
Short comedy set against the backstage lives of a group of performers.
Footlights and Fakers
1917 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
Hafed, a Turkish prince, imprisons an American girl and her father. The girl sends for Jim, who attempts a rescue. Jim is captured, but Hafed's jealous wife helps them escape. When the initial escape fails, Jim returns in disguise as a dancing girl. He dances for Hafed, luring him into a private encounter where Jim's identity is revealed. A fight leads Jim to take refuge in a tree. Surrounded by guards, Jim summons a warship. A shell from the warship blows up the tree, landing Jim safely on the battleship's deck and securing his escape.
Turks and Troubles
1917 · 1 votes
Movie6.3ComedyLay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmer's daughter. There is oil on the farmland, and some swindlers are determined to get their hands on the property, by force if necessary. Lay Zee, who knows that oil has been found on nearby farms, convinces the farmer not to sell, and the swindlers enlist the help of another farmhand, who is jealous of Lay Zee's relationship with the girl.
The Barnyard
1923 · 3 votes
Movie10.0ComedyLoafers and Lovers is a 1920 silent comedy short.
Loafers and Lovers
1920 · 1 votes
- Movie7.5Comedy
Two close office pals, Craig and Hessert, fall for the same stenographer. Craig marries her, but their friendship continues, leading Craig to move Hessert in. However, Craig's deep focus on his job causes problems, creating "havoc" at home, though the rivalry doesn't break their bond.
Hash and Havoc
1916 · 2 votes
Movie10.0ComedyBrushsky, the famous color slinger, guards his prize model from the other artists. She is stolen and sent to the Model Supply Company. Joe and Monty, two ex-porters, importing artists' models, find it somewhat difficult to fill a regular customer's order, when they receive a letter from Brushsky offering a large reward for the return of his model, who he describes as having a birth-mark on her left shoulder.
Vamps and Variety
1919 · 1 votes
MovieComedyFootprints
1920
- MovieComedy
Saucy slapstick comic short featuring mishaps and misunderstandings with the titled ladies.
- Movie10.0Comedy
Joe Rock short comedy, also featuring Billie Rhodes and Frank Alexander.
Chop Suey Louie
1923 · 1 votes
- MovieComedy
The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collect the rent, the men hide behind a trick door. The men are able to "reclaim" the rent money they just paid when the landlady leaves, and they use the roll of cash to pay the rent for their friends in the building, too.
The Rent Dodgers
1920