S.D. Wilcox
Actor · 1863 – 1945 · Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Movies24
Movie8.1ComedyDramaA tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
The Kid
1921 · 2.5K votes
Movie7.5ComedyRomanceStruggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
Seven Chances
1925 · 344 votes
Movie6.9ComedyWesternThe Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
The Pilgrim
1923 · 163 votes
Movie6.5ComedyThe boys boycott the girls when they insist that the boys wear tuxedos to a big dance.
Ladies Last
1930 · 2 votes
Movie5.6CrimeDramaBootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
The Secret Six
1931 · 17 votes
Movie8.0ActionDramaPhantom Police is a 1926 American action film serial directed by Robert A. Dillon.
Phantom Police
1926 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaMildred Garson, secretary and fiancée of playwright Anthony Moore, would like to play the leading role in his new play, a crook drama. Her brother Jim and sister Rita arrange to stage a fake robbery at Moore's home so that Mildred can demonstrate her ability. However, real thieves led by Dan "The Fox" Grogan appear, shoot Moore's butler, and kidnap Mildred. She manages to escape and find refuge with Chong Wo, a Chinese philosopher. In a fight to the finish, Wong arranges for Grogan to be captured, leaving Anthony and Milfred to get married.
Tipped Off
1923 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ActionDramaAt the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick, son of a Virginia general, and Capt. Fulton Thorpe. Nancy, whom Thorpe has loved unwisely, follows him to Washington and commits suicide when she learns he will not marry her; as a result, Alan is forced to request his resignation. When Fort Sumter is fired upon, Alan, who admires Lincoln's principles, joins the Union Army though his father is among the Secessionist leaders; as a result, he is estranged from Maryland. Thorpe, who has joined the Confederacy as a spy, is responsible for Alan's arrest, but Maryland victoriously comes to his aid by ringing the alarm bell.
The Heart of Maryland
1927 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyAfter the armistice of WW1, one U.S. soldier remains unaccounted for. He's wandering the fields of fictional Balkan state Bomania, hungry, thinking the war is still on. To his detriment, the unpopular king of Bomania bears a striking resemblance to him.
Soldier Man
1926 · 1 votes
Movie5.5ComedyIn this silent comedy, a pretty department store cashier is charged with a robbery that occurred overnight at the store. However, circumstantial evidence points to the store's soda clerk having committed both the $10,000 robbery and the assumed murder of the store's nightwatchman, who is missing.
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
1924 · 4 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
Hubby's Weekend Trip is a silent comedy short.
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928 · 1 votes
Movie6.8ComedyStan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.
Berth Marks
1929 · 64 votes
Movie6.2CrimeDramaSilent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike Sylva is determined to frame Madden to avenge a mistake from the past…
Outside the Law
1921 · 21 votes
Movie4.6DramaPaul Revere Forbes, an descendant of Paul Revere, is a teller at Cyrus Peabody's bank. He learns that Cyrus and his son, Ernest, have speculated with $35,000 of the bank's money, and the entire sum has been lost.
The Scarlet Car
1917 · 11 votes
Movie7.0ComedyA detective sets out to nab Notorious Nora, the tough female leader of a gang whose headquarters is in a dangerous speakeasy. He decides to infiltrate her gang in order to get the goods on her, but things don't turn out exactly the way he expected them to.
Oh, What a Man!
1927 · 1 votes
Movie6.5ComedyIn Highland Park, it's Agnes Fisher and Harold Hope's wedding day. Mishaps almost keep them from getting hitched: he goes to the wrong church, then, one of the guests, Professor McGlumm, convinces him that the bride only wants him to collect his life insurance. Finally they marry and her family moves in with them. Harold is now convinced that he'll be poisoned at dinner. When further mishaps give him stomach problems, McGlumm rushes him toward the hospital. On the trip, all is revealed.
His Marriage Wow
1925 · 5 votes
Movie6.5ComedyA women's track team is preparing for a big meet against a rival college, but the coach is having trouble getting her team ready. Norma, the team's star, is more interested in slipping out to meet her boyfriend than she is with getting ready for the meet, so Norma and the coach engage in a clash of wills.
Run, Girl, Run
1928 · 2 votes
Movie7.0ComedyAlice, an employee who is chosen by her coworkers to represent them at a banquet honoring her boss's new partner. Tasked with giving a speech and presenting a "loving cup" as a token of esteem, Alice becomes overwhelmed by her high-society surroundings. Her nervousness leads to a series of comedic blunders and a "terrible fall" during her act, though the situation is eventually salvaged.
Hotsy-Totsy
1925 · 1 votes
Movie6.5ComedyBilly 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.
The Water Plug
1920 · 2 votes
Movie7.0ComedyCharley is invited to a high class party, where he feels ill at ease and has no idea how to act, yet he wants to impress his young lady.
Thundering Tenors
1931 · 3 votes
Movie5.5AdventureTwo railroad companies compete for a very lucrative contract. Helen's father is the first in command, and her fiance the second in one of the companies. The rival company organizes a sabotage, which is exposed by Helen. Unfortunately for her, she is alone against three men who tie her up to the railroad tracks. She faces imminent death unless she finds a way to free herself from the ropes.
The Ghost of the Canyon
1920 · 4 votes
Movie9.0ComedyTo make her boyfriend jealous a society girl starts dating a plumber but his sweetheart gets revenge.
Peaches and Plumbers
1927 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
A two reel Bobby Vernon comedy
Turn Him Loose
1929 · 1 votes
Movie6.7FamilyComedyFarina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it their cause to rescue animals from bad treatment. Joe even manages to find patience for a nagging flea that persists in biting him. Meanwhile, Wheezer, who has been tormenting animals with his games, dreams that the animals have turned the tables on him.
Cat, Dog & Co.
1929 · 3 votes