Daphne Pollard
Actor · 1891 – 1978 · Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Daphne Pollard (born Daphne Trott; October 19, 1891 – February 22, 1978) was an Australian-born actress, comedian and dancer known for her roles in comedy films during the 1920's and 30's.
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Movie6.6ComedyStan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.
Bonnie Scotland
1935 · 74 votes
Movie10.0ComedyFor fifteen years, vaudeville comedian "Twisty" has struggled for his big break, holding onto nothing but faith—and a small ivory elephant charm he believes brings him luck. One day, he’s summoned to the office of big-time producer Greening, certain that his moment has finally come.
Hit of the Show
1928 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyTwo sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.
Our Relations
1936 · 125 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryComedyA compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · 14 votes
Movie7.0ComedyMack Sennett comedy short subject spoofing filmmaking, with girls, lions, and limburger cheese.
The Girl from Everywhere
1927 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0TV MovieDocumentary
Compilation of the mismatched but immortal pair's various films and shorts.
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · 2 votes
Movie7.5DramaThe relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming chorister.
Big Time
1929 · 2 votes
MovieComedyA young man wants to propose to his girlfriend, but all the noises and distractions of the city prevent him from doing so. Frustrated, he decides to take her for a ride in the country, where it's quiet and he can finish what he started, but things don't turn out quite as he planned.
The Lion's Roar
1928
Movie8.0Vaudeville performers Cook and Butler are mistaken for domestic servants; hilarity ensues.
A Peach of a Pair
1934 · 2 votes
Movie8.0ComedyLove at First Flight is a 1928 comedy short.
Love at First Flight
1928 · 1 votes
- MovieComedy
Late silent installment in the "Handy Andy" series starring comedian Andy Clyde.
Movie5.3MusicDramaA successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.
Bright Lights
1930 · 7 votes
Movie9.0ComedyDress shop owner, Tillie Tucker, lands a job at a Hollywood film studio and brings her boyfriend and employee, Miss Boyle, out West.
The Girl from Nowhere
1928 · 1 votes
Movie4.3RomanceComedyA 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.
Loose Ankles
1930 · 7 votes
Movie6.7ComedyThe East Side boxing champion Muggs answers a challenge to a fight against the West Side champ but just before the match he is kidnapped. His friend Danny Lyons takes his place and wins the fight, only to have Mugs believe that Danny was responsible for his kidnapping.
Kid Dynamite
1943 · 7 votes
Movie7.4ComedyOliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws the couple's savings from the bank to pay for the furniture and inadvertently pays virtually the whole amount at an auction for a grandfather clock which is soon crushed under a passing truck. Mrs Hardy then unintentionally causes serious injuries to Ollie requiring him to be rushed to hospital for a blood transfusion. The doctor conscripts Stan to be the unwilling blood donor. Problems occur with the transfusion and when Stan and Ollie leave the hospital they appear to have morphed into each other.
Thicker Than Water
1935 · 57 votes
Movie6.0ComedyA campus set-up of Carmen featuring Daphne Pollard & Carole Lombard.
The Campus Carmen
1928 · 2 votes
Movie6.3ComedyLove triangle in a campus with a blonde girl that really seems to not consider the "other" girl as an obstacle. Who will make it? And actually who cares when parties, sport games and lots of fun are available?
The Campus Vamp
1928 · 3 votes
Movie7.3ComedyRomanceA young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a rich playboy and a lawyer who works for her.
What a Widow!
1930 · 3 votes
Movie7.7MusicDramaTo avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian. Doc May and Daphne, his wife, work as clowns; and Garry, a singing soldier of fortune, sings along with Maryan's act. Ruth, Maryan's partner, quits to get married; and Joe, who is jealous of Garry, replaces her with Trixie, his former assistant. When Garry announces his engagement to Maryan, Trixie persuades him to join a strip poker game in a drunken state and "compromises" him in the presence of his fiancée. Grief-stricken, Maryan falls during her act, and Garry, robbed of circus funds, is arrested. In spite of her injuries, Maryan, learning of Trixie's treachery, performs the act with her and forces a confession by threatening to drop her; Garry is released and is welcomed back to the show.
Swing High
1930 · 3 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
A pretty young deaf woman visits the dentist with a cavity, but a talking parrot makes the dentist she has something other than her tooth in mind. Their respective jealous husband and wife make things worse in one of the vignettes.
Don't Bite Your Dentist
1930 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ActionAdventureJack Bardell, a British aviator in World War I, a dashing hero to all who know him, is discharged following an airplane crash that occurred under suspicious circumstances. Invalided to private life, to the shame of his father, Lord Bardell, he gets his chance for redemption during a German Zepplin attack over London. He puts on a good show.
The Sky Hawk
1929 · 2 votes
Movie5.0ComedyDramaAnn Hardy heads to the big city where she falls in love with Ted Wells, but she is heartbroken to learn he is just using her.
Sinners in Love
1928 · 2 votes