Bert Appling
Actor · 1871 – 1960 · Madera, California, USA
Movies24
Movie7.3ComedyThe Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
A Dog's Life
1918 · 374 votes
- MovieDramaWestern
Don McLane and Julia Wharton are engaged. Rufe Dorsey, the local boss, who is above the law, covets Julia and "frames" Don for murder. He is given a prison sentence. Don is liberated at a junction point by Julia's brothers and they beat a retreat to the Wharton homestead, whither Dorsey goes to get the prisoner again. A stranger who recently appeared in the town joins the defending forces and when the fight goes against them he reveals himself to Dorsey as the Governor of the state.
Desert Law
1918
Movie7.4ComedyThree Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
The Chaplin Revue
1959 · 40 votes
- MovieDramaWestern
When young drifter Sandy Loom finds prospector Jim Perkins dying, he promises to take care of his daughter Myra. Assited by Professor Hawley and "Stills" Manners, he works her father's gold claim. Simeon Coe, a land shark and claim jumper, asks the judge to appoint him the girl's guardian, swearing it was Jim's last request, and though the judge refuses, Coe orders Sandy and his pals off the claim, backed by the sheriff.
Hands Off
1927
Movie9.0ComedyA Monty Banks comedy that includes the 'Undressing in the Upper Berth' routine
Horse Shoes
1927 · 1 votes
Movie6.4DramaWesternBim seems to be his town's biggest loser, but when he takes a needy 13-year-old boy named Bill under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for Bim. After learning about Bill, a young teacher, Mary, whom Bim secretly adores, helps get the young boy into school. And when Bim then helps Mary repay a loan, defaulted on by shifty boyfriend, it becomes evident that Bim can reform. As the plot in this captivating film twist and turns, the stakes get higher, the action gets more intense and hope for Bim bounds upward.
Just Pals
1920 · 23 votes
MovieDramaMillionaire meat packer Peter Cameron, greedy for more money and power, maneuvers an alliance between his daughter Rose and George Gray, the son of Cameron's business rival Max Gray, in order to increase his control of the food industry. George, a lawyer, opposes the trust, and as a result is professionally ruined by Cameron, disinherited by his father, and jilted by his fiancée. Out on his own, George gets a job at a mill and starts at the bottom. When an epidemic breaks out among his fellow laborers due to their eating spoiled meat from the trust, George secures evidence of criminal practices which ultimately brings about the conviction of Cameron and the trust. In championing the rights of the downtrodden, George wins back Rose and reforms Cameron.
The Boomerang
1919
Movie8.0DramaWestern1928 American silent Western film directed by Frank Howard Clark.
Wizard of the Saddle
1928 · 1 votes
Movie1.0DramaDick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The Trumpet as an instrument of good and soon persuades Dick to clean up Powderville.
The Grand Passion
1918 · 2 votes
Movie10.0DramaAn impertinent son of a wealthy New Yorker, Roger Carr takes the blame for the murder of Norman Evans, whom Roger believes his sister Ethel shot when Evans assaulted her.
A Man's Fight
1919 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA simple country girl comes to the big city and is taken advantage of by unscrupulous city-slickers.
Mary Ellen Comes to Town
1920 · 2 votes
MovieWesternA friend of Dick Bailey is killed by a mysterious assailant, whom Dick suspects to be Stack, who is in league with the crooked sheriff. Out on a spree Dick swears he will marry the first woman he sees, who happens to be Ruth Hammond, sister of his dead friend, arriving to take charge of the Hammond ranch. Revolted by his rough proposal,she fires him as the Hammond foreman and she proceeds to the ranch. Stack informs her he has purchased the ranch for the payment of the back-due taxes, and she relents and rehires Dick and his friends to aid her in her fight against Stack.
- Movie9.0Western
The heroine thinks she is the daughter of a bandit, but instead she is the sheriff's daughter.
The Jaws of Justice
1919 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaWhen prizefighter "Knockout" Riley (Frank Hagney) injures his hand in a car accident, Bob (William Fairbanks), a blacksmith's assistant enters a championship bout in his place...and wins the fight and the damsel.
The New Champion
1925 · 1 votes
MovieComedyAdventureThe Library of Congress lists this as a ‘lost’ film, however a copy exists in the UK. Gordon, disguised as Hayne, meets with the criminals and manages to purloin the stolen code but the real Hayne, who the police have failed to apprehend, gives chase. Gordon escapes in a taxi that had been pre-booked to take Hayne to church to marry Celia. Arriving at the church, and remembering his instructions ‘Let Nothing Hinder You’, Gordon allows himself to be married to Celia while planning how he will escape.
The Best Man
1919
Movie8.0WesternThe story is set in the Black Hills of South Dakota circa 1876. While making their way through the Badlands, a religious cult is terrorized by a bandit known only as Black Roger.
Men of Daring
1927 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaWarAccused of theft by Mabel Arthur's brother, Dick Halpin accepts the blame and runs away to join the Navy to save Mabel from humiliation. Later he is shanghaied with Lieutenant Breen by Captain Bilker and his henchmen. They endure cruel treatment until they finally escape and rejoin their ships in Santiago Harbor just as war is breaking with Spain. Dick is commissioned for his courage in the battle with Spanish warships; Mabel's brother confesses his guilt of the theft; and the misunderstanding between Dick and Breen over Mabel and Bessie Fleming is cleared up to everyone's satisfaction.
Masters of Men
1923 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDalion Pemberton discovers that in order to inherit his grandfather's estate, he must marry Virginia Christy--a complete stranger. Dalion, who doesn't particularly trust or even like women, decides to forgo his grandfather's fortune rather than marry a woman he doesn't know. However, while on a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, he spots a beautiful woman and immediately falls for her. When he discovers that she is sailing to New York City, he stows away on the ship so he can follow her. Things don't turn out quite the way he planned.
A Regular Fellow
1919 · 1 votes
Movie9.0WesternWhen a couple of ranch hands frame a youngster in a rustling scheme and a bank robbery, the young man must prove that he is a man.
The Vengeance Trail
1921 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ActionAdventureA forest ranger and an adventuress team up against a gang of bandits when all are cut off from the outside world by a blizzard. The gang is controlled by the mysterious Charles Redfield, whom none of the bandits have ever actually seen.
Snowed In
1926 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0DramaWestern
Danger
1923 · 1 votes
Movie4.5DramaSilent drama film based on the story "Yellow Handkerchief" by Jack London.
Stormy Waters
1928 · 2 votes
Movie5.3A love story that takes place at the time of the gold rush. Prospector Allister Burke is in love with Mary, but he believe the slanderous lies that are spread by Burke, his competitor.
The End of the Game
1919 · 3 votes
- Movie7.0Western
Silent Western released in 1921
Western Firebrands
1921 · 1 votes