Charles Reisner
Director · 1887 – 1962 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921. In 1930 under MGM he directed the film Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred actors Bessie Love and Charles King. He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962.
Movies13
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 · 2.4K votes
Movie7.3ComedyThe Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
A Dog's Life
1918 · 375 votes
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
Movie6.9ComedyWesternThe Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
The Pilgrim
1923 · 161 votes
MovieComedyBegins with a child-cast parody of "The Kid." The Adams portion finds the guy chased about town because they are looking for some crook in a gray derby...and Jimmie happens to have one.
Grief
1921
Movie9.0ComedyDramaAngela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Hollywood
1923 · 3 votes
Movie6.3ComedyA wealthy young man disguises himself as a gardener to be near the woman he secretly loves. He discovers that the butler is an enemy spy who plans to steal military secrets, and has to find a way to stop him.
The Man on the Box
1925 · 2 votes
Movie9.0DramaFight and Win is a 1924 American silent drama serial film directed by Erle C. Kenton.
Fight and Win
1924 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyBlanche will inherit her aunt's large estate, providing that she gets married within 24 hours. She chooses to wed John, an old man living at a rest home who is not expected to live much longer.
Her Temporary Husband
1923 · 1 votes
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Young Sonny's dying father leaves him in the care of Breezy, a hobo he has mistaken for a wealthy businessman.
A Self-Made Failure
1924 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaHomesick for America, Jack and his pals get aboard a ship U. S.-bound disguised as entertainers. As entertainers they're flops, but evoke considerable mirth among the passengers by their efforts. Jack arouses the jealousy of a Frenchman, who is keen on a young French girl, and is challenged to a fight. The Frenchman fights a la Savatte (the French method, including kicking, bucking, etc.) and is getting the better of Jack, until the latter dons a pair of hobnailed brogans. He consents to remove these if his adversary will put boxing gloves on his feet. The Frenchman gets seasick and is counted out as he leans over the rail, where he is soon joined by Jack.
All's Swell on the Ocean
1924 · 1 votes
Movie7.0AdventureDramaDirected by Norman Dawn. With Arthur Jasmine, Marcia Manon, Laska Winter, Charles Reisner.
Justice of the Far North
1925 · 1 votes
- MovieComedy
His Lying Heart is a silent comedy short.
His Lying Heart
1916