Bobby Vernon

While working his way through college, Paul Potter acquires a flock of wealthy friends who encourage him to give up his hometown fiancée,...

By deeds of valor both Mike and Jake seek to win the same girl.

Dangers of a Bride is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger and Bobby Vernon starring Gloria Swanson.

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands is a 1931 short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1932 for Best Short...

About a boy growing up and acting like this abusive, alcoholic father.

A two reel Bobby Vernon comedy

A two reel comedy starring Bobby Vernon and Andy Clyde

In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories.

Bobby Vernon was a talented comic actor during the silent era, who became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W.C. Fields and Bing...

Bobby is in love with a stage actress and hangs around backstage during the performance. He makes a mess of things from time to time.

Harry Barris wants to get married to Eleanor Hunt, but there's an impediment in the way, so he tells her he'll sing "I Surrender, Dear" during his...

Dorothy loves Bobby's friend, sure enough, but she tantalizingly puts off from date to date the march to "Lohengrin's" popular excerpt. The hopeful...

Daisy is visiting her sailor boyfriend Glenn aboard a submarine when it leaves port. Fearful of what may happen if an officer discovers a woman on...

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have...

In the story, Dr. Huff is beating up process servers. While he doesn't mind that his wife is divorcing him, he feels he's too busy to go to court....

An auto dealer arrives in a western town, at about the same time as a band of heavily-armed desperadoes.

Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of...

A city chap, who as the result of a ducking, is forced to wear "rube" clothes. He meets a cabaret dancer who thinks to have fun by kidding him and...

In this short, a restless newlywed, tired of the routine of married life, decides to sow a few more wild oats. Little does he realize that the young...

Party-hearty college boys Bobby and Jimmy tone it down for Jimmy's dad when visiting, but when Jimmy's sister declares what she wants is a real cave...

Comedy Short

On this certain afternoon in the year 2014, Mrs. Jones, and her daughter, stock brokers, advertise for a first-class stenographer. Charles Van Doren,...

Evelyn's uncle gives a party to announce her engagement to the suitor he has approved, but she decides to elope with Oscar. Oscar pal goes along to...

Bobby Vernon comedy produced by Al Christie.

Bobby Vernon must contend with an angry Eddie Baker in this funny Al Christie production.

A man believes that the baby in his livingroom is the "surprise" his wife messaged him about, and must contend with the real father's attempts to get...

A captain saves a kidnapped magnate from a nursing home run by foreign agents.

Bobby Vernon has just been married to Lila Lee, but her parents object and kidnap her to Reno, where, if not rescued, they will be divorced. It...

A young Swedish immigrant gets a job as a plumber's assistant. The problem is that he has absolutely no knowledge whatsoever of plumbing, or pretty...

Madcap Gloria disguises herself as a man, in order to lure a "dangerous" vamp away from her beau, Bobbie.

On a sailing trip, sweethearts Bobby and Gloria arrive in a very sinister-looking India, where an evil rajah attempts to force Gloria into his harem.

Seth and Jinny are a newly married couple that travel to the city for a combined honeymoon and business trip since Seth plans to buy oil shares....

Bobby Vernon is fooled into a mock bigamist gag and chaos assures.

Bobby Vernon tries to enter a house to court a lady, but keeps getting thrown out.

Bobby Vernon dreams he's part of The Three Musketeers.

Reginald Denny hosts. Reginald Denny presents a performance by a famed female impersonator Julian Eltinage. Anita Page and Julia Faye discuss the...

Bobby Vernon out camping.

At a magic show put on by Blondini the magician, a member of the audience is invited up to participate. He gets into all sorts of shenanigans,...

The Trombone family is very musically inclined, but their neighbours, the painter Pierre van Hall and his wife, are being driven crazy. This turns...

A Social Cub is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson

William Beaudine silent romantic slapstick comedy short

The Nick of Time Baby is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.

A band of crooks, headed by Harry Gribbon, are on a train when they learn of a telegram sent to a fellow passenger, who is a police commissioner. The...

Hearts and Sparks is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) and starring Gloria Swanson. When Mack Sennett...

A farm boy falls for a glamorous society girl who is engaged to another man.

In order to escape from the police after a small car accident, Bobby dresses as a girl and a sailor in a boat ride.