1889-10-08 New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Initially as a leading man, Housman later became known as Hollywood's most familiar comic drunkard in films of the 1930s, usually playing cameo parts in features but with better opportunities in short films. His best remembered roles were in several Laurel and Hardy films, notably Scram!, Our Relations and (in the title role) The Live Ghost. He also played a frustrated timekeeper in the Three Stooges' film Punch Drunks. Housman died of pneumonia at age 52. He was married to Ellen Grubley (31 July 1893 - 21 May 1960) from 1919 until his death in 1942.
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Second Drunk (archive footage) | 1968-12-14 |
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A Hit with a Miss | Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1945-12-13 |
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Billy the Kid | Saloon Janitor (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
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Escort Girl | Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman) | 1941-11-04 |
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The Villain Still Pursued Her | Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited) | 1940-10-11 |
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Go West | Drunk in Saloon | 1940-12-06 |
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No Time for Comedy | Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
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City for Conquest | Radio Listener (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
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Stronger Than Desire | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-06-30 |
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Ex-Champ | Drunk in Barroom | 1939-05-11 |
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Broadway Serenade | Jonathan (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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The Flying Deuces | Drunk Legionnaire | 1939-11-03 |
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Navy Secrets | Phoney Drunk | 1939-02-08 |
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They Made Me a Criminal | Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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Blondie Takes a Vacation | Drunk on Train (uncredited) | 1939-07-20 |
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Hard to Get | Drunk on Subway (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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Where the West Begins | Beano, Jack's Cellmate | 1938-02-02 |
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Youth Takes a Fling | First Communist | 1938-09-22 |
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Man-Proof | Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited) | 1938-01-07 |
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Step Lively, Jeeves! | Max | 1937-06-30 |
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That’s My Story | Drunk | 1937-10-24 |
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Double or Nothing | Drunk | 1937-09-17 |
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Show Boat | 1936-05-17 | |
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Am I Having Fun! | 'Scoop' McGoogle | 1936-09-17 |
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With Love and Kisses | Gilbert Holbrook | 1936-12-06 |
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Our Relations | Drunk | 1936-09-15 |
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Little Miss Nobody | Drunk | 1936-06-05 |
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Wives Never Know | Snorter | 1936-09-18 |
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Racing Blood | Legs | 1936-11-14 |
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Riffraff | 'Ratsy' | 1936-01-03 |
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Woman Wanted | Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited) | 1935-08-02 |
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Paris in Spring | Interviewer | 1935-07-05 |
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Treasure Blues | Sailor | 1935-01-26 |
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Public Hero Number 1 | Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
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Diamond Jim | Souse | 1935-09-01 |
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Sing Sister Sing | Drunk (uncredited) | 1935-03-02 |
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The Captain Hits the Ceiling | Cliff | 1935-07-09 |
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It Always Happens | Drunk | 1935-09-14 |
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Here Comes Cookie | Drunk (uncredited) | 1935-08-30 |
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Two for Tonight | Warburton | 1935-09-12 |
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The Fixer Uppers | The Drunk | 1935-02-09 |
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Babes in the Goods | The Drunk | 1934-02-10 |
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I Believed in You | Jerry Hartman, a Drunk | 1934-04-09 |
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Done in Oil | Arthur | 1934-11-10 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dick Harris | 1934-10-28 |
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The Live Ghost | Drunken sailor | 1934-12-08 |
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Elmer Steps Out | 1934-02-28 | |
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Punch Drunks | Fight Timekeeper (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
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Gridiron Flash | Drunk | 1934-10-06 |
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The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | 1934-10-04 |
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Bridal Bail | Drunk | 1934-02-09 |
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The Merry Widow | Drunken Man (uncredited) | 1934-11-02 |
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Here Is My Heart | Waiter | 1934-12-28 |
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Wedding Belles | 1934-06-24 | |
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Benny, from Panama | Drunken, Irate Husband | 1934-05-26 |
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Something Simple | Drunk | 1934-09-08 |
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Wreckety Wrecks | Drunk (uncredited) | 1933-02-18 |
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She Done Him Wrong | Hungry Barfly (uncredited) | 1933-02-09 |
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Roadhouse Queen | Arthur Young - Attorney | 1933-06-29 |
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The Intruder | Reggie Wayne | 1933-03-13 |
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Her Bodyguard | Drunk | 1933-07-21 |
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Men Must Fight | Drunk on Ship | 1933-02-17 |
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The Way to Love | Drunk Being Photographed | 1933-10-20 |
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Afraid to Talk | Archie (drunk) | 1932-11-17 |
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While Paris Sleeps | 1932-05-08 | |
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Scram! | Drunk | 1932-09-10 |
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Movie Crazy | Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit | 1932-09-23 |
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Drunk | 1932-02-03 |
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No More Orchids | Serge | 1932-11-25 |
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Help Wanted, Female | 1931-01-11 | |
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Night Life in Reno | Roy Carlton | 1931-11-01 |
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Anybody's Blonde | Mulligan | 1931-11-01 |
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Five and Ten | Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1931-06-13 |
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Next Door Neighbors | Herman Andrews | 1931-01-28 |
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Rolling Along | 1930-09-30 | |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Sidney Dick | 1930-10-12 |
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The Squealer | Mitter Davis | 1930-08-20 |
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Part Time Wife | Golf Spectator (uncredited) | 1930-11-30 |
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Officer O'Brien | Tony Zurick | 1930-02-15 |
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Alias French Gertie | Bert | 1930-04-20 |
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Feet First | Drunken clubman | 1930-10-30 |
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Side Street | Silk Ruffo | 1929-09-14 |
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Song of Love | Joe Sweeney, Acrobat | 1929-11-13 |
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Times Square | 1929-09-01 | |
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Broadway | Dolph | 1929-05-27 |
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Queen of the Night Clubs | Andy Quinland | 1929-03-23 |
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Fast Company | 1929-09-20 | |
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Howling Hollywood | 1929-04-21 | |
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The Singing Fool | Blackie Joe | 1928-09-29 |
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Partners in Crime | Barton | 1928-03-17 |
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Fools for Luck | Charles Grogan | 1928-06-11 |
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Sins of the Fathers | The Count | 1928-12-28 |
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Just a Husband | Warren | 1927-05-01 |
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Publicity Madness | Oscar Hawks | 1927-10-02 |
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Obtrusive Gentleman | 1927-11-04 |
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Rough House Rosie | Kid Farrell | 1927-05-14 |
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Rumors for Rent | Warren | 1927-06-05 |
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The Spotlight | Ebbetts | 1927-11-19 |
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The Non-Stop Bride | Barney | 1926-09-19 |
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Early to Wed | Art Nevers | 1926-04-25 |
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Whispering Wires | Casey | 1926-10-24 |
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The Bat | Richard Fleming | 1926-03-14 |
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The Midnight Kiss | Hector Spencer | 1926-10-10 |
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Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl | Salesman | 1926-12-19 |
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Night Life of New York | Jerry | 1925-08-02 |
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A Man Must Live | Tod Cragge | 1925-01-19 |
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The Coast of Folly | Newspaper Reporter | 1925-09-21 |
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The Necessary Evil | Pug | 1925-05-17 |
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Braveheart | Frank Nelson | 1925-12-27 |
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The Desert's Price | Tom Martin | 1925-12-13 |
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Thunder Mountain | Joe Givens | 1925-10-11 |
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The Masked Dancer | Manager at Club Royal | 1924-02-15 |
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Manhandled | Chip Thorndyke | 1924-07-21 |
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Wife in Name Only | Victor Harwood | 1923-08-25 |
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Under the Red Robe | Captain La Rolle | 1923-11-12 |
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Shadows of the Sea | Ralph Dean | 1922-01-10 |
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Why Announce Your Marriage? | 1922-01-20 | |
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The Prophet's Paradise | Kadir | 1922-02-28 |
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Man Wanted | Edgar Little | 1922-10-13 |
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Love's Masquerade | Newspaper Reporter | 1922-03-20 |
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Nearly Spliced | 1921-06-11 | |
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Clay Dollars | Ben Willetts | 1921-10-19 |
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Worlds Apart | Harley Marshall | 1921-01-01 |
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The Way of a Maid | Jimmy Van Trent | 1921-11-30 |
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The Fighter | Blacardo | 1921-07-01 |
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Is Life Worth Living? | Jimmy Colton | 1921-09-01 |
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A Fool and His Money | Count Tarnowsky | 1920-03-29 |
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The Misleading Lady | Reporter | 1920-12-20 |
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The Blooming Angel | Ramon | 1920-02-08 |
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The County Fair | Bruce Hammerhead | 1920-09-05 |
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The Road of Ambition | Monty Newcomb | 1920-12-20 |
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The Flapper | Tom Morran | 1920-05-10 |
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The Bondage of Barbara | Jack Newton | 1919-02-02 |
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Toby's Bow | Bagby | 1919-12-14 |
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The End of the Road | 1919-02-16 | |
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Back to the Woods | 1919-05-31 | |
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The Gay Lord Quex | Valma | 1919-12-21 |
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Back to the Woods | Bill Andrews | 1918-07-28 |
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With Neatness and Dispatch | Burns | 1918-04-15 |
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All Woman | Dick Wellman | 1918-06-09 |
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Under Suspicion | Red Hogan | 1918-02-04 |
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Brown of Harvard | Happy | 1918-01-10 |
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Red, White and Blue Blood | 1917-11-24 | |
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Persuasive Peggy | Percy Pipp | 1917-11-01 |
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Ignorance | The Dancer | 1916-12-01 |
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It May Be You | Jack Kenwood | 1915-07-07 |
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Getting to the Ball Game | 1914-11-07 | |
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Mr. Toots' Tooth | Mr. Toots | 1913-09-30 |
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At Bear Track Gulch | Townsman | 1913-01-14 |
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Jack's Joke | Ned Brown | 1913-02-07 |
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The Edison Minstrels | Interlocutor | 1913-02-17 |
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A Reluctant Cinderella | Dick Evans | 1913-04-30 |
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An Old Fashioned Elopement | 1912-12-23 | |
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How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family | Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target | 1912-12-28 |
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Everything Comes to Him Who Waits | Waiter | 1912-02-21 |
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A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun | 1912-11-13 |
