Daphne Pollard

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Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Stan 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James W. Horne
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  June Lang  •  William Janney

Stan 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James W. Horne
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  June Lang  •  William Janney

Our Relations (1936)

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Alan Hale  •  Sidney Toler

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Alan Hale  •  Sidney Toler

Thicker Than Water (1935)

Oliver'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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James W. Horne
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Daphne Pollard  •  James Finlayson

Oliver'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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James W. Horne
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Daphne Pollard  •  James Finlayson

Swing High (1930)

To 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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Fred Scott  •  Dorothy Burgess  •  John Sheehan

To 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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Fred Scott  •  Dorothy Burgess  •  John Sheehan

Tillie the Toiler (1941)

While attending stenographer school, Tillie Jones meets office boy Mac, who falls in love with her at first sight. Though Tillie likes Mac as a friend, she continually throws him over for handsomer men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Kay Harris  •  William Tracy  •  George Watts  •  Daphne Pollard

While attending stenographer school, Tillie Jones meets office boy Mac, who falls in love with her at first sight. Though Tillie likes Mac as a friend, she continually throws him over for handsomer men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Kay Harris  •  William Tracy  •  George Watts  •  Daphne Pollard

What a Widow! (1930)

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Owen Moore  •  Lew Cody  •  Margaret Livingston

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Owen Moore  •  Lew Cody  •  Margaret Livingston

Loose Ankles (1930)

A 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Wilde
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Louise Fazenda  •  Otis Harlan

A 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Wilde
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Louise Fazenda  •  Otis Harlan

The Lady Refuses (1931)

A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young girl to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  John Darrow  •  Gilbert Emery  •  Margaret Livingston

A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young girl to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  John Darrow  •  Gilbert Emery  •  Margaret Livingston

The Campus Vamp (1928)

Love 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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Daphne Pollard  •  Johnny Burke  •  Sally Eilers  •  Matty Kemp

Love 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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Daphne Pollard  •  Johnny Burke  •  Sally Eilers  •  Matty Kemp

The Old Barn (1929)

The folks discover what appears to be a haunted barn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Johnny Burke  •  Daphne Pollard  •  Andy Clyde  •  Thelma Hill

The folks discover what appears to be a haunted barn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Johnny Burke  •  Daphne Pollard  •  Andy Clyde  •  Thelma Hill

Kid Dynamite (1943)

The 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Fox
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Huntz Hall  •  Bobby Jordan  •  Gabriel Dell

The 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Fox
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Huntz Hall  •  Bobby Jordan  •  Gabriel Dell

The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Youngson
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Ward Wilson  •  Will Rogers

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Youngson
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Ward Wilson  •  Will Rogers

The Sky Hawk (1929)

Jack 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Blystone
CAST:  Helen Chandler  •  John Garrick  •  Gilbert Emery  •  Lennox Pawle

Jack 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Blystone
CAST:  Helen Chandler  •  John Garrick  •  Gilbert Emery  •  Lennox Pawle

Hawkins & Watkins Inc. (1932)

Beatrice De Vere (Daphne Pollard), a wealthy eccentric, owns a fabulous diamond that is coveted by others. Thusly begins a slapstick farce that involves two dumb New York cops, with cockney accents, a menacing butler who also tells fortunes, and a gorilla who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Daphne Pollard  •  Forrester Harvey  •  Matt McHugh

Beatrice De Vere (Daphne Pollard), a wealthy eccentric, owns a fabulous diamond that is coveted by others. Thusly begins a slapstick farce that involves two dumb New York cops, with cockney accents, a menacing butler who also tells fortunes, and a gorilla who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Daphne Pollard  •  Forrester Harvey  •  Matt McHugh

She Whoops To Conquer (1933)

Both the maid and the youngest daughter are after the same man who wants nothing to do with either of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Whitman
CAST:  Zasu Pitts  •  Daphne Pollard  •  Billy Bevan

Both the maid and the youngest daughter are after the same man who wants nothing to do with either of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Whitman
CAST:  Zasu Pitts  •  Daphne Pollard  •  Billy Bevan

Smoked Hams (1934)

A vaudeville team convinces an agent to book their new act, which uses a Civil War theme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd French
CAST:  Daphne Pollard  •  Shemp Howard  •  Lionel Stander  •  Harry Shannon

A vaudeville team convinces an agent to book their new act, which uses a Civil War theme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd French
CAST:  Daphne Pollard  •  Shemp Howard  •  Lionel Stander  •  Harry Shannon

A Peach of a Pair (1934)

Vaudeville performers Cook and Butler are mistaken for domestic servants; hilarity ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd French
CAST:  Shemp Howard  •  Daphne Pollard  •  John Brown  •  Marion Lorne

Vaudeville performers Cook and Butler are mistaken for domestic servants; hilarity ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd French
CAST:  Shemp Howard  •  Daphne Pollard  •  John Brown  •  Marion Lorne

His First Flame (1935)

After fire chief, Fire-Eating Sam's girlfriend is married to Smoky Moe, and his house is burned down during a wedding ceremony, he gets revenge on Moe and plays a humiliating joke on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd French
CAST:  Shemp Howard  •  Daphne Pollard  •  Donald MacBride  •  John Sheehan

After fire chief, Fire-Eating Sam's girlfriend is married to Smoky Moe, and his house is burned down during a wedding ceremony, he gets revenge on Moe and plays a humiliating joke on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd French
CAST:  Shemp Howard  •  Daphne Pollard  •  Donald MacBride  •  John Sheehan

Matchmaking Mamma (1929)

This marriage is the second for both Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius McNitt. He is panty-whipped by his social climbing second wife. She has recruited Clifford Figfield to stage and direct a charity pageant, which is more a means for her to hobnob with the social elite, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Carole Lombard  •  Johnny Burke  •  Sally Eilers  •  Daphne Pollard

This marriage is the second for both Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius McNitt. He is panty-whipped by his social climbing second wife. She has recruited Clifford Figfield to stage and direct a charity pageant, which is more a means for her to hobnob with the social elite, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Carole Lombard  •  Johnny Burke  •  Sally Eilers  •  Daphne Pollard

Big Time (1929)

The relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming chorister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Hawks
CAST:  Lee Tracy  •  Mae Clarke  •  Stepin Fetchit  •  Daphne Pollard

The relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming chorister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Hawks
CAST:  Lee Tracy  •  Mae Clarke  •  Stepin Fetchit  •  Daphne Pollard
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