Madeline Hurlock

From Wikipedia Madeline Hurlock (12 December 1899 – 4 April 1989) was a silent film actress, hailing from Federalsburg, Maryland. Hurlock appeared in many short comedies for Mack Sennett, starting as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties in 1923, and was one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1925. She was a talented comedian, also known for her incredible beauty. She appeared in over 50 short films, the first of which Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? was made in 1923, the last Pink Pajamas in 1929. She featured in one of Laurel and Hardy's earliest films, Duck Soup.

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Duck Soup (1927)

Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take refuge in a mansion. The owner has gone on vacation and the servants are away, so Hardy pretends to be the owner and offers to rent the house to an English couple. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Guiol
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Bob Kortman

Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take refuge in a mansion. The owner has gone on vacation and the servants are away, so Hardy pretends to be the owner and offers to rent the house to an English couple. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Guiol
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Bob Kortman

A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926)

Ben returns from the big city with his pockets full of cash. A hard-hearted, gold-digging vamp ensnares him. Ben enjoys being ensnared. In order to get rid of his faithful sweetheart, he schemes up a preposterous tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon  •  Earle Rodney
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Thelma Hill  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Andy Clyde

Ben returns from the big city with his pockets full of cash. A hard-hearted, gold-digging vamp ensnares him. Ben enjoys being ensnared. In order to get rid of his faithful sweetheart, he schemes up a preposterous tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon  •  Earle Rodney
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Thelma Hill  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Andy Clyde

His New Mamma (1924)

The aging father of a farm lad thinks the boy is after dad's fiancée, so he banishes the lad. The young man heads to California where he drives a cab. Through a fare, he meets a lovely lassie. His work takes him to the beach, where he sees dad's fiancée with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Andy Clyde  •  Alice Day

The aging father of a farm lad thinks the boy is after dad's fiancée, so he banishes the lad. The young man heads to California where he drives a cab. Through a fare, he meets a lovely lassie. His work takes him to the beach, where he sees dad's fiancée with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Andy Clyde  •  Alice Day

Smile Please (1924)

Our hero is the town's photographer and its sheriff. He' in love with a young woman who's also pursued by the older, more devious Dudley Somerset. First our hero must do a few heroic things, saving the lass from danger. He must also not move too quickly on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Alberta Vaughn  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Jack Cooper

Our hero is the town's photographer and its sheriff. He' in love with a young woman who's also pursued by the older, more devious Dudley Somerset. First our hero must do a few heroic things, saving the lass from danger. He must also not move too quickly on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Alberta Vaughn  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Jack Cooper

The Cat's Meow (1924)

Mild-mannered Harry gets roughed up by a slum gang. Later he returns as a cop to see that justice is done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Alice Day  •  Kalla Pasha  •  Lucille Thorndyke

Mild-mannered Harry gets roughed up by a slum gang. Later he returns as a cop to see that justice is done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Alice Day  •  Kalla Pasha  •  Lucille Thorndyke

The Hollywood Kid (1924)

A short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a gaggle of guffaws!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Del Lord
CAST:  Charles Murray  •  Louise Carver  •  Jackie Lucas  •  Vernon Dent

A short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a gaggle of guffaws!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Del Lord
CAST:  Charles Murray  •  Louise Carver  •  Jackie Lucas  •  Vernon Dent

Butter Fingers (1925)

The key to baseball is the pitcher, of course. In this comedy short, the pitcher has something special. Special enough to elicit a threat to rig a game! Our hero has other ideas, though.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Ruth Taylor  •  Madeline Hurlock

The key to baseball is the pitcher, of course. In this comedy short, the pitcher has something special. Special enough to elicit a threat to rig a game! Our hero has other ideas, though.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Ruth Taylor  •  Madeline Hurlock

Water Wagons (1925)

A boat race rivalry erupts into comical danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Madeline Hurlock  •  Sidney Smith  •  Andy Clyde  •  John J. Richardson

A boat race rivalry erupts into comical danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Madeline Hurlock  •  Sidney Smith  •  Andy Clyde  •  John J. Richardson

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

Flirty Four-Flushers (1926)

With her winnings from an essay contest, a waitress gets dolled up and goes to a swanky resort to snag a millionaire husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Madeline Hurlock  •  Billy Bevan  •  Vernon Dent  •  Stanley Blystone

With her winnings from an essay contest, a waitress gets dolled up and goes to a swanky resort to snag a millionaire husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Madeline Hurlock  •  Billy Bevan  •  Vernon Dent  •  Stanley Blystone

Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Youngson
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Charlie Chaplin  •  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Youngson
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Charlie Chaplin  •  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy

A Sea Dog's Tale (1926)

An island princess falls in love with a young man whose picture she sees in the newspaper. Her father, the king, sends his agents to the U.S. to kidnap the man and bring him back to the islands to marry his daughter. Complications ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Andy Clyde  •  Vernon Dent

An island princess falls in love with a young man whose picture she sees in the newspaper. Her father, the king, sends his agents to the U.S. to kidnap the man and bring him back to the islands to marry his daughter. Complications ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Andy Clyde  •  Vernon Dent

Ice Cold Cocos (1926)

Billy and Andy impersonate two ice-delivery men in a suburban town. Billy takes a fancy to a newly-wed bride and most of his loose cash is liquidated as he flirts with her. Her husband is not pleased at Billy's attentions to his new bride. There is a skating ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Kewpie Morgan

Billy and Andy impersonate two ice-delivery men in a suburban town. Billy takes a fancy to a newly-wed bride and most of his loose cash is liquidated as he flirts with her. Her husband is not pleased at Billy's attentions to his new bride. There is a skating ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Kewpie Morgan

The Dare-Devil (1923)

The movie makers are filming the next installment of the western serial "Get Your Man". The movie's leading man wants his stunt double to do the next dangerous stunt. Purely by accident, a hapless, cross-eyed aspiring actor named Joe Magee ends up doing the stunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Harry Gribbon  •  John J. Richardson  •  Kewpie Morgan

The movie makers are filming the next installment of the western serial "Get Your Man". The movie's leading man wants his stunt double to do the next dangerous stunt. Purely by accident, a hapless, cross-eyed aspiring actor named Joe Magee ends up doing the stunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Harry Gribbon  •  John J. Richardson  •  Kewpie Morgan

The Luck o' the Foolish (1924)

Harry and Marcie are on a train headed for a new job. There's comedy in the berths and during Harry's morning shave, then a thief steals the money Harry needed for his new job, so he has to go back to being a beat cop and Marcie works as a seamstress. One evening, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Marceline Day  •  Frank J. Coleman  •  Madeline Hurlock

Harry and Marcie are on a train headed for a new job. There's comedy in the berths and during Harry's morning shave, then a thief steals the money Harry needed for his new job, so he has to go back to being a beat cop and Marcie works as a seamstress. One evening, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Marceline Day  •  Frank J. Coleman  •  Madeline Hurlock

The First 100 Years (1924)

A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend, Roland Stone, bluff and portly. Roland befriends our ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Sweet  •  F. Richard Jones
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Alice Day  •  Frank J. Coleman  •  Louise Carver

A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend, Roland Stone, bluff and portly. Roland befriends our ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Sweet  •  F. Richard Jones
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Alice Day  •  Frank J. Coleman  •  Louise Carver

Circus Today (1926)

Two circus hands create chaos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon  •  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Kewpie Morgan

Two circus hands create chaos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon  •  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Kewpie Morgan

When a Man's a Prince (1926)

The plot has Ben Turpin as the prince of a mythical country who is being forced to wed a princess not of his choosing. In 1947, an outfit headed by J.J.Balaber, called Grand International Pictures, acquired 1,300,000 feet of Mack Sennet films with the intentions of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Dave Morris  •  Blanche Payson

The plot has Ben Turpin as the prince of a mythical country who is being forced to wed a princess not of his choosing. In 1947, an outfit headed by J.J.Balaber, called Grand International Pictures, acquired 1,300,000 feet of Mack Sennet films with the intentions of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Dave Morris  •  Blanche Payson

The Beach Club (1928)

In and out of the water, Billy makes waves at the Blue Point Beach Club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Carole Lombard  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Vernon Dent

In and out of the water, Billy makes waves at the Blue Point Beach Club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Carole Lombard  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Vernon Dent

Whispering Whiskers (1926)

Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde are hobos who happen upon a train and are hired as cooks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Kewpie Morgan

Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde are hobos who happen upon a train and are hired as cooks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Andy Clyde  •  Madeline Hurlock  •  Kewpie Morgan
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