Most Popular Arvid E. Gillstrom Trailers
Total trailers found: 39
Tied for Life Trailer (1933)
01 July 1933
We first meet Harry on the morning of his wedding day. He looks like he's been partying, but we know he's a sweet guy because he sleeps with a photo of his bride.
A Good Scout Trailer (1922)
31 December 1922
A snappy young book agent reforms and becomes a cook for a group of Boy Scouts.
Knight Duty Trailer (1933)
06 May 1933
Harry is a hobo, one step ahead of the law. After accidentally foiling a purse snatcher, he cadges a ride on a flatbed truck, is knocked out when a wax figure falls on him during the ride, and is carried into a museum by someone thinking he's another manikin.
Hooks and Jabs Trailer (1933)
24 August 1933
Harry is down and out. A woman friend from a temperance union loans him a buck. He goes to a bar and orders a glass of milk to get a free sandwich.
Swat the Spy Trailer (1918)
29 September 1918
Andrew Sheldon is so busy perfecting a new explosive for the United States effort in World War I that he fails to realize that his butler, cook, housekeeper and chauffeur are all German spies.
The Big Flash Trailer (1932)
05 November 1932
Would-be photographer Harry gets his big chance when a newspaper wants pictures of a prominent gangster and his girl.
Happy Days Trailer (1926)
01 October 1926
Winnie Winkle's wee brother Perry captains a rag tag sandlot team.
Say Uncle Trailer (1928)
09 June 1928
While there isn't a clear synopsis of this short it it known that it was a slapstick "Christie Comedy," a popular series of shorts from that era known for mechanical gags and situational humor.
Legionnaires in Paris Trailer (1927)
23 December 1927
Two American soldiers are on leave in Paris on Armistice Day and, due to a misunderstanding, believe that they've killed a man, although accidentally.
Please Trailer (1933)
16 December 1933
Two dueling suitors vie for the heart of the town’s beautiful music teacher. Features Songs: “Please”, “You’re Getting To be A Habit With Me” and “I Don’t Stand A Ghost of a Chance”.
The Pest Trailer (1917)
15 November 1917
The Pest (aka The Freeloader) is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy and starring Billy West in one of his "Charlie Chaplin" rip-off roles.
Their Social Splash Trailer (1915)
26 April 1915
Pretty Dixie Chene is abut to be married to Slim Summerville besides a swimming pool stocked with baby alligators -- wait for it -- but before the minister shows up, Charles Murray and a drunken Polly Moran manage to cause quite a fuss.
The Scholar Trailer (1918)
15 March 1918
Short King Bee Studios slapstick comedy featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy
The Hitchhiker Trailer (1933)
11 February 1933
Harry Langdon messes up a movie shoot, hitches a ride on an airplane, and ruins everyone's trip. What will the passengers on the unlucky airplane do, when they learn they are stuck flying with "THE HITCHHIKER"?
Smiles Trailer (1919)
23 February 1919
When their father is reported missing at the front during World War I, Jane and Katherine are stamped and sent by parcel post across the country to their Aunt Lucille Forrest in New Jersey.
The Framing of the Shrew Trailer (1929)
27 April 1929
Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce proceedings, pretending to have a new girlfriend and refusing to eat anything she cooks him.
Red Pepper Trailer (1925)
05 April 1925
An ordinary day - so an eventful one - of Tom Katt, a young man who works as a drugstore owner's assistant: his - very acrobatic - bike ride to his place of work; the - fanciful - way he performs his job; the - ingenious - subterfuge he finds to help his employer, who has money problems; the - swift - way he escapes the cops chasing him.
Melancholy Dame Trailer (1929)
02 February 1929
A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.
Nifty Nags Trailer (1927)
24 December 1927
Jack Duffy is terrified of horses, so when Gayle Lloyd wants to lift the mortgage by running her horse in the harness race that Saturday, he's chosen to drive the rig.
Peggy, Behave! Trailer (1922)
01 January 1922
Baby Peggy, one of the biggest child stars in movie history, does not disappoint in this charming silent comedy, even though it only exists in fragmentary form.
The Villain Trailer (1917)
14 July 1917
In The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but this time he's playing the wicked, top-hatted Charlie found in some of his earliest Keystone appearances (e.
The Hobo Trailer (1917)
01 November 1917
Billy is a hobo who hangs around the train station. He creates disruption in the ticket office, at the lunch counter, and in the lives of some of the customers.
The Rogue Trailer (1918)
14 February 1918
'The Rogue' casts West as the slavey in a boarding-house (not a very Chaplinesque role) overseen by a landlady who seems to be a cross between Alice Davenport and Marie Dressler, with a dash of Hattie Jacques.
Back Stage Trailer (1917)
01 January 1917
Props, the stage man, and his assistant at the Orpheum Theater, Plunkville divide their time equally between drinking and attention to duty.
Tired Feet Trailer (1933)
02 January 1933
Tired Feet (1933) is a Harry Langdon comedy short done for Educational Films.
Cupid's Rival Trailer (1917)
01 July 1917
A bumbling janitor in a fleabag hotel drives the residents crazy, and a poor artist believes that his girlfriend is having an affair with a wealthy artist living across the hall, and takes unorthodox measures to find out what's going on.
The Chief Cook Trailer (1917)
30 September 1917
The film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is addressing three members of staff: the cook, the waiter and the bellboy.
The Hero Trailer (1917)
01 April 1917
The Hero is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Billy West & Oliver Hardy.
The Stranger Trailer (1918)
01 January 1918
After a luckless prospecting trip, Billy starts homeward across the desert, mounted on his little burro with his pick, shovel and pack strapped up behind him.
His Day Out Trailer (1918)
14 January 1918
In this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver Hardy (doing his best Eric Campell).
Oft in the Silly Night Trailer (1929)
05 June 1929
A chauffeur falls in love with the daughter of his employer.
Clancy's Kosher Wedding Trailer (1927)
17 September 1927
Clancy's Kosher Wedding is a 1927 silent comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom.
Meet the Missus Trailer (1929)
30 March 1929
When the story begins, James is confronted by his wife for his roving eyes! Soon after this, he goes to a speakeasy and begins chatting up women.
Tell It to the Marines Trailer (1918)
13 October 1918
After a busy day of playing pranks on their father's servants and guests, Harry Williams' daughters Jane and Katherine tumble into bed and fall asleep.
