Charles Murray

A Toymaker tells a bizarre story about how the Land of Oz was ruled by Prince Kynd, but he was overthrown by Prime Minister Kruel. Dorothy learns from Aunt Em that fat, cruel Uncle Henry is not her uncle, and gives her a note due on her eighteenth birthday, which reveals she is actually Princess Dorothea of Oz, and is supposed to marry Prince Kynd. She, Uncle Henry , and two farmhands are swept to Oz by a tornado... (imdb.com)

Mabel goes home after being humiliated by a masher whom her wimpy husband won't fight. The husband goes off to a bar and gets drunk. She buys a boxing dummy hoping it will inspire her husband, but when he returns he gets in a fight with it, taking it to be the ladykiller.

Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well. (imdb)

A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and takes up with another woman. His wife leaves him, returning to her mother's home where she bears a child. When the husband is abandoned by his concubine, remorse drives him to find his wife... (imdb)

The Cohens and the Kellys invade a Hollywood studio after Kitty becomes the darling of the studio. (imdb)

Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself. (imdb)

Idealistic farm boy Peter loves Amy whose fancy is urbane Harry. He discovers Harry is a rum runner and turns him over to prohibition agents, including Jane. May is at last impressed with Peter. (imdb)

In the Hollywood Hall of Fame - a wax museum - the figure of Eddie Borden comes to life and introduces us to various stars in effigy. Pining over the effigy of Clara Bow, her husband Rex Bell suggests that Eddie get on with Betty Boop. Betty asks Eddie to accompany her in a rendition of "My Silent Love." (imdb)

This Keystone from the end of 1914, involving the usual suspects running around some plumbing issues will not hold many surprises for those familiar with Keystone in this period, or, indeed, with the works of the Three Stooges, who often played inept plumbers. It is, nonetheless, very nicely performed, especially by Charles Murray who mugs it up freely and ineptly, as well as the pretty girl who plays the house's maid. (imdb)

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. (imdb)

A stage-struck young woman becomes an heiress, and hopes to use her new-found wealth to fulfill a fantasy. (imdb)

A World War 1 slapstick comedy from Keystone. (imdb)

A slapstick comedy with Charles Murray & Louise Fazenda. (imdb)

Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence--and not knowing that he's being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town beauty whom the villain wants for himself--he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor. He eventually returns home to town as a star, but once again finds himself the victim of the town villain, who this time abducts sweet young Mary. (imdb)

The Police Chief is tracking a band of four desperadoes, who vow revenge by blowing up his house. The desperadoes manage to kidnap one of the Chief's hapless constables - the boyfriend of the Chief's baby's nursemaid - by kidnapping the constable and the baby. They force the constable to plant the bomb while they hold the baby hostage. (imdb)

Clancy (Charles Murray) and MacIntosh (Lucien Littletfield) are a pair of stock comedy Irish and Scottish plumbers who have been partners for twenty years; but when Clancy accidentally buys some shares on margin, MacIntosh's Scotch thrift rebels and their partnership breaks up. In the meantime, their children are in love.... (imdb)

THE HOLLYWOOD KID (1924, Sennett, D: Roy Del Ruth) A short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a gaggle of guffaws! With appearances by Mack Sennett, Andy Clyde, Vernon Dent, Ben Turpin, Marie Prevost, Billy Bevan, Charlie Murray, a dozen bathing beauties and a toothless lion! The most fun in this comedy was seeing all of the behind the scenes shots of the studio as it really was and all as part of the frenetic plot.

Two partners in a clothing store decide they want to become radio performers. (imdb)

A henpecked husband and his wife vacation at a seaside resort. While he's enjoying the view of the local bathing beauties, he has to be careful not to let his wife see him enjoying himself. (imdb)

Keystone-Triangle comedy starring Louise Fazenda and Charles Murray.

A short comedy about two competing pensions. One is doing well because are two cute girls are staying there, so the owner of the other pension goes also goes looking for two other girls so as to attract customers.

A comedy in which a barber shaves off only half of a customer's beard and moustache, because that customer has gone on a date with his beloved.

A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family. (imdb)

Sadie Hermann, employed in a big New York fur store, dreams of escaping from the early-morning alarm clock and the twice-a-day subway crush. One night in a subway jam she is catapulted into the arms of Herbert McCarthy, a subway guard. It is love at first sight and Herb asks her to marry him. Then her boss announces she is going to be sent to Paris for a fashion show. Sadie has a problem...marriage or Paris? (imdb)

An ape is suspected of committing a series of murders. (imdb)

Two vaudeville teams are stranded at a boardinghouse. Because he would like to eventually get the rent due him, the proprietor backs them in a theatrical venture, even lending them his daughter to play the feminine lead. As the group rehearses the play - about a Roman slave market - each scene taking place in ancient Rome is visualized on a grand scale.

A Keystone comedy with Charles Murray, where the poor man finds a bag with a lot of money resulting in a change of lifestyle. But not without complications...

A classified ads employee, who is determined to enjoy the finer things in life, finds herself falling for a lowly garage mechanic.

This extremely corny film has him disguising himself in drag to get a job as a governess and access to his overprotected sweetheart. The old father falls for him, needless to say and there is another suitor.

Married ice man Charles Murray is "Cursed by His Beauty" (1914) when he becomes a model for a female artist.

Charles Murray meets the wild west.

Charles Murray out romancing in the park.

A childless couple hire 4 orphans to scare off a visiting uncle who don't like kids.

An innocent country girl who happens to have a lovely singing voice falls under the influence of a ruthless Broadway producer. At first she’s dazzled by the producer’s surface charm as well as those bright lights the title refers to, but eventually gets a dose of reality

Charles Murray is running for mayor. Opponent Eddie Baker has a young woman go into his shoe shop and, while changing stockings, say things that will alienate the women voters; Baker tells her it’s a practical joke, and he’ll get her boy friend out of jail.

When the story begins, Charlie (Charlie Murray) is fighting with his overbearing mother-in-law. The old battleaxe lives with Charlie and his wife and she orders Charlie about as if she's his wife. Charlie wants to go out to the lodge meeting with his pals...and the mother-in-law insists he stay home. An argument (which is way overdone) results but Charlie is able to get away thanks to a friend who pretends to be a cop.

Tony and Freddie, who've been rivals all their lives, vie for the hand in marriage of their childhood sweetheart. Big Freddie seems to have the upper hand when Tony gets himself kidnapped by a ring of muggers whose M.O. is to have one of their members dress up as a woman in order to lure men into the back seat of their limousine, where they're beaten up and robbed. (imdb)

A waiter in a cheap cabaret loves the premier dancer of the place, and when a noted theatrical producer visits the cabaret, the waiter by deft manipulation obtains his wallet. He dresses the young woman up and tries to put her on Broadway.

Fatty experiences several reverses of fortunes in this boarding house story. He is first ejected for failure to pay his board. He then fixes up a postal card offering himself a handsome salary and is warmly welcomed back by the girl’s parents. When the truth becomes known that he is really a sideshow barker, they again turn on him.