Joe Rock
Date of birth: 1893-12-25
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Production
Also known as: Joe Baisel , Joe Basil , Джо Рок, Joseph Simberg
Biography
Joe Rock, born Joseph Simberg, was an American movie producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He produced a series of 12 two reel short subject comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s.
Movie Credits
Golf
1922-09-03
Comedy on the golf links.
Aladdin
1922-10-16
A Pair of Kings
1922-06-10
A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.
Gall and Golf
1917-09-03
Golf, we discover in this early Semon short, is a game that is played by striking a croquet ball wit
Loafers and Lovers
1920-03-01
Loafers and Lovers is a 1920 silent comedy short.
Hold Tight
1925-11-15
The baddies want Alyce Ardell's mine, which they know -- but she doesn't -- has just struck a rich v
The Barnyard
1923-06-11
Lay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmer's daughter. There is oil on the farmland
Plagues And Puppy Love
1917-10-01
Larry Semon produces his take on a typical Keystone farce, the flirting-in-the-park routine, where p
Hash and Havoc
1916-12-04
Two close office pals, Craig and Hessert, fall for the same stenographer. Craig marries her, but the
Chop Suey Louie
1923-03-26
Joe Rock short comedy, also featuring Billie Rhodes and Frank Alexander.
Vamps and Variety
1919-09-11
Brushsky, the famous color slinger, guards his prize model from the other artists. She is stolen and
Oliver Twisted
1923-01-12
Joe Rock does a slapstick adaptation of Oliver Twist.
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974-12-21
Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the mos
The Whirlwind
1922-01-03
A strong wind blows a city slicker and a local girl together. A Joe Rock Comedy
Damsels and Dandies
1919-03-10
Movie comedy with Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock.
Turks and Troubles
1917-03-26
Hafed, a Turkish prince, imprisons an American girl and her father. The girl sends for Jim, who atte
Footlights and Fakers
1917-03-12
Short comedy set against the backstage lives of a group of performers.
Rips and Rushes
1917-02-05
While Larry Semon does not star in Rips and Rushes, its confident gags and frenetic pace suggest his
The Rent Dodgers
1920-08-07
The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collec
Footprints
1920-06-01
Sauce and Senoritas
1920-04-01
Saucy slapstick comic short featuring mishaps and misunderstandings with the titled ladies.