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Otto Fries

Date of birth: 1887-10-27

Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Otto H. Fries, Otto Fried, Otto Hugo Fries

Otto Fries

Biography

Movie Credits

Move Along
3.1

Move Along

1926-07-24

Dreamy little comedy as down-on-his-luck Ham looks for work, gets thrown out of his rooming house an

The Broncho Twister
0

The Broncho Twister

1927-03-13

Returning from the war, Tom Mason rides square into a raging feud between the his family and the nei

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
3.3

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936-03-13

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

Rumors for Rent
0

Rumors for Rent

1927-06-05

The story of Helen and Warren's marriage from courtship to parenthood.

Land of the Lawless
0

Land of the Lawless

1927-12-25

A Texas Ranger insinuates himself into a murderous gang by showing off his talents. When he is taken

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
3

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937-09-24

Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector

Moonshine
3

Moonshine

1920-12-26

A Lloyd Hamilton slapstick comedy directed by Charley Chase.

Call of the Cuckoo
2.9

Call of the Cuckoo

1927-10-15

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

Bang!
0

Bang!

1921-03-27

Bang! is a 1921 silent comedy

Weak But Willing
0

Weak But Willing

1929-12-14

Dave Finkel's family and friends take him out to a Speakeasy for a birthday celebration. Many distra

Motor Mad
0

Motor Mad

1924-12-21

A Mermaid Comedy

Railroadin'
2.9

Railroadin'

1929-06-15

The gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer, lectures

Hotel Imperial
2.9

Hotel Imperial

1927-01-01

During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak throu

The Paperhangers' Revenge
0

The Paperhangers' Revenge

1918-04-30

Clover Comedy starring Bud Duncan. Wallpaper hangers go on strike. Bud and his friend, in need of

The Best Man Wins
2.9

The Best Man Wins

1935-01-14

A diver saves his best friend's life but loses his own arm in doing so. Later, unable to find work b

Fast and Furious
2.1

Fast and Furious

1924-10-11

Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in thi

The First Seven Years
2.6

The First Seven Years

1930-03-01

Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.

Family Life
2.5

Family Life

1924-03-29

The Duff family can't seem to get along with their neighbors, an obsessed policeman and his wife.

Taxi for Two
0

Taxi for Two

1928-09-02

Dan Doolittle is a poor schmuck whose big talk usually gets him into trouble. After he is fired from

Expensive Husbands
2.4

Expensive Husbands

1937-11-27

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where her

The Old Bull
1.5

The Old Bull

1932-06-04

Thelma and Zazu are on a leisurely excursion in a borrowed car. Thelma lets Zazu drive. When she bra

On the Loose
3.4

On the Loose

1931-12-26

Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The ne

Alum and Eve
3.1

Alum and Eve

1932-09-24

When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and

Boy Meets Girl
3.3

Boy Meets Girl

1938-08-27

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be

High Flyers
3.5

High Flyers

1937-11-07

Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for

Here Comes the Band
2.5

Here Comes the Band

1935-08-30

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an un

The Younger Generation
3.3

The Younger Generation

1929-03-04

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his r

All Wet
0

All Wet

1922-09-02

A newly married couple looking for a house come up against a crooked real estate agent.

Free and Easy
0

Free and Easy

1921-12-11

Campers on a vacation have all the comforts of home fitted into their Ford car. Eggs are fried on th

Arsène Lupin Returns
2.9

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938-02-25

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle i

Time Flies
0

Time Flies

1926-02-07

The short starts with a duel in the Old South wherein a man inadvertently saves one of the duelist's

Espionage
3.4

Espionage

1937-02-26

Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours

Riley the Cop
2.8

Riley the Cop

1928-11-25

In this early comedy from John Ford, Riley is a New York Irish cop sent to Germany to track down a y

Car Shy
0

Car Shy

1927-04-03

Car thieves are running rampant in the city and it's up to Reginald Van Bibber to save the day. In

Mary Burns, Fugitive
0

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935-11-15

A young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangs

The Best of Laurel and Hardy
0

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968-12-14

Compilation of the mismatched but immortal pair's various films and shorts.

The Burglar
2.5

The Burglar

1928-09-12

A man, accidentally locked out of his house is mistaken for a burglar as he attempts to re-enter the

Sons o' Guns
2.1

Sons o' Guns

1936-05-13

Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays t

The Merry Widow
3.4

The Merry Widow

1934-11-02

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

Fair Warning
0

Fair Warning

1925-09-26

Surrender
3

Surrender

1927-01-02

Lea Lyon, the daughter of a rabbi, lives happily with her father in their Gulicinu village, but ther

Readin' and Writin'
3.2

Readin' and Writin'

1932-02-01

Tired of going to school, Breezy comes up with a plan to get himself expelled.

Little Daddy
3.5

Little Daddy

1931-03-28

Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

Waltzing Around
0

Waltzing Around

1929-05-13

Two zany transients get jobs as vendors at a sports arena. One of them accidently knocks out one of

A Night at the Opera
3.7

A Night at the Opera

1935-11-15

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly busin

The Night of June 13
3.5

The Night of June 13

1932-09-17

Elna Curry, once a concert pianist, develops an unfounded jealousy of neighbor, Trudie Morrow. Elna

Skybound
0

Skybound

1926-03-28

Comedy starring one of the most prolific but underrated comedians of the silent era, Al St John.

Slave Ship
2.3

Slave Ship

1937-06-16

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced again

Saturday's Millions
2.5

Saturday's Millions

1933-09-30

Jim Fowler is Western University's football hero and is constantly besieged by reporters. Jim's fath

Human Cargo
3

Human Cargo

1936-05-15

Bonnie Brewster and "Packy" Campbell, rival reporters on competing newspapers, team up to put an end

April Fool
2.8

April Fool

1920-11-21

Sent as a missionary to cannibals, Lloyd Hamilton boards a ship, but encounters many problems along

Charlie Chan at the Opera
3.4

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936-12-04

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting r

Alexander's Ragtime Band
3.4

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938-05-24

Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, bu

Maid in Morocco
0

Maid in Morocco

1925-10-11

Lupino and his wife Helen are honeymooning in Morocco and the local Caliph wants to add Helen to his

Haunted at Midnight
3.9

Haunted at Midnight

1931-05-21

Long lost German language version of the Laurel & Hardy film "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case". When S

The Mystery Man
2.7

The Mystery Man

1935-02-12

Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a wo

The Mad Miss Manton
3.1

The Mad Miss Manton

1938-10-21

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police

The Tin Ghost
0

The Tin Ghost

1926-04-18

Lige Conley is a newspaper reporter covering a demonstration of a new invention to some money-men. T

The Weak-End Party
2.9

The Weak-End Party

1922-10-01

A riotous comedy of social errors, as absurd as a butler's whiskers.

The Handy Man
2.5

The Handy Man

1923-03-12

A 1923 silent comedy.

The Simp
2.8

The Simp

1920-10-23

A simpleton finds love but can't get past a pesky dog and some no-good kids.

The Kid from Borneo
3.5

The Kid from Borneo

1933-04-15

The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believin

Choo-Choo!
3.4

Choo-Choo!

1932-05-07

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

Hollywood Halfbacks
0

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931-12-23

Johnny Harron is watching the Hollywood fire department football team playing a game and decides tha

Parnell
2.1

Parnell

1937-06-04

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his re

Who Hit Me?
0

Who Hit Me?

1926-07-11

Who's My Wife?
0

Who's My Wife?

1926-06-20

Flaming Romance
0

Flaming Romance

1926-11-21

The worthless son of a rich man spends most of his time in jail. His father throws a pen at a map te

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
5

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024-10-29

Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their

Let's Go
0

Let's Go

1918-03-24

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

Beat It
0

Beat It

1918-02-24

Harold Lloyd starred in the successful Lonesome Luke series. However, he soon grew tired of the obvi

Go Chase Yourself
2.5

Go Chase Yourself

1938-04-22

When a bank is robbed, a not-so-bright teller is wrongly suspected of being part of the holdup team.

Hubby's Weekend Trip
0

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928-11-01

Hubby's Weekend Trip is a silent comedy short.