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Helen Carruthers

Date of birth: 1891-12-31

Place of birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Peggy Page

Helen Carruthers

Biography

Helen Carruthers (1892-1925) was an American actress. She signed a contract with Keystone Studios in 1913, starring alongside Charlie Chaplin and the Keystone Cops. In 1915, she moved with Chaplin to Essanay Studios. After a depressive episode, she left acting in 1915.

Movie Credits

His Favorite Pastime
2.6

His Favorite Pastime

1914-03-16

A very plastered fella follows a pretty woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself.

Recreation
2.5

Recreation

1914-08-13

Charlie begins to woo a woman on a bench, only to have her seaman boyfriend object. After a brick fi

Ambrose's First Falsehood
2.1

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914-12-12

After running into a friend and two ladies, a married man sends his wife a note saying that he's tak

His Trysting Places
3

His Trysting Places

1914-11-09

On his way to a restaurant, Ambrose, a happily married man, obliges to mail a letter for a woman in

Mabel's Busy Day
2.8

Mabel's Busy Day

1914-06-13

Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down the

Getting Acquainted
2.6

Getting Acquainted

1914-12-05

Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted

Caught in the Rain
2.8

Caught in the Rain

1914-05-04

When a married couple become separated in the park, a tramp sits with the lady and is beat up when h

The Property Man
2.8

The Property Man

1914-08-01

Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets

The Rounders
3

The Rounders

1914-09-07

Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.

His Musical Career
3

His Musical Career

1914-11-07

Charlie and his partner are to deliver a piano to 666 Prospect St. and repossess one from 999 Prospe

Gentlemen of Nerve
2.9

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914-10-29

Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend

Laughing Gas
2.8

Laughing Gas

1914-07-09

Although only a dental assistant, Charlie pretends to be the dentist. After receiving too much anest

Tillie's Punctured Romance
3

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914-12-21

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large ban

Leading Lizzie Astray
2.1

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914-11-30

A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.

Mabel's Blunder
2.6

Mabel's Blunder

1914-09-12

Mabel is pursued by her boss, despite being engaged to his son, in this gender-bending comedy of err

The Way of the World
0

The Way of the World

1947-01-01

A long-retired director of early silent films recalls his exciting career as a filmmaker.

His Prehistoric Past
2.8

His Prehistoric Past

1914-12-07

Set mostly in the Stone Age, a prehistoric king, with a harem of wives, rules a beach. Charlie arriv

The Masquerader
2.8

The Masquerader

1914-08-27

Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed

His New Profession
2.9

His New Profession

1914-08-31

Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.

The New Janitor
3.1

The New Janitor

1914-09-14

The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of wa

Those Love Pangs
2.8

Those Love Pangs

1914-10-10

Charlie and a rival vie for the favor of their landlady.

Dough and Dynamite
3

Dough and Dynamite

1914-10-26

Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two