Mildred Davis
Date of birth: 1901-02-22
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Mildred Hillary Davis
Biography
Mildred Hillary Davis (February 22, 1901 – August 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually married him. The daughter of Howard Beckett Davis, she was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and educated at the Friends School in Philadelphia. After several years spent studying, she traveled to Los Angeles in the hopes of securing a role in a film. After appearing in several small roles, she caught the attention of Hal Roach, who pointed her out to comedian Lloyd. He was looking for a leading lady to replace Bebe Daniels, and cast Davis in his comedy short From Hand to Mouth in 1919. It would be the first of fifteen films they would star in together. On February 10, 1923, she married Lloyd. After their marriage, Lloyd announced that Davis would not appear in any more motion pictures. After much persuasion on Davis' part, and much grief, she received Lloyd's consent for her return to the screen in Too Many Crooks, which Lloyd produced through his production company. It was the only acting role she undertook after her marriage.
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Safety Last!
1923-04-01
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force
Grandma's Boy
1922-09-03
A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.
An Eastern Westerner
1920-05-02
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsib
From Hand to Mouth
1919-12-28
As a penniless man worries about how he will manage to eat, he is joined by a young waif and her dog
Dr. Jack
1922-11-26
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr.
Never Weaken
1921-10-22
Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an
A Sailor-Made Man
1921-12-25
An idle, wealthy playboy foolishly joins the Navy when the father of the girl he wants to marry tell
Number, Please?
1920-12-26
While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl
Now or Never
1921-03-27
A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.
High and Dizzy
1920-07-11
A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.
Haunted Spooks
1920-03-14
After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking
Get Out and Get Under
1920-09-26
The comic adventures of a new car owner.
Among Those Present
1921-05-29
An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.
His Royal Slyness
1920-02-08
A young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.
I Do
1921-09-11
Comic adventures of newlyweds and children.
Call for Mr. Caveman
1919-11-19
A giant cave man kidnaps beautiful Adorable from the cave clan and the man who rescues her can have
Looking for Trouble
1919-12-14
Snub plays a rich guy who wants to impress the ladies with his virility. So he pays a tough boxer to
How Dry I Am
1919-12-07
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
1962-12-04
Hilarious scenes from his silent and sound films as compiled and produced by Harold Lloyd himself.
Her Fractured Voice
1917-06-06
Released June 11, 1917, Her Fractured Voice is a one-reel Black Diamond Comedy filmed and produced b
Bud's Recruit
1918-01-18
This WWI home-front comedy is the earliest surviving film of King Vidor, who would later go on to ma
All Wrong
1919-06-01
Salesman Warren Kent develops the idea of "The Unending Courtship" and manages to convince his new w
All at Sea
1919-11-02
Sailor 'Snub' Pollard on 'beach leave'.
Condemned
1923-12-01
Unable to pay train fare for a pet, a girl disguises her dog as a baby. It is later mistaken for a k
Marriage a la Carte
1916-04-01
The first film featuring Mildred Davis
A Weaver of Dreams
1918-03-02
Unrequited love rules the day as both wealthy Judith Sylvester and her invalid aunt pine for men who
What'll We Do with Uncle?
1917-10-22
Artist Henry is wildly jealous of his girl Flossie so when he sees her in the arms of another man he
Fighting Mad
1917-11-18
Doctor Lambert takes his wife west to a mining town, where he can both minister and doctor. His wife
Start Something
1919-10-07
Snub is a traffic cop and succeeds in mixing things up by trying to flirt with every pretty girl mot
Giving the Bride Away
1919-11-16
A comedy short starring Mildred Davis & 'Snub' Pollard
Order in the Court
1919-11-23
Snub is confronted by his creditors who have joined the profiteers. He then escapes from them only t
Red Hot Hottentotts
1920-01-04
Rivalry over a girl in this country moves to the heart of Africa, where the principals get into diff
The Floor Below
1919-12-27
Snub Pollard and his friend are clearly under their wives thumbs. But his grandfather turns up and t
Tough Luck
1919-12-21
A comedy short featuring Sunshine Sammy Morrison.
It's a Hard Life
1919-11-30
A henpecked husband goes out on a series of adventures. He is pursued by cops and detectives and joi
Why Go Home?
1920-01-11
'Snub' Pollard and Mildred Davis star in this 1920 comedy short.
Temporary Marriage
1923-06-30
Temporary Marriage is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Ken
Getting His Goat
1920-02-08
Snub's many humorous experiences in attempting to transport his goat home. Comedy short directed by
Too Many Crooks
1927-04-02
Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, written by