The best James T. Kelley’s movies

James T. Kelley

James T. Kelley

10/07/1854- 12/11/1933
We present our ranking of the best James T. Kelley’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about James T. Kelley.
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The Immigrant

The Immigrant
7.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/06/1917
  • Character: Shabby Diner (uncredited)
An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

Safety Last!

Safety Last!
8.1/10
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

The Cure

The Cure
7.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 16/04/1917
  • Character: Sanitarium Attendant
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life
7.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 14/04/1918
  • Character: Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

The Vagabond

The Vagabond
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/07/1916
  • Character: Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

The Adventurer

The Adventurer
7.3/10
  • Genre: AdventureComedy
  • Release: 22/10/1917
  • Character: Old Man (uncredited)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…

Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble
5.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 11/08/1918
  • Character: Singing Drunk
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.

The Count

The Count
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/09/1916
  • Character: Butler (uncredited)
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…

The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/05/1916
  • Character: Lift Boy (uncredited)
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 02/10/1916
  • Character: An Old Actor
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

Police

Police
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/05/1916
  • Character: Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

The Fireman

The Fireman
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/06/1916
  • Character: Fireman
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 13/11/1916
  • Character: Cameraman (uncredited)
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

The Rink

The Rink
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/12/1916
  • Character: Her Father
After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 20/11/1915
  • Character: Trombone Player and Singer
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater.

An Eastern Westerner

An Eastern Westerner
6.8/10
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.

Cold Hearts and Hot Flames

Cold Hearts and Hot Flames
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 20/09/1916

Among Those Present

Among Those Present
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/05/1921
  • Character: Mr. O'Brien, the Father
An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel
  • Character: Hansel's Father
Century Film Production Black & White Silent

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