Larry Semon

Larry Semon

Directing

American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business and was trained in stage comedy and acrobatics. A talent for drawing and cartooning led to art school and then work as a cartoonist for various New York City newspapers. The humor evident in his published cartoons prompted executives at New York's Vitagraph Studios to hire him as a gag writer in 1916. He quickly proved himself and was promoted to director for the Hughie Mack series of comedies. His…

Filmography

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A Simple Sap ★ 7.0 A Simple Sap 1928 Dummies ★ 7.0 Dummies 1928 Oh, What a Man! ★ 7.0 Oh, What a Man! 1927 The Stunt Man ★ 7.5 The Stunt Man 1927 Underworld ★ 7.0 Underworld 1927 Spuds ★ 8.0 Spuds 1927 The Perfect Clown ★ 7.5 The Perfect Clown 1925 The Cloudhopper ★ 5.7 The Cloudhopper 1925 Go Straight! ★ 7.0 Go Straight! 1925 The Dome Doctor ★ 4.5 The Dome Doctor 1925 The Wizard of Oz ★ 5.5 The Wizard of Oz 1925 Kid Speed ★ 5.5 Kid Speed 1924 Her Boy Friend ★ 5.8 Her Boy Friend 1924 The Girl in the Limousine ★ 6.5 The Girl in the Limousine 1924 Trouble Brewing ★ 7.5 Trouble Brewing 1924 Horseshoes ★ 4.9 Horseshoes 1923 Lightning Love ★ 6.4 Lightning Love 1923 The Gown Shop ★ 5.5 The Gown Shop 1923 The Barnyard ★ 6.3 The Barnyard 1923 The Midnight Cabaret ★ 6.7 The Midnight Cabaret 1923 No Wedding Bells ★ 5.4 No Wedding Bells 1923 The Counter Jumper ★ 6.3 The Counter Jumper 1922 Golf ★ 6.4 Golf 1922 A Pair of Kings ★ 5.5 A Pair of Kings 1922 A Weakend Driver ★ 5.0 A Weakend Driver 1922 The Show ★ 7.0 The Show 1922 The Sawmill ★ 5.4 The Sawmill 1922 The Bell Hop ★ 6.8 The Bell Hop 1921 The Fall Guy ★ 4.9 The Fall Guy 1921 The Bakery ★ 4.7 The Bakery 1921 The Rent Collector ★ 6.7 The Rent Collector 1921 The Hick ★ 6.0 The Hick 1921 The Sportsman ★ 6.7 The Sportsman 1921 The Suitor ★ 4.9 The Suitor 1920 The Stage Hand ★ 8.0 The Stage Hand 1920 School Days ★ 6.8 School Days 1920 The Fly-Cop ★ 5.6 The Fly-Cop 1920 The Grocery Clerk ★ 5.8 The Grocery Clerk 1919 The Head Waiter ★ 7.0 The Head Waiter 1919 Dew Drop Inn ★ 7.0 Dew Drop Inn 1919 Dull Care ★ 6.5 Dull Care 1919 Between the Acts ★ 3.8 Between the Acts 1919 The Simple Life ★ 10.0 The Simple Life 1919 His Home Sweet Home ★ 7.0 His Home Sweet Home 1919 The Star Boarder ★ 7.3 The Star Boarder 1919 Passing the Buck ★ 7.2 Passing the Buck 1919 Well, I'll Be ★ 7.0 Well, I'll Be 1919 Scamps and Scandals ★ 5.8 Scamps and Scandals 1919 Traps and Tangles ★ 7.0 Traps and Tangles 1919 Pluck and Plotters ★ 6.0 Pluck and Plotters 1918 Frauds and Frenzies ★ 5.8 Frauds and Frenzies 1918 Bears and Bad Men ★ 5.1 Bears and Bad Men 1918 Huns and Hyphens ★ 5.9 Huns and Hyphens 1918 Dunces and Dangers ★ 5.1 Dunces and Dangers 1918 Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs ★ 6.0 Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs 1918 Hindoos and Hazards ★ 8.5 Hindoos and Hazards 1918 Romans and Rascals ★ 4.5 Romans and Rascals 1918 Babes and Boobs Babes and Boobs 1918 Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies ★ 6.5 Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies 1917 Plagues And Puppy Love ★ 6.3 Plagues And Puppy Love 1917 Risks and Roughnecks ★ 6.8 Risks and Roughnecks 1917 Gall and Golf ★ 6.5 Gall and Golf 1917 Turks and Troubles ★ 7.0 Turks and Troubles 1917 Footlights and Fakers ★ 8.0 Footlights and Fakers 1917 He Never Touched Me ★ 8.0 He Never Touched Me 1917 Somewhere in Any Place Somewhere in Any Place 1917 Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls ★ 10.0 Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls 1917 Jolts and Jewelry ★ 8.0 Jolts and Jewelry 1917 Bullies and Bullets ★ 8.0 Bullies and Bullets 1917 Walls and Wallops ★ 7.0 Walls and Wallops 1916