81 films in catalog

Charles Avery

81 films

Director (16) cast (8) Cop (3) Party Guest (2) 1st Deputy (1) A Member of the Court (1) Arresting Cop (1) At Court / At Prison (1) At Party (1) At Stage Door (1) Bartender (1) Beachgoer / Cop (1)
Father Gets in the Game 1908

Father Gets in the Game

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home be…

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1908

The Helping Hand

Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Taming of the Shrew 1908

The Taming of the Shrew

Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to cha…

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1908

The Valet's Wife

Bachelor Reggie writes his uncle that he has a wife and child, but then must produce them…

A Drunkard's Reformation 1909

A Drunkard's Reformation

A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to tak…

A Strange Meeting 1909

A Strange Meeting

Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced i…

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1909

A Wreath in Time

A few of us have had the chance to read our own obituary notice, but it fell to the lot of…

Confidence 1909

Confidence

Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One…

Her First Biscuits 1909

Her First Biscuits

A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delive…

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1909

Love Finds a Way

A Duke's daughter is loved by a gallant knight, but her father wants her to marry another.…

Resurrection 1909

Resurrection

Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial,…

The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will…

The Little Darling 1909

The Little Darling

This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted…

The Lonely Villa 1909

The Lonely Villa

A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife…

The Necklace 1909

The Necklace

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The…

The Peachbasket Hat 1909

The Peachbasket Hat

Mrs. Jones leaves her baby with the maid and goes shopping for a new hat. Meanwhile, the m…

The Salvation Army Lass 1909

The Salvation Army Lass

A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following…

The Son's Return 1909

The Son's Return

A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into…

The Suicide Club 1909

The Suicide Club

One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he…

The Violin Maker of Cremona 1909

The Violin Maker of Cremona

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage a…

Two Memories 1909

Two Memories

Henry and Marion have a lover's quarrel and part in anger. They do not reconcile, and ten…

What Drink Did 1909

What Drink Did

A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initiall…

The Usurer 1910

The Usurer

A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.

Stolen Glory 1912

Stolen Glory

Veteran Warner and old gardener Burns vie for the hand of Widow Simpson, and the gardener…

A Bandit 1913

A Bandit

Willy is a rather effeminate young man, and is abused by the town bully. He suspects that…

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1913

A Deaf Burglar

The misfortunes of a deaf burglar.

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1913

A Double Wedding

A newly wedded couple get mixed up with a black couple, who are also getting wed, as both…

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1913

A Healthy Neighborhood

An unscrupulous doctor tries to drum up business by having the sidewalk in front of his ho…

A Muddy Romance 1913

A Muddy Romance

Two rivals for Mabel's hand play a series of dirty tricks on each other. Finally, one of t…

A Noise from the Deep 1913

A Noise from the Deep

Mabel and Roscoe love each other, but her father likes another boy. A rather sissified you…

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1913

A Quiet Little Wedding

The scene is laid for a quiet little wedding. The guests are waiting for Fatty and an anci…

A Ride for a Bride 1913

A Ride for a Bride

A Ride for a Bride is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Virginia Kirtley.

A Strong Revenge 1913

A Strong Revenge

Cobbler Meyer puts Limburger cheese in the shoes of grocer Schnitz to sabotage his attenda…

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1913

Algy on the Force

Algie secures a job on the force. A new chief of police is appointed, who wears a soft hat…

Bangville Police 1913

Bangville Police

A young farm maid overhears two cow-hands talking in the barn, and she becomes convinced t…

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1913

Cupid in a Dental Parlor

Harold is in love with Ethel Parks, but finds scant favor with her father, Parks always ma…