John R. Cumpson
Birthday: 1866-08-30
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, USA
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
The Suicide Club
One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the ...
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The Salvation Army Lass
A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a barfight...
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The White Caps
Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When...
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What Drink Did
A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses ...
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The Stenographer's Friend; Or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph
It's a busy day at the office, and the stenographer is exhausted from trying to keep up with the dem...
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Those Awful Hats
A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats....
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Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Mack Sennett appears as a policeman in this film produced by the Biograph Company....
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A Smoked Husband
After his wife receives an extravagant dress, a man find himself the victim of an attempted burglary...
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A Strange Meeting
Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into helpin...
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Billy's Séance
Billy is out for a stroll when he spies a prepossessing-looking young woman. He follows and she ente...
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Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mr. Jones at the Ball is a 1908 American silent short comedy film, part of the once-popular Biograph...
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The Christmas Burglars
Mack Sennett appears as one of character Mike McLaren's assistants in this film produced by the Biog...
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A Rural Elopement
Countryside lovers Hank and Cynthia plan to elope against the girl's father's wishes. A meddling tra...
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Love Finds a Way
A Duke's daughter is loved by a gallant knight, but her father wants her to marry another. With the ...
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The Sacrifice
Oh, the woe of simultaneous birthdays, as were Mr. and Mrs. Hardlucks', and both being of a generous...
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Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he had gained...
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The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
A young man at a party becomes infatuated with Mrs. Francis after she sings for the guests. His fath...
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Trying to Get Arrested
A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ig...
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Mrs. Jones Entertains
In the third installment of the "Mr. and Mrs. Jones" series, Mrs. Jones hosts a luncheon for her Lad...
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His Wife's Mother
Jones's mother-in-law prohibits his smoking and drinking, so he takes her out for the evening and ge...
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How Bumptious Papered the Parlor
Mr. Bumptious insists on wallpapering the parlor himself, in order to save money....
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Getting Even
All the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a cha...
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At the Altar
At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the land...
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The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The amateur dramatic society chooses the Joneses' residence as the location of its next meeting, and...
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Jones and the Lady Book Agent
After overhearing Jones mocking her, the lady book agent slips a suggestive note into Jones's pocket...
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Two Memories
Henry and Marion have a lover's quarrel and part in anger. They do not reconcile, and ten years pass...
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The Lure of the Gown
"Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle a...
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The Stolen Jewels
It would have taken more than the wonderful powers of deduction of a Sherlock Holmes to have dispell...
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The Cricket on the Hearth
After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with ...
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The Cord of Life
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic,...
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The Peachbasket Hat
Mrs. Jones leaves her baby with the maid and goes shopping for a new hat. Meanwhile, the maid invite...
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Confidence
Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her ol...
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Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones stays out late playing poker with his buddies. While he's gone, a burglar starts to break ...
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Her First Biscuits
A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the res...
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The Violin Maker of Cremona
A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the priz...
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A Drunkard's Reformation
A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their da...
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The Eternal Triangle
A young wife instigates a duel between a dashing count, with whom she has been having an affair, and...
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Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
Mr. Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions when he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat in the pa...
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Resurrection
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, i...
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Jones and His New Neighbors
Jones' new house looks like all the others on the street. One night Jones enters the wrong house and...
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A Troublesome Satchel
Sight unseen, a man buys a bag that turns out to contain burglar tools. He can't get rid of the bag,...
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The Road to the Heart
Miguel casts out his daughter when she marries a poor man, causing his wife to leave him, too. After...
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Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Schneider is trying to write a speech but he can't concentrate with all the noise around him. During...
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The Roue’s Heart
Mons. Flamant, a typical roué of the French nobility, is surrounded by all the pleasures and pastime...
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The Winning Coat
A young courtier gambles in a tavern and wins a coat from the leader of a gang. In the pocket he fin...
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The Wooden Leg
A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows...
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The Nichols on a Vacation
A philandering husband arranges an ill-planned rendezvous at the same restaurant his wife and daught...
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Two Men
An orphaned girl raised by a miner in the wilderness falls in love with a tenderfoot, even though th...
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Mr. Smith, Barber
A short silent comedy in which Billy, who has lied to his wife so that he can go out on the town wit...
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The Little Darling
This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple fol...
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The Girls and Daddy
Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money....
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The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and ...
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The Hindoo Dagger
Jack Windom experiences a sensation of awe at the reception of the Hindoo dagger from his old chum, ...
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The Note in the Shoe
A shoe-factory worker puts a note in a shoe box offering to marry the lucky buyer. As a result, she ...
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The Mills of the Gods
A woman in love with an unsuccessful author tries to convince a publisher to accept his work....
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They Would Elope
Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them into...
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The Call of the Wild
George Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated with...
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The Voice of the Violin
A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he join...
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Lucky Jim
Gertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack marries Gert...
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The French Duel
Alphonse and Gaston get into an argument over cocktails and agree to a duel....
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