Billy Armstrong
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 13, 1891
Place of Birth: Bristol, England, UK
Known For
The Tramp
The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.
The Champion
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.
Police
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
The Bank
A janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
A Woman
Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for Charlie and invite him for dinner. The father returns home with a friend. Charlie rushes upstairs and dresses like a woman, shaving his mustache. Both men fall for Charlie.
Hello Trouble
A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their loyal wives in his attempt to build up an insurance sideline when the undertaker business fails.
Shanghaied
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.
The Extra Girl
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual.
Work
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
When Knights Were Cold
Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type character in a medieval walled town. He's chased by an army of knights, but both he and his pursuers ride music-hall half-horse costumes in lieu of real steads. He proceeds to fight, Fairbanks-like, dozens of swordsmen at once, and defeats his rival one-on-one, leaving him to marry the princess in a state ceremony.
Filmography
as Cook / Pickpocket (archive footage)
as Sailor (uncredited)
as Father in Portrait Session (uncredited)
as The Chauffeur
as Drunk at Party (uncredited)
as Comedian in Derby
as The Traveling Salesman
as Earl of Tabasco, a Hot Knight (as William Armstrong)
as The Landlord
as The Fortune Hunter
as The School Bully (uncredited)
as Sox
as The District Attorney / Maitre d'
as The Pianist (uncredited)
as Doc Pillsbury
as The Man of Mystery
as Indignant Nobleman
as Ludwig - Asylum Keeper
as The Neighbor's Rival
as A romantic husband
as Cook / Pickpocket
as Silk Hat Cecil aka Jersey City Joe (as William Armstrong)
as Crooked Preacher / Second Cop
as Billy
as Lt. Lane
as First Shanghaied Seaman
as Another Janitor
as Father's Friend
as The Husband
as Man in Straw Hat
as Minister
as Sausage Thief
as Sparring Partner