George Ovey
Acting
Biography
No biography available for George Ovey.
Born: December 13, 1870
Known For
Hit the Deck
A sailor finds himself the object of a cafe owner's affections.
The Missing Guest
Newspaper man "Scoop" Hanlon is looking for a way out of his assigned women's interest column. The one chance he has is to spend the night in the "blue room" of a haunted mansion where a number of people are gathered for a party. When one of the guests disappears from his room, "Scoop" decides to get to the bottom of things.
Pop Goes the Easel
The stooges are down and out. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an artists studio where they are mistaken for students. The cop continues to hunt for them and they use a variety of disguises and tactics to elude him. A wild clay throwing fight ends the film.
Woman of the Year
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Act of Violence
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
Edison, the Man
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.
Theodora Goes Wild
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. Michael Grant, devil-may-care book jacket illustrator, penetrates Theodora's incognito and sets out to 'free her' from Lynnfield against her will. But Michael has a secret too, and gets a taste of his own medicine.
Woman Against Woman
A newlywed unhappily discovers that her husband's scheming ex-wife still has a controlling influence in his life and home.
The Yankee Clipper
A race between a British clipper ship and an American ship of a new design will determine the right to transport Chinese tea.
Filmography
as Bystander (uncredited)
as Old Man with Telegram (uncredited)
as Little Sports Reporter (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
as Soup Kitchen Server (uncredited)
as Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)
as Lamplighter
as Bookkeeper
as Man Telling Hickman to Put His Hat On (uncredited)
as Circus Attendant (uncredited)
as Conductor
as Gatekeeper
as Toy Vendor
as Townsman
as Juror (uncredited)
as Man with Hearing Aid (uncredited)
as Bartender in Montage
as Townsman
as Wedding Guest with Cake
as Clarinetist in Welcoming Band (uncredited)
as Trunk Man (uncredited)
as Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)
as Shorty - Ranch Hand Clocking John (uncredited)
as Short Saloon Cowboy
as Cowhand Shorty
as Bald Man (uncredited)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
as Man with Wet Paint Sign (uncredited)
as Ed
as Clarence
as Whiteface Comic
as Valet to Hindu Prince
as Alf
as Willie Gray
as Pudge
as Stuffy McGee
as Ed Martin - Manager
as Ed Martin - Manager / Sparring Partner
as Jerry
as Jerry
as Jerry
as Short Cop
as Card Player (uncredited)