James T. Kelley
Acting
Biography
No biography available for James T. Kelley.
Born: July 10, 1854
Place of Birth: Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Known For
Andy's Stump Speech
Andy Gump is a clueless yokel that decides that he can run for President.
Safety Last!
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
The Chaplin Revue
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
A Dog's Life
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
The Immigrant
A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
An Eastern Westerner
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.
The Adventurer
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
The Cure
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Dr. Jack
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
The Vagabond
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
Filmography
as Michael
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Singing Drunk (archive footage)
as Piney (as James Kelly)
as Meg's father (as Jimmy Kelly)
as Hotel Manager
as Hansel's Father
as Newspaper Editor
as Old Driver of Delivery Truck (uncredited)
as Card-Playing Father (uncredited)
as Jimmy O'Brien (as James Kelly)
as Mr. O'Brien, the Father
as Jimmie Donahue
as (uncredited)
as Singing Drunk
as Tamale Customer/Unemployed/Market Owner/Musician (uncredited)
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Shabby Diner (uncredited)
as Sanitarium Attendant
as Her Father
as Cameraman (uncredited)
as Fishbowl Client
as Butler (uncredited)
as Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)
as Fireman
as Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer
as Lift Boy (uncredited)
as Trombone Player and Singer