Jess Dandy
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Jess Dandy.
Born: November 8, 1871
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, USA
Known For
The New Janitor
The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief banker (Tandy). Meanwhile, one of the junior managers (Dillon) is being threatened with exposure by his bookie for gambling debts unpaid. Thus the manager decides to steal from the company.
The Rounders
Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.
His New Profession
Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.
The Masquerader
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
The Property Man
Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. Once all that is resolved the next issue is getting everyone on stage with the correct backdrop.
The Face on the Barroom Floor
A painter turned tramp (Chaplin), devastated by losing the woman he was courting as a wealthy man, finds himself drunk and getting drunker by the minute with some sailors at a bar until he's literally falling down. He keeps futilely trying to draw the woman's picture on the floor with a piece of chalk until he finally passes out cold (or perhaps dies, as in the poem) at the end of the film.
His Favorite Pastime
A very plastered fella follows a pretty woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself.
The Star Boarder
A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.
Leading Lizzie Astray
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
Filmography
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
as Bank president
as Diner
as Invalid Uncle
as Actor / Villain
as Lover who stole Madeleine
as Garlico the Strong Man / Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Boarder (uncredited)
as Minor Role