Johnny Hines
Acting
Biography
Johnny Hines was an American film actor, primarily playing in movies and short films in the silent era.
Born: July 25, 1895
Place of Birth: Golden, Colorado, USA
Known For
The Runaround
Filmed in an early Technicolor process, The Runaround tells the story of Broadway dancer Evelyn who refuses to play the gold-digging games indulged in by her fellow chorines
Luck
A young man is bet $100,000 that his famous luck can hold out and he can make that sum in one year's time, literally starting with nothing. He proceeds to Pennsylvania, where prize fight winnings are used to build a new town.
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.
Society Doctor
Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room.
The Crackerjack
A pickle salesman finds himself in the middle of a South American revolution, impersonating a rebel general and falling for the general's daughter.
The Brown Derby
Tommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith Worthing and her Aunt Anna are expecting Edith's wealthy uncle, Adolph Plummer, from Australia. On a call to their house, Tommy is mistaken for the uncle, being announced as "a plumber," and soon a mutual romance develops with Edith. They are wedded by mistake when serving as witnesses to marriage by elopement. Farrell, a rival for Edith, learns of Tommy's deception and persuades Edith to elope with him; but Tommy follows in hot pursuit, in his pajamas and derby. At the last minute, a message arrives telling Edith that she and Tommy are already married.
The Cub
This breezy comedy is about a cub newspaper reporter who goes to investigate a family feud, which has erupted into violence again—a parody of the real Hatfield-McCoy feud.
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
Giles Bateson gets expelled from college for misconduct. His angry father, the Earl, sends him a message: "Never let me see you again until you have earned a half crown and proven yourself worthy of confidence."
Alias Jimmy Valentine
After robbing a bank, a criminal is wrongfully pardoned from prison.
Too Hot to Handle
While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.
Filmography
as Boo Boo (Husband #1) (uncredited)
as Parsons
as Nifty
as Hardy
as Ballyhoo
as Slug
as Slim
as Howard
as Johnny Wright
as Charlie
as Self
as Johnny White
as Willie Bascom
as Johnny
as Johnny Rooney
as Tommy Burke
as Steve Riley
as The Great Maranelli
as Tommy Perkins
as 'Blue Streak' Billings
as Terry O'Toole
as Johnny Jones
as Robert Carter
as Sure-Fire Flint
as Burn 'em Up Barnes
as Torchy
as Johnny Green
as Johnnie Wiggan
as Billy Kent
as Henry Hicks
as Frank Lathrop
as Dan Lewis
as Obediah Daw
as Lieutenant Tommy Patterson
as Dopey Louis
as Ivan
as Hank
as Snap Higgins
as Hank
as Sam Perkins (as John Hines)
as Butler
as Steve Oldham
as Red Joclyn
as A Jolly Boy