Josephine Crowell
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 10, 1859
Place of Birth: Nova Scotia, Canada
Known For
Speedy
A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
Hilarious scenes from his silent and sound films as compiled and produced by Harold Lloyd himself.
The Man Who Laughs
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Dad's Choice
Eddie wants to marry a girl, but her father is strongly opposed to it. For her sake, she convinces him to at least meet Eddie.
No Publicity
Cameraman Eddie is sent to photograph a socialite at a private lecture on morals. The young woman's guardian will have none of it however, and Eddie resorts to a number of deceptions in order to get a picture.
Scrambled Weddings
Edward Everett Horton and Ruth Dwyer are in love and expect to get married as soon as one of them mentions it to the other. In the meantime, Lolita Lee accepts Horton's proposal, which he doesn't recall making, and Miss Dwyer is invited to be a bridesmaid. So he tells Miss Dwyer that it's Stanley Taylor she's marrying, and hopes no one spills the beans before Taylor shows up in a false beard to spike the proceedings.
Stella Maris
Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.
Hot Water
Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new auto with the in-laws in tow. Finally, a sequence in which Hubby accidentally chloroforms his mother-in-law and becomes convinced that he's killed her!
The Merry Widow
When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
Filmography
as the mother
as Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
as (archive footage)
as Painting owner's mother
as Queen Anne
as Lady in Car (uncredited)
as A Bargain Hunter
as Her Mother
as Mrs. Van Pelt
as Princess Torini
as Housekeeper
as Queen Milena
as Mrs. Galloway
as Mrs. McGavity
as The Girl's Mother
as Mrs. Van Kronk
as Jimmy's Mother-in-Law
as Miss Pringle
as Orphanage Trustee (uncredited)
as Wifey's Mother Winnifred Ward Stokes
as Ma Briskow
as Mrs. Harbours
as Catherine de Medicis
as Mother Holf
as Widow Bogart
as Mrs. Judson
as Stepmother
as Ma Curtis
as Martha Scribbins
as Mrs. Dobbs
as Mrs. Chichester
as Mrs. Abott
as Mrs. Boland
as Ma Deep
as Susie Simpson
as Sarah Hayne
as Mother Rogers
as Mrs. Griswold
as Henrietta
as Mrs. Teak
as Madame Binnat
as Mrs. Cain
as Aunt Elsie
as Mrs. Crafton
as Mercy Winters
as Aunt Agatha
as Margaret
as Janitress
as The Mother
as Aunt Gladys Linden
as Lady Theobald
as Miranda Sawyer
as Mrs. Harriet Gray
as Mrs. Dunn
as Mrs. Bates
as Mrs. Coburn
as Catherine de Médici
as Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)
as The Landlady
as Jennie Hawkins
as Mrs. Cameron
as Helen's Mother
as The Blind Mother
as The Sweetheart's Mother (uncredited)
as Payne's Mother
as Mrs. Williams - Douglas's Mother