Katherine Grant
Acting
Biography
Katherine Grant appeared in fifty silent-screen era comedy films between 1923 and 1926 after being discovered in a beauty pageant.
Born: May 1, 1904
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
The Noon Whistle
Stan is a lazy employee at a lumber company. Much of the first portion of the film has to do with Stan trying to sneak into work late--past the violent and rather insane supervisor. Later, however, Stan walks into a plot to steal the company away and frame the owner for a crime he did not commit.
White Wings
Pursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.
No Father to Guide Him
Charley's battle-axe mother-in-law breaks up his marriage and tries to separate him from his son. Charlie abducts the boy for a father-son outing to the beach. The mother-in-law pursues and comedy ensues.
What Price Goofy?
Jamison has a very jealous wife. Mrs. Jamison has a very gossipy friend. When the friend spots Jamison on the street talking to an attractive young woman, she reports back to Mrs. Jamison that her husband is obviously having an affair. Mrs. Jamison storms out, and a few minutes later a guest arrives for a visit -- a Professor Brown. Jamison doesn't realize the professor is a woman, and Mrs. Jamison, who has returned, doesn't realize the woman is Professor Brown. She presumes she has caught her husband with his mistress. A dancing butler, a game-playing dog, and a very accommodating burglar complicate the situation.
His Wooden Wedding
A few moments before Charley is going to marry, a friend gives him an anonymous note stating that the bride has a wooden leg.
Innocent Husbands
Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt when a woman from a party across the hall passes out in Melvin's bedroom just before Mame returns.
Looking for Sally
Jimmie Jump is returning from Europe to the USA. His parents and an old girl-friend, Sally - whom he hasn't seen for years, are expecting him at the dock. But, due to some unfortunate coincidences they are mistaken about the identity of each other, but meet unbeknownst to that fact. Jimmie decides that he has to find that girl. Finally, after having annoyed a policeman, and a great fraction of the female population, he finds her working as a temperance worker. To get her attention, he dresses up in rags to meet her. But his way of introduction causes more confusion.
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Mr. Jump has come into some money and informs his wife that they can now hire a maid and won't have to do anymore housework. Circumstances cause Mrs. Jump to suspect that Mr. Jump is cavorting with the new maid.
Pick and Shovel
Pick and Shovel, also known as The Miner, is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
Isn't Life Terrible?
Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with the first prize being an ocean trip. To win the prize Charley has to sell those pens - surprisingly he wins, but the ship turns out to be a wreck on it's last trip to the scrapyard. To make things worse they accidentally leave their young daughter on the dock and the ship sails without her. What else can go wrong on this trip?
Filmography
as Dodo
as Billie, the Bride
as The Bride
as The Young Married Man's Wife
as Jimmy's Wife
as Mame - His Wife
as The Wife
as Jean Croft
as Jamison's wife
as Sally Kavanaugh
as Jimmy's wife, Sappie
as Mrs. Jump
as Second Girl
as His Wife
as The Wife of the Chief of Police
as The Inventor's Daughter
as Tourist
as Sonia, the peasant girl
as Lt. Hans Downe (Little Boss)
as The Girl
as Little Valencia
as Garage owner's daughter
as Laundry Worker
as The Foreman's Daughter
as Nurse