Sammy Brooks
Acting
Biography
Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
Born: July 8, 1891
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Pistols for Breakfast
A young man goes out to eat breakfast with his friend. As a restaurant "regular" with a pistol threatens to eat everyone's bacon, the two friends flee.
Girl Shy
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
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.
Bumping Into Broadway
A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.
Bashful
In order to claim his inheritance, our hero must first produce a wife and family.
The Rat's Knuckles
Charley Chase is a hapless inventor with a better mouse trap in this silent comedy from 1925.
Hey There
In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young lady he's just met at a snack bar. He's retrieved a letter she dropped and wants to return it to her, but it's pretty clear that his interest extends beyond mere politeness. (She's the adorable young Bebe Daniels, so this is easy to understand.) The movie studio setting provides Harold with lots of opportunities to do what comedians do in comedies like this one: flirt with actresses, anger the studio brass, and dash through sets disrupting everything.
Berth Marks
Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.
Ask Father
Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The problem is getting in to see the boss so that he can ask for her hand in marriage as the office is guarded by a bunch of comic, clumsy flunkies who throw everyone out who tries to get in.
The Real McCoy
Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.
Filmography
as Little Wrestling Match Referee (uncredited)
as Hunter (uncredited)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Short Flea Circus Spectator
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
as Short Passenger (uncredited)
as Blind Man
as Photographer
as Blind man
as Balloon man
as McHungry
as Lobby Bystander (uncredited)
as Palace Guard
as Short Train Passenger (uncredited)
as Man in Employment Line
as The general's second
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Worker
as Laundry Worker
as Miner
as Justice of the Peace
as Short actor playing doctor
as Short Man on Train (uncredited)
as Cowboy
as (uncredited)
as Short Butler (uncredited)
as A Patient
as Small pirate
as Party Guest
as Little Man
as Short Man in Bank (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Short man in park
as (uncredited)
as Short Soldier (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Short office worker
as Short bearded man
as Short Prop Man
as Diner
as (uncredited)
as Midget crew member
as Short musician
as Spectator at Beach
as (uncredited)
as Short Messager (uncredited)
as Small Tramp
as Jewish Man