It Happened One Night
1934
star 7.8
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with e...
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Acting
Billy West
Billy West (September 22, 1892 – July 21, 1975) was a film actor, producer, and director. Active during the silent film era, he is best known as a semi-successful Charlie Chaplin impersonator. Beyond acting, he also directed shorts in the 1910s and 20s, as well as produced films. West ultimately retired in 1935.
Filmography
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Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
star 7.2
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a rep...
Ex-Lady
1933
star 6.3
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities...
Jimmy the Gent
1934
star 6.4
An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking...
The Defense Rests
1934
star 7.1
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
Motive for Revenge
1935
star 6.3
Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about...
He Was Her Man
1934
star 6.5
A safecracker goes straight after doing a stretch for a bum rap. He agrees to do one last job for his "pals". H...
Newly Rich
1931
star 4.3
Two small town widows bring their children to Hollywood, where their children become competing film stars. The...
She Couldn't Take It
1935
star 5.3
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the...
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932
star 5.5
The Eagle uses sky writing to make threats against a corporation. Nathan Gregory owns a travelling fairground a...
Cheating Cheaters
1934
star 7.0
The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers...
A Very Honorable Guy
1934
star 6.0
Well respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling...
Diamond Trail
1933
star 4.0
Reporter Speed Morgan helps Flash Barrett escape from the police and this gets him into Flash's gang where he p...
Picture Snatcher
1933
star 6.8
An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
He's In Again
1918
star 5.7
A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying aga...
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
star 8.0
The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreo...
Bone Dry
1922
star 8.0
Paul plays at being a detective until dad, who is a revenue officer, sends him out to prove his worth by roundi...
The Villain
1917
star 5.5
In The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but this time he's...
Lucky Fool
1927
star 10.0
Scion of a distinguished family J. Anthony Bowden is considered unworthy by his father, a feeling he discovers...
Back Stage
1917
star 6.0
Props, the stage man, and his assistant at the Orpheum Theater, Plunkville divide their time equally between dr...
The Pest
1917
star 5.8
The Pest (aka The Freeloader) is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy and starring Billy West in on...
The Personality Kid
1934
star 4.4
An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.
The Chief Cook
1917
star 4.5
The film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is addressing three member...
Thrilling Youth
1926
star 9.0
Billy Davis discovers that his father's bakery business is in serious financial trouble and leaves college in o...
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
star 7.6
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
The Parrott Chase
2009
Slapstick experts host this look at the life and films of Charley Chase with rare film clips and photos.
The Hero
1917
star 5.5
The Hero is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Billy West & Oliver Hardy.
Italian Love
1920
star 4.0
Ethelyn Gibson has run away from daddy Ted Lorch because he wants to sell her to Leo White, King of Little Ital...
Rolling Stone
1919
star 5.0
A Chaplin-like tramp is mistaken for a Bolshevik
His Day Out
1918
star 3.9
In this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver Hardy (doing hi...
Fiddlin' Around
1925
star 5.5
A clumsy fiddler plays at an audition with a grouchy teathrical impresario, played by Oliver Hardy.
Hard Boiled Yeggs
1926
star 8.5
A recent college graduate (Billy West) inherits a large sum of money, as well as a dive on the rough side of to...
Playmates
1918
star 6.0
A comedy inspired by Charles Chaplin's "Easy Street" (1917).
The Rogue
1918
star 4.1
'The Rogue' casts West as the slavey in a boarding-house (not a very Chaplinesque role) overseen by a landlady...
Cupid's Rival
1917
star 5.0
A bumbling janitor in a fleabag hotel drives the residents crazy, and a poor artist believes that his girlfrien...
Fiddlin' Around
1925
star 6.5
FIDDLIN AROUND' (1925) (Starring Babe Hardy).