Movies by James Parrott
Shine 'Em Up
Paul's career as a shoeshine man is interrupted when he is mistaken for an escaped convict, but after the Station Master gives him a job at the train station he proves his worth.
Big Town Ideas
A woman and her dog defend an innocent man.
Are Parents Pickles?
James Parrott joins every lodge in town to get in good with people as he tries to sell his fire extinguishers.
Soft Pedal
An opportunistic umbrella salesman attempts to save a musician and his daughter from blackmail.
The House of Flickers
The troubles of a movie projectionist in a newly-purchased theater are chronicled in this two-reeler starring Paul Parrot and Mildred June.
A Deep Sea Panic
A cruel sea captain shanghais Jimmie to work on his ship, but Jimmie's girlfriend also stows away on board, disguised as a sailor.
The King
The king is a juvenile dolt who tries the patience of the shrewish queen. While she's in the throne room awaiting him, he's outside playing with guns, drilling his soldiers, and dallying with the wife of a new minister. The queen catches him kissing her, her husband figures out that something fishy is going on, and the king tries his best to proceed with his plans for a night out. The queen contrives to keep him cuffed in the bedroom: king, queen, minister, and coquette end up in a game of musical beds. Will his royal highness get his night ...
Dear Ol' Pal
Two lifelong friends vie for the affection of the same woman.
Shiver and Shake
A landlord is attending his new tenants' rollicking and well-attended housewarming party. As midnight arrives, a ghostly apparition appears outside the window--and our frightened hero immediately breaks out the shotgun to fend off the phantom menace.
The Smile Wins
James Parrott as a very persistent book salesman.
Take the Air
James Parrott, little Sammy Brooks, Baker and Jones ("the strong guy" = the drunk) are all workers on a construction-sit run by violent and exploitative boss Noah Young and it is a "building a skyscraper" comedy.
Join the Circus
'Snub' Pollard wants to hang himself but figures joining the circus was better idea.
Tight Shoes
The setting is a shoe store and the action is pretty frenetic. You get to see Paul lose the store's money, catch a shoe thief, knock down a bunch of shelves and more.
Bone Dry
Paul plays at being a detective until dad, who is a revenue officer, sends him out to prove his worth by rounding up some desperate moonshiners.