Movies by Ford Sterling

Dirty Work in a Laundry

Dirty Work in a Laundry

After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.

A Muddy Romance

A Muddy Romance

Two rivals for Mabel's hand play a series of dirty tricks on each other. Finally, one of them gets Mabel alone and is about to marry her, but his rival comes up with a strange scheme to stop them. Soon the Keystone Kops arrive on the scene, and chaos quickly ensues.

The Brass Bottle

The Brass Bottle

Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, stumbles across an old brass bottle. When he picks it up a genie suddenly appears and promises Horace that he will grant every wish Horace wants in exchange for his freedom. Horace accepts the genie's offer but finds out that things aren't working out quite as well as he thought they would.

Oh Kay!

Oh Kay!

On the eve of her wedding Lady Kay Rutfield runs off aboard her sloop. A storm carries her out to sea and she is rescued by a passing rumrunner bound for the Long Island Sound. Once they arrive in the States, Kay makes her escape and hides in the deserted mansion of Jimmy Winter. Jimmy is due to marry the following day. He comes home to the mansion unexpectedly, and finds Kay, who persuades him to let her pose for a night as his wife.

For the Love of Mabel

For the Love of Mabel

A presumably lost film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.

His Father's Footsteps

His Father's Footsteps

About a boy growing up and acting like this abusive, alcoholic father.

Mabel's Dramatic Career

Mabel's Dramatic Career

A young man falls in love with his mother's kitchen maid, Mabel. But his mother objects strongly, and arranges for him to meet another young woman whom she considers more suitable. Mabel confronts the young woman, and is dismissed from her position. Later, when the young man learns about the new career that Mabel has found, he begins to act in an agitated and unpredictable manner.

A Life in the Balance

A Life in the Balance

A Keystone Kops short about a landlord discovering three "anner-kist" tenants building a bomb.

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.

Professor Bean's Removal

Professor Bean's Removal

Professor Bean's Removal is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Mabel Normand.

That Little Band Of Gold

That Little Band Of Gold

A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother. Then, when the three of them go to the opera together, the husband spots one of his friends in another box. Soon the domestic difficulties reach their peak.

Our Dare-Devil Chief

Our Dare-Devil Chief

A gang of thieves continually threaten or attempt to kill the Mayor, always setting up the bumbling Chief of Police as the culprit. The Chief's very friendly relationship with the Mayor's wife doesn't help. When the Mayor's valuables are stolen the Chief is given a chance to redeem himself.

A Small Time Act

A Small Time Act

A Small Time Act is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Roscoe Arbuckle.

When Dreams Come True

When Dreams Come True

A husband who has spent a convivial night is sleeping off the effects in bed while his devoted wife ministers for him.

Kismet

Kismet

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.

Spring Is Here

Spring Is Here

Musical about two sisters in love with the same man.

Figures Don't Lie

Figures Don't Lie

Figures Don't Lie is a showcase for the physical charms of lovely Esther Ralston, who in one scene proves the accuracy of the title by donning a fetching one-piece bathing suit. The main story concerns wise-guy insurance salesman Richard Arlen, who through a combination of hard work and sheer gall lands a job as sales manager. But he can't land heroine Ralston, who has remained cool to his charms ever since he tried to make a play for her on the street.

A Robust Romeo

A Robust Romeo

A Robust Romeo is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Emma Bell Clifton.

The American Venus

The American Venus

A lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most competitive rival in the cosmetics business. Chip Armstrong, a hot-shot public relations man, quits the employ of Hugo Niles and goes to work for Gray, persuading Mary to enter the Miss America contest at Atlantic City, with the intention of using her to endorse her father's cold cream should she win. Mary breaks her engagement with Horace. When it appears that she will win the contest, Hugo lures her ...

Love and Rubbish

Love and Rubbish

Love and Rubbish is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Charles Avery.