Movies by Noel M. Smith

Father Is A Prince

Father Is A Prince

Carpet-sweeper manufacturer John Bower has no patience with inefficiency, lawyers, or vacuum cleaners. He's a bit of a skinflint, too. His family thinks he works too hard. He feels inferior for not having gone to college, so now he doesn't want his children going, either. His daughter Connie is afraid to break the news of her engagement to Gary Lee, especially since not only is Gary a lawyer and a college grad, but his father owns a vacuum-cleaner company, too.

Clash of the Wolves

Clash of the Wolves

A fire in the mountains drives a wolf pack into the nearby desert where they terrorize the local residents. The leader of the wolf pack is Lobo, actually a halfbreed (Rin Tin Tin). When the pack is discovered hunting a herd of cows, a posse gives chase. Lobo leaves his pack to lead the posse away. He is injured and found by a local prospector, Dave Weston (Charles Farrell). The prospector nurses Lobo back to health and the two become close friends. Meanwhile, Weston has made a Borax find in the area. His girlfriend May Barstowe (June Marlowe...

Trailin' West

Trailin' West

A singing secret agent tracks down renegades at President Lincoln's request.

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

Guns of the Pecos

Guns of the Pecos

A singing cowboy (Dick Foran) thwarts a thieving judge and courts a woman (Anne Nagel) in Texas.

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.

Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his friends warn him she's only interested in his money.

Over the Goal

Over the Goal

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.

Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

When he has to pay a debt to a fearsome money lender, a man accepts the help of a friend who takes him to a scientist where he can sell his body, but things get worse than expected.

The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret

An apparent suicide by a rich woman leads her nurse and a policeman to an insurance scam.

Always a Bride

Always a Bride

A young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on one condition: he must run for mayor--and win. Comedy.

Cattle Town

Cattle Town

The governor of Texas sends a cowboy to keep the peace between ranchers and a land baron.

The Blue Streak

The Blue Streak

A young man is sent by his father to Mexico to investigate his mine. On the way he meets a girl, whose life he has already once saved, who is traveling to the same place. He is kidnapped by some men who are misdirecting the mine shipments, and escapes in time to save the girl from death

Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service

Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.

Slapsie Maxie's

Slapsie Maxie's

In this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in Slapsie Maxie's restaurant, Maxie arranges a boxing match between the reluctant waiter and the champ.

Squeaks and Squawks

Squeaks and Squawks

A repairman falls in love with a blacksmith's daughter, who's having trouble with their greedy landlord, and helps them get one over on him.

At Your Service

At Your Service

“At Your Service” (aka James Manages a Restaurant), 1921, starring Sidney Smith, is a nice and inventive silent comedy. James and George are seen driving down the street in an extremely dilapidated vehicle and they stop when they see a sign on a restaurant window asking for buyers OR someone willing to trade for the business. Well, given that the car is a mess, they figure to make a killing by trading it for the restaurant.

Calling All Husbands

Calling All Husbands

A henpecked husband and his bossy wife are due for a surprise when the wife's former boyfriend unexpectedly turns up.

Burma Convoy

Burma Convoy

A truck convoy traveling the Burma Road is menaced by a group of smugglers.