Larry Semon

Larry Semon

Directing

Born July 14, 1889 · West Point, Mississippi, USA

77 films as director · Active 1915–1928

American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business an…

Known for

Go Straight!

Go Straight!

1925

Golf

Golf

1922

The Suitor

The Suitor

1920

Gall and Golf

1917

The Cloudhopper

The Cloudhopper

1925

Lightning Love

Lightning Love

1923

Walls and Wallops

Walls and Wallops

1916

The Sportsman

The Sportsman

1921

Directed(77)

1928Dummies★ 7.0

A Simple Sap

1928A Simple Sap★ 7.0

The Stunt Man

1927The Stunt Man★ 7.5

Oh, What a Man!

1927Oh, What a Man!★ 7.0

The Wizard of Oz

1925The Wizard of Oz★ 5.5

The Cloudhopper

1925The Cloudhopper★ 5.7

1925The Dome Doctor★ 4.5

Kid Speed

1924Kid Speed★ 5.5

Her Boy Friend

1924Her Boy Friend★ 5.8

The Girl in the Limousine

1924The Girl in the Limousine★ 6.5

Trouble Brewing

1924Trouble Brewing★ 7.5

Lightning Love

1923Lightning Love★ 6.4

The Midnight Cabaret

1923The Midnight Cabaret★ 6.7

1923No Wedding Bells★ 5.4

Horseshoes

1923Horseshoes★ 4.9

The Gown Shop

1923The Gown Shop★ 5.5

The Barnyard

1923The Barnyard★ 6.3

The Sawmill

1922The Sawmill★ 5.4

Golf

1922Golf★ 6.4

1922A Weakend Driver★ 5.0

1922The Counter Jumper★ 6.3

A Pair of Kings

1922A Pair of Kings★ 5.5

The Show

1922The Show★ 7.0

The Hick

1921The Hick★ 6.0

The Bakery

1921The Bakery★ 4.7

The Rent Collector

1921The Rent Collector★ 6.7

The Bell Hop

1921The Bell Hop★ 6.8

The Sportsman

1921The Sportsman★ 6.7

The Fall Guy

1921The Fall Guy★ 4.9

School Days

1920School Days★ 6.8

The Suitor

1920The Suitor★ 4.9

The Fly-Cop

1920The Fly-Cop★ 5.6

The Stage Hand

1920The Stage Hand★ 8.0

The Simple Life

1919The Simple Life★ 10.0

Passing the Buck

1919Passing the Buck★ 7.2

Between the Acts

1919Between the Acts★ 3.8

Scamps and Scandals

1919Scamps and Scandals★ 5.8

His Home Sweet Home

1919His Home Sweet Home★ 7.0

Dew Drop Inn

1919Dew Drop Inn★ 7.0

Dull Care

1919Dull Care★ 6.5

Traps and Tangles

1919Traps and Tangles★ 7.0

The Star Boarder

1919The Star Boarder★ 7.3

The Grocery Clerk

1919The Grocery Clerk★ 5.8

The Head Waiter

1919The Head Waiter★ 7.0

Well, I'll Be

1919Well, I'll Be★ 7.0

Pluck and Plotters

1918Pluck and Plotters★ 6.0

Bears and Bad Men

1918Bears and Bad Men★ 5.1

1918Romans and Rascals★ 4.5

Frauds and Frenzies

1918Frauds and Frenzies★ 5.8

Huns and Hyphens

1918Huns and Hyphens★ 5.9

Dunces and Dangers

1918Dunces and Dangers★ 5.1

Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

1918Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs★ 6.0

Hindoos and Hazards

1918Hindoos and Hazards★ 8.5

1918Skids and Scalawags★ 9.0

Babes and Boobs

1918Babes and Boobs

1917Flatheads and Flivvers★ 10.0

1917Plagues And Puppy Love★ 6.3

1917Gall and Golf★ 6.5

Rips and Rushes

1917Rips and Rushes★ 7.5

Bullies and Bullets

1917Bullies and Bullets★ 8.0

Worries and Wobbles

1917Worries and Wobbles★ 5.8

Risks and Roughnecks

1917Risks and Roughnecks★ 6.8

Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies

1917Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies★ 6.5

1917Turks and Troubles★ 7.0

1917Footlights and Fakers★ 8.0

1917He Never Touched Me★ 8.0

1917Somewhere in Any Place

1917Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls★ 10.0

1917Jolts and Jewelry★ 8.0

The Man from Egypt

1916The Man from Egypt★ 5.0

1916Walls and Wallops★ 7.0

1916There and Back★ 10.0

1916Hash and Havoc★ 7.5

1916A Villainous Villain★ 10.0

1916Losing Weight★ 8.0

Captain Jinks' Evolution

1916Captain Jinks' Evolution★ 8.0

The Baby and the Boss

1915The Baby and the Boss★ 10.0

Acting(70)

1928A Simple SapIt

1928DummiesThe Entertainer

1927Oh, What a Man!The Detective

1927The Stunt ManLarry

1927UnderworldSlippy Lewis

1925The Perfect ClownBert Larry

1925The CloudhopperBorden Rhoom / Getz A. Bunn

1925Go Straight!Self

1925The Dome DoctorPeter Pep

1925The Wizard of OzScarecrow / Toymaker

1924Kid SpeedThe Speed Kid

1924Her Boy FriendLarry, the Chief's son

1924The Girl in the LimousineTony

1924Trouble BrewingGovernment agent

1923HorseshoesLarry

1923Lightning LoveLarry, a Suitor

1923The Gown ShopLarry, a salesman

1923The BarnyardLay Zee, Farm Hand

1923The Midnight CabaretLarry, a Waiter

1923No Wedding BellsLarry

1922The Counter JumperLarry, the Counter Jumper

1922GolfThe son

1922A Pair of KingsKing August / Stranger

1922A Weakend Driver

1922The ShowThe Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker

1922The SawmillThe Dumb-Bell

1921The Bell HopThe Bellhop

1921The Fall GuyLarry, the Fall Guy

1921The BakeryLarry, a Bakery Clerk

1921The Rent CollectorLarry, the Rent Collector

1921The HickLarry, the Hick

1921The SportsmanThe Sportsman

1920The SuitorThe Suitor

1920The Stage HandThe Stage Hand

1920School DaysJoe

1920The Fly-CopThe Fly Cop

1919The Grocery ClerkThe Grocery Clerk

1919The Head WaiterThe Head Waiter

1919Dew Drop InnLarry, the Detective

1919Dull CareLarry, a Detective

1919Between the ActsLarry, the Handy Man and a Drunkard

1919The Simple LifeA Farmer's Boy

1919His Home Sweet HomeThe Husband

1919The Star BoarderStar Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict

1919Passing the BuckThe House Detective

1919Well, I'll BeThe Sheriff

1919Scamps and ScandalsLarry

1919Traps and TanglesDetective Sparks

1918Pluck and PlottersThe Janitor

1918Frauds and FrenziesLarry, First Prisoner

1918Bears and Bad MenLarry Cutshaw

1918Huns and HyphensLarry

1918Dunces and DangersLarry

1918Bathing Beauties and Big BoobsLawrence

1918Hindoos and HazardsLarry

1918Romans and RascalsCaesar / A Minstrel

1918Babes and BoobsA Boob

1917Tough Luck and Tin LizziesLarry

1917Plagues And Puppy LoveLarry

1917Risks and RoughnecksOur Hero

1917Gall and GolfO.U. Dubb

1917Turks and Troubles

1917Footlights and Fakers

1917He Never Touched Me

1917Somewhere in Any Place

1917Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls

1917Jolts and Jewelry

1917Bullies and Bullets

1916Walls and Wallops

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