Marvin Loback

Marvin Loback

Born: November 20, 1896
Died: August 18, 1938
in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Movies for Marvin Loback...

Here We Go Again
Title: Here We Go Again
Character: The Belle's Sweetheart
Released: November 15, 1952
Type: Movie
When a well off man from the city arrives in a hick town to woo a wealthy widow, he encounters first an ornery model T ride to the shabby hotel, then his rival for the widow as they go on to a local fair. tempers flair and a challenge to a boxing match is met. Edited and adapted from Hard Knocks and Love Taps (1921).
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Uncivil Warriors
Title: Uncivil Warriors
Character: Colonel (uncredited)
Released: April 26, 1935
Type: Movie
Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information. On the run when they are discovered, they hide in a cannon and are blown back to their northern headquarters.
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It Happened One Night
Title: It Happened One Night
Character: Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Released: February 22, 1934
Type: Movie
A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
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Sing, Bing, Sing
Title: Sing, Bing, Sing
Character: Barnes
Released: March 23, 1933
Type: Movie
After singing over the radio, Bing Crosby transmits a signal to elope to his sweeheart Helen; but her father is listening too. Undaunted, Bing tries, tries again.
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The Fatal Glass of Beer
Title: The Fatal Glass of Beer
Character: Bartender (uncredited)
Released: March 3, 1933
Type: Movie
The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
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Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
Title: Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
Character: Kibitzer lin Stockade
Released: January 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A Mack Sennett-produced sound short about couples playing bridge through the ages.
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Hatta Marri
Title: Hatta Marri
Character: Hassa Ben Soba
Released: July 10, 1932
Type: Movie
Arabian princess Dorothy Granger has all the sheiks pining for her, but she loves Hollywood singing cowboy Harry Gribbon. When she discovers Gribbon is to wed Babe Kane, Miss Granger has one of her devotees steal Gribbon's trusty steed, Trixie. Gribbon cannot wed until he recovers Trixie, so he goes in search of her. Five years later, he is in the Foreign Legion.
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Speed in the Gay Nineties
Title: Speed in the Gay Nineties
Character: Mayor
Released: April 3, 1932
Type: Movie
It's 1890. Inventor Ed Martin has long believed and has openly stated that man will someday be able to fly. As such, many people, including the mayor, believe Ed is crazy and want to have him committed. Ed plans to prove them wrong about his mental capacity by winning the upcoming horseless carriage race at the speedway using his 2-cylinder engine machine which he predicts can travel 15mph, twice the speed of other machines. But for Ed to be able to do so, he has to elude the mayor and his gang and get to the speedway in time for the race. And there still is the small matter of whether his prediction will come true, all his other predictions which have not come to fruition... yet.
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The All-American Kickback
Title: The All-American Kickback
Character: Referee
Released: November 29, 1931
Type: Movie
Homer Bagwell (Harry Gribbon) is an incredibly talented, but reluctant college football player who is dating one of his teachers, Helen Dover (Geneva Mitchell). A jealous rival tries sabotaging Homer.
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Sock and Run
Title: Sock and Run
Released: December 20, 1929
Type: Movie
Wacky Frenchman Alphonse (Snub Pollard) competes in an American boxing match.
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Springtime Saps
Title: Springtime Saps
Released: January 1, 1929
Type: Movie
Snub Pollard and Marvin Loback find comic situations as bums, night cops and seance attendees in this silent short.
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No Kidding
Title: No Kidding
Released: November 1, 1928
Type: Movie
Snub and Loback try to hide a baby they’re watching from their landlord.
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Holding His Own
Title: Holding His Own
Character: Fat
Released: May 22, 1928
Type: Movie
After a fight with his neighbor over their Model Ts, Ben's tuxedo is ruined. Unfortunately, the suit he gets as a replacement doesn't hold up too well.
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Here Comes a Sailor
Title: Here Comes a Sailor
Released: May 22, 1928
Type: Movie
A little known Weiss Brothers comedy short directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring 'Snub' Pollard.
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Once Over
Title: Once Over
Character: Fat
Released: May 20, 1928
Type: Movie
A pair of rail-riding bums exit their boxcar in the town of Excema, where they get work as waiters and have trouble with clams, bottles of beer, and pies.
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Thick and Thin
Title: Thick and Thin
Released: April 29, 1928
Type: Movie
A 'Snub' Pollard comedy short.
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Speedy
Title: Speedy
Character: Fat Man (uncredited)
Released: April 7, 1928
Type: Movie
Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.
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Cured in the Excitement
Title: Cured in the Excitement
Character: Male Nurse
Released: June 12, 1927
Type: Movie
Cured in the Excitement is a 1927 Comedy short film.
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A Small Town Princess
Title: A Small Town Princess
Character: Fat Dancer / Director
Released: March 20, 1927
Type: Movie
A small town princess gets hired for the movies.
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Peaches and Plumbers
Title: Peaches and Plumbers
Character: The Plumber's Helper
Released: February 20, 1927
Type: Movie
To make her boyfriend jealous a society girl starts dating a plumber but his sweetheart gets revenge.
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Smith's Customer
Title: Smith's Customer
Character: Fat Customer
Released: February 6, 1927
Type: Movie
Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.
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A Harem Knight
Title: A Harem Knight
Character: The Rajah of Barbaria
Released: November 6, 1926
Type: Movie
A pretty harem girl is rescued by a U. S. Navy officer. Whilst fleeing from the guards the girl takes refuge in the rooms of the notorious Rodney St. Clair, an erring Knight, who is proud of his long list of feminine conquests. But the Navy officer again comes to her rescue, and Sir Rodney is left to marry the harem's fattest woman after she puts a love potion in his drink.
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Masked Mamas
Title: Masked Mamas
Character: The Bouncer
Released: October 30, 1926
Type: Movie
A Billy Bevan slapstick comedy short.
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Hooked at the Altar
Title: Hooked at the Altar
Character: Eric Broadhurst
Released: October 3, 1926
Type: Movie
A vamp is hired to destroy an impending wedding.
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A Prodigal Bridegroom
Title: A Prodigal Bridegroom
Character: Pete - the Hired Man
Released: June 25, 1926
Type: Movie
Ben returns from the big city with his pockets full of cash. A hard-hearted, gold-digging vamp ensnares him. Ben enjoys being ensnared. In order to get rid of his faithful sweetheart, he schemes up a preposterous tale.
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Meet My Girl
Title: Meet My Girl
Character: Felix Butterworth
Released: March 7, 1926
Type: Movie
Meet My Girl is a comedy silent short.
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Hot Cakes for Two
Title: Hot Cakes for Two
Character: J. Cecil Larger - Director
Released: January 17, 1926
Type: Movie
Hot Cakes for Two is a silent film comedy
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Don't Butt In
Title: Don't Butt In
Released: January 17, 1926
Type: Movie
James Parrott doing all kinds of handy work.
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Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Title: Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Character: Homer Swift
Released: November 22, 1925
Type: Movie
An auto salesman fall in love with a rich girl but she is already engaged.
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A Rainy Knight
Title: A Rainy Knight
Character: Adolph Brock
Released: September 20, 1925
Type: Movie
Sweethearts Jimmie Carter and Bessie Barnes work for Adolph Brock at the Acme Corporation. One day while he is out for a drive in his jalopy of a car, Jimmie spies a pretty young woman on horseback. He comes to her rescue after she falls off her horse and gets injured, he leading her to refuge in an abandoned cabin when it starts to rain heavily. Although she flirts with him, he, in turn attracted to her, wants to remain faithful to Bessie and resists his urges. When this woman mysteriously disappear on him, he can't stop thinking about her and follows her innuendo to meet with her at her apartment. All the while, he is unaware that she is Peggy Joyce, Brock's gold-digging fiancée. He is also unaware that Peggy has ulterior motives for coming on to him, which, in combination with her dangerous past, could lead to complications for all involved.
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Good Morning, Nurse
Title: Good Morning, Nurse
Character: Davenport Ward
Released: May 30, 1925
Type: Movie
Roland Royce (Ralph Graves) takes his family and a beautiful nurse (Olive Borden) on a camping trip but everything goes wrong.
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Breaking the Ice
Title: Breaking the Ice
Character: Charley Duncan
Released: April 4, 1925
Type: Movie
Ralph Graves is a football hero that delvers ice for a living in this Mack Sennett slapstick comedy.
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Off His Trolley
Title: Off His Trolley
Character: Cornelius Bauer - Motorman
Released: December 14, 1924
Type: Movie
Ralph Graves and Martin Loback are a streetcar team who hit the high spots one night (the highest spot being dancer Natalie Delys (Natalie Kingston) "who shook a wicked eyebrow". Despite an extremely poor seduction technique ("Hey, girlie, you're great"), Graves starts two-timing his girlfriend Marion (Alice Day) and spending money he cannot afford.
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The Cat's Meow
Title: The Cat's Meow
Character: Bartender
Released: May 24, 1924
Type: Movie
Mild-mannered Harry gets roughed up by a slum gang. Later he returns as a cop to see that justice is done.
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Black Oxfords
Title: Black Oxfords
Character: Convict
Released: May 18, 1924
Type: Movie
In this Mack Sennett comedy, a mother and daughter fear foreclosure because their mortgage payment is due and they're unable to pay it. Meanwhile, the family's son Jack, who's in prison, unexpectedly finds himself free of captivity.
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Flickering Youth
Title: Flickering Youth
Character: Barber Party Guest
Released: April 27, 1924
Type: Movie
Flickering Youth is a 1924 silent Comedy.
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The Hollywood Kid
Title: The Hollywood Kid
Character: Felix Katz - Rival Studio Boss
Released: April 19, 1924
Type: Movie
A short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a gaggle of guffaws!
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Smithy
Title: Smithy
Character: Worker
Released: January 19, 1924
Type: Movie
After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds a job on a construction site, where he helps to build a house, and soon causes havoc amongst the other workers. The construction company owner leaves for a week, and tells his secretary to send a letter to Mr. Smith telling him to complete the construction of the house while he (the owner) is away. The letter is accidently sent to Smithy who manages to complete the house. When the owner returns the house is complete, and Smithy is commended until the last support beam is removed...
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Join the Circus
Title: Join the Circus
Released: December 2, 1923
Type: Movie
'Snub' Pollard wants to hang himself but figures joining the circus was better idea.
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Heavy Seas
Title: Heavy Seas
Released: October 7, 1923
Type: Movie
Second release in 'The Spat Family' series of 2-reel comedies. In this episode the three of them win a yacht in a tombola and quarrel over the captaincy while Mrs TS goes swimming and risks getting lost.
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Nip and Tuck
Title: Nip and Tuck
Character: Fat Cop
Released: August 11, 1923
Type: Movie
Billy Bevan, Harry Gribbon, Kewpie Morgan and their dog engage in a poker game.
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White Wings
Title: White Wings
Character: Cop
Released: May 12, 1923
Type: Movie
Pursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.
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The Smile Wins
Title: The Smile Wins
Released: April 8, 1923
Type: Movie
James Parrott as a very persistent book salesman.
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Jailed and Bailed
Title: Jailed and Bailed
Released: February 11, 1923
Type: Movie
A silent comedy short starring Jobyna Ralston and James Parrott.
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Newly Rich
Title: Newly Rich
Released: December 10, 1922
Type: Movie
Newly Rich is a silent comedy short
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The Golf Bug
Title: The Golf Bug
Released: October 30, 1922
Type: Movie
The Golf Bug,1922, directed by James D. Davis, starring James "Paul" Parrott and Jobyna Ralston, is a short silent comedy film.
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The Landlubber
Title: The Landlubber
Released: September 9, 1922
Type: Movie
Paul Parrott comedy produced by Hal Roach.
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Gymnasium Jim
Title: Gymnasium Jim
Character: Kid Ryan
Released: May 9, 1922
Type: Movie
Keystone comedy about a garage owner pining for the girl next door, coming into money, and betting on a fixed fight.
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A Studio Rube
Title: A Studio Rube
Released: March 19, 1922
Type: Movie
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On Patrol
Title: On Patrol
Character: Cop / Thug
Released: March 12, 1922
Type: Movie
Billy Bevan trying to escape the cops! Roughly only half of the original short's twenty-two minutes still exists.
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Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Title: Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Character: The Belle's Sweetheart
Released: July 24, 1921
Type: Movie
When a well off man from the city arrives in a hick town to woo a wealthy widow, he encounters first an ornery model T ride to the shabby hotel, then his rival for the widow as they go on to a local fair. tempers flair and a challenge to a boxing match is met.
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Hands Off!
Title: Hands Off!
Character: Jumbo
Released: April 3, 1921
Type: Movie
Tex Robert rescues beautiful Ramona Wadley from the gang-leader of cattle rustlers. Later, he saves Ramona's sister from a stampede, and is then awarded a job on the Wadley ranch. The obligatory showdown features Pete and the gang.
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Hey There
Title: Hey There
Released: April 28, 1918
Type: Movie
In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young lady he's just met at a snack bar. He's retrieved a letter she dropped and wants to return it to her, but it's pretty clear that his interest extends beyond mere politeness. (She's the adorable young Bebe Daniels, so this is easy to understand.) The movie studio setting provides Harold with lots of opportunities to do what comedians do in comedies like this one: flirt with actresses, anger the studio brass, and dash through sets disrupting everything.