Pat Chrisman

Pat Chrisman

Born: January 24, 1882
Died: December 3, 1953
in Meadville, Missouri, USA

Movies for Pat Chrisman...

Oh, You Tony!
Title: Oh, You Tony!
Character: The Chief
Released: September 21, 1924
Type: Movie
This silent Western features Tom Mix as a rancher who goes to Washington to affect better conditions for the anonymous man of the soil. Having lost his money to some scheming lobbyists, Mix, unaware that oil has been found on his property, stakes his possessions on wonder horse Tony winning the big race.
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Romance Land
Title: Romance Land
Character: White Eagle
Released: February 11, 1923
Type: Movie
This silent action comedy features Tom Mix donning a suit of armor to battle an unscrupulous ranch foreman in a style that would appear familiar to King Arthur and his knights.
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Catch My Smoke
Title: Catch My Smoke
Character: Joe Bloss
Released: December 31, 1922
Type: Movie
When Bob Stratton returns from war in France, he soon discovers his ranch in the hands of a pretty girl, Mary Thorne, who explains that upon her father's death she became the sole owner. Thorne had been the executor of Stratton's will, and thinking that Bob had been killed, he had appropriated the place for himself.
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Up and Going
Title: Up and Going
Character: Sandy McNabb
Released: April 22, 1922
Type: Movie
In Up and Going, based on Mix's own story, Arctic Trails, the star played a titled, polo playing Northwest Mounted Police officer. From an elderly woman, Tom learns that childhood girlfriend Jackie McNabb is being kept prisoner by evil Basil Du Bois.
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Sky High
Title: Sky High
Character: Pasquale - Henchman (uncredited)
Released: January 15, 1922
Type: Movie
A government agent investigates a ring that is smuggling Chinese aliens across the border from Mexico. His investigation takes him to the Grand Canyon. He finds a dazed girl wandering around who has become separated from her companions and is lost. He and the girl are soon found by her companions - the smuggling ring!
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A Ridin' Romeo
Title: A Ridin' Romeo
Character: Highlow, the Indian
Released: May 22, 1921
Type: Movie
Jim Rose is a young ranch hand in love with the boss' daughter, Mabel. The rancher, King Brentwood, who is being sued for breach of promise by a local widow, opposes the match. Learning that the annoying woman is coming to pay him a visit, Brentwood has his men fake a holdup of her stagecoach.
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The Texan
Title: The Texan
Character: 'Bat,' a Half-breed
Released: October 21, 1920
Type: Movie
Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern tenderfoot, the "tortoise." Tex then concludes that he is not the marrying kind.
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The Untamed
Title: The Untamed
Character: Kilduff
Released: August 29, 1920
Type: Movie
A cowpuncher by the name of Whistling Dan is adopted by a rancher, Joe Cumberland (James O. Barrows). His daughter, Kate is immediately attracted to Dan, but Cumberland discourages the union since he thinks the young man is too wild for her.
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The Daredevil
Title: The Daredevil
Character: Mexican Villain
Released: March 7, 1920
Type: Movie
When Timothy Atkinson arrives in a rough Western town to become the telegraph operator, the locals peg him as a tenderfoot.
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Rough-Riding Romance
Title: Rough-Riding Romance
Character: Curly
Released: August 24, 1919
Type: Movie
Dreamer dairyman Phineas Dobbs of Cow Hollow suddenly acquires a fortune when oil is discovered on his ranch, and celebrates by throwing a party for the whole town. One day a young woman comes to town, delayed by train trouble. Dobbs rescues her from the town bully, and agrees to follow her to San Francisco.
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The Wilderness Trail
Title: The Wilderness Trail
Character: Indian
Released: July 6, 1919
Type: Movie
Set in the Northwoods of Canada, Tom Mix stars as Donald MacTavish, the newly appointed head commissioner of the Hudson's Bay Company. This promotion infuriates MacTavish's rival Angus Fitzpatrick (Frank Clark) who wanted the job. Angus Fitzpatrick takes his anger and resentment out on MacTavish then sets out to get MacTavish fired.
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The Coming of the Law
Title: The Coming of the Law
Character: Yuma Ed
Released: May 11, 1919
Type: Movie
Kent Hollis has arrived in Dry Bottom, New Mexico to settle the affairs of his dead father. But when he discovers that the town is at the mercy of "Big Bill" Dunlavey and his crew, he decides to stick it out at dad's old ranch for a spell.
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Ace High
Title: Ace High
Character: Louis Cartier
Released: June 9, 1918
Type: Movie
Ace High is one of the earliest Tom Mix westerns still in existence.
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Six-Shooter Andy
Title: Six-Shooter Andy
Character: Ned Skinner
Released: February 24, 1918
Type: Movie
Susan Allenby's father is killed during a robbery staged by Bannack's corrupt sheriff, Tom Slade, and his men, leaving the girl to care for her eight brothers and sisters. Andy Crawford and his father William take the orphans in, but after Andy's father is killed, the young prospector vows to avenge his death and clean up the town.
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Tom and Jerry
Title: Tom and Jerry
Character: Col. Fields
Released: September 3, 1917
Type: Movie
A short comedic Western
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A Soft Tenderfoot
Title: A Soft Tenderfoot
Character: The Tenderfoot's Uncle
Released: August 17, 1917
Type: Movie
A 1917 silent western
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Six Cylinder Love
Title: Six Cylinder Love
Released: June 11, 1917
Type: Movie
A 1917 western
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Hearts and Saddles
Title: Hearts and Saddles
Released: March 31, 1917
Type: Movie
We start off seeing Mix giving his sweetheart (Victoria Ford) a gift and having the other cowboys laugh at him. Another man then tries going after the girl and soon he and Mix are trying to prove which one deserves her. Only 8 minutes are known to exist.
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The Luck That Jealousy Brought
Title: The Luck That Jealousy Brought
Character: John Dent, Rose's Father
Released: January 27, 1917
Type: Movie
The Luck That Jealousy Brought is a 1917 Western
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Starring in Western Stuff
Title: Starring in Western Stuff
Character: Harry McNutt
Released: January 13, 1917
Type: Movie
A short Western comedy from 1917
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The Golden Thought
Title: The Golden Thought
Character: Bill Blevens
Released: December 25, 1916
Type: Movie
A deputy marshal rounds up the bad guys and gets the girl.
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Twisted Trails
Title: Twisted Trails
Character: Sheriff Luke Fisher (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 1916
Type: Movie
Ranch foreman Tom Snow is being hounded by sheriff Luke Fisher and his deputy, Brad Foster. The pair are really cattle rustlers, and they're trying to pin the blame on Snow. Snow escapes from them and leads them on a death-defying escape over a chasm.
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Mistakes Will Happen
Title: Mistakes Will Happen
Character: Sneaky Bill
Released: December 2, 1916
Type: Movie
Mistakes Will Happen is a 1916 Western silent film
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A Close Call
Title: A Close Call
Character: Jones
Released: October 28, 1916
Type: Movie
A Close Call is a silent Western
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An Eventful Evening
Title: An Eventful Evening
Character: Jim Mathews
Released: October 21, 1916
Type: Movie
An Eventful Evening is a short comedy Western film.
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The Canby Hill Outlaws
Title: The Canby Hill Outlaws
Character: Bill Tracy
Released: October 7, 1916
Type: Movie
The Canby Hill Outlaws is a 1916 Western
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The Raiders
Title: The Raiders
Character: Romero
Released: September 30, 1916
Type: Movie
Tom Mix silent Western short
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The Pony Express Rider
Title: The Pony Express Rider
Character: Happy Jack
Released: September 23, 1916
Type: Movie
The Pony Express Rider is a silent Western.
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A Corner in Water
Title: A Corner in Water
Character: The Indian Chief
Released: September 23, 1916
Type: Movie
A Corner in Water is a silent Western.
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The Taming of Grouchy Bill
Title: The Taming of Grouchy Bill
Character: Grouchy Bill
Released: September 9, 1916
Type: Movie
The Taming of Grouchy Bill is a silent Tom Mix Western.
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Roping a Sweetheart
Title: Roping a Sweetheart
Character: Vicky's Father
Released: August 26, 1916
Type: Movie
Vicky Weathers arrives home at the B-O Ranch, after a long sojourn in the east. Her father sends Tom and Sid, two cowboys, to the train to meet her. Both boys fall in love with the beautiful girl. Each demands that the other stay in town while Vicky is driven home. Both become fierce rivals in the game of love and en route home each insists on doing his individual share in driving the horses, which very nearly precipitates a runaway.
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Local Color on the A-1 Ranch
Title: Local Color on the A-1 Ranch
Released: July 29, 1916
Type: Movie
Tom is working on a ranch where things have been pretty quiet lately. But today the foreman has received a letter from an old friend, who is sending his daughter to the ranch to get some 'local color' for a story that she is writing. The foreman and the ranch hands decide to stage some events that will give her more excitement than she bargained for.
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Legal Advice
Title: Legal Advice
Character: Sheriff
Released: July 15, 1916
Type: Movie
A pretty lawyer comes to town and the cowboys make fools of themselves trying to impress her. Tom decides to get himself arrested so he can be released into her custody, but during the trial her husband arrives.
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Some Duel
Title: Some Duel
Released: July 8, 1916
Type: Movie
Grace, daughter of Jim Jordan, a ranch owner, has just returned from school, and Tom, leader of the Lazy S cowboy outfit, and Centiped Pete, leader of a rival cowboy outfit, fall in love with the girl. They both attire themselves in their best bib and tucker, and head for Grace's home. En route, they stop to settle a strenuous argument, and before the argument is ended, the cowboys of the rival ranches become involved in a free-for-all.
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Taking a Chance
Title: Taking a Chance
Character: William Saunders
Released: June 24, 1916
Type: Movie
Taking a Chance is a 1916 Western.
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The Cowpuncher's Peril
Title: The Cowpuncher's Peril
Character: Pat Chrisman
Released: June 17, 1916
Type: Movie
Tom Meyers and his partner have a little claim near a little western town. When Tom goes to town for supplies, he falls in with Slim Padgett, a bad man, who wagers that he can outride Tom. Tom races Slim and the contest is viewed by Betty Thompson, a ranch girl. Slim angered at being defeated, follows Tom to his mine, and discovers that Tom has found pay dirt.
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Crooked Trails
Title: Crooked Trails
Character: William Norris
Released: June 3, 1916
Type: Movie
Irene Norris returns to the ranch from boarding school. She sees Dick Taylor, ranch foreman, win over Poncho, and half-breed, in a bucking bronco contest. She admires Dick's ability as a rider, and a friendship springs up between them much to the rage of Poncho, who loves the girl.
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The Man Within
Title: The Man Within
Character: John Gatlin
Released: May 13, 1916
Type: Movie
When ranch foreman Tom Melford (Tom Mix) becomes engaged to Vi Gatlin (Victoria Forde), her father -- the ranch's owner (Pat Chrisman) -disowns her. They have a baby, but it becomes ill while Tom is away working a round up.
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The Impersonation of Tom
Title: The Impersonation of Tom
Character: Martin - the Ranch Owner
Released: November 23, 1915
Type: Movie
Martin, a ranch owner, writes Graves, a broker, to send Tom Graves west to marry Martin's daughter, Daisy. Tom has a sweetheart, but obeys his father's orders. Meanwhile, Daisy has a sweetheart unknown to her father, and when Martin tells Daisy that Tom Graves is coming to marry her Daisy tells her sweetheart, Ned, all about it. Ned meets Tom; they become friends and Tom visits Ned's claim. Tom shows Ned Daisy's picture and they agree to a plan. Ned agrees to impersonate Tom and marry Daisy while Tom is to send for Hazel.
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The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Title: The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Released: November 16, 1915
Type: Movie
When Tommy, an Eastern young man, arrives in a Western town, the cowboys see that he is a tenderfoot and make him dance to the tune of a gun. Beecher, a ranchman, Hazel, his daughter, and Sid, the foreman, who is in love with Hazel, rescue Tommy.
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The Chef at Circle G
Title: The Chef at Circle G
Character: Blake - Rose's Father
Released: November 9, 1915
Type: Movie
Rose Blake, daughter of the ranch foreman, is in love with Tom, the cook, and her father disapproves of the match. Blake finally discharges Tom, and the boys become disgusted when they try to prepare their own meals. Disguised as a young lady, Tom arrives at the ranch, where he is engaged by Blake as a cook.
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Athletic Ambitions
Title: Athletic Ambitions
Character: Vicky's Uncle - the Ranch Owner
Released: November 6, 1915
Type: Movie
Vicky pays a visit to her uncle's ranch in the west, and tells the cowboys that she could not love a man who is not an athlete. Tom and Sid, two of the cowboys, thereupon practice physical culture.
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The Race for a Gold Mine
Title: The Race for a Gold Mine
Character: Griner
Released: October 30, 1915
Type: Movie
The Race for a Gold Mine is a 1915 silent Western
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The Foreman's Choice
Title: The Foreman's Choice
Character: Serrick
Released: October 12, 1915
Type: Movie
Tom Hickson leaves for the Diamond S ranch to become foreman.
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Her Slight Mistake
Title: Her Slight Mistake
Released: September 28, 1915
Type: Movie
Bill, a cowpuncher, who wants to get married, answers an ad in a matrimonial journal.
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The Auction Sale of Run-Down Ranch
Title: The Auction Sale of Run-Down Ranch
Character: Bill
Released: September 25, 1915
Type: Movie
Bill Herrick, owner of "Run Down" ranch, finds the land is worthless and arranges to sell it at public auction.
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How Weary Went Wooing
Title: How Weary Went Wooing
Released: September 14, 1915
Type: Movie
Miss Satterly, the new schoolteacher, is loved by all the cowboys of the "Flying U" ranch. Weary is shy and only makes the acquaintance of the pretty schoolteacher by main force on the part of his cowboy companions.
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Foreman of Bar Z Ranch
Title: Foreman of Bar Z Ranch
Character: Miguel Garcia
Released: July 20, 1915
Type: Movie
Tom Wallace lives with his uncle, John Higgins, and Tom is the sole heir to his uncle's wealth. Joe Watkins, the sheriff, and Higgins are life-long enemies, and when Higgins discovers that Tom is in love with Fern Watkins, he threatens to disinherit Tom.
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With the Aid of the Law
Title: With the Aid of the Law
Character: Joe Butler
Released: June 22, 1915
Type: Movie
Lee Russell, a young business man, leaves the city for a vacation sojourn in the mountains. Jeff Smith and Joe Butler run a moonshine still in the mountains and Jeff is in love with Butler's daughter, Rose, but the love is not returned. Lee Russell, seen near the still by Jeff and Butler, is shot by Jeff and wounded.
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Saved by Her Horse
Title: Saved by Her Horse
Character: Indian Chief
Released: June 12, 1915
Type: Movie
A party of settlers emigrating westward with a wagon train to find new homes, go into camp for the night. Tom Golden bids his sweetheart, Nell, good-bye and rides off into the hills to look for hostile Indians. Savages are discovered. Nell offers to go for help, and is captured by Indians after her horse escapes.
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Pals in Blue
Title: Pals in Blue
Character: Indian Chief
Released: June 10, 1915
Type: Movie
Fleeced by a pair of good-time gals, the boys are unable to pay their bar tab and end up cooling their heels in jail. Once released, the two pals decide to join the army, if only to know where their next meal is coming from. They are shipped to a remote frontier outpost, which is already a hotbed of intrigue due to the commanding officer's lust for the wife of one of his officers.
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A Matrimonial Boomerang
Title: A Matrimonial Boomerang
Character: Cowboy Leader
Released: May 14, 1915
Type: Movie
A couple of rowdy gamblers, a cowboy, and a woman undercover.
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An Arizona Wooing
Title: An Arizona Wooing
Character: Mexican Joe
Released: May 3, 1915
Type: Movie
The story concerns cowboy Tom Warner, who raises sheep on a cattle ranch owned by a man named Dixon, the father of his girlfriend Jean. Jean, meanwhile, is being menaced by a Mexican outlaw who wants to have his way with her. When Jean's father decides he no longer wants Tom to raise sheep on his ranch they quarrel, and Dixon later sends a gang of thuggish ranch hands to persuade Tom to see things his way.
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The Outlaw's Bride
Title: The Outlaw's Bride
Character: Medford
Released: March 23, 1915
Type: Movie
Dan Calvert, an outlaw, comes with his plunder to the shack of old man Medford, who has a lovely daughter named Jessie. Calvert, in his plunder, finds money and a letter addressed to Hibbard Sharpe, who is on the outlaw's trail. Medford consents to the outlaw's marriage to his daughter in return for a sum of money.
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Slim Higgins
Title: Slim Higgins
Released: February 23, 1915
Type: Movie
Slim Higgins bears the reputation of a hard character out in the west. He is placarded as a desperate fighter, who is quick in drawing his six-shooter. The citizens are warned against him. An old settler and his pretty daughter are driving across the desert in their prairie schooner, exhausted and weary for lack of water and rest. They do not dare to stop
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Bill Haywood, Producer
Title: Bill Haywood, Producer
Released: February 16, 1915
Type: Movie
The great cowboy star takes over the reigns of a stranded production crew, offering the audience a rare insight into the filming of a typical comedy-Western.
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Forked Trails
Title: Forked Trails
Released: February 2, 1915
Type: Movie
Moya Lantry, a belle of Cattleland. has captured the hearts of two bold cowboys, Bob Davis and Frank Scott. They arrange, a contest to decide which shall marry her and Scott wins out by a trick.
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The Man from the East
Title: The Man from the East
Character: Stage Driver
Released: December 15, 1914
Type: Movie
Tom Bates is living in the city enjoying a liberal fortune left him by an uncle recently deceased. When Tom received his fortune he was working on a ranch as a cowboy and was a top-notcher, too. In the city he has met May, a charming and beautiful girl, who is engaged to marry him. Tom rescues a forlorn girl in the park from a ruffian. May breaks the engagement.