Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman

Born: March 29, 1881
Died: November 7, 1946
in Austria-Hungary
Henry Lehrman was a producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Lehrman was a very prominent figure of Hollywood's silent film era, working with such cinematic pioneers as D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett. He directed, as well as co-starred in, Charlie Chaplin's very first film, Making a Living.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Movies for Henry Lehrman...

Silk Hose and High Pressure
Title: Silk Hose and High Pressure
Character: Manager
Released: September 8, 1915
Type: Movie
It all starts when the actress-wife gives a midnight party to her former associates and Bill and Mr. Jowlish try to horn in on the revelry...
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Mabel's Busy Day
Title: Mabel's Busy Day
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Released: June 13, 1914
Type: Movie
Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down the box of hot dogs and leaves them for a moment. Charlie finds them and gives them away to the hungry spectators at the track as Mabel frantically tries to find her lost box of hot dogs. Mabel finds out that Charlie has stolen them and sends the police after him. Chaos ensues.
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Love and Vengeance
Title: Love and Vengeance
Character: Schmaltz's Rival
Released: April 23, 1914
Type: Movie
Ford Sterling in the park courting.
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A Film Johnnie
Title: A Film Johnnie
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: March 2, 1914
Type: Movie
The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
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Mabel's Strange Predicament
Title: Mabel's Strange Predicament
Character: Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
Released: February 9, 1914
Type: Movie
A tramp gets drunk in a hotel lobby and, upstairs, causes some misunderstandings between Mabel, two hotel guests across the hall from her room, and Mabel's visiting sweetheart.
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Kid Auto Races at Venice
Title: Kid Auto Races at Venice
Character: Film Director
Released: February 7, 1914
Type: Movie
The Tramp interferes with the celebration of several kid auto races in Venice, California (Junior Vanderbilt Cup Race, January 10 and 11, 1914), standing himself in the way of the cameraman who is filming the event.
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Making a Living
Title: Making a Living
Character: Newspaper Reporter-Photographer (uncredited)
Released: February 2, 1914
Type: Movie
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
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The Champion
Title: The Champion
Released: December 27, 1913
Type: Movie
A horse racing comedy in which Mabel Normand plays the part of the driver after her lover has been bound and hidden away by the villain and his tools.
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Cohen Saves the Flag
Title: Cohen Saves the Flag
Character: Lt. Goldberg
Released: November 26, 1913
Type: Movie
Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cohen inadvertently becomes a hero when he tosses back an enemy hand grenade and raises a fallen flag in the midst of the conflict. Goldberg conspires to have Cohen shot by a firing squad, but Cohen’s girlfriend Rebecca rides to the rescue.
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Murphy's I.O.U.
Title: Murphy's I.O.U.
Character: Cohen
Released: April 17, 1913
Type: Movie
Murphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's jewelry. She thinks she has been robbed and reports the matter to the police lieutenant. Amusing complications result in which Murphy's duplicity is exposed, and his wife administers punishment for his offense.
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Her Birthday Present
Title: Her Birthday Present
Character: The Bandit's Rival
Released: February 14, 1913
Type: Movie
A Keystone film, especially from the beginnings, is always worth attention.This film is notable for the profit which it manages to derive from derisory material. It plays more on the resources of comedy than those of burlesque.
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A Temperamental Husband
Title: A Temperamental Husband
Character: cop
Released: November 11, 1912
Type: Movie
Brown is insanely jealous of his wife and mistakes her brother for a lover, while the Brown's child is kidnapped by an evil tramp.
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A Beast at Bay
Title: A Beast at Bay
Released: May 26, 1912
Type: Movie
Mary Pickford as "The Young Woman", is quite taken with Edwin August; in fact, he is her "ideal". But Mr. August's refusal to get mixed up in a street brawl makes him look like a coward to Ms. Pickford. Meanwhile, convict Alfred Paget has escaped from prison; and, he is "A Beast at Bay". While Pickford and August go for a ride in her automobile, criminal Paget ambushes one of his guards, taking the man's clothing and gun. Pickford drops off August, still arguing he is a coward, and drives off. Alone, Pickford gets out of her car to retrieve a fallen garment; then, on-the-lam Paget moves in to carjack her. From a distance, August witnesses Pickford being taken at gunpoint - can he save his girl, and prove he's not a coward?
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Comrades
Title: Comrades
Character: The Butler
Released: March 13, 1911
Type: Movie
Two creative bums invade a high society gathering by pretending to be rich.
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Sunshine Sue
Title: Sunshine Sue
Character: Harry's Friend
Released: November 14, 1910
Type: Movie
A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.
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The Usurer
Title: The Usurer
Character: Waiter at Luncheon
Released: August 15, 1910
Type: Movie
A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
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A Flash of Light
Title: A Flash of Light
Character: At Second Party
Released: July 17, 1910
Type: Movie
An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to take on the burden of caring for the blind chemist, and her younger sister take her place.
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The Day After
Title: The Day After
Character: Party Guest
Released: December 30, 1909
Type: Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but as guests begin to arrive their resolve weakens, and soon they are both cavorting drunkenly. Next morning Mr. Hilton, feeling very sick, is conscience-stricken over his drunkenness and his behavior with another woman. He fears to face his wife until he discovers that she feels just as guilty herself.
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To Save Her Soul
Title: To Save Her Soul
Character: In Audience
Released: December 27, 1909
Type: Movie
Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a job. Over the objections of the curate who loves her, she accepts the offer and goes to the city. Later the curate goes to hear Agnes perform and, fearing that her soul is being corrupted by show business, he asks her to return to the small town with him. When she refuses, he is prepared to kill her in order to protect the purity of her soul. This brings about her change of heart, and together they return to the little church.
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A Corner in Wheat
Title: A Corner in Wheat
Released: December 13, 1909
Type: Movie
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.