Not Wanted

After five years as the best of the Chaplin imitators, Billy West struck out with his own comedy character, a middle-class man in a nice suit and a fedora -- but with the mustache. These movies involved him in cartoonish situations in which he executed some extended gags very nicely -- in this one he does the one in which the water pump only works when he's not ready for it and another in which he can't catch a fish with some expensive gear, while the boy next to him catches whoppers with a stick and a bent pin -- and gradually moved behind the camera.

Mr. Dolan of New York

Mr. Dolan of New York

1917

The Cook

The Cook

1918

The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century

1927

Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback

1925

The Callahans and the Murphys

The Callahans and the Murphys

1927

Love's Lariat

Love's Lariat

1916

The Little Napoleon

1923

Thomas Graal's Best Film

1917

Satan Junior

Satan Junior

1919

The Perfect Flapper

The Perfect Flapper

1924

Molly and Me

1929

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

1913

The American Venus

The American Venus

1926

The Probation Wife

The Probation Wife

1919

The Veiled Adventure

The Veiled Adventure

1919

Learning to Love

Learning to Love

1925

Only Once a Year

Only Once a Year

1914

Lina under Examination, or the Turbulent Corpse

Lina under Examination, or the Turbulent Corpse

1917

Three Week Ends

Three Week Ends

1928

Lovey Mary

1926