Directing

Scott Pembroke

Born 1889-09-13 · San Francisco, California, USA

Acting credits

The Social Buccaneer poster
7.0

John "Jack" Norton, before the war a society playboy and fop, returns from the trenches of World War One a two fisted American who finds his father, Raymond Norton, in jail, charged with theft of funds from the bank in which he was the president. The money, placed there by the American authorities for the Kingdom of Thorwald, and Princess Elise, is on the way to collect it. John lets his father think he is still the playboy he was before the war, but secretly dons his old 'Doughboy" uniform and sets out after the gang that framed his father.

The Social Buccaneer

1923

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7.0

John Douglas divorces his wife, taking custody of their son Kenneth and leaving her with their little daughter Kathleen. Mrs. Douglas dies in poverty, and Kathleen falls in with crook Jack Baggot and his wife, who teach her how to pick pockets.

The Law That Divides

1918

A Race for a Life poster
NR

A college boy's prank imperils the life of the railroad president's son who has worked his way up to engineer in his course that starts "from the bottom." Tied to the engine, the son is speeding on a runaway engine toward the Flicker Creek bridge which has been swept away by the floods.

A Race for a Life

1916

The Capture of Red Stanley poster
NR

Red Stanley's band has successfully robbed the express car and the members are making good their escape when they come upon Helen and her girl chum riding in the woods. The girls are set upon but they succeed by desperate riding in making their escape temporarily and, when danger seems near again, are saved by the approaching railroad detectives searching for the Stanley band. A running fight results in the capture of one of the band, but Stanley and his chief aide escape. Under cover of darkness, as Helen is working alone in the desolate station, the two enter and bind and gag her.

The Capture of Red Stanley

1916

A Mystery of the Rails poster
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Jud Hendricks, foreman of the construction camp, is being blackmailed by Gypsy Joe, who knows of a dark page in the Hendricks' past. Hendricks and Tom Rasom are rivals for the favor of Helen, with Tom in the lead. The latter, an engineer, is about to take his train out when he finds Gypsy Joe hiding in a boxcar.

A Mystery of the Rails

1916

A Plunge from the Sky poster
NR

Agents of a foreign power are seeking to get possession of the plans of a new aeroplane motor invented by Dick Benton. Under cover of darkness they succeed in their scheme and are escaping in their automobile when it plunges over an embankment near Lone Point.

A Plunge from the Sky

1916

The Secret of the Box Car poster
NR

Escaping after an early morning bank robbery, Gentleman Joe and his pal succeed in boarding a freight train headed toward Lone Point. Fearing rightly that a warning has been sent down the line, they secrete their loot in a box car, and, after noting its number, alight and seek cover until after the pursuit has cooled.

The Secret of the Box Car

1916

The Mysterious Cipher poster
NR

Chilton, a crooked dealer in antiques, decides on a daring scheme to recoup his finances by defrauding the railroad. A car-load of cheap furniture is shipped with a valuation of $40,000 on it. Blanding, the tool of Chilton and his partner, awaits at Lone Point a telegram giving the number of the car.

The Mysterious Cipher

1916

The Trapping of 'Peeler' White poster
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Dick Benton is making a game attempt to start life all over again, after escaping from prison where he was confined for a crime he did not commit. "Peeler" White, who was really guilty, and who aided Benton to escape without telling the reason for his interest, stumbles across the young man who is now an express messenger. "Peeler" threatens to disclose his knowledge unless Benton aids him in a fake hold-up. The young man pretends to be a willing victim, but really warns the railroad detectives and "Peeler" and his companion find themselves in a trap on the train the following day.

The Trapping of 'Peeler' White

1916

To Save the Special poster
NR

Film 101 in the Hazards of Helen series

To Save the Special

1916

The Bridge of Danger poster
NR

The new superintendent's first order on taking the post eliminates the men whom he terms old, which costs "Pop" Bates his job as Helen's relief operator. His next declaration is that active railroad work is no place for women, and Helen is also dropped from the service. While Helen is breaking the news to Bob Bates, the new superintendent is hustling about the road yard speeding up the work. "Put more snap into your switching," he tells the men. A minute later, while he is making an inspection inside a boxcar with defective air brakes, a switching engine rams the car. The force of the impact, heightened by the recent orders, throws the superintendent to the floor stunned, and starts the car on the down grade. In the few moments it is speeding along the road and there is consternation among the men for a washout down the road means that it is headed to certain destruction.

The Bridge of Danger

1916

A Race Through the Air poster
NR

The 84th film in the Hazards of Helen series

A Race Through the Air

1916

The Engineer's Honor poster
NR

Circumstances make Helen think that Jack, the engineer and son of the road's auditor, is guilty of the theft of $50 that comes to light through a shortage in her accounts. Gypsy Joe, the real thief, gathers his followers to seek vengeance on the train crew for having thrown him off the train.

The Engineer's Honor

1916

The Girl Who Won Out poster
NR

Orphaned after the death of their mother, Nancy Grimm and her baby sister Ellen are taken to the country where Ellen is adopted by the wealthy Walsh family. Nancy keenly feels the loss of her sister, and when the judge rules that she cannot visit Ellen without permission, she throws herself onto a bench, winning the sympathy of young attorney Chester Noble. Nancy is then placed in the Wick's home where she is treated as a servant. Miserable, Nancy cuts off her hair and, dressed as a boy, runs away.

The Girl Who Won Out

1917

To Save the Road poster
NR

The vote stands a tie on the railroad bill that will mean ruin to the Western line should it pass the State Legislature. By getting Senator Brown, who is aboard a liner quarantined in the bay, to the Capitol the day will be saved. The road superintendent takes a daring chance and aboard a motorboat succeeds in smuggling the Senator ashore and to a Western special which speeds off towards the Capitol of the neighboring State.

To Save the Road

1916

The Trial Run poster
NR

Film 108 in the Hazards of Helen series

The Trial Run

1916

The Spiked Switch poster
NR

Trent returns to the throttle too soon after his recovery from illness. On the following day Ruth, his daughter, and Hume plan to elope. Trent, with a new fireman, is suddenly taken with a weak spell and when the fireman becomes panic-stricken there is a scuffle which ends with the fireman thrown to the ground while the fast freight speeds on.

The Spiked Switch

1916

The Hoodoo of Division B poster
NR

The new superintendent scoffs at the men's fear of Engine 3615, and declares that it must be put into service at once. Engineer Kent, a veteran of the road, refuses to take the throttle and is discharged. Dick Benton, a young engineer, is induced to take the engine out and "kill this talk of a hoodoo."

The Hoodoo of Division B

1916

The Broken Brake poster
NR

In a scuffle between the assistant foreman and a discharged employee at the mountain construction camp the latter's revolver is fired, bringing about a dynamite explosion that severely injures many of the men.

The Broken Brake

1916

The Lost Messenger poster
NR

Film 103 in the Hazards of Helen series

The Lost Messenger

1916

Hurled Through the Drawbridge poster
NR

Learning that the driver of the Comet car has been disabled on the eve of the big race, Sinton, a gambler, bets heavily on its rival. But his plans go awry when Gordon, the owner of the Comet car, meets Naroche, a celebrated French driver, and engages him to pilot the racer.

Hurled Through the Drawbridge

1916

Winners of the West poster
9.0

Picturization of the trail breaking expedition of Capt. John C. Fremont in 1849 to the California gold fields.

Winners of the West

1921

A Daring Chance poster
NR

Film 102 in the Hazards of Helen series.

A Daring Chance

1916

The Adventures of Tarzan poster
6.6

Tarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff and Clayton (pretender to the Greystoke estate) from reaching Opar, he is attacked simultaneously by two lions, dropped into a pit when a volcano splits the ground, nearly sacrificed by sun worshipers, and so on.

The Adventures of Tarzan

1921

Behind the camera

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A pearl stolen from an Indian idol results in nothing but trouble for its owner. After he receives death threats by note pinned to a dagger, he decides to gather his relatives in his old mansion for a reading of his will. Unfortunately, the family members are being mysteriously bumped off one by one. The butler and an heiress set out to discover what's going on.

The Black Pearl

1928

Gypsy of the North poster
9.0

Alice Culhane is a brassy Klondike dance-hall girl with a heart of gold is pursued by such ardent flirting swains as Steve Farrell and Chappie Evans. Alice plays her cards well.

Gypsy of the North

1928

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8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Heavy Love

1926

Ragtime poster
10.0

Club pianist Ted Mason writes a love song for Beth Barton. A rival named Goldie steals the song for her husband, Steve, to publish. Beth faces unfair blame from her friends and teacher because of the popular song. Ted proves he wrote it by creating an even better song, exposing the theft, and winning Beth back.

Ragtime

1927

Pie-Eyed poster
5.7

It's 3:00 AM at the Firewater Club, and Stanley has had more than enough to drink. When he tries to take over leading the orchestra, the manager - a former boxer - lets him know that he needs to restrain himself. But it's not long before Stanley causes another disruption anyway, and when he then tries to dance with the manager's wife, the manager's patience finally runs out.

Pie-Eyed

1925

Cotton Queen poster
6.3

The niece of a mill-owner goes undercover in the mill of a rival, where she gets mixed up in romantic antics.

Cotton Queen

1937

Cactus Trails poster
10.0

Cactus Trails is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Scott Pembroke.

Cactus Trails

1927

Okay, America! poster
5.8

A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.

Okay, America!

1932

Should a Girl Marry? poster
10.0

Alice Dunn kills the man who seduced her younger sister and drove her to her death. Charged with murder, she stands trial in a sensational courtroom case that climaxes with her acquittal by the jury.

Should a Girl Marry?

1928

Polly of the Movies poster
10.0

A small town girl goes to Hollywood with ambitions of becoming major dramatic star. However, the melodrama she appears in is unintentionally amusing and becomes a comedy hit.

Polly of the Movies

1927

The Medicine Man poster
4.8

The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help.

The Medicine Man

1930

The Terror of Bar X poster
8.0

The Terror of Bar X is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Scott Pembroke.

The Terror of Bar X

1927

Vamping Babies poster
7.0

"Lewis Sargent of 'Huckleberry Finn" fame, now grown up, and Alice Ardell are the principal players in this Standard Comdy which deals with the attempts of a love-sick young couple to wed despite an irate father who shows his temper by demolishing straw hats. They finally elope, resulting in a chase scene. Slapstick comedy of average amusement value". - Synopsis via The Moving Picture World. Originally two reels, one survives.

Vamping Babies

1926

Danger Ahead poster
5.7

Greedy, Unscrupulous Rudolph learns that Belinda has just inherited $10,000, and he decides to steal it from her. He and his henchmen arrive at her house just as the money is being delivered. Meanwhile, Hairbreadth Harry observes the whole scene, and he hides the money for Belinda. But while Rudolph keeps Harry and Belinda occupied, his henchmen are already going about the job of stealing the money.

Danger Ahead

1926

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7.0

Hal Roach produced comedy has Will Rogers playing the title character, a rather slow, dimwitted man who works on a ranch where he usually gets pushed around at. A woman (Marie Mosquini) comes to town looking for someone to help her photograph some of the animals so she picks Hank and soon regrets it.

Hustlin' Hank

1923

King for a Night poster
7.2

A cocky prizefighter on his way to the bigtime in New York comes crashing down when his sister is involved in a murder and he takes the blame.

King for a Night

1933

A Fraternity Mixup poster
8.0

A group of girls in al all-girl college dormitory spend a wild night among thieves, cross-dressing boys and wild animals like a man-eating gorilla. Blue Ribbon comedy produced by Joe Rock, directed by Percy Pembroke, starring Alice Ardell and Gale Henry.

A Fraternity Mixup

1926

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10.0

Fat, Fatty and Fatter are seen rescuing their old Ford from the scrap wagon that is hauling it away. And then report to work, where they have a dyspeptic boss. With the help of a monkey they manage to wreck the office.

Back Fire

1926

The Oregon Trail poster
7.0

Army Captain takes a leave of absence to find out what happened to his missing father.....

The Oregon Trail

1936

Telephone Operator poster
4.8

A telephone operator covering for a friend's "fling" finds herself in the middle of a major disaster when the city is hit by a big flood and her switchboard is the center of communications.

Telephone Operator

1937

West of Hot Dog poster
5.8

Stan travels to the small town of Hot Dog to collect an inheritance. He learns his late uncle left him everything - but in the event of Stan's death it all goes to his two outlaw cousins.

West of Hot Dog

1924

The Branded Man poster
4.0

Fred Colgate, wealthy young man, learns that his tramp wife has been unfaithful and leaves her, and goes to Mexico. An accident causes him to be thought dead. He becomes a prizefighter, and when he return to his home city, he encounters a strange situation.

The Branded Man

1928

Twins poster
6.0

Stan Laurel solo, playing doubles

Twins

1925

Two Sisters poster
6.5

Twin sisters, one good and honest and sweet, and the other given to totin' pistols and pulling robberies, keep confusing a detective about which one he his chasing for what, since he has different reasons for chasing both.

Two Sisters

1929