Directing
Harry Sweet
Born — Died
1901-10-02 — 1933-06-18
Place of birth
Colorado, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
47 titles
Known for
5.2A prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.
Her Man
1930
9.0Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases if he will make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation. Teddy agrees, and with the support of his friends arranges an ice-boat race with a $10,000 prize to the winner. A problem arises when his father refuses to pay such an amount. Teddy thinks one of his friends will win the race and refuse the prize, but champion racer "Duke" Slade shows up and Teddy knows he will take the money. Some movie stars show up and, while using their own names, are definitely not playing "Self" in this fictional film.
Fascinating Youth
1926
Babe, a lonely servant girl in California, puts a "husband wanted" ad in the newspaper...
Homesick
1928
7.5Ruby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors stopping by. Things get a little zany when she sets her eyes on Bull's Eye McCoy a gunner who refuses to settle down.
True to the Navy
1930
NRSixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.
High Hats and Low Brows
1932
6.6A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend, Roland Stone, bluff and portly. Roland befriends our newly-wed's wife, and this friendship deepens after the husband hires a new cook, the lovely Miss Gainsborough, who gives her boss a little too much friendly attention. That night, a prowler skulks, Miss Gainsborough faints, the newly-wed husband comes to her rescue, and she grabs him and holds on. His wife is offended and determines to leave with Roland. Is the marriage over?
The First 100 Years
1924
Film credits
1930s · 7 titles
5.2A prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.
Her Man
1930
7.5Ruby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors stopping by. Things get a little zany when she sets her eyes on Bull's Eye McCoy a gunner who refuses to settle down.
True to the Navy
1930
Writers gather at actor Tom Kennedy's house for a brainstorming session, hoping to conceive the next hit movie.
How Comedies Are Born
1931
NRTwo incompetent lawyers attempt to protect a client accused of being a peeping Tom.
Suits to Nuts
1933
Harry Sweet stars as a hick Olympic hero who is housed in a high society mansion and causes havoc to the high brow party in progress.
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
5.5Buck is a hard working lumberjack, but likes to have fun. Buck's father is the foreman and wants Buck to take over when he retires. Buck is in love with Honey, a show-girl on the carnival boat, but she won't live in a lumberjack camp.
Carnival Boat
1932
Harry joins the Army to meet girls, and ends up driving his drill sergeant nuts in the process. While in basic training, to flee an angry mob, he disguises himself as a Major and ace pilot.
Loops! My Dear
1933
1920s · 10 titles
9.0Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases if he will make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation. Teddy agrees, and with the support of his friends arranges an ice-boat race with a $10,000 prize to the winner. A problem arises when his father refuses to pay such an amount. Teddy thinks one of his friends will win the race and refuse the prize, but champion racer "Duke" Slade shows up and Teddy knows he will take the money. Some movie stars show up and, while using their own names, are definitely not playing "Self" in this fictional film.
Fascinating Youth
1926
Babe, a lonely servant girl in California, puts a "husband wanted" ad in the newspaper...
Homesick
1928
A lost silent short comedy.
Her Circus Man
1921
10.0Horace Prune’s uncle died without any notice leaving his fortune to him, providing that he is married within forty-eight hours. Horace is a woman hater, to make matters more complicated.
What! No Spinach?
1926
8.5A sailor finds himself the object of a cafe owner's affections.
Hit the Deck
1929
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Lion's Jaws and Kitten's Paws
1920
9.0Harry comes to the city as a hick, and immediately runs into a silk hatted slicker who relieves him of his valuables. Soon Harry gets suspicious of everybody, and thinks that every accident is a plot to ruin him.
Fresh from the Farm
1921
Harry Sweet is featured in this Rainbow Comedy, along with Zip Monberg, Connie Henley and others..
A He-Male Vamp
1920
9.0A wealthy, timid young man who is frequently bullied. He attempts to stand up for himself and win the affection of a girl, overcoming his meek nature in the process.
Flickering Youth
1924
A magical lamp and the genie contained within prompt a madcap chase, falls from great heights and a fight atop a speeding train.
The Two Johns
1923
Behind the camera
NRSixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.
High Hats and Low Brows
1932
6.6A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend, Roland Stone, bluff and portly. Roland befriends our newly-wed's wife, and this friendship deepens after the husband hires a new cook, the lovely Miss Gainsborough, who gives her boss a little too much friendly attention. That night, a prowler skulks, Miss Gainsborough faints, the newly-wed husband comes to her rescue, and she grabs him and holds on. His wife is offended and determines to leave with Roland. Is the marriage over?
The First 100 Years
1924
Writers gather at actor Tom Kennedy's house for a brainstorming session, hoping to conceive the next hit movie.
How Comedies Are Born
1931
A young woman is taken to a fancy nightclub by her uncle, but is stuck with the bill when the stingy uncle gets into an argument with a waiter and leaves without paying. While working off the debt, she recommends some friends of hers as an act for the club. Her friends are hired, but their performance does not go over very well, and soon the whole club is in an uproar.
Three Of A Kind
1926
Edgar's mother-in-law claims that Edgar can't fish. Edgar is determined to prove her wrong.
Fish Feathers
1932
10.0Hugh Herbert and Roscoe Ates are in a bar where all the men wear fezzes. They are trying to make time with cigarette girl Dorothy Granger. Their loud celery-crunching rouses the ire of Jerry Mandy, aka Sham Poo the magician.
Sham Poo, the Magician
1932
10.0Hugh Herbert and Roscoe Ates are in a bar where all the men wear fezzes. They are trying to make time with cigarette girl Dorothy Granger. Their loud celery-crunching rouses the ire of Jerry Mandy, aka Sham Poo the magician.
Sham Poo, the Magician
1932
Jimmy, a newspaper reporter is out with his wife and son when he sees the arrest of Lulu Bellamy for murder. He leaves his family at a soda shop to get the story. He gets Lulu out of jail to chase a big scoop and runs into trouble.
The Big Scoop
1931
10.0King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.
Rule 'Em and Weep
1932
Edgar Kennedy and family build a boat.
Giggle Water
1932
Edgar Kennedy and his family open a home decorating service, even though they have no clue what they are doing. The day of their first job, they make the mistake of going to the wrong house. The man of the house is not pleased with all the noise they are making and spends most of his time punching Edgar throughout the film.
Good Housewrecking
1933
10.0Horace Prune’s uncle died without any notice leaving his fortune to him, providing that he is married within forty-eight hours. Horace is a woman hater, to make matters more complicated.
What! No Spinach?
1926
10.0Horace Prune’s uncle died without any notice leaving his fortune to him, providing that he is married within forty-eight hours. Horace is a woman hater, to make matters more complicated.
What! No Spinach?
1926
10.0The story of Helen and Warren's marriage from courtship to parenthood.
Rumors for Rent
1927
Edgar Kennedy short from The Common Man series.
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
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Edgar Kennedy short from The Common Man series.
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
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7.0Two zany transients get jobs as vendors at a sports arena. One of them accidently knocks out one of the fighters, and must take his place, with his partner acting as referee.
Waltzing Around
1929
NRTwo incompetent lawyers attempt to protect a client accused of being a peeping Tom.
Suits to Nuts
1933
NRTwo incompetent lawyers attempt to protect a client accused of being a peeping Tom.
Suits to Nuts
1933
6.2Laurel plays Winchell McSweeney, whose fisherman parents forced him to leave home and make it on his own when they can no longer afford to keep supporting him. He takes a boat out of the village, but accidentally sets the ship on fire when he attempts to take a photograph of the passengers. The women end up on the island with McSweeney, and is constantly pursued by them, including one Amazon-size girl.
Half a Man
1925
6.5Stan is a detective who essentially relies on different costumes to successfully complete his investigations
The Sleuth
1925
10.0Edgar and his family buy and run a department store.
A Merchant of Menace
1933
10.0Song composer Howard Green is frustrated by disturbances his wife, in-laws, and landlord while writing his latest song.
Next Door Neighbors
1931
Aspiring artist Edgar, with family in tow, relocates to Greenwich Village - according to his wife, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law the right environment for him to be inspired.
Art in the Raw
1933
Newlyweds Warren and Helen have an unplanned honeymoon in Death Valley.
Just a Husband
1927
8.0Comedic spoof featuring cross-eyed comedian Ben Turpin presents a rustic, burlesque stage performance of the Shakespearean tragedy, with Alice Day starring as Juliet, highlighting slapstick humor rather than romance.
Romeo and Juliet
1924
An early vacation turns into a cruise full of trouble.
It's Me
1927
Puffy and his girlfriend want to get married by a judge at the courthouse. However they go to a wrong door and he's mistaken for a defendant in a murder trial.
Not Guilty!
1926
Puffy and his girlfriend want to get married by a judge at the courthouse. However they go to a wrong door and he's mistaken for a defendant in a murder trial.
Not Guilty!
1926
NRFrank McHugh appears with Mae Busch, Jerry Mandy and others in this prohibition-time RKO Pathe short directed by Harry Sweet.
Extra! Extra!
1932
