Wally Howe

Acting

Wally Howe

Born 1878-03-04 · Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Wallace Howe (March 4, 1878, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts – November 23, 1957, in Los Angeles, California), born Orlando Wallace Howe, was an American film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1918 and 1936, including many films with Harold Lloyd and Stan Laurel, and in short films with the original Our Gang.

Acting credits

Safety Last! poster
7.7

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Safety Last!

1923

Now or Never poster
6.2

A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.

Now or Never

1921

Dr. Jack poster
6.8

Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.

Dr. Jack

1922

Why Worry? poster
6.5

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.

Why Worry?

1923

Grandma's Boy poster
6.4

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

Grandma's Boy

1922

Ask Father poster
6.5

Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The problem is getting in to see the boss so that he can ask for her hand in marriage as the office is guarded by a bunch of comic, clumsy flunkies who throw everyone out who tries to get in.

Ask Father

1919

Si, Senor poster
9.0

Our hero is a barber in a small Mexican town, wooing a local senorita, against the wishes of her mother.

Si, Senor

1919

The Freshman poster
7.0

An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.

The Freshman

1925

The Lucky Texan poster
5.0

Jerry Mason, a young Texan, and Jake Benson, an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.

The Lucky Texan

1934

Adventure's End poster
5.5

Pacific pearl diver Duke Slade escapes angry natives by joining a whaler whose dying captain persuades him to marry his daughter who is already being wooed by the first mate.

Adventure's End

1937

No artwork available
6.5

Paul Parrott comedy produced by Hal Roach.

The Landlubber

1922

Speedy poster
7.3

A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.

Speedy

1928

No artwork available
10.0

Paul is practicing the art of being a cowboy. He consults a book before firing his gun, climbing onto a saddle on top of a chair and then falling off and dressing his wounds. He then gets back on his 'saddle' and fires his gun again, this time in the direction of another man who has just entered the room. Paul leaves abruptly and rides into town on a horse, and straight through a crowded saloon. A town marshal sees this as act act of bravery and rewards Paul with a sheriff's badge immediately. A fearful rival makes his mark when he lights his cigarette by tossing it into the air and shooting at it to ignite it!

Blaze Away

1922

Young Mr. Jazz poster
5.9

While running away from his girl's father, Harold's car breaks down in front of a dance hall run by crooks. Harold has to not only stay one step ahead of the girl's father, but also those trying to rob them of everything they have.

Young Mr. Jazz

1919

Do Me a Favor poster
6.0

Marie's inebriated husband refuses to go to bed, so she asks Snub, a homeless man she finds sleeping in the park, to assist.

Do Me a Favor

1922

It's a Gift poster
6.5

A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they contact the inventor Pollard, who has devised a new gasoline substitute. Pollard himself lives in a home filled with his eccentric inventions. When he gets the message from the oil company, he is excited about the opportunity to demonstrate his innovation.

It's a Gift

1923

Headin' for the Rio Grande poster
8.0

Singing cowboy Tex Saunders finds himself in a heap of trouble when he agrees to investigate local gangsters at the behest of a lovely lady. As payment for his pains, he's framed by a saloon owner for killing bad guy Red Dugan and forced to sweat it out in jail. Will his faithful sidekick, Chilo, show up to save his skin … or will Tex have a date with the gallows?

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936

No artwork available
7.5

'Snub' Pollard is an local actor getting a big break in the movie industry, coming home to show off his fame.

Before the Public

1923

Sold at Auction! poster
6.8

Snub gets a job helping an auctioneer. He’s instructed to sell off a household estate, but goes to the wrong house. After everything is sold, the real owner returns, and forces Snub to track down all the buyers to restore the property.

Sold at Auction!

1923

Don't Shove poster
6.1

Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.

Don't Shove

1919

No artwork available
9.0

Tired of being constantly nagged by "Paul" and another suitor, their shared romantic interest (referred to as Paul's inamorata) purposely has herself arrested for speeding. She vows to marry whichever man is able to get her released from jail. Both men make various, often bumbling, attempts to join her in jail to facilitate her release. After both suitors successfully manage to get themselves locked up, they discover that the woman has already been freed by her father. The film concludes with the two suitors facing actual prison terms while the woman remains free.

Jailed and Bailed

1923

Lawless Range poster
4.3

John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local banker is trying to scare everyone away to grab up some secret gold mines.

Lawless Range

1935

A Regular Pal poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Regular Pal

1920

Just Rambling Along poster
5.2

A nervy young man follows a pretty lady into a diner to flirt with her, but winds up getting stuck with the tab.

Just Rambling Along

1918