Acting

Elmer Ballard

Born 1879-05-05 · Rochford, South Dakota, USA

Elmer Ballard (May 7, 1879 – June 5, 1947) was an American actor.

Acting credits

Les Misérables poster
7.1

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Les Misérables

1935

Little Caesar poster
6.9

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Little Caesar

1931

Thank Your Lucky Stars poster
6.2

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Consolation Marriage poster
6.4

A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.

Consolation Marriage

1931

The Doorway to Hell poster
6.5

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.

The Doorway to Hell

1930

Alibi poster
5.9

Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.

Alibi

1929

Over the Fence poster
5.9

Snitch steals Ginger's (stolen) baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. A possible debut of the "Glasses" or "Boy" character.

Over the Fence

1917

Green Eyes poster
5.8

The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder.

Green Eyes

1934

The Squealer poster
8.0

A gangster's wife, fearful that he is about to be murdered by his rivals, tips off the police to his whereabouts in order to save his life. Her husband, however, believes her reason was that she wanted him out of the way so she could have his best friend.

The Squealer

1930

Lonesome Luke's Lively Life poster
NR

Luke runs the coat-check concession at the White Light Cafe.

Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

1917

Pinched poster
5.0

Harold's checked cap, blown from his head by a freakish wind, gets him into trouble. First he comes into conflict with the police as a highwayman, then the cap serves to identify him as a housebreaker and lands him in jail, while the innocent cause of his trouble becomes his cellmate for another reason. Eventually a distracted wife rescues both her husband and Harold from the clutches of the law, the cap this time aiding him to regain his freedom.

Pinched

1917

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients poster
NR

Luke operates a sanatarium, which he has naturally staffed with a bevy of attractive nurses.

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

1917

Her Private Affair poster
4.1

A married society woman accidentally kills her would-be lover and blackmailer and then suffers a crisis of conscience when his disgruntled butler is charged with the crime.

Her Private Affair

1929