
Directing
Joseph Henabery
Born — Died
1888-01-15 — 1976-02-18
Place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
48 titles
Known for
5.9Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
The Birth of a Nation
1915
7.1The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
7.0When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.
Alibi Mark
1937
5.5A middle-aged woman with friends and a sleeping mother upstairs uses her head to protect everyone when she finds out that there is a burglar in her house.
Night Intruder
1938
10.0Although Jimmy Kirk earns only $7.50 a week as a soda jerk, he is ambitious and hopes to marry Mamie Smith, the bank president's daughter.
Sixty Cents an Hour
1923
6.3Double or Nothing is a 1936 American short musical comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division in 2013.
Double or Nothing
1936
Film credits
1910s · 7 titles
5.9Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
The Birth of a Nation
1915
7.1The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The new minister en route to a new western town to preach loses one of his suitcases containing his clerical robes. It is found on the road by Pete and Ike, cowboys of the Bar X Ranch, who decide to play a huge joke on the boys of their town.
The Joke on Yellentown
1914
NRManfredi, an habitual user of opium, is a piano player in a Chinese café. A wealthy tourist becomes interested in the young musician and sends him abroad to study. He promises Zuletta, his common law wife, that on his return he will marry her. Five years later he comes back, still addicted to the drug. Under its spell he is proclaimed a genius. Failing to make good his promise to Zuletta, he becomes infatuated with Margery Rhodes, a society girl, who comes to study music with him. So strongly is Margery influenced by her teacher, that she also acquires a taste for opium. John Hale, her lover, is in the secret service. Through the revengeful Zuletta, he learns that Manfredi conducts an opium joint. Hale has the place raided, just in time to save Mergery from a fate worse than death.
The Spell of the Poppy
1915
The clerk has money to pay the last installment on his home, occupied by his old mother and himself, but meeting a fellow clerk and two girls is "forced" to treat in order to show that he really is no tightwad.
The Niggard
1914
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The Little Cupids
1915
A Jesuit missionary and his Native American disciple converting a tribe, facing persecution, witnessing miracles, and dealing with a witch whose daughter, Monoka, is saved from blindness and evil spirits by their faith, all while Monoka and the disciple Abasan fall in love.
The Huron Converts
1915
Behind the camera
7.0When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.
Alibi Mark
1937
5.5A middle-aged woman with friends and a sleeping mother upstairs uses her head to protect everyone when she finds out that there is a burglar in her house.
Night Intruder
1938
10.0Although Jimmy Kirk earns only $7.50 a week as a soda jerk, he is ambitious and hopes to marry Mamie Smith, the bank president's daughter.
Sixty Cents an Hour
1923
6.3Double or Nothing is a 1936 American short musical comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division in 2013.
Double or Nothing
1936
6.6A European prince is raised in America without knowing his true identity; he spends his time thrill-seeking, but his country needs him when a revolt threatens the crown.
His Majesty, the American
1919
6.1As rustled cattle have mysteriously disappeared, Johnny sends for his friend Hoppy, Hoppy arrives and immediately suspects Dan Slack. Realizing his telegram about Slack was intercepted, he locks up the operator Lafe knowing he can escape. Tailing Lafe he finds a secret entrance to a mine and inside finds the missing cattle. But Slack's men also find him just as the cattle are stampeded through the mine shaft.
Leather Burners
1943
5.9Rodrigo, an impoverished Italian nobleman takes a job with a New York antique dealer he met overseas. Swearing off women, Rodrigo focuses on his job. But complications arise when he falls in love with his friend's secretary-- and his friend's wife looks to make a date with him.
Cobra
1925
5.6An attorney is thrust into wild adventures by an attractive young woman.
The Life of the Party
1920
7.0When an Arizona ranchman (Willard Louis) is elected senator, he heads for Washington with his daughter, Judith Baldwin (Mary Miles Minter). But they leave behind ranch hand Tod Musgrove (Monte Blue), who is in love with Judith. In Washington, two men propose to Judith -- Congressman Hamill (Guy Oliver) and Robert Courtney (William Boyd). Since she doesn't know which one to pick, she puts them to a test at her aunt's woodland cabin.
Moonlight and Honeysuckle
1921
6.0A young man impersonates his best friend, and in doing so upsets the decorum at a stuffy family gathering and falls in love. The arrival of a gang of hoodlums further disrupts the formalities, but our hero thwarts them and saves the day.
Mr. Fix-It
1918
6.5A woman living in Paris feels neglected by her husband, so she decides to go to New York City and enjoy herself.
Du Barry Did All Right
1937
8.0During a quarrel at a Scottish inn, Captain Gordon wounds another officer and flees to New York with detective Jenks on his trail. Once there, he meets Marjory Seaton, an heiress whom her Uncle Tidmarsh is trying to marry to the profligate Winslow, but she is interested in fashionable sportsman Sylvester. One night at a ball, Gordon spies Jenks following him and, in the course of his escape, accepts refuge from a fight promoter named Brooks. At Brooks' request, Gordon substitutes for Sylvester's opponent, burglar Deacon, at a charity bout, and knocks out the real pugilist. Later, during a dinner party at the Tidmarshes', Gordon is mistaken for a lord and, when the real nobleman appears, is denounced as an impostor. A lost film.
The Fourteenth Man
1920
9.0A drama of the underworld of the old Mississippi River
The River Woman
1928
8.0A nobleman seeks to rescue his bride, who has been kidnapped by his former lover and a bandit.
A Sainted Devil
1924
5.3A race car driver, injured during an accident, opens up a repair shop only to become the target of crooked government agents.
Speed Devils
1935
Two criminals hear about a woman who has won a prize in the lottery, and decide to kidnap her to force her to give them the money. Unfortunately, they don't know that the prize she won amounted to $50.
Dumb Luck
1935
The government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. They aren't after the many followers, but the primary perpetrator of the jitterbug, who they've coined "Public Jitterbug No. 1". Hal Sturges is one of several agents working on the case who goes undercover as a dancer in Broadway haunts to find and capture Public Jitterbug No. 1. In his investigation, Hal runs across the beautiful Betty, a seemingly innocent bystander. Hal and Betty fall for each other. However Betty is unaware that Hal is a federal agent, and Hal is unaware that Betty is Public Jitterbug No. 1. Will their roles as agent and public menace number one take priority over their roles of man and woman?
Public Jitterbug No. 1
1938
Dave Apollon is a one-man production staff, who puts on a stage show as writer, director, producer, bandleader, art director, and other jobs.
Movie-Mania
1937
10.0After five years of marriage, Mildred comes to the realization that her husband, Lew, is going nowhere in the real estate business. Mildred, however, has managed to squirrel away two thousand dollars from the household budget -- enough to buy a home. But it turns out that Lew needs just that sum to avoid a financial disaster
Her Own Money
1922
The love-struck couple Mitzi and Hal are expelled from school after a prom, where Hal stayed behind and hid in a closet and was found dressed as a girl.
The Way of All Freshmen
1933
4.8In order to find out who's behind a cattle rustling operation that's hurting ranchers, a detective for the Cattleman's Protective Association pretends to be a tenderfoot from back east who's just arrived in the area and doesn't know how to ride, rope or shoot.
The Man from Painted Post
1917
7.0Jerry Marsden, the son of a wealthy man, finds himself in a series of comedic misunderstandings. To prove a point or escape a social obligation, Jerry decides to take the place of his butler, who has been sentenced to a short stay in jail. While incarcerated, Jerry finds the experience surprisingly pleasant, as he receives special treatment and even manages to flirt with the jailer's daughter, Ruth Morrisey (Alice Day). Chaos ensues when his true identity is threatened and he must navigate the complexities of high society while technically being a "prisoner."
See You in Jail
1927
9.0Jack Holt plays Sam Sandell, an American engineer working in India who rescues a pretty half-caste girl (Aileen Pringle) from a tiger's attack, but is badly wounded himself. The girl, Chameli Brentwood, nurses him back to health and out of gratitude he marries her, ignoring the fact that he has a fiancée, Harriet Halehurst (Eva Novak), back home.
The Tiger's Claw
1923
8.0A ship's captain, believing that his wife has cheated on him, takes their young son and leaves her. he comes back 20 years later. His wife stows away on his ship when he leaves, hoping to see her son, who is aboard. She takes along with her Mary, the daughter of a woman the captain once loved. Complications ensue.
Hellship Bronson
1928
5.8When a skeleton is dug up in an alley, a mysterious Chinese merchant and his eccentric upstairs tenants come under suspicion. The team of Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree study the skull of the victim to solve the murder.
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932
Musical performances set in a rooftop nightclub in Manhattan.
Roof Tops of Manhattan
1935
7.5Real-life mother and son entertainers Grace and Peter Lind Hayes star as a mother and her son. She’s a fading Broadway star working as a maid to prep for a possible comeback role and he’s the offspring who wants to follow in mom’s footsteps.
Maid for a Day
1936
6.5Monte Brewster learns that he has inherited $10 million from his late grandfather, but then learns that he must spend $2 million in less than a year and remain unmarried to inherit the rest of the money.
Brewster's Millions
1921
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra and two guest vocalists perform a number of songs.
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain
1939
8.0Joan Doubleday is a shy spinster, who has been engaged to Monty Wade for 12 years, is secretly adored by Peter Flagg. Her young niece, Jerry, arrives and sets out to capture Monty. On the wedding day, Jerry announces that the grooms have exchanged places and that Peter will marry Joan. A quarrel prevents preparations for the wedding, but Jerry finally convinces Joan that she was meant for Peter.
Don't Call Me Little Girl
1921
5.3Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra, the females who are all clad in white gowns, perform a few musical numbers cabaret style in front of an appreciative audience. The multi-talented orchestra members not only play musical instruments, but also sing. In one number, one of their own is featured as a tap dancer. In another number, a dueling piano duet is featured.
Phil Spitalny and His Musical Queens
1934
NRA short film showing off four vaudeville acts from the mid 1930s.
Vaudeville
1934
NRA freshly minted private eye is sent to a sanitarium as a gag.
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
1934
8.0A woman, raised in the most-strict New England atmosphere, marries a stern, God-fearing sea captain and is thrown suddenly into the romantic, colorful and licentious atmosphere of a South Sea island outpost. With her inhibitions and repressed desires what will be her reaction to the charms of the sensuous of the beautiful tropic nights and the call of love?
The Love Trader
1930
8.0A woman, raised in the most-strict New England atmosphere, marries a stern, God-fearing sea captain and is thrown suddenly into the romantic, colorful and licentious atmosphere of a South Sea island outpost. With her inhibitions and repressed desires what will be her reaction to the charms of the sensuous of the beautiful tropic nights and the call of love?
The Love Trader
1930
A three reel Vitaphone musical short; Vitaphone production reels #1624-1626. Molly Picon's first American film and her talkie debut.
A Little Girl with Big Ideas
1934
7.0Noted team of detective and criminologist solve the murder of a new bride, in her compartment, on the train on which they are travelling.
Murder in the Pullman
1932
7.0Dan Williams leaves his small hometown in disgrace, and travels to New York City to try his luck on Broadway. He gets a small part in a Broadway show, but his press agent releases a story that he has a big part and is making $3,000 a week. Dan's father, a banker who is facing a run on his bank, hears about Dan's sudden "fortune" and asks him for financial help. Complications ensue.
The Broadway Boob
1926
7.5When the leading lady of a motion picture is murdered in the middle of a scene, Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree are called in to investigate.
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932
Jack Holt is Robert Pitt, a wealthy young idler who has just returned home to the States from London. While at a restaurant, he notices pretty Molly Creedon (Sigrid Holmquist). He sees that she has a photograph inscribed "with love" and as a joke, he makes a bet with his pals that he will obtain an autographed picture from the girl within 24 hours. But getting the photo is harder than it seemed at first, and he finally asks a burglar to help him out by stealing it.
A Gentleman of Leisure
1923

