Norman Taurog Movies

A bill collector working in a tough neighborhood manages to rescue a young socialite from kidnappers.

Slapstick comics Willie West and McGinty cause havoc at a construction site as they attempt to "work."

Cheap Skates is a lost film made by Educational Films, as a "Mermaid Comedy". Funny man Lige Conley starts scrambling when bees fly down his pants!

Two yokels are framed and sent to prison, but wind up playing football on the warden's championship team.

Well-meaning but accident-prone bakery employee Larry is involved in numerous slapstick mishaps on the job. After accidentally causing the bakery...

The plot of this film really isn't that important. Instead, the sight gags and chase scenes are paramount--with some of the most impressive chase...

In 1923, The Gumps moved up to two-reel live-action comedies, with former Keystone Cop Joe Murphy as the chinless lead, pioneering...

In this one, we are introduced to a pretentious and uppity family who we just KNOW will be brought down to size later in the short. Then we cut to...

Larry might be a hick causing a lot of trouble at the farm, but he shows he can outsmart those crooked city folks!

The Sportsman is an American film comedy first released in 1921, directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog. The film stars Larry Semon, Lucille...

Lloyd Hamilton chasing a butterfly in the slapstick comedy "Papa's Boy".

A Mermaid Comedy

Lee Morse sings us a few songs.... Lee arrives at a film studio to discuss her participation. However the studio is ready for rehearsal and Lee...

This short plugs the new tunes written by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel for the movie "College Rhythm" and shows the audience how they were written and...

This one is set at a college picnic by the lake, with three musical numbers. "We've Got It Bad but It Don't Do Us No Good" is by a quartet of college...

A variety of accidents and escapes culminates in a cyclone which produces some ludicrous effects on the buildings, persons and animals in a small...

Rivals go at it as cab drivers, romancers of the same girl and football teams.

In an erudite driver's taxi, Jack Benny shares a ride with a very pretty and delightfully flirtatious young lady.