Joe Rock

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Biography

Joe Rock, born Joseph Simberg, was an American movie producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He produced a series of 12 two reel short subject comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Golf

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Comedy on the golf links.

Aladdin

A Pair of Kings

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A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

Gall and Golf

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Golf, we discover in this early Semon short, is a game that is played by striking a croquet ball with a hockey stick and seeing how many times it can hit Larry Semon.

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Gall and Golf

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Loafers and Lovers

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Loafers and Lovers is a 1920 silent comedy short.

Hold Tight

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The baddies want Alyce Ardell's mine, which they know -- but she doesn't -- has just struck a rich vein. They will stick at naught, but she is protected by Bobby Dunn in this good thrill comedy directed by Marcel Perez.

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Hold Tight

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The Barnyard

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Lay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmer's daughter. There is oil on the farmland, and some swindlers are determined to get their hands on the property, by force if necessary. Lay Zee, who knows that oil has been found on nearby farms, convinces the farmer not to sell, and the swindlers enlist the help of another farmhand, who is jealous of Lay Zee's relationship with the girl.

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The Barnyard

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Plagues And Puppy Love

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Larry Semon produces his take on a typical Keystone farce, the flirting-in-the-park routine, where pretty Florence Curtis is pursued by four typical Keystone types: the wealthy geezer, the moustachioed Italian, the derby-wearing tough and, of course, the big-footed cop… and here comes Larry, if not to save the day, at least to make us laugh.

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Plagues And Puppy Love

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Hash and Havoc

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Two close office pals, Craig and Hessert, fall for the same stenographer. Craig marries her, but their friendship continues, leading Craig to move Hessert in. However, Craig's deep focus on his job causes problems, creating "havoc" at home, though the rivalry doesn't break their bond.

Chop Suey Louie

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Joe Rock short comedy, also featuring Billie Rhodes and Frank Alexander.

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Chop Suey Louie

Stan is a detective who essentially relies on different costumes to successfully complete his investigations

The Sleuth

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Stan is a detective who essentially relies on different costumes to successfully complete his investigations

Boys Will Be Girls

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Matronly great aunt Emily went off to Africa and left behind her wanna be snobbish family. Ten years later, upon her death, the greedy family members awaits the reading of the will. Ready to celebrate their fortunes the family gathers the evening before with a big party. A great assortment of characters, comic ones, are all expecting to get their share of the inheritance.

Cotton Queen

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The niece of a mill-owner goes undercover in the mill of a rival, where she gets mixed up in romantic antics.

Half a Man

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Laurel 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.

Krakatoa

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Krakatoa is a 1933 American Pre-Code short documentary film produced by Joe Rock. The story describes how the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa on the island blew half of the large island into the air that produced a tsunami, and an air wave that was felt seven times around the globe. The eruption also emitted tons of dust that dimmed the sun all over the world for many months. It won the Academy Award in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Novelty).