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H.M. Walker
Writer 1878 - 1937

H.M. Walker

West Middlebury, Ohio, USA

WALKER, H.M. (Harley Marquis Walker) started as a telegrapher, tapping out the descriptions of sportswriters at boxing matches and sending them to the offices of their newspapers. In 1903 he became a sportswriter himself and wrote a column, “The Wisdom of Blinkey Ben,” for the... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

25 titles
Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills

Charley Rogers 1934 20m

Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped their moonshine; and the boys proceed to quench their thirst thinking that it is iron-rich mountain water.

The Music Box

The Music Box

James Parrott 1932 29m 6.8

The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself.

The Chimp

The Chimp

James Parrott 1932 25m

Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are given a gorilla and a flea circus as payment. Bedlam ensues.

Scram!

Scram!

Ray McCarey 1932 20m

Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.

County Hospital

County Hospital

James Parrott 1932 19m

Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.

Choo-Choo!

Choo-Choo!

Robert F. McGowan 1932 20m 7.0

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

Beau Hunks

Beau Hunks

James W. Horne 1931 37m 8.0

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

Be Big!

Be Big!

James W. Horne 1931 28m

Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning.

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

James Parrott 1930 19m 8.5

Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

Leo McCarey 1929 20m

Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being the painting, not the horse. They take the horse to the owner's house to claim the reward.

Liberty

Liberty

Leo McCarey 1929 18m

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m

Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort a stuffy nobleman into an empty elevator shaft.

Big Business

Big Business

James W. Horne 1929 18m

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.

You're Darn Tootin'

You're Darn Tootin'

Edgar Kennedy 1928 21m

Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor.

Their Purple Moment

Their Purple Moment

James Parrott 1928 22m

The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys run up a huge tab treating a couple of girls to dinner at a snazzy nightclub and much trouble ensues.

The Finishing Touch

The Finishing Touch

Clyde Bruckman 1928 21m

Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants his money back.

Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

James Parrott 1928 20m

Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.

From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts

Edgar Kennedy 1928 18m

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

Early to Bed

Early to Bed

Emmett J. Flynn 1928 20m

Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fancy furnishings.

Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

Fred Guiol 1927 16m

After a night of carousing, a rich oil tycoon awakes to find that he was married the night before. He calls in his lawyer to straighten things out.

Sailors, Beware!

Sailors, Beware!

Hal Roach, Hal Yates 1927 20m

A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

Putting Pants on Philip

Putting Pants on Philip

Clyde Bruckman 1927 19m

Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.

Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

Fred C. Newmeyer 1922 1h

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

Never Weaken

Never Weaken

Fred C. Newmeyer 1921 29m

A young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

Hal Roach, Alfred J. Goulding 1920 25m

After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.

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