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Tim Whelan
Writer 1893 - 1957

Tim Whelan

Cannelton, Indiana, USA

Tim Whelan (November 2, 1893 - August 12, 1957) was an American film director, writer, producer and actor. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

8 titles
Smash and Grab

Smash and Grab

Tim Whelan 1937 1h 13m 6.0

Super-rich London toffs amuse themselves playing private detective to solve a series of smash and grab jewellery thefts.

My Best Girl

My Best Girl

Sam Taylor 1927 1h 20m

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love.

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Harry Edwards 1926 1h 2m

A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.

The Freshman

The Freshman

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor 1925 1h 17m 8.0

An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.

Hot Water

Hot Water

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor 1924 59m 6.0

Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new auto with the in-laws in tow. Finally, a sequence in which Hubby accidentally chloroforms his mother-in-law and becomes convinced that he's killed her!

Girl Shy

Girl Shy

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor 1924 1h 20m 7.0

Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.

Why Worry?

Why Worry?

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor 1923 1h 3m 6.5

Harold Van Pelham (Lloyd) is a hypochondriac, rich businessman who sails to the tropics for his 'health.' Instead of the peace and seclusion he is seeking, he finds himself in the middle of a revolution. He is imprisoned where he befriends the friendly giant, Colosso (Aasen), and they engineer an escape. Together, they quell the revolution.

Safety Last!

Safety Last!

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor 1923 1h 13m 7.6

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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