Years active 1919 - 1933 Name Harry Sweet | Role Actor | |
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Born October 2, 1901 ( 1901-10-02 ) Colorado, USA Died June 18, 1933, Big Bear Lake, California, United States Movies The Sleuth, Carnival Boat, Half a Man, Stretching the Truth, Play Safe Similar People Joe Rock, Tay Garnett, Stan Laurel, Joseph Henabery, Monty Banks | ||
Harry Sweet (October 2, 1901 – June 18, 1933) was an American actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 57 films between 1919 and 1932. He also directed 54 films between 1920 and 1933, including one Harry Langdon short, two of the Tay Garnett- penned comedies Stan Laurel made for Joe Rock, and fifteen of the earliest entries in the Edgar Kennedy "Average Man" series.
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Death
On June 18, 1933, Sweet was location scouting by private plane in the vicinity of Big Bear, California. That night, at 7:15 pm, a plane crashed and sank to the bottom of Big Bear Lake, with the authorities initially uncertain as to the identity of the pilot as well as the number and identity of the plane's passengers; on June 19, Bert Gilroy, a film associate of Sweet's, left Los Angeles for Big Bear after efforts to contact the director in that city failed. Hours after the accident, when the plane was pulled from 28 feet of water, the bodies of Sweet, actress Claudette Ford, and scenario writer Howard (Hal) Davitt, were found in the cockpit; the coroner's investigation determined Sweet had drowned and that his companions had both died from fractured skulls suffered in the crash.
Selected directing filmography
Filmography
Actor
1933
Suits to Nuts (Short) as
Lawyer
1932
Heave Two (Short)
1932
Just a Pain in the Parlor (Short) as
The Athlete
1932
Carnival Boat as
Stubby
1931
How Comedies Are Born (Short)
1930
Her Man as
Eddie
1930
True to the Navy as
Artie
1929
Hit the Deck as
Bunny
1929
On the Boulevard (Short) as
Harry Sweet
1928
Homesick as
Ambrose
1926
What! No Spinach? (Short)
1926
Fascinating Youth as
The Sheriff
1926
Stop, Look and Listen as
Troupe Actor (uncredited)
1924
The Milk Bandits (Short)(unconfirmed)
1924
The Nickel-Plated West (Short)
1924
Stretching the Truth (Short)
1924
Flickering Youth (Short) as
Magic Trick Victim
1924
Checking Out (Short)
1924
That Oriental Game (Short)
1924
You're Next (Short)(unconfirmed)
1924
Own a Lot (Short)
1923
Up in the Air (Short)
1923
The Two Johns (Short) as
John Sink / John Swim (dual role)
1923
The Rain Storm (Short)
1923
Roaring Lions on a Steamship (Short)
1923
Sunny Gym (Short)
1923
Hee! Haw! (Short) as
Harry - the Book Agent
1923
The American Plan (Short)
1922
The Kickin' Fool (Short)
1922
Bath Day (Short)
1922
Hello, Mars (Short)
1922
Speed 'Em Up (Short) as
The Farmer's Helper
1922
Some Class (Short)
1922
Off His Beat (Short) as
The Boob Traffic Cop
1922
No Brains (Short) as
The Boob
1922
Two of a Kind (Short) as
The Wealthy Waster / The Plumber's Assistant (dual role)
1922
One Horse Town (Short) as
Harry - the Town Boob
1922
Horse Sense (Short) as
Doug
1922
An Idle Roomer (Short) as
Harry
1922
Shipwrecked Among Animals (Short) as
The Shipwrecked Sailor
1921
The Dumb Bell (Short)
1921
Playing Possum (Short)
1921
Mama's Cowpuncher (Short)
1921
High Life (Short)
1921
Stealin' Home (Short) as
The Office Boy
1921
In Again (Short)
1921
Smart Alec (Short)
1921
For Sale (Short)
1921
A Dollar's Worth (Short)
1921
The Country Heir (Short)
1921
Harem Skarem (Short)
1921
Tough Luck (Short)
1921
Her Circus Man (Short)
1921
The Dog Doctor (Short)
1921
Leaping Lions and Jailbirds (Short)
1921
Fresh from the Farm (Short)
1921
Fire Bugs (Short)
1920
Trouble Bubbles (Short)
1920
Tails Win (Short)
1920
Hot Dog (Short) as
Harry
1920
A Shotgun Wedding (Short)
1920
His Master's Breath (Short)
1920
You Tell 'Em, Lions, I Roar (Short)
1920
Wild Lions and Ferocious Cheese (Short)
1920
A He-Male Vamp (Short) as
Julep's sweetheart
1920
Lions' Jaws and Kittens' Paws (Short)
1920
The Tale of the Dog (Short)
1920
A Champion Loser (Short)
1920
Roaring Love Affair (Short)
1920
Loose Lions and Fast Lovers (Short)
1920
Over the Ocean Waves (Short) as
The Stowaway
1919
An Oriental Romeo (Short)
1919
Lonesome Hearts and Loose Lions (Short) as
Henry Sweet - Dan's Helper
Director
1933
Suits to Nuts (Short)
1933
She Outdone Him (Short)
1933
Good Housewrecking (Short)
1933
A Merchant of Menace (Short)
1933
Art in the Raw (Short)
1932
Fish Feathers (Short)
1932
Sham Poo, the Magician (Short)
1932
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (Short)
1932
The Golf Chump (Short)
1932
High Hats and Low Brows (Short)
1932
Giggle Water (Short)
1932
Stealin' Home (Short)
1932
Rule 'Em and Weep (Short)
1932
Mother-in-Law's Day (Short)
1932
Extra! Extra! (Short)
1932
Battle Royal (Short)
1932
Bon Voyage (Short)
1931
How Comedies Are Born (Short)
1931
Camping Out (Short)
1931
The Big Scoop (Short)
1931
Slow Poison (Short)
1931
Thanks Again (Short)
1931
Lemon Meringue (Short)
1931
All Gummed Up (Short)
1931
Not So Loud (Short)
1931
Rough House Rhythm (Short)
1931
Hot Wires (Short)
1931
Next Door Neighbors (Short)
1929
Waltzing Around (Short)
1929
Music Fiends (Short)
1929
Beneath the Law (Short)
1928
Rhythms of a Great City in Minor (Short)
1928
Indiscreet Pete (Short)
1928
Visitors Welcome (Short)
1928
All Balled Up (Short)
1928
The Prince and the Papa (Short)
1928
Horns and Orange Blossoms (Short)
1928
All Set (Short)
1927
It's Me (Short)
1927
He Tried to Please (Short)
1927
Honest and Truly (Short)
1927
Ah! Gay Vienna! (Short)
1927
Rumors for Rent (Short)
1927
Smother o' Mine (Short)
1927
Just a Husband (Short)
1927
Hot Air (Short)
1927
The Party Man (Short)
1927
An Old Flame (Short)
1927
The Lost Soul (Short)
1926
Adorable Dora (Short)
1926
Not Guilty! (Short)
1926
Back to Mother (Short)
1926
What! No Spinach? (Short)
1926
Three of a Kind (Short)
1925
Fools in the Desert (Short)
1925
Half a Man (Short)
1925
The Sleuth (Short)
1925
Hypnotized (Short)
1924
The Milk Bandits (Short)
1924
The First 100 Years (Short)
1924
Romeo and Juliet (Short)
Writer
1933
Suits to Nuts (Short)
1933
She Outdone Him (Short) (story)
1933
Good Housewrecking (Short) (story)
1933
Art in the Raw (Short) (story)
1932
Fish Feathers (Short)
1932
Sham Poo, the Magician (Short) (story)
1932
A Firehouse Honeymoon (Short) (written by)
1932
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (Short) (story)
1932
The Golf Chump (Short) (story)
1932
Giggle Water (Short) (story)
1932
Mother-in-Law's Day (Short) (story)
1932
Bon Voyage (Short) (story)
1931
How Comedies Are Born (Short) (story)
1931
Camping Out (Short) (story)
1931
Thanks Again (Short) (story)
1931
Lemon Meringue (Short) (story)
1931
All Gummed Up (Short) (story)
1931
Not So Loud (Short) (story)
1931
Rough House Rhythm (Short)
1931
Next Door Neighbors (Short) (story)
1928
Plastered in Paris (story)
1928
Rhythms of a Great City in Minor (Short)
1927
Chasing Choo Choos (Short)
1927
Honest and Truly (Short) (story)
1927
Play Safe
1927
The Lost Soul (Short) (story)
1926
Not Guilty! (Short) (story)
1926
What! No Spinach? (Short)
1925
Hypnotized (Short) (story)
1924
The Milk Bandits (Short) (scenario)
Producer
1928
Rhythms of a Great City in Minor (Short) (producer)
Self
1932
A Firehouse Honeymoon (Short) as
Self
References
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