Harold Beaudine

{{short description|American film director}}

{{One source|date=February 2024}}

Harold Beaudine (November 29, 1894 – May 9, 1949) was an early Hollywood film director of silent films. William Beaudine was his brother. He directed more than 70 films, many of them short films. Beaudine was born in New York City and died in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California. He is known for his action filled comedies.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fj5LUYOQ_RkC&dq=harold+beaudine&pg=PA28|title=William Beaudine: From Silents to Television|first=Wendy L.|last=Marshall|date=19 May 2018|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810852181|via=Google Books}} His career dropped off with the development of "talkies" and the end of the silent era.

Filmography

class=wikitable sortable
Year

! Film

! Role

! Director

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1920

| Hey, Rube!

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1921

| One Stormy Knight

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1921

| Take Your Time

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1921

| Three Jokers

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1921

| Rocking the Boat

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1922

| 'Tis the Bull

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1922

| A Hickory Hick

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1922

| Hokus Pokus

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| Harold Beaudine

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1922

| In Dutch

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| Harold Beaudine

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1922

| Second Childhood

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1922

| Mile-a-Minute Mary

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1923

| Navy Blues

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1923

| Aggravatin' Papa

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1923

| Black and Blue

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1923

| Fool Proof

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1923

| Hot Water

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| Harold Beaudine

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1923

| Plumb Crazy

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| Harold Beaudine

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1924

| Nerve Tonic

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| Harold Beaudine

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1924

| Safe and Sane

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| Harold Beaudine

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1924

| French Pastry

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| Harold Beaudine

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1924

| Easy Pickin's

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1924

| Why Hurry?

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1925

| For Sadie's Sake

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1925

| Air Tight

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1925

| Slippery Feet

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| Harold Beaudine

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1925

| Be Careful

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1925

| Great Guns

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| Harold Beaudine

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1925

| Sit Tight

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1925

| Step Fast

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1926

| Dodging Trouble

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1926

| Broken China

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| Harold Beaudine

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1926

| Beauty à la Mud

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| Harold Beaudine

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1926

| Mister Wife

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| Harold Beaudine

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1926

| Dancing Daddy

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| Harold Beaudine

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1926

| Wild and Woozy

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1926

| Dummy Love

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| Harold Beaudine

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1926

| Fresh Faces

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1926

| Hoot Mon!

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Break Away

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Splash Yourself

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Crazy to Fly

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Dead Easy

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Holy Mackerel

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Queer Ducks

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Short Socks

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| No Sparking

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1927

| Oh, Mummy!

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Goofy Ghosts

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Skating Home

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| The Sock Exchange

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Baby Talks

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Believe It or Not

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Just the Type

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Loose Change

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1928

| Slippery Heels

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1929

| Brother for Sale

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1929

| No Boy Wanted

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1930

| His Bachelor Daddies

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1930

| Grounds for Murder

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| Seeing Things

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1930

| For Art's Sake

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| Barefoot Days

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| Mush Again

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| A Happy Little Honeymoon

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| Neighbors

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| His Public

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| Harold Beaudine

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1930

| Seeing Off Service

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

1930

| Stepping Out

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| Harold Beaudine

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1931

| A College Racket

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| Harold Beaudine

| Short

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