01 Douglas MacLean is in this silent comedy-mystery about a novelist whose bet that he can write a book in 24 hours at an isolated inn is disrupted by mysterious intruders.
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer · 1h 06m
6 Best Douglas MacLean Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 4, 2026
Douglas MacLean brought a breezy, likeable presence to Hollywood silent comedy and became one of the era’s most popular light comic leading men. Going Up puts a boastful author’s fake aviation claims to the test, Bell Boy 13 poses a wealthy man as a hotel bellhop, The Sunshine Trail troubles a swindler’s conscience, and Seven Keys to Baldpate disrupts a novelist’s 24-hour writing bet. The Hottentot and The Jailbird round out the list.
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02 Douglas MacLean appears in this silent comedy about a boastful author whose fake claims of being an aviation expert are put to the test by an actual air race.
Directed by Lloyd Ingraham · 1h 00m
03 Douglas MacLean is in this silent comedy about a city slicker whose scheme to swindle a small town is complicated by his growing conscience and a local romance.
Directed by James W. Horne · 0h 50m · Rated NR
04 Douglas MacLean features in this silent comedy about a wealthy young man who poses as a hotel bellhop to secretly court the woman he loves.
Directed by William A. Seiter · 0h 44m · Rated NR
05 Douglas MacLean is in this silent comedy about a timid man whose accidental reputation as an expert horseman forces him into a dangerous steeplechase race.
Directed by James W. Horne · 1h 00m
06 Douglas MacLean is in this silent comedy about a wealthy young man whose prank goes wrong, landing him mistakenly convicted and imprisoned.
Directed by Lloyd Ingraham · 0h 50m
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