John Steppling Movies
- 1923

The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door01923HD
The story to this comedy-drama is based on the book by Emerson Hough, who was experiencing a surge of popularity because his book The Covered Wagon...
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- 1915

His Obligation
His Obligation01915HD
Young Mary Lehner is deceived and abandoned by Ralph Moore, a manipulative social climber. Mary, daughter of a blacksmith, falls for Moore while he's...
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- 1915

Mixed Wires
Mixed Wires01915HD
Insurance adjuster John Smith leaves for a nearby town to adjust a loss. He tells Mrs. Smith that he will be home in a few days. Traveling salesman...
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- 1915

The Castle Ranch
The Castle Ranch01915HD
Rancher Algy discovers oil on his property and outsmarts a land shark named Todd who tries to buy the land back at a lower price after learning of...
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- 1927

Wedding Bills
Wedding Bills01927HD
The best man at an upcoming wedding goes to a jeweler to pick up the wedding ring and is also given a bracelet, on approval, worth $25,000. On his...
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- 1915

Wait and See
Wait and See01915HD
Young Beth Manners ekes out a living painting china. One day she finds a shoe that had been lost by the wealthy Rodney Norton’s valet. When he...
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- 1914

Jim
Jim01914HD
At the palatial home of a merchant the latter's wife entertains her husband's friends. The guests have all departed save one, the husband's most...
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- 1913

Billy McGrath on Broadway
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John Steppling is Billy McGrath in this popular series directed by Archer McMackin, of which this is the only existing example. Billy wants to be a...
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- 1915

The Truth of Fiction
The Truth of Fiction01915HD
Following a cattle roundup, rancher Burton provides a holiday for his cowboys. During the celebrations, they entertain Margaret with daring feats of...
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- 1924

The Breathless Moment
The Breathless Moment01924HD
Unwilling to arrest Billy Carson, a crook who once befriended him, Officer Quinn forces him and Dan, his confederate, to spend a year in a small town.
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- 1920

The Heart of a Child
The Heart of a Child01920HD
A poverty-stricken Cockney girl rises through incredible adventures to become the wife of a nobleman.
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- 1915

The Jilt
The Jilt01915HD
Roy Norman and Marie Thompson are betrothed. However, a friend of Roy's, Allan Boyd, arrives and he and Marie are mutually attracted to each other....
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- 1915

The Wishing Stone
The Wishing Stone01915HD
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- 1915

The Broken Window
The Broken Window01915HD
A group of boys are playing baseball on a playground, and one of them hits the ball over the fence, breaking the window of a house belonging to a...
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- 1915

Pretenses
Pretenses01915HD
Short comedy about a janitor at a bank that pretends to be a director in order to impress a girl.
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- 1918

Good Night, Paul
Good Night, Paul01918HD
Mrs. Richard is happily married, but still agrees to pose as the wife of a businessman to hoodwink the businessman's rich uncle. Unfortunately, uncle...
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- 1919

Life's a Funny Proposition
Life's a Funny Proposition01919HD
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- 1915

The Zaca Lake Mystery
The Zaca Lake Mystery01915HD
After Outlaw Slippery Joe robs a miner and his daughter, a sheriff pursues him. While on the outlaw’s trail, the sheriff finds the miner's...
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- 1915

One Summer's Sequel
One Summer's Sequel01915HD
Mary, a farmer's daughter in New England. The summer boarders who had been staying at her family's farm have departed, but two of them, Lloyd Norman...
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- 1915

The High Cost of Flirting
The High Cost of Flirting01915HD
Ethel Dunne and Jack Blakeney are sweethearts, despite the objections of Ethel's father. Mr. Dunne has just admonished the young couple when he is...
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