John Steppling Movies

  • 1923
    The Man Next Door

    The Man Next Door

    The Man Next Door

    01923HD

    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...

    The Man Next Door
  • 1915
    His Obligation

    His Obligation

    His Obligation

    01915HD

    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...

    His Obligation
  • 1915
    Mixed Wires

    Mixed Wires

    Mixed Wires

    01915HD

    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...

    Mixed Wires
  • 1915
    The Castle Ranch

    The Castle Ranch

    The Castle Ranch

    01915HD

    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...

    The Castle Ranch
  • 1927
    Wedding Bills

    Wedding Bills

    Wedding Bills

    01927HD

    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...

    Wedding Bills
  • 1915
    Wait and See

    Wait and See

    Wait and See

    01915HD

    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...

    Wait and See
  • 1914
    Jim

    Jim

    Jim

    01914HD

    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...

    Jim
  • 1913
    Billy McGrath on Broadway

    Billy McGrath on Broadway

    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...

    Billy McGrath on Broadway
  • 1915
    The Truth of Fiction

    The Truth of Fiction

    The Truth of Fiction

    01915HD

    Following a cattle roundup, rancher Burton provides a holiday for his cowboys. During the celebrations, they entertain Margaret with daring feats of...

    The Truth of Fiction
  • 1924
    The Breathless Moment

    The Breathless Moment

    The Breathless Moment

    01924HD

    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.

    The Breathless Moment
  • 1920
    The Heart of a Child

    The Heart of a Child

    The Heart of a Child

    01920HD

    A poverty-stricken Cockney girl rises through incredible adventures to become the wife of a nobleman.

    The Heart of a Child
  • 1915
    The Jilt

    The Jilt

    The Jilt

    01915HD

    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....

    The Jilt
  • 1915
    The Wishing Stone

    The Wishing Stone

    The Wishing Stone

    01915HD

    The Wishing Stone
  • 1915
    The Broken Window

    The Broken Window

    The Broken Window

    01915HD

    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...

    The Broken Window
  • 1915
    Pretenses

    Pretenses

    Pretenses

    01915HD

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

    Pretenses
  • 1918
    Good Night, Paul

    Good Night, Paul

    Good Night, Paul

    01918HD

    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...

    Good Night, Paul
  • 1919
    Life's a Funny Proposition

    Life's a Funny Proposition

    Life's a Funny Proposition

    01919HD

    Life's a Funny Proposition
  • 1915
    The Zaca Lake Mystery

    The Zaca Lake Mystery

    The Zaca Lake Mystery

    01915HD

    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...

    The Zaca Lake Mystery
  • 1915
    One Summer's Sequel

    One Summer's Sequel

    One Summer's Sequel

    01915HD

    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...

    One Summer's Sequel
  • 1915
    The High Cost of Flirting

    The High Cost of Flirting

    The High Cost of Flirting

    01915HD

    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...

    The High Cost of Flirting