Films and TV Shows from the 1920s

poster Number, Please?
Number, Please?
(3.5/5)
25mn - Comedy
While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. The…
poster The Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra
The Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra
(3.6/5)
14mn - Drama
This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.
poster The Balloonatic
The Balloonatic
27mn - Comedy, Romance
Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon, which lands Buster in the wilderness, later proves useful as their canoe is about…
poster The Paleface
The Paleface
20mn - Western, Comedy
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons …
poster No Man's Law
No Man's Law
54mn - Western
A wild stallion (Rex the Wonder Horse) becomes the protector of a prospector and his foster daughter as two thugs plot to steal their claim.
poster Hard Luck
Hard Luck
22mn - Comedy
A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that thi…
poster Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and Lemons
12mn - Comedy
After getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help another co-worker, only to wind up in a conflict with him as well. Trying to elude his boss, he heads inside …
poster Say It with Babies
Say It with Babies
18mn - Comedy
Casper is the baby-expert at a large department store and his life is less than peaceful as he provides much amusement for the babies at his own expense. On Sunday, he and his wife go on a picnic with the…
poster The Sawmill
The Sawmill
28mn - Comedy, Romance, Action
A bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman.
poster The Show
The Show
25mn - Comedy, Action
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
poster West of Hot Dog
West of Hot Dog
22mn - Comedy, Western
Stan travels to the small town of Hot Dog to collect an inheritance. He learns his late uncle left him everything - but in the event of Stan's death it all goes to his two outlaw cousins.
poster Neighbors
Neighbors
18mn - Comedy, Romance
The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.
poster Detained
Detained
18mn - Comedy
When a convict forcibly changes places with our hero Stan, he's taken to the pokey in the prisoner's place. Run-ins with pies, pickaxes, and the electric chair follow. Will the warden find Stan innocent o…
poster Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware!
20mn - Comedy
A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.
poster Her Bridal Night-Mare
Her Bridal Night-Mare
35mn - Comedy
Mary, a bride-to-be, has a troublesome wedding day.
poster Pick and Shovel
Pick and Shovel
11mn - Comedy
Pick and Shovel, also known as The Miner, is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
poster The First 100 Years
The First 100 Years
13mn - Thriller, Comedy
A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend…
poster Seeing the World
Seeing the World
20mn - Comedy
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a tour of Naples, Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican, Venice, Lon…
poster The Pest
The Pest
20mn - Comedy
Stan is Jimmy Smith, a salesman who is trying hard to pitch his Napoleon book to an uninterested customer as they stand in front of some iron gates. When an elderly gentleman approaches the two men he us…
poster Gas and Air
Gas and Air
11mn - Comedy
Stan is Phillip McCann, a gas station attendant who arrives at his job by chauffeur and donning a fur coat over his work clothes. After being dropped off, he puts his sign on the doorframe and wanders of…