Films and TV Shows from the 1920s

poster The Texan
The Texan
(2.6/5)
60mn - Western
Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In…
poster Danse macabre
Danse macabre
8mn - Drama, Horror, Music
The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, em…
poster The Penwiper
The Penwiper
4mn - Animation
Mud animation by pioneer San Francisco Chinese American animator Joseph Sunn. From the "Ralph Wolfe's Mud Stuff" series.
poster All Wet
All Wet
(2.9/5)
0mn -
In this film, Snub leaves his extremely tiny town to go live with his aunt, who he doesn't even know. He arrives at her house when she's throwing a party and she doesn't want to invite him inside...until …
poster Never the Dames Shall Meet
Never the Dames Shall Meet
20mn - Comedy
Chase makes tries to escape from a compromising situation with a dame he took to be his wife's sister.
poster All Wet
All Wet
0mn -
A slapstick comedy featuring Bud Duncan & Billy Gilbert.
poster A Blonde's Revenge
A Blonde's Revenge
20mn - Comedy
Turpin plays a candidate who poses as the worker's friend but spends hi time buttering up wealthy women and seizing upn any opportunity to womanise.
poster The Jolly Jilter
The Jolly Jilter
(2.7/5)
21mn - Comedy
Ben Turpin, a self-proclaimed "lady killer" finds himself in a difficult romantic predicament. Currently engaged to a woman described as a "gold-digger" (played by Madeleine Hurlock), Ben decides he must…
poster Broke in China
Broke in China
(2.9/5)
20mn - Comedy
Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small w…
poster The Pride of Pikeville
The Pride of Pikeville
(2.9/5)
21mn - Comedy
Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.
poster Fight Night
Fight Night
(3.1/5)
9mn - Comedy
While somewhat happily married, Walter Moore's eyes do stray from time to time, especially when Tessie McNab is within his eye-sight range. But while trying to just be helpful to a damsel-in-distress, Wal…
poster A Small Town Princess
A Small Town Princess
25mn - Comedy
A small town princess gets hired for the movies.
poster The Golf Nut
The Golf Nut
(2.8/5)
22mn - Comedy
Many of its members are spending a leisurely day at the the El Caballero Golf Club, the most beautiful in California. Also visiting for the day is non-member, Billy Divott, a golf enthusiast who is a litt…
poster Smith's Uncle
Smith's Uncle
(2.9/5)
21mn - Comedy
Here it's Andy Clyde in a long beard as Raymond McKee's rich uncle Dan. He quickly becomes entangled with Carmelita Geraghty, the vamp next door, and her conniving brother Bud Jamison.
poster Smith's Picnic
Smith's Picnic
(3.3/5)
17mn -
The accident-prone Smith family (Raymond McKee, Ruth Hiatt, and Mary Ann Jackson) head to the beach in this Mack Sennett comedy directed by Alf Goulding. There they spoil a picnic held by "The Optimist's'…
poster Smith's Pony
Smith's Pony
(2.8/5)
20mn - Comedy
The Smith's visit San Francisco to attend a horse show only to have their precocious daughter cause some minor comical mishaps and their over-sized canine refusing to obey commands.
poster Hotsy-Totsy
Hotsy-Totsy
20mn - Comedy
Alice, an employee who is chosen by her coworkers to represent them at a banquet honoring her boss's new partner. Tasked with giving a speech and presenting a "loving cup" as a token of esteem, Alice beco…
poster Run 'Em Ragged
Run 'Em Ragged
(2.9/5)
14mn - Comedy
Run ’Em Ragged, Snub Pollard’s 39th starring vehicle, uses familiar slapstick-- Over-the-top make-up, ethnic humor, and a chase across Los Angeles’s Echo Park-- But there is more here than knockabout; Sop…
poster Standing Pat
Standing Pat
(3.1/5)
0mn -
Ton O' Fun comedy produced by Larry Darmour.
poster Wandering Willies
Wandering Willies
(3.1/5)
19mn - Comedy
Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes playing “hooky from the hoosegow” (that's "jail" to you and me). Desperate for some chow, they opt to impers…