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poster Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 1
1mn - Documentary
Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows a blurry figure in white standing in one place making l…
poster Gentlemen of Nerve
Gentlemen of Nerve
15mn - Comedy
Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend is attempting to enter the raceway through a hole, the friend gets stuck and a policeman shows up.
poster New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place
New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place
1mn - Documentary
poster Man Alive!
Man Alive!
(2.7/5)
12mn - Animation
This Oscar-nominated documentary short is from the American Cancer Society. Ed ignores his car problems and then fixes it without using a good mechanic. He also ignores stomach problems. Will he go to a d…
poster The One-Man Band
The One-Man Band
2mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair. As the cymbal p…
poster No Other Love
No Other Love
(3.6/5)
97mn - Drama, Short, Romance
A young marginally intellectually-disabled girl and boy meet, plan to marry, and convince the world that they are entitled to a life of their own -- despite attempts by the girl's parents to separate them.
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 The Mystic Swing
The Mystic Swing
1mn - Fantasy
The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing. Mephisto then shows his power by making the young lady disappear from the swing, to the surprise of the professor…
poster Man's Genesis
Man's Genesis
17mn - Adventure, Drama, History
An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated by Bruteforce, he bumps into Lillywhite, who has also be…
poster Boules Game
Boules Game
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster Men Boxing
Men Boxing
1mn - Documentary
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
poster A Hand Shake
A Hand Shake
1mn -
William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.
poster Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction
1mn - Comedy
A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.
poster Insect to Injury
Insect to Injury
(3.4/5)
0mn - Animation
Popeye has just finished his house when a band of termites attacks.
poster Anita Garibaldi
Anita Garibaldi
11mn - History
poster Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
(3.1/5)
13mn - Comedy
Max is a stage struck youth, and because of a deep-seated desire to go on the stage, refuses to consent to a marriage his father has planned for him. The girl, whom Max has never met, is also stage struck…
poster Il biglietto da mille
Il biglietto da mille
16mn -
A film from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.
poster Rhythm 21
Rhythm 21
(2.8/5)
3mn - Animation
Abstract animated short film. Grey and white squares change size and shape on a black background.
poster Extra Innings
Extra Innings
(3.0/5)
120mn - Drama
In 1960s Brooklyn, young David Sabah dreams of a baseball career but faces fierce opposition from his traditional Syrian Jewish family who expect him to join the family business and marry within their com…
poster Their One Love
Their One Love
(3.1/5)
15mn - Action, Drama, War
In the 1850s twin girls fall in love with the same young man, and must struggle with their feelings once he goes off to fight in the Civil War.
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