Al jolson

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poster KoKo Lamps Aladdin

KoKo Lamps Aladdin

6mn - Animation

Ko-Ko the Clown enters a storybook and uses Aladdin's magic lamp to make his wishes come true.

poster Back Pay

Back Pay

This 1922 Frank Borzage film is a masterwork waiting to be rediscovered. Hester Bevins is a simple country girl who yearns for adventure. Though she has a handsome young man, Jerry, who is devoted to her,…

poster Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

1mn - Documentary

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the first film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company to …

poster The Vagabond

The Vagabond

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

poster Finding His Voice

Finding His Voice

11mn - Documentary, Animation

Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab...

poster His Mother's Thanksgiving

His Mother's Thanksgiving

15mn - Drama, Family

This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to forge a career in the big city. When he achieves “fame and fort…

poster Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort …

J-U-N-K

A Hank Mann slapstick comedy where he plays a Junk Dealer's Helper.

poster Fiddlin' Fun

Fiddlin' Fun

7mn - Animation

Cubby the Bear participates in a roman chariot race for his girl friend.

poster A Film Johnnie

A Film Johnnie

The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.

poster Sing a Song of Six Pants

Sing a Song of Six Pants

The three stooges pursue a notorious burglar in order to pay past due notes to the Skin & Flint company and save their tailor shop.

poster Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

110mn - Romance, Comedy

Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.

poster The Beau Brummels

The Beau Brummels

9mn - Comedy, Music

Vaudeville team Shaw & Lee sing songs and tell jokes in hilarious deadpan.

poster Starvation Blues

Starvation Blues

It stars Clyde Cook working with Stan Laurel. Stan helped write this and fans of L&H will recognize the situation: a street musician in the snow. Yes, it's the set-up from BELOW ZERO. It's all about the f…

poster They Go Boom!

They Go Boom!

Stan and Ollie try to sleep in a room-for-rent. Ollie, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently, while Stan snores. Both of them have trouble falling asleep because of this. They try to solve their proble…

poster Jack Jags and Dum Dum

Jack Jags and Dum Dum

Two comic characters, Jack Jags and Dum Dum, perform slapstick comedy on stage.

poster Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

1mn - Documentary

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

poster Baby Brother

Baby Brother

Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our Gang) where Joe offers three dollars for a baby. Farin…

poster Accordion Player

Accordion Player

1mn - Documentary

The last remaining film of Le Prince's LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera is a sequence of frames of his son, Adolphe Le Prince, playing a diatonic button accordion. It was recorded on the steps of the …

poster Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy

A group of people watches a guignol (the French version of a Punch and Judy show). Outtake from a longer, now lost, film.

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