Brèves de comptoir

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poster Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
1mn - Documentary
Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.
poster Teaserama
Teaserama
69mn - Documentary
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
poster The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
(3.6/5)
95mn - Crime, Drama
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a my…
poster Lost Honeymoon
Lost Honeymoon
(2.8/5)
71mn - Romance, Comedy
An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.
poster A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
14mn - Drama
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the …
poster Bedtime for the Bride
Bedtime for the Bride
(2.7/5)
2mn - Drama
A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film considered to be one of the first erotic films made.
poster Coolies à Saïgon
Coolies à Saïgon
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Two lines of workers, pulling a steamroller, somewhere in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam (nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City).
poster Sailor's Holiday
Sailor's Holiday
(2.7/5)
59mn - Comedy
Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling them she is looking for her long-lost brother, a sailor.
poster Bouncing Babies
Bouncing Babies
(3.5/5)
20mn - Family, Comedy
With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.
poster Writing Backwards
Writing Backwards
(2.9/5)
1mn -
Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.
poster Départ en voiture
Départ en voiture
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Three women get in a horse-drawn carriage, as servants load luggage on the roof, before it pulls away.
poster Blondie on a Budget
Blondie on a Budget
(3.3/5)
72mn - Comedy
Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for …
poster The Camels Are Coming
The Camels Are Coming
(2.8/5)
72mn - Adventure, Comedy
A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the aid of a female pilot to help break up the gang.
poster Lady of Burlesque
Lady of Burlesque
(3.2/5)
91mn - Comedy, Music, Mystery
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
poster Avenue de l'Opéra
Avenue de l'Opéra
(2.8/5)
2mn - Documentary
A shot of a busy street in Paris is shown in reverse.
poster Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly
Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly
(3.5/5)
7mn - Romance
Le Ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly is a bisexual, hardcore pornographic film from France. It is notable for being the earliest known adult film to incorporate bisexual and homosexual intercourse. It in…
poster Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
(3.2/5)
108mn - Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young Irish orphan seeking refuge with her aunt discovers her uncle's Cornish inn serves as headquarters for a sinister gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast. When she uncover…
poster Kipps
Kipps
(3.3/5)
111mn - Comedy, Drama
A young tradesman learns that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Drama.
poster Yellowneck
Yellowneck
83mn - Drama, Western, War
Five Confederate deserters flee through the treacherous Florida Everglades toward Cuba, but deadly wildlife, hostile Seminoles, and their own personal demons prove more dangerous than the war they abandon…
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