Burlesque

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poster Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
4mn - Comedy
Poor Eugénie! She's humpbacked and everyone wants to straighten her out, but when success finally comes, she's too tall not to cause disasters. To solve the problem, the help of a sword swallower is urgen…
poster That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
(3.6/5)
125mn - Drama, History, Romance
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
poster Miniature Theatre
Miniature Theatre
(2.9/5)
5mn - Comedy, Animation
Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet unrolls by itself. Two puppet figures then come out and be…
poster Rogues' Tricks
Rogues' Tricks
4mn - Comedy, Action
Fun film from French master Georges Melies has a couple burglar's breaking into a man's home and having to hide when that man returns. Instead of a trick film or something that he's known for, the directo…
poster Silks and Saddles
Silks and Saddles
(2.8/5)
86mn - Drama
Bobbie Morton is a gutsy heroine in the grand Australian tradition. She's a champion horsewoman who can hold her own amongst the men of the racecourse. As part of her adventures she must come to the botto…
poster Rukus
Rukus
(3.2/5)
87mn - Drama, Animation, Fantasy
A hybrid of documentary and fiction, Rukus is a queer coming-of-age story set in the liminal spaces of furry conventions, southern punk houses, and virtual worlds.
poster The Microscopic Dancer
The Microscopic Dancer
2mn - Fantasy, Comedy
“This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks all the eggs into a hat, and after having beaten them up after …
poster Carnival Lady
Carnival Lady
(2.9/5)
64mn - Drama
When his bank fails, a young man loses not only all his money but his fiancée, deserts him, too. Depressed, he joins a circus.
poster Sex
Sex
(2.9/5)
87mn - Drama
A Broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.
poster The Fatal Mallet
The Fatal Mallet
14mn - Comedy
Three men compete for the attentions of a pretty girl. One of them, a little tramp, plays dirty.
poster Clunked on the Corner
Clunked on the Corner
18mn -
Johnny Burke stumbles into a beautiful crook, played by Carmelita Geraghty, who used him to steal a pearl necklace.
poster Pierrot the Prodigal
Pierrot the Prodigal
(2.7/5)
65mn - Drama
A example of female fantasy is L'Histoire d'un Pierrot (1913), based on a musical pantomime by Mario Costa with Francesca Bertini in the role of Pierrot and Leda Gys as Louisette. The young and naive Pier…
poster St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
16mn - Music, Drama
In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy messin' with a pretty, younger woman; he leaves and she sings the blues, with chorus and dancers.
poster The Gay Shoe Clerk
The Gay Shoe Clerk
1mn - Comedy, Romance
A woman being fitted for shoes exposes her ankle to the shoe clerk, who is intrigued. He kisses her, but her chaperone hits him with her umbrella.
poster Der Jongleur
Der Jongleur
1mn - Documentary
A man performs tricks on a theatre stage with a bowler hat and a billiards ball in equilibrium on his arms and body.
poster The Lilliputian Minuet
The Lilliputian Minuet
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The film, of which only fragments are known to survive, features Méliès as a magician making playing-card figures come to life in miniature.
poster The Gold Obsession
The Gold Obsession
7mn - Fantasy, Comedy
An artist is painting the portrait of a young woman dressed in a country costume in his attic studio. The landlord demands the rent, but the artist has no money. The model tries to comfort him, but he thr…
poster Ballet Mécanique
Ballet Mécanique
19mn - Documentary, Fantasy
A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
poster The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy
33mn - Comedy
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
poster An Extraordinary Dislocation
An Extraordinary Dislocation
2mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A clown performs various feats of magic based on his ability to detach and reattach different parts of his body.
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