Cantinflas

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poster Comical Conjuring

Comical Conjuring

In a room filled with jugglers' properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant. The servant, believing that he would be comfortable in an armchair, s…

poster Among Those Present

Among Those Present

An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.

poster The Royal Tigress

The Royal Tigress

"Tigre Reale" (1916) was the film that consolidated Frau Menichelli's stardom, a film more than suitable for her performing skills and silent idiosyncrasy that any silent diva would kill to star in… In "T…

poster Different from the Others

Different from the Others

Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexualit…

poster Tango Tangles

Tango Tangles

In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.

poster Captain Jinks, the Cobbler

Captain Jinks, the Cobbler

Captain Jinks, the Cobbler was one of two Jinks comedies released by Vitagraph for Christmas 1916 and, according to the U.S. copyright filing, was loosely based on the true story of celebrated conman Frie…

poster Entr'acte

Entr'acte

22mn - Comedy, Fantasy

Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp …

poster The Magic Lantern

The Magic Lantern

Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends, they open up the lantern to reveal a group of dancing girl…

poster The Girl from Monterrey

The Girl from Monterrey

A fiery Mexican nightclub singer finds herself torn between love and family loyalty when her talented boxer brother must face the reigning champion she's fallen in love with, uncovering corruption in the …

poster Alice the Toreador

Alice the Toreador

8mn - Animation

Alice is in a bullfight where she thinks she will win since she is matched against a peaceful bull. But the tables are turned when her bull is switched with one with a worse temper.

poster Lola Colt

Lola Colt

A charismatic saloon dancer arrives in the town of Sant'Anna with her dance troupe, only to find the community terrorized by the ruthless outlaw El Diablo who holds innocent hostages to control the land f…

poster Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

137mn - Drama, History

"The Roman Banquet, the golden glories, the unrivaled luxuries, the wine, the dance, the song, the beautiful women, the sumptuous splendors that taxed a barbaric world for a night of feasting and revel-- …

poster Cinderella

Cinderella

15mn - Romance, Fantasy

Elaborately produced version of the well known George O. Nichols fairy tale interrupted by just a few summarizing intertitles, with Florence LaBadie and Harry Benham.

poster Carga de rurales

Carga de rurales

1mn - Documentary

A clip by Gabriel Veyre showing horses galloping at a Mexican festival.

poster Mud and Sand

Mud and Sand

40mn - Comedy, Adventure

Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb kills three bulls and becomes a local hero earning money. Two years later, he …

poster The Voyage of M. Bourrichon

The Voyage of M. Bourrichon

An indebted French family flees its creditors in this comic picaresque, one of pioneering French director George Méliès last films.

poster Killer Kid

Killer Kid

102mn - Western, Romance

An undercover U.S. Army officer assumes the identity of the notorious gunfighter "Killer Kid" to infiltrate Mexican revolutionaries and stop arms smuggling, but finds himself caught between duty and consc…

poster Carmen of the North

Carmen of the North

On the verge of getting married to Marijke, young and insecure detective Jozef is assigned the case of a murdered factory girl. His relationship is threatened when he becomes madly infatuated with Carmen,…

poster A Society Sensation

A Society Sensation

25mn - Drama, Comedy

A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman. After Valentino shot to fame, A Society Sensation was cut down to a meek 24 minutes so the lead would be in every scene. Titl…

poster The Hollywood Kid

The Hollywood Kid

A short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a gaggle of guffaws!

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