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poster The Golden Beetle

The Golden Beetle

A magician is surprised when he attempts to transform a beetle.

poster Ko-Ko's Kink

Ko-Ko's Kink

6mn - Animation, Comedy

An Inkwell Imp short.

poster From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

poster Sick Cylinders

Sick Cylinders

6mn - Animation

Oswald wants to take his girl Kitty for a ride, but constant mishaps such as a pesky pooch and falling boulders prevent the time from being the least bit enjoyable. In the end, Oswald loses his girl to an…

poster Max Takes a Bath

Max Takes a Bath

On doctor's orders Max buys a new bathtub, but Max struggles to fill it, and when he does, he can't bathe in peace!

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 Buncoed Stage Johnnie

Buncoed Stage Johnnie

This Georges Melies film is one of several to appear in only a fragment form. The film opens up with a title card explaining what happens in the missing parts of the movie. Basically a man wants to give s…

poster Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls

Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls

1mn - Documentary

A short documentary registering the meeting between two aviation pioneers: the Brazilian Santos Dumont and the Briton Charles Rolls. In it, Dumont presents his ideas for a future balloon, showing to Rolls…

poster The Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme

74mn - Documentary, War

A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme.

poster Calino courtier en paratonnerres

Calino courtier en paratonnerres

Calino goes politely around to three or four people from the bourgeois class, trying to sell them a lightning rod: but due to a factory defect, the apparatus attracts lightning instead of driving it away.

poster Exposé

Exposé

Nonemn - Drama, Thriller, Horror

A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.

poster Bliss

Bliss

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his "title."

poster Suspense.

Suspense.

10mn - Drama, Thriller, Horror

An isolated house is too remote for a lone servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Left alone in the house is a mother and her infant. A tramp has watched …

poster Running a Cinema

Running a Cinema

7mn - Comedy, Animation

A comical satire of a cinema program and operation.

poster The Execution

The Execution

2mn - Crime, Drama

A child murderess is led to her execution.

poster The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi

The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi

8mn - Documentary

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.

poster Ten Ladies in an Umbrella

Ten Ladies in an Umbrella

The scene is similar to that seen at Coney Island, where a number of shows are constantly going on.

poster Through the Breakers

Through the Breakers

A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wife do…

poster Pest Pupil

Pest Pupil

6mn - Animation

1957 Baby Huey is a big duck enrolled in kindergarten. Despite being big and clumsy, he attempts to fit in, causing havoc and getting expelled by the teacher. His mother then hires a private tutor, who is…

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