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poster Smith's Picnic
Smith's Picnic
17mn -
The accident-prone Smith family (Raymond McKee, Ruth Hiatt, and Mary Ann Jackson) head to the beach in this Mack Sennett comedy directed by Alf Goulding. There they spoil a picnic held by "The Optimist's'…
poster Smith's Pony
Smith's Pony
20mn - Comedy
The Smith's visit San Francisco to attend a horse show only to have their precocious daughter cause some minor comical mishaps and their over-sized canine refusing to obey commands.
poster Dynamite Smith
Dynamite Smith
70mn - Drama
Gladstone Smith, a fearful young reporter, gets on the wrong side of a murderous criminal and flees to Alaska, along with the killer's wife, who is equally frightened of her husband. But the murderer purs…
poster Smith's Uncle
Smith's Uncle
21mn - Comedy
Here it's Andy Clyde in a long beard as Raymond McKee's rich uncle Dan. He quickly becomes entangled with Carmelita Geraghty, the vamp next door, and her conniving brother Bud Jamison.
poster Miss Lulu Bett
Miss Lulu Bett
(3.4/5)
71mn - Comedy, Drama
Lois Wilson (as Lulu) is the spinsterish member of the Deacon family: "The family beast of burden, whose timid soul has failed to break the bonds of family servitude." Her brother-in-law is patriarchal Th…
poster Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
9mn - Comedy
Mr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he had gained in the eyes of the ladies of the Temperance League. But Oh! the ordeal, for such it was, was telling on…
poster Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mr. Jones at the Ball
8mn - Comedy
Mr. Jones at the Ball is a 1908 American silent short comedy film, part of the once-popular Biograph series centered around the titular Jones and his long-suffering wife. In this film, Jones rips his suit…
poster The Blacksmiths
The Blacksmiths
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a blacksmith is pounding a piece of metal on an anvil, then plunges the shaft into a tub of water,…
poster The Dwarf and the Giant
The Dwarf and the Giant
1mn - Fantasy, Comedy
A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.
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
(3.1/5)
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 Dickson Greeting
Dickson Greeting
(2.7/5)
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 Laird of McGillicuddy
The Laird of McGillicuddy
10mn - Comedy
Comedy in which Charles retaliates when Louise breaks off their engagement. Louise breaks off her engagement to Charles. Out of revenge, Charles and his friends turn Kees the milkman into a Scottish lord,…
poster Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
1mn - Comedy
This scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unexpectedly from a trip and carries a dress suitcase. He inquires for his wife and is told by the cook that she is ab…
poster The Waif and the Wizard
The Waif and the Wizard
2mn - Drama, Fantasy
The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's another early example of a two-shot film along the lines …
poster The Charmer
The Charmer
4mn - Fantasy
A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.
poster How Jones Lost His Roll
How Jones Lost His Roll
8mn - Comedy
Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to dinner, and serves him a large meal with plenty of wine. A…
poster The Pest
The Pest
20mn - Comedy
Stan is Jimmy Smith, a salesman who is trying hard to pitch his Napoleon book to an uninterested customer as they stand in front of some iron gates. When an elderly gentleman approaches the two men he us…
poster Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
(5/5)
117mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby…
poster The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
(3.4/5)
72mn - Western
In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan D…
poster Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1mn - Music
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
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