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poster The Thieving Hand
The Thieving Hand
6mn - Comedy
A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show his appreciation, takes the peddler to a 'Limb Store', wh…
poster Good Glue Sticks
Good Glue Sticks
5mn - Comedy
A peddler of "the best glue" sets up his outdoor stall. A crowd gathers for a demonstration. As he gives his pitch, two observant cops decide drive off his customers and close him down, much to his fury. …
poster Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene
1mn - Crime, Comedy
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
poster Jumping the Blanket
Jumping the Blanket
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary, Comedy
Four men stand holding what appears to be a blanket, while one wearing a hat stands watching. A sixth man then runs towards them and attempts to jump into the blanket.
poster All Wet
All Wet
(3.5/5)
10mn - Comedy
Charley Chase has car trouble.
poster Pont de Westminster
Pont de Westminster
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
View of the Westminster Bridge.
poster Manhatta
Manhatta
11mn - Documentary
Morning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along Wall St. or stroll more languorously through a cemetery. Ranks…
poster Greedy Humpty Dumpty
Greedy Humpty Dumpty
(3.6/5)
7mn - Animation
Greedy Humpty Dumpty's wall of gold is not enough. He wants all the gold in the sun, too.
poster Scene on the River Thames
Scene on the River Thames
1mn -
Dangled precariously off a boat, a baby falls into the river. Many people on the bank quickly scramble to its rescue.
poster An Impossible Balancing Feat
An Impossible Balancing Feat
1mn - Comedy
A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.
poster Band Drill
Band Drill
1mn - Documentary
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their …
poster Out of the Way!
Out of the Way!
(3.1/5)
61mn - Comedy
When the communists decide to renovate the city and try to demolish a badly positioned church, the religious citizens decide to fight for what is holy to them.
poster It's a Greek Life
It's a Greek Life
(2.6/5)
7mn - Animation
Mercury, the winged messenger, drops his sandals off with a centaur to be repaired. The centaur, who has coveted wings to the extent that he's used a couple ducks to help him fly, takes the sandals for a …
poster Ups an' Downs Derby
Ups an' Downs Derby
(2.8/5)
6mn - Animation
aid to be the fastest horse around, Lightning the horse is a sure bet for the Ups and Downs steeplechase. The jockey is all set to go for the big race, but Lightning decides to take a nap instead. The joc…
poster A Pair of Tights
A Pair of Tights
(3.8/5)
20mn - Comedy
Two girls are invited by one of the girls boy-friend's tight boss for dinner. On the way they stop for a cheap ice-cream. But swinging doors, ventilators, cops and a brat make it nearly impossible to get …
poster Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
(3.3/5)
87mn - Drama, Romance
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with…
poster The Bargain Hunt
The Bargain Hunt
11mn - Comedy
The Smith Family goes for bargain hunt at a warehouse sale.
poster The Pawnshop
The Pawnshop
(3.5/5)
26mn - Comedy
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives a…
poster Rector's to Claremont
Rector's to Claremont
3mn - Comedy
When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.
poster The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow
18mn - Comedy
Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. The usual mayhem ensues.
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