Il etait une fois

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poster The Paleface
The Paleface
20mn - Western, Comedy
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons …
poster Princess Tam Tam
Princess Tam Tam
(3.2/5)
77mn - Drama, Comedy
A French novelist passes off an African shepherdess as a princess.
poster Twilight People
Twilight People
84mn - Horror
A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.
poster The Texan
The Texan
60mn - Western
Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In…
poster A Film Johnnie
A Film Johnnie
(2.8/5)
12mn - Comedy
The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
poster Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
13mn - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
poster La Belle Nivernaise
La Belle Nivernaise
(3.5/5)
69mn - Drama
A young man falls in love with the daughter of the man who adopted him.
poster Max's First Job
Max's First Job
7mn - Comedy
Recommended by a friend of the Ambigu Theatre, Max is summoned to Joinville studios. His first role is that of a husband who comes home late.
poster Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes
(3.6/5)
68mn - Western
Three ruthless bank robbers fleeing across the desert become unlikely godfathers to a dying woman's baby, embarking on a grueling journey of redemption through the unforgiving wasteland.
poster Calino Wants to Be a Cowboy
Calino Wants to Be a Cowboy
6mn - Comedy, Western
Calino wants to live the cowboy life and travels to America to see the West.
poster R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
(2.9/5)
13mn - Animation
Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation.
poster Beau Ideal
Beau Ideal
82mn - War, Adventure, Romance
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
poster Whys and Otherwise
Whys and Otherwise
(3/5)
7mn - Animation
Felix the Cat comes home late after a night of drunken revelry at a nightclub. He tells his rolling pin-wielding wife three ludicrous tales to explain himself.
poster A Night Out
A Night Out
33mn - Comedy
After a visit to a pub, Charlie and Ben cause a ruckus at a posh restaurant. Charlie later finds himself in a compromising position at a hotel with the head waiter's wife.
poster Mr. Imperium
Mr. Imperium
87mn - Music, Drama, Romance
A pretty singer/dancer is becoming an actress whereas the playboy crown prince is becoming a monarch. Each will have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances.
poster Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
(2.7/5)
92mn - Adventure
Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
poster Mohawk
Mohawk
(2.6/5)
79mn - Action, Western
An artist working in a remote army post is juggling the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée newly arrived from the east, and the Indian Chief's daughter. But when a vengeful settler manages to get the arm…
poster 365 Nights in Hollywood
365 Nights in Hollywood
(2.9/5)
77mn - Comedy
Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school. He is drawn into the plans of the school's owner to bilk a wealthy young man out of the funds he has supplied to sho…
poster Constantine and the Cross
Constantine and the Cross
(2.9/5)
128mn - Adventure, Drama, History
Constantine is fighting against Barbarians with his father when he is called to Rome. In his way to Rome, he falls in an ambush planned by Maxence, who wants to become emperor.
poster The War Devils
The War Devils
(2.6/5)
99mn - War, Drama
A German Captain and an American Captain help each other survive the North African desert during WWII. They meet again a year later during combat operations in France.
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