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poster St. Urbain's Horseman

St. Urbain's Horseman

Based on the novel by Mordechai Richler - Winner of the 1971 Governor General's Award - this is the story of Jake, a film director of modest success and a man in disgrace. His alter ego, his cousin Joey -…

poster The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

poster Mixed Babies

Mixed Babies

poster The Gyurkovics Boys

The Gyurkovics Boys

81mn - Drama, Comedy

Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just preparing for their matriculation examination. When graduation day has come Géza refuses to set up but tak…

poster I Want a Baby

I Want a Baby

Max and his wife of three years are happy in most regards but one: they still don't have a child. When Max reads of a new method of "spontaneous generation" in the paper, it seems his fondest wish may hav…

poster Jewish Prudence

Jewish Prudence

Papa Gimplewart, father to three children is unimpressed by the young lawyer who wants to marry his daughter.

poster Cohen Saves the Flag

Cohen Saves the Flag

Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cohen inad…

poster The Magic Book

The Magic Book

Characters from a large magic book come to life.

poster 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

10mn - History, War, Drama

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon de…

poster Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

70mn - Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold him the beans, he faces the giant terrorizing his village.

poster 'Blue Blazes' Rawden

'Blue Blazes' Rawden

65mn - Western, Drama

Rawden, a lumberjack in the North woods, fights with crooked dance hall owner 'Ladyfingers' Hilgard over the affections of Babette DuFresne. Hilgard is killed. When Hilgard's mother and younger brother ar…

poster Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

1mn - Horror, Comedy

Uncle Josh returns in this sequel to UNCLE JOSH'S NIGHTMARE. This time he checks into a hotel, presumably to get a better nights rest than he got at home. Of course the way bad luck follows Josh around we…

poster Quell and Co.

Quell and Co.

In post-Civil War Texas, Quell and his band of justice-seeking homesteaders stand as the last line of defense against a ruthless land mogul who threatens to destroy their community. When bullets are cheap…

poster The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

George Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated with high honors, but was also the star of the college football team. At a reception given in his honor by L…

poster Alice Gets in Dutch

Alice Gets in Dutch

10mn - Animation

Alice misbehaves in school and is forced to sit in the corner. She falls asleep and dreams, but schoolwork intrudes even into her dreams. Alice dreams of dancing dogs and donkeys until her fun is interrup…

poster McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

1mn - Documentary

“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary, who hands him a telegram, which he reads with apparen…

poster Goode Knight

Goode Knight

8mn - Animation

The classic story of Robin Hood, with Brownie Bear as the prince of thieves.

poster Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

Harry, The Odd Fellow, is a tenement worker who lives alone in a shack alongside a warehouse and longs for the companionship of a wife and children like other men. One day he spies a pretty girl in his te…

poster Crainquebille

Crainquebille

Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protest…

poster Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill

90mn - Horror, Drama

A horror retelling of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. A group of friends grieving a recent loss meet up with one another only to discover they are being hunted by Jack and Jill.

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