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poster Just Pals
Just Pals
50mn - Drama, Western
Bim (Buck Jones) seems to be his town's biggest loser, but when he takes a needy 13-year-old boy named Bill (George Stone) under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for Bim. After learning about Bil…
poster The Beau Brummels
The Beau Brummels
9mn - Comedy, Music
Vaudeville team Shaw & Lee sing songs and tell jokes in hilarious deadpan.
poster Jesse James and Quantrill's Raiders
Jesse James and Quantrill's Raiders
0mn - Western
In the brutal chaos of the Civil War, legendary outlaw Jesse James joins forces with the ruthless "Bloody Bill" Anderson to stage a daring and deadly raid on Lawrence, Kansas. Driven by vengeance against …
poster Back Stage
Back Stage
26mn - Comedy
Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going.
poster Back Pay
Back Pay
(3.3/5)
90mn - Drama
This 1922 Frank Borzage film is a masterwork waiting to be rediscovered. Hester Bevins is a simple country girl who yearns for adventure. Though she has a handsome young man, Jerry, who is devoted to her,…
poster O-Kay for Sound
O-Kay for Sound
(3.0/5)
0mn - Comedy, Music
Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major backer is threatening to stop financing his pictures. He finds a group of six wealthy individuals who may w…
poster His Picture in the Papers
His Picture in the Papers
(3.0/5)
62mn - Comedy
Produced at the Reliance studio in Yonkers, New York, HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPERS solidly established Fairbanks as the American ideal of pop, vim, and vigor. Furthermore, the film brought him together with …
poster Standing Pat
Standing Pat
0mn -
Ton O' Fun comedy produced by Larry Darmour.
poster Second Chorus
Second Chorus
(2.9/5)
84mn - Comedy, Romance, Music
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance,…
poster Uncle Josh's Nightmare
Uncle Josh's Nightmare
2mn - Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing film using a stationary camera much more valuable for i…
poster The Roaring Road
The Roaring Road
(2.9/5)
58mn - Drama, Comedy
"Toodles" Waldron, racing enthusiast and the best salesman for J. D. Ward's automobile company, quarrels with his boss; Ward will not let him enter the Santa Monica Grand Prize Road Race, or marry his dau…
poster Rim of the Canyon
Rim of the Canyon
(3.1/5)
70mn - Western
When his horse Champion is stolen during a stagecoach race, singing cowboy Gene Autry tracks the thieves to a mysterious ghost town where escaped convicts are hunting for $30,000 in hidden loot from a rob…
poster The False Road
The False Road
67mn - Drama, Crime
Roger Moran, a member of a gang of thieves headed by Mike Wilson, is released from prison after having served a two-year sentence. He has learned his lesson and vows to leave his life of crime, but his gi…
poster Barnum's Trunk
Barnum's Trunk
(3.0/5)
4mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.
poster Rockin' in the Rockies
Rockin' in the Rockies
(2.9/5)
63mn - Western, Comedy
Rancher Rusty Williams is away at agricultural college and leaves his spread in the hands of his older cousin Shorty. Shorty wants to do more than run a ranch, however -- he wants to prospect for gold, bu…
poster His Musical Career
His Musical Career
16mn - Comedy
Charlie and his partner are to deliver a piano to 666 Prospect St. and repossess one from 999 Prospect St.
poster Wandering Willies
Wandering Willies
19mn - Comedy
Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes playing “hooky from the hoosegow” (that's "jail" to you and me). Desperate for some chow, they opt to impers…
poster Writing Backwards
Writing Backwards
(2.9/5)
1mn -
FĂ©licien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.
poster He's In Again
He's In Again
24mn - Comedy
A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying again, he is told by the manager that if he wants to avoid being charged and sent to jail, he wi…
poster Knight of the Trail
Knight of the Trail
24mn - Western
Jim and Molly are set to get married when Molly finds out about her fiancé's criminal past. Bill Carey weasels his way into Molly's heart in the interim, eager to relieve her of her savings.
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