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poster Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland
(3.6/5)
77mn - Comedy, Music
In the whimsical land of Toyland, bumbling toymakers Stannie and Ollie must outwit the villainous Barnaby to save Little Bo Peep from a forced marriage and protect Mother Peep's home from foreclosure. Whe…
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 Naughty But Mice
Naughty But Mice
(3.4/5)
7mn - Comedy, Animation
Herman, the city-slicker mouse (looking like a cross between James Cagney and Lee Tracy) visits his barn-mice cousins in the country.
poster Alice's Balloon Race
Alice's Balloon Race
(2.7/5)
8mn - Animation
Alice and Julius, as a team, are one of four entrants in a $10,000 balloon race. The bad guy takes out one balloon quickly. It's not clear what kind of balloons these are, since they are sealed like hydro…
poster Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
1mn - Comedy
Showing two typical concert hall knock-about teams in a very poor performance. It ends up in their being egged by the audience.
poster Le cigare introuvable
Le cigare introuvable
1mn - Comedy
Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.
poster Saps in Chaps
Saps in Chaps
(2.6/5)
7mn - Animation, Western, Comedy
Sagebrush site gags depicting wild west wackiness.
poster Lloyd the Conqueror
Lloyd the Conqueror
(2.9/5)
95mn - Comedy
Three slacker college students face academic failure until their eccentric Medieval Literature professor offers them a deal: join his Live Action Role Playing league and battle against him as Derek the Un…
poster Nelly, the Tamer
Nelly, the Tamer
(2.8/5)
25mn - Drama
A melodrama about a female lion tamer who has an extramarital relationship with a distinguished gentleman, and then moves in with him. When she later comes to regret her actions, her husband has already d…
poster The Genii of Fire
The Genii of Fire
4mn - Drama, Fantasy
Not much of a plot. A couple is menaced by some sort of bizarre religious cult. Then they're saved.
poster Have Rocket, Will Travel
Have Rocket, Will Travel
(2.8/5)
76mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
The Stooges are janitors working at a space center who accidentally blast off to Venus. They encounter a talking unicorn, a giant fire breathing tarantula, and an alien computer who has destroyed all huma…
poster The Mite Makes Right
The Mite Makes Right
(3/5)
7mn - Animation
One of several animated short versions of "Tom Thumb"
poster Little Nemo
Little Nemo
12mn - Animation, Comedy
Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style. Also known as "Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Mov…
poster The Cook in Trouble
The Cook in Trouble
4mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.
poster The Nut
The Nut
(3.3/5)
74mn - Action, Comedy, Romance
Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan to help children from poor neighbourhoods.
poster Uncle Sam and the Bolsheviki-I.W.W. Rat
Uncle Sam and the Bolsheviki-I.W.W. Rat
1mn - Animation
This short 1919 cartoon, produced by Ford Motor Company, shows a farmer Uncle Sam braining a huge rat branded with "I.W.W." (Industrial Workers of the World) before it can eat the grain.
poster Tweedledum as Aviator
Tweedledum as Aviator
(2.9/5)
6mn - Comedy
Robinet, the lead in this Italian slapstick comedy, wants to be an aviator in the worst way, and this being an Italian slapstick, that's how he does it. Italian slapstick in this period was absolutely bon…
poster Toy Time
Toy Time
(2.9/5)
7mn - Animation, Family
Oscar the mouse invites his girl friend to the toy store where they have to outwit a cat.
poster Independents' Day
Independents' Day
91mn - Action, Sci-Fi
Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted… or feared.
poster Pantry Panic
Pantry Panic
(3.4/5)
7mn - Animation
Woody's friends warn him that the groundhog has predicted a blizzard. Unconcerned, Woody decides not to go South with his pals. Soon enough, the blizzard sweeps in and destroys the loony woodpecker's stas…
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