William dieterle

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poster Gas and Air
Gas and Air
11mn - Comedy
Stan is Phillip McCann, a gas station attendant who arrives at his job by chauffeur and donning a fur coat over his work clothes. After being dropped off, he puts his sign on the doorframe and wanders of…
poster Tango Tangles
Tango Tangles
(2.6/5)
10mn - Comedy
In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.
poster Kid Speed
Kid Speed
18mn - Comedy, Romance, Action
Avery DuPoys is a wealthy businessman, organising a race. He meets one of the competitors of the race, who is in love with DuPoys's daughter. Another competitor crashes into the action, who is also in lov…
poster What Drink Did
What Drink Did
12mn - Drama
A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses a beer with lunch, then gives in. After work, two friends take a little while to convince him to go for …
poster The Fighting American
The Fighting American
(2.7/5)
53mn - Adventure, Drama
On the wager that he will propose marriage to any girl selected by his fraternity brothers, Bill finds himself making love to Mary, an old-fashioned girl who is secretly in love with him…
poster Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur
12mn - Animation, Comedy
Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The appearance of a true character distinguishe…
poster The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire
21mn - Western
Bud Noble, a handsome specimen of manhood, is foreman on the Circle "D" ranch outside of Circle City, Idaho, and our opening scene pictures Bud as the cowboy roping and tying a steer. With its bucking bro…
poster Revolt of the Zombies
Revolt of the Zombies
65mn - Horror
An international expedition ventures into Cambodia to destroy an ancient formula that transforms men into mindless zombies, but when one scientist discovers the secret, he uses it to create an army of the…
poster All Wet
All Wet
(3.1/5)
7mn - Animation, Comedy
Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.
poster Newman Laugh-O-Grams
Newman Laugh-O-Grams
4mn - Animation, Comedy
A short film depicting Walt Disney sitting at his desk drawing a series of still cartoons and simple animations in a satirical newsreel format. A compilation of four cartoons about Kansas City are present…
poster The Wedding March
The Wedding March
(3.7/5)
104mn - Drama
A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keeper's daughter, but has to marry money.
poster The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
(3.4/5)
72mn - Western
In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan D…
poster Look Who's Driving
Look Who's Driving
8mn - Animation
Look Who’s Driving: A super-rare UPA educational film from 1954 directed by Bill Hurtz (The Unicorn in the Garden) and designed by Bob Dranko. There’s nothing revolutionary about this short but it’s a sup…
poster The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle
81mn - Crime, Drama, Horror
The sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to "crash" the festivities. Baroness Safferstätt is expected shortly, and the guests…
poster The Cameraman
The Cameraman
(4/5)
66mn - Comedy, Romance, Drama
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
poster Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble
23mn - Comedy
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.
poster 'Blue Blazes' Rawden
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
(3.0/5)
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 Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite
(3.0/5)
28mn - Comedy
Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results.
poster It's a Gift
It's a Gift
12mn - Comedy
A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they contact the inventor Pollard, who has devised a new gasoline substitute. Pollard himself lives i…
poster The Oyster Princess
The Oyster Princess
60mn - Comedy
A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go quite as planned. Along the way there are mishaps, misunderstandings and a foxtrot sequence that must be se…
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