The american

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows the american

poster The Italian
The Italian
(3.3/5)
78mn - Drama
An immigrant leaves his sweetheart in Italy to find a better life across the sea in the grimy slums of New York.
poster Taken for a Ride
Taken for a Ride
(4/5)
52mn - Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
poster Police Chasing Scorching Auto
Police Chasing Scorching Auto
3mn - Action, Crime
Police officers pursue a speeding automobile that almost hit a small child. This short is an outtake from Life of an American Policeman (1905). Once that film had been edited to fit a standard 1,000 foot …
poster The Crowd
The Crowd
(4.1/5)
98mn - Drama
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid th…
poster Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
(3.7/5)
Nonemn - Western, Drama
In the rugged wilderness of 18th-century America, fearless scout Hawkeye teams up with his loyal Mohican blood brother Chingachgook to protect frontier settlers from hostile tribes and colonial threats du…
poster The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
16mn - Comedy
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 American Aristocracy
American Aristocracy
(3.1/5)
52mn - Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter.
poster The Heart of a Hero
The Heart of a Hero
(3.0/5)
68mn - Drama, War
This is a visualization of the life of patriot Nathan Hale which is based on a play by Clyde Fitch. Robert Warwick plays Nathan (and does a fine job) and Gail Kane the girl whom he loves (Alice Adams).
poster My Boy
My Boy
(3.1/5)
55mn - Comedy, Drama
An orphan escapes immigration officials at Ellis Island and goes to live with an old ship's master who can't find work and can't pay the rent.
poster Yankee Doodle Donkey
Yankee Doodle Donkey
(3.1/5)
7mn - Animation
A donkey tries to enlist in the WAGS, a group of Army dogs. However, after a series of tests, he is deemed unfit for service. Later, he proves useful during a flea attack.
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 Among Those Present
Among Those Present
35mn - Comedy
An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.
poster Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
(2.9/5)
Nonemn - Animation
In this series of cartoon shorts, Mickey Mouse finds himself in silly situations all around the world! From New York to Paris to Tokyo, Mickey experiences new adventures with his friends!
poster The Strong Man
The Strong Man
(3.3/5)
75mn - Comedy
A meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. He becomes infatuated with her by long distance. Af…
poster The Big Trees
The Big Trees
(2.9/5)
89mn - Romance, Western
In 1900 California, ruthless timber baron Jim Fallon schemes to exploit a new land law and make millions by clear-cutting the state's majestic redwood forests. When he encounters a peaceful Quaker colony …
poster American Beast
American Beast
92mn - Fantasy, Thriller
After his mother's death, a man discovers his family's dark secret about an ancient evil they've contained for generations, and must confront the mysterious creature lurking in his small hometown.
poster Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
67mn - Drama, Romance
Amarilly comes from a large family in a working-class neighborhood. She is happy with her family and her boyfriend Terry, a bartender in a cafe. But one day she meets Gordon, a sculptor who comes from a r…
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 The Bond
The Bond
(2.7/5)
11mn - Comedy
A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating…
poster A Sammy in Siberia
A Sammy in Siberia
11mn - Comedy
A bumbling American soldier saves a girl from a bunch of Cossacks.
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