William sylvester

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poster My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
(4.0/5)
94mn - Comedy, Romance
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a serv…
poster Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
(2.8/5)
6mn - Drama, Fantasy
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was relea…
poster Early to Bed
Early to Bed
20mn - Comedy
Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fancy furnishings.
poster Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
(4.0/5)
70mn - Comedy, Drama, Action
The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.
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 His Lord's Will
His Lord's Will
(3.4/5)
69mn - Comedy
A series of family entanglements develop around the changing will of Roger Bernhuses de Sars (Karl Mantzius), who wants his heritage to go to his illegitimate daughter Blenda (Greta Almroth). But love an…
poster The Screaming Skull
The Screaming Skull
68mn - Thriller, Horror
Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric's first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins to see strange …
poster The Sick Kitten
The Sick Kitten
1mn - Drama
A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is important for being one of the earliest films to cut to a close…
poster A Hand Shake
A Hand Shake
1mn -
William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.
poster The Coronation of Edward VII
The Coronation of Edward VII
(2.6/5)
6mn - History
King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.
poster Another Job for the Undertaker
Another Job for the Undertaker
1mn - Fantasy, Comedy
Shows a bedroom in a hotel. On the wall of the room is a conspicuous sign "Don't blow out the gas." A hayseed enters the room, accompanied by a bellboy. The boy deposits the Rube's bag and umbrella, turns…
poster Silks and Saddles
Silks and Saddles
(2.8/5)
86mn - Drama
Bobbie Morton is a gutsy heroine in the grand Australian tradition. She's a champion horsewoman who can hold her own amongst the men of the racecourse. As part of her adventures she must come to the botto…
poster Forgotten Sweeties
Forgotten Sweeties
(3.6/5)
20mn - Comedy
Thurston's former sweetheart has married a big brute, and they move in down the hall from him.
poster Adventures of William Tell
Adventures of William Tell
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal. A clown appears and sticks a clay arm and clay head on the statue, thus completing it. He places a…
poster The Parson's Widow
The Parson's Widow
(3.6/5)
93mn - Comedy, Drama
A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems--first, the widow is old enough to be…
poster Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mr. Jones at the Ball
8mn - Comedy
Mr. Jones at the Ball is a 1908 American silent short comedy film, part of the once-popular Biograph series centered around the titular Jones and his long-suffering wife. In this film, Jones rips his suit…
poster Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
50mn - Drama, History
Episodes from the life of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603), focusing on her ill-fated love affair with Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.
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 A Lucky Strike
A Lucky Strike
13mn - Comedy
Bill is a rich miner but wants a wife. He advertises in an Eastern paper and receives a response from Nellie and Eleanor, but doesn't know it was sent as a joke. When he travels East to meet them, they ha…
poster Mighty Like a Moose
Mighty Like a Moose
23mn - Comedy, Romance
After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.
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