"satisfy obligations"

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poster Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

110mn - Romance, Comedy

Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.

poster Kismet

Kismet

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.

poster Petticoat Camp

Petticoat Camp

Several married couples go on a camp-out together, but the women soon realize that the men expect them to do all the dirty work.

poster The County Fair

The County Fair

"The County Fair" begins with a nasty rich guy threatening to turn an old lady onto the street--unless her niece (who lives with her) marries this man's son. While she's dead set against it, the niece is …

poster The Thieving Hand

The Thieving Hand

A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show his appreciation, takes the peddler to a 'Limb Store', wh…

poster The Bond

The Bond

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 Finding Happiness

Finding Happiness

95mn - Documentary

A skeptical investigative journalist receives an unusual assignment to visit a spiritual community in northern California, but what begins as a professional exposé transforms into a personal journey of di…

poster Manslaughter

Manslaughter

Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.

poster Operating on Cupid

Operating on Cupid

A short comic film in which a young man has himself admitted to the hospital so as to see more of his girlfriend (who is a nurse there), to the displeasure of the surgeon.

poster Glorifying the American Girl

Glorifying the American Girl

95mn - Music, Comedy

A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood …

poster Felix All Puzzled

Felix All Puzzled

4mn - Animation

Felix is hungry, but his owner won't feed him until he's finished his crossword puzzle! Only one word left -- a 7-letter "chiefly found in Russia." Felix goes all the way to Russia to find the answer, but…

poster Hector's Hectic Life

Hector's Hectic Life

6mn - Animation, Comedy

Hector is a dog with an easy life and the run of the house when the lady of the house gives him a warning...one more mess and you're out. Hector would be okay if not for the fact that three little puppies…

poster Isn't Life Terrible?

Isn't Life Terrible?

Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with…

poster Sick Cylinders

Sick Cylinders

6mn - Animation

Oswald wants to take his girl Kitty for a ride, but constant mishaps such as a pesky pooch and falling boulders prevent the time from being the least bit enjoyable. In the end, Oswald loses his girl to an…

Move On

2mn - Documentary

In certain sections of New York City large numbers of Jewish and Italian push-cart vendors congregate so closely along the sidewalks that they interfere with traffic. Policemen keep them moving. The pictu…

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 Husbands or Lovers

Husbands or Lovers

56mn - Drama, Romance

A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.

poster The Dream

The Dream

A loutish husband neglects his patient, loving wife to enjoy a night on the town. When he comes home drunk and irritable, he mistreats her. Then he falls asleep, and has a dream that causes him to reconsi…

poster Sunday Calm

Sunday Calm

The kids gets taken on a Sunday picnic in this early three-reeler and after the first ten minutes, manage to elude the adults in this typically charming effort from Our Gang.

poster Our Gang

Our Gang

An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.

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