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poster Captain Apache

Captain Apache

Captain Apache, a Native American cavalry officer, finds himself caught between two worlds when he's assigned to investigate the murder of an Indian Affairs commissioner. Armed only with the victim's dyin…

poster The Sentimental Bloke

The Sentimental Bloke

106mn - Romance, Drama

Bill is a Woolloomooloo larrikin who vows to abandon his life of gambling and drinking after a spell in gaol following a raid on a two-up game. He falls in love with Doreen, who works in a pickle factory,…

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 Among Those Present

Among Those Present

An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.

poster The Heart of a Hero

The Heart of a Hero

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 Saved by the Bell

Saved by the Bell

6mn - Animation

Herman the mouse installs a bell on a cat to help his mice friends.

poster Rector's to Claremont

Rector's to Claremont

When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.

poster Nero and Agrippina

Nero and Agrippina

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

poster Robert Macaire and Bertrand

Robert Macaire and Bertrand

11mn - Comedy, Crime

Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.

poster Pest Pupil

Pest Pupil

6mn - Animation

1957 Baby Huey is a big duck enrolled in kindergarten. Despite being big and clumsy, he attempts to fit in, causing havoc and getting expelled by the teacher. His mother then hires a private tutor, who is…

poster Men O' War

Men O' War

Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a slot machine and the boys have enough money to rent a bo…

poster The Spoilers

The Spoilers

110mn - Romance, Western

The Spoilers is a 1914 film directed by Colin Campbell. It is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with William Farnum as Roy Glennister, Kathlyn Williams as Cherry Malotte, and Tom Santschi as …

Sand

Railroad station agent Dan Kurrie is fired from his job by his rival in love, Joseph Garber. Believed false by the girl he loves, Margaret , Kurrie must prove himself by unmasking a gang of bandits preyin…

poster Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

104mn - Comedy, Drama

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establis…

poster Getting Even

Getting Even

All the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a chance. At a dance, Bud dresses as a woman and all the men flirt with him and abandon Lucy. When his disgui…

poster An Eastern Westerner

An Eastern Westerner

28mn - Comedy, Western

A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Pi…

poster An Expensive Visit

An Expensive Visit

At college, Jack is spending his dad's money and not studying. When dad comes for a visit, Jack gets one of his friends to dress as a woman and flirt with his father. Another friend pretends to be the jea…

poster Tweedledum as Aviator

Tweedledum as Aviator

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…

Ashes

39mn - Drama, Fantasy

Dame Eleonora Duse plays a poor woman who, incapable of raising and feed him, leaves her illegitimate son with foster parents. Before she leaves her boy, the woman gives to the child an amulet in order to…

poster Peeping Pete

Peeping Pete

This early Keystone has Pete spying on his neighbor's wife through one of those little knotholes in a fence. The neighbor (Sterling) notices and chases him all over town with sheriff and family close behi…

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