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poster The Eternal Mother
The Eternal Mother
17mn -
John and Mary divorce their spouses to marry each other. Mary dies after giving birth and the baby is taken in by John's first wife, Martha. She refuses all contact with John until many years later when h…
poster Uncle Josh's Nightmare
Uncle Josh's Nightmare
2mn - Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing film using a stationary camera much more valuable for i…
poster A Film Johnnie
A Film Johnnie
(2.8/5)
12mn - Comedy
The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
poster How Jones Lost His Roll
How Jones Lost His Roll
8mn - Comedy
Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to dinner, and serves him a large meal with plenty of wine. A…
poster Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies
(3.4/5)
63mn - Drama
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him, and he leaves …
poster An Expensive Visit
An Expensive Visit
10mn - Comedy
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 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 Work
Work
29mn - Comedy
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. …
poster Sightseeing Through Whisky
Sightseeing Through Whisky
6mn - Comedy
John, who loves the bottle a little too much, is one of a group of sightseers. Too drunk to follow the party, the reeling drunkard remains on the site of a ruin where he starts having hallucinations.
poster Lonely Wives
Lonely Wives
(3.1/5)
85mn - Comedy
A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in mother-in-law tries to keep him in line. When an actor-impersonator comes to see him, the two switch lives.
poster Hot Water
Hot Water
(3.6/5)
59mn - Comedy
Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new auto with the in-laws in tow. Finally, a sequence in whi…
poster The Man with Wax Faces
The Man with Wax Faces
11mn - Horror, Thriller
A man does not know what fear is. His good friend dares him to spend one night in a scary place. A house of wax will get the job done.
poster A Window on Washington Park
A Window on Washington Park
15mn - Drama
From his apartment, where he lives a cheerless widower's life, overlooking Washington Park, Alan Dale sees a refined, but poverty-stricken old gentleman on one of the park benches. Calling his butler, he …
poster Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
(5/5)
117mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby…
poster Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
9mn - Comedy
Mr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he had gained in the eyes of the ladies of the Temperance League. But Oh! the ordeal, for such it was, was telling on…
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 A Dull Razor
A Dull Razor
1mn - Comedy
This picture shows an old gentleman seated at his shaving table. The razor is evidently giving him a great deal of trouble...
poster Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home
(2.9/5)
55mn - Drama, Fantasy
John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and…
poster Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God
Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God
(3.2/5)
80mn - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Biblical figure Jacob is forced to flee for his life when an enraged Esau vows to kill him.
poster Don Juan
Don Juan
(3.6/5)
112mn - Adventure, Romance
If there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women gave you three things - life, disillusionment and death. In his father's case it was his wife, Donna Isob…
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