Positive definite function

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows positive definite function

poster No Man's Law

No Man's Law

A wild stallion (Rex the Wonder Horse) becomes the protector of a prospector and his foster daughter as two thugs plot to steal their claim.

poster The Delicious Little Devil

The Delicious Little Devil

77mn - Comedy, Drama

A poor hat-check girl loses her job and is forced to get a job as a dancer at a roadhouse. There she falls in love with the son of a rich businessman. The boy's father, believing her to be after the famil…

poster Lonely Wives

Lonely Wives

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 The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a mercantile establishment when the cops stage a raid.

poster The Pest

The Pest

Stan is Jimmy Smith, a salesman who is trying hard to pitch his Napoleon book to an uninterested customer as they stand in front of some iron gates. When an elderly gentleman approaches the two men he us…

poster The Drawing Lesson

The Drawing Lesson

In a corner of the garden we see an ornamental fountain. An old professor comes along, looking for a nice spot where he can teach his pupils. Finding the fountain to his liking he goes after his scholars.…

poster Big Bad Sindbad

Big Bad Sindbad

9mn - Animation

Popeye is taking his nephews to the museum, and proves to them that he is the greatest sailor in the world by telling them of a time he bested Sindbad the Sailor when Sindbad tried to abduct Olive Oyl.

poster For a Book of Dollars

For a Book of Dollars

80mn - Comedy, Western

A bounty hunter name Amen is hired by a group of nuns to recover stolen money. The nuns are female desperadoes in disguise, who want the booty pillaged by an outlaw named Catapult and his gang.

poster The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

poster A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

poster Gertie the Dinosaur

Gertie the Dinosaur

12mn - Animation, Comedy

Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The appearance of a true character distinguishe…

poster The Red Spectre

The Red Spectre

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.

poster Running a Cinema

Running a Cinema

7mn - Comedy, Animation

A comical satire of a cinema program and operation.

poster Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!

Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!

Poor Eugénie! She's humpbacked and everyone wants to straighten her out, but when success finally comes, she's too tall not to cause disasters. To solve the problem, the help of a sword swallower is urgen…

poster An American in the Making

An American in the Making

An Immigrant has come to the United States and is sponsored by a relative. He takes him to find employment and show him how the American work is protected by showing different types of safety equipment.

poster Fate's Turning

Fate's Turning

A young girl working as a waitress at a resort for the wealthy is swept off her feet by a rich young gentleman who's there for the summer. However, his impending nuptials with another woman complicate the…

poster Post No Bills

Post No Bills

1mn - Documentary, Comedy

A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is prohibited.

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