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poster Hunky and Spunky
Hunky and Spunky
(2.8/5)
9mn - Animation
A short film about a mother and her son, she teaches him life skills later on the son gets niked by a man so the young donkey can be his work slave and his mother saves him. Preserved by the Academy Film…
poster The 'Teddy' Bears
The 'Teddy' Bears
(3/5)
14mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother while hunting, an event which led to the popularization of…
poster The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess
The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess
(2.7/5)
14mn - Fantasy
A good shepherdess is persecuted by an evil, tantrum-throwing princess. A good fairy decides to intervene, and dishes out quite a bit of retribution.
poster Stop Thief!
Stop Thief!
2mn - Crime, Comedy
A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as neighbors watch the spectacle. The hobo jumps into a lar…
poster Romola
Romola
(3.1/5)
106mn - Drama, History
In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, …
poster A Moonlight Serenade
A Moonlight Serenade
3mn - Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Pierrot goes to the house of his love to serenade her, but her father kicks him out. Soon the moon and its goddess Diana come towards the man and offers him something better.
poster R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
(2.9/5)
13mn - Animation
Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation.
poster Mr. Flip
Mr. Flip
4mn - Comedy
Mr. Flip flirts with every woman he sees, and ends up with a pie, shaving cream, and seltzer in his face.
poster Romance of a Jewess
Romance of a Jewess
12mn - Comedy
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an i…
poster A Fool and His Money
A Fool and His Money
(3.3/5)
10mn - Comedy
Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry a…
poster His Trysting Places
His Trysting Places
21mn - Comedy
On his way to a restaurant, Ambrose, a happily married man, obliges to mail a letter for a woman in the apartment lobby. Unbeknownst to him, the letter is about a rendezvous with her own lover at their "t…
poster The Water Nymph
The Water Nymph
8mn - Comedy
Mabel and her sweetheart go to the beach and play a trick on the boyfriend's father.
poster Nero, or The Fall of Rome
Nero, or The Fall of Rome
14mn - History, Drama
Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces oppositi…
poster Scullion's Dream
Scullion's Dream
7mn - Comedy, Fantasy
When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands, which he cuts off while they snooze -- to do their work.
poster A Mesmerian Experiment
A Mesmerian Experiment
3mn - Fantasy
A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.
poster A Switchback Railway
A Switchback Railway
1mn - Documentary
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back…
poster Teddy at the Throttle
Teddy at the Throttle
26mn - Comedy
Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister h…
poster The Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi
2mn - Crime, Fantasy
A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and puts a curse on him.
poster Flight of the Large Blue Fly
Flight of the Large Blue Fly
1mn - Documentary
Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.
poster The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
13mn - Thriller
Two tramps hold up small-town Ferndale's railway station night operator Helen, lock her in a closet, and escape. Later, standing on a bridge over the freight yards, Helen sees the two bandits aboard an ou…
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