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poster Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
2mn - Comedy
A boy is led into the frame by two nursemaids who give him a big ball to play with. For the remainder of the film heads appear and disappear, stage props blow up and turn into other objects or people, and…
poster Captain Grogg's Wonderful Journey
Captain Grogg's Wonderful Journey
(2.8/5)
8mn - Comedy, Animation, Adventure
Kapten Groggs and his companion Kalle sail to foreign shores, encountering wild animals, stormy weather, and friendly villains.
poster Black Killer
Black Killer
(2.7/5)
85mn - Action, Romance, Western
In the lawless town of Tombstone, a new sheriff teams up with a mysterious lawyer who hides deadly weapons inside hollowed-out law books to take down the brutal O'Hara brothers. When the gang murders the …
poster Rector's to Claremont
Rector's to Claremont
3mn - Comedy
When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.
poster The Retrievers
The Retrievers
90mn - Action
Carefree electrician Tom Cathral is recruited by The Company, and is quickly offered a full-time promotion to join the Retrievers, an elite squad of crooked secret operatives. His refusal to kill botches …
poster The Train Wreckers
The Train Wreckers
(2.9/5)
11mn - Romance, Drama
A romance between a railroad engineer and the switchman's daughter is nearly ruined by train wreckers who knock out the girl and leave her on the tracks to be run over. The engineer perches on the engine'…
poster A Mesmerian Experiment
A Mesmerian Experiment
3mn - Fantasy
A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.
poster Sea Raiders
Sea Raiders
(2.9/5)
229mn - Action, War
A gang of street-smart waterfront kids stumble upon a deadly conspiracy when they witness foreign saboteurs sinking Allied cargo ships bound for Europe. Led by Billy Adams and his tough crew, the Dead End…
poster William Kelly's War
William Kelly's War
(3.2/5)
94mn - War
When WW1 breaks out, farm boys, Billy (Josh Davis) and Jack Kelly (Mathew John Davis), along with their cousin, Paddy (Lachie Hume), sign up, and are shipped out to serve in Europe. With Billy a dead-eye …
poster Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
(3/5)
72mn - Crime, Mystery
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and W…
poster Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene
(3.1/5)
1mn - Drama
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.
poster Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
(2.8/5)
6mn - Drama, Fantasy
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was relea…
poster Spooky Swabs
Spooky Swabs
(3.1/5)
6mn - Animation
Popeye and Olive board a run-down ship, which turns out to be haunted.
poster Long Distance Wireless Photography
Long Distance Wireless Photography
6mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
Into a photography studio full of large fantastic machines steps an elderly couple. The bearded proprietor explains the equipment and gives them a demonstration: he starts machines whirring, and projects …
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