Movies

Intimate views of the movie stars of the Silent Era, at work and play; featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Lillian Gish and others.

In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.

Hubby and wifey are in love, but he's henpecked by her mother. A nip of whiskey gives him Dutch courage, and he storms out, declaring he won't be a...

A lovesick sheriff protects his town, embroiled in a feud between a crafty bandit leader and the family of the prospector he stole from.

The Under-Sheriff is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and George Nichols.

In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, a young man goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various...

When Fatty Arbuckle accidentally hits on the rajah, he declares, "Death to all flirts!" and hijinks ensue.

A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with...

His Sister's Kids is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Minta Durfee.

Keep Laughing is a 1932 Comedy short

A henpecked husband's innocent friendship with a married woman leads to chaos.

A driver on a non-stop race from New York to San Francisco gets detoured to Hollywood, where he winds up working as a publicity man for a movie...

A documentary about the history of Argentine cinema, made with the intention of incorporating it into the Argentine Film Museum. The film includes...

A very plastered fella follows a pretty woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself.

Monte Brewster learns that he has inherited $10 million from his late grandfather, but then learns that he must spend $2 million in less than a year...

A doctor, very much in love with his beautiful wife, comes to suspect that her visiting childhood friend Jack is more than just a friend. Jack's...

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

From 1920 to 1965, the great Buster Keaton made spectacular use of locomotives in his films. This video essay charts the course of his iconic...

When Mabel catches her husband flirting with their maid, it leads to a sharp dispute. As part of making up, the couple decide to take a walk to the...

A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle & Mabel Normand comedy short. The film is considered lost.