A sudden gust of wind sweeps Auntie's bonnet from her head, and she, in attempting to regain it, becomes overbalanced and falls over the stone-wall, landing on her bustle. (Edison film catalog)
A runaway train speeds down the track.
Adam works as a copying clerk. One day, he takes delivery of a copying machine that seems to promise...
Bess is busy reading a book when her folks come in and command her to spend more time at work. They ...
The photographer sends miss Ophelia a dozen photographs of her in different poses. Selecting the bes...
In this sophisticated romantic comedy, healing waters are the cover for an extramarital affair that ...
A couple’s fight over dinner leads to spiralling domestic abuse that spreads all over town. (MoMA)
The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about...
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric custo...
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later...
Doctor Henck is having bad day, and borrows a fur from a friend. It gives him new confidence, and hi...
A mockumentary about a man who survives exclusively on TV shopping, but always returning every produ...
Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumière...
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy m...
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together...
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed b...
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The Genera...
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl...
A cook and his assistant are seen preparing dinner. While cook leaves the room he cautions his assis...