Character Studies

In 1970, Kuster Beaton, a former silent-film star, gives an interview looking back over his career. A journalist asks him about his legendary power :...

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the...

An ironic comedy to the sports world about the corrupt gears of football. As goalkeeper, figure a dwarf...

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes...

Silent about two clumsy glaziers.

An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research....

Anita and Marion realize that an abandoned baby they sneaked into an orphanage was kidnapped from a millionaire. For the reward, they proceed to...

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

A documentary about some of the comedians of the silent era featuring clips from their films and biographical information.

An 1895 British short black and white silent comedy film featuring two drunken men and a boy squabbling in a small bar.

The opening shows a colored nursemaid in the park with baby carriage, and seated on a bench receives the attention of several smart colored men who...

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the...