Saving an Audience

The School for Scandal

Charles, Joseph and Sir Benjamin are in love with Maria and Lady Sneerwell is in love with Charles.

1930

Resurrection of a Corpse

One of the two earliest horror films ever made. This film is presumed lost. In this black comedy scene, the bottom falls out of a coffin, the corpse t

1898

The Bartered Bride

Directed by Max Urban.

1913

Too Many Crooks

A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.

1930

Minnie

Minnie, the homeliest girl in town, is devoted to her father, a discouraged inventor who has been working on a wireless device. Subject to the sneers

1922

Ladies Must Dress

Joe and Eve are engaged, but Joe cannot help contrasting the drabness of her attire with the dressy clothes of their friends. Eve overhears him talkin

1927

Homesick

Babe, a lonely servant girl in California, puts a "husband wanted" ad in the newspaper...

1928

Educated Evans

Cockney racing tipster Evans (Miller) is asked by a nouveau riche and socially aspirant couple to train a racehorse they have bought.

1936

Help Yourself

A clever, out-of-work man through a series of misunderstandings and bold maneuvers, manages to pass himself off as a wealthy and influential figure. H

1932

Hansel and Gretel

This is the story of the heartless mother whose burdens are such that she would be rid of her two children. The henpecked father is compelled to take

1923

The Head of the Family

Silent Comedy of the battle of the sexes for dominance within the home.

1928

Wife Wanted

Andy is searching for a woman whose photo he found in an envelope with the challenge "Find me." Meanwhile, J.D.P. Moore and his daughter, Ruth, are al

1915

Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz

Dorothy and the Scarecrow are now in the Emerald City. They have become friendly with the Wizard, and together with the woodman, the cowardly lion, an

1910

The Chorus Kid

Having been in show biz since infancy, Broadway chorus girl Beatrice regrets her lack of formal education, so when she unexpectedly falls heir to a hu

1928

Woman Wise

In Jedda, Persia, American consul George Gage, known as a woman hater, is shocked when his newly arrived assistant, "Billie Baxter," whom he assumes w

1928

Words and Music

Phil and Pete compete for Mary's love and also in a contest for best song written by a college student.

1929

Daring Youth

On the eve of the marriage of her daughter, Alita, Mrs. Allen, unhappily married for 25 years, advocates writer Fannie Hurst's widely publicized mode

1924

How to Educate a Wife

Business failure Ernest Todd is advised by his friend, Billy Breese, to enlist his wife's charms as a means of winning customers.

1924

A Bride for a Knight

While having dental work done, Jimmy inhales too much gas and begins believing that he is a detective. He sets out to capture a gang of thieves who ro

1923

Chicken à la King

A married tightwad learns to loosen up by living the life of a playboy.

1928