Hampton Del Ruth Movies

short subject comedy - fun at the gym!

A 1917 short film directed by Hampton Del Ruth & Fred Hibbard.

Kipling had a prevision of this bird, when he wrote that famous line "HE'S A INDIA-RUBBER IDOT ON A SPREE!" Silent comedy short starring Clyde Cook.

A young woman mistakenly believes she has killed a man in a struggle to repel his unwanted advances.

A knock-off of those charming rustic comedies in which Roscoe and Mabel Normand would play young lovers. Lake is a pretty good stand-in for Mabel,...

The Soapsuds Lady is a 1925 silent comedy.

early comedy short by Triangle Film Corporation

Scotch is a 1930 comedy short.

Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle returns to his small town, fielding questions about Washington politics and his adventures. He regales them with stories...

War veteran returns home to find his sweetheart totally upset. Her father will lose his sight unless she can get funds for an expensive procedure. He...

A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car.

A bumbling grocery-store employee must deal with such job-related problems as a conniving boss, unruly customers, a baby alligator and an escaped...

Bonnie and Cliff meet cute when she gives him a lift after his car has broken down. Turns out she’s getting ready to open a beauty parlor and...

A gang of racketeers, with the aid of a high-ranking city official has control of a big-city, and the police plant an undercover cop to gather...

"The Prince of Broadway" George Burke, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, trains by drinking and dancing all night. After he is knocked out,...

Midnight Daddies is a black-and-white comedy short.

At the start of his career Harry Depp appeared often in short comedies, and was employed by Mack Sennett’s Keystone Company in 1916-17. Very...

An amiable couple buy a trailer and start out on a camping vacation, only to be joined at the last minute by the wife's family. The husband remains...