Silent Film Movies

At a morgue, forensic pathologists conduct autopsies of the corpses assigned. "S. Brakhage, entering, WITH HIS CAMERA, one of the forbidden, terrific...

Directed by one of the pioneers of the cinematic industry, James Williamson, The History of a Butterfly - A Romance of Insect Life is an intriguing...

The love story between a peasant woman and her employer.

A mischievous child feeds his father a laxative, leading to disruptive bouts of intestinal disorder—and an unexpected reward. (MoMA)

A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.

A wolfdog is wrongly accused of sheep killing. Based on the novel by Hal G. Evarts.

Johnny tries hard to impress his girl, but she seems to be much more interested in movie stars.

Images of the Church of the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudí confronted with brief flashes of housing projects and industrial areas. The...

A round-up of free events in London, including street entertainers, a puppet show, pavement artists, road menders, a daring demonstration by the fire...

“Another exhibition by Prof. Leonidas' troop of cats and dogs. One of the dogs is shown stealing his dinner from the table in his master's...

Stage comedian Patrick O'Brien is fired from his job because of his drinking celebration of his son, Jimmy, graduating from college. After the show...

When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.

Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)

A man has to go to work, but finds himself locked out.

A boy finds it difficult to live up to his father's reputation at his school.

A short reenactment of a scene from Goethe's Faust.

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...

Harold becomes the victim of a clever bulldog pup who chases him in and out of various places.

A white child is adopted and raised by a Chinese citizen and brought to San Francisco, where no one surmises that she is actually not Chinese.

Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return...