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Dream of the Moon

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth. Wh

1905

A Trip to Salt Lake City

Made in 1905 when short films were still being done in just one shot (for the Kinetoscope peep-show machines) and lasted about 2 minutes, this depicts

1905

Electric Current

A couple steals food from a grocery store. To stop them from repeating their crime, the cunning salesman electrifies his shop.

1906

The Invisible Men

A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks steal the potion and go on a crime spree.

1906

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law premiered on October 23, 1906. It featured director Viggo Larsen as the anarchist and Margrethe Jespersen as his wife.

1906

Mr. Hurry-up

Mr. Hurry-Up gets dressed in a rush, and then races down to breakfast. After a few quick bites and a couple gulps of coffee, he races out the door and

1907

So You Want to Be a Salesman

Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.

1947

Indoor Sports by Tad

The film begins with an obese woman going to the shoe store and insisting she's a size 3 1/2--though she's obviously much larger. Then, out of the blu

1920

The Dream Lady

Upon receiving an inheritance from her late uncle, a woman starts a fortune-telling business designed to make her dreams come true.

1918

The Dresden Doll

In this one, Max has run low on ink, so Ko-Ko finishes drawing himself and then heads over to the camera room, where he creates his own characters, a

1922

Home, James

An artistic salesgirl falls in love with a chauffeur not realising he is actually the heir to a huge fortune.

1928

A Quick Shave and Brush Up

A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.

1900

A Holiday Pageant at Home

A few days before the Christmas holiday, a large family decides to put on a home-made play as part of their holiday together. The mother writes the pl

1901

Village of Daughters

A salesman from England is picked to select one girl in an Italian town who will become a bride for a native son.

1962

Meet Me at the Fountain

Frenchman Count Hardup advertises for a wife. He gets more than he bargained for when women start chasing him. He's caught by an old maid.

1904

Barnum's Trunk

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

1904

Chasing the Chaser

A very good as a faithful husband, whose wife is looking for proof that more than his eyes have been roving. She hires a private detective to provide

1925

The Cure

Max has a toothache, and it's up to The Clown and a bespectacled rabbit to pull out the aching tooth.

1924

The Family Secret

The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of pare

1924

The Rink

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

1916