Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy

The Heisters

The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or alive. A bit

1965

City Lights

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suit

1931

The General

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached box

1926

The Gold Rush

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

1925

15 Days

A mockumentary about a man who survives exclusively on TV shopping, but always returning every product before the 15-day free trial period expires.

2000

Boxers in Barrels

Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumières.

1897

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

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

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

Soda Jerks

In this silent Mutt and Jeff cartoon, Jeff puts some pep liquid instead of the usual syrup in the sodas that Mutt serves to the customers in the malt

1925

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

Aankhijal

Aankhijal is a 1932 silent Bengali movie directed by Kalipada Das.

1932

The Cure

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

1924

Know Thy Wife

Rather than telling his parents, who have another girl picked out for him, Bob brings home his new wife disguised as his friend "Steve."

1918

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 Chaplin Revue

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin pro

1959

Lea and the Bobbin

Bess is busy reading a book when her folks come in and command her to spend more time at work. They give her a ball of yarn, a crochet needle and set

1913

A Lady and Her Maid

The photographer sends miss Ophelia a dozen photographs of her in different poses. Selecting the best one, she presents it to her favorite boarder, Bi

1913

The Miracle Water

In this sophisticated romantic comedy, healing waters are the cover for an extramarital affair that “cures” the infertility problems of a childless co

1914

The Burning Towel or A Household Quarrel

A couple’s fight over dinner leads to spiralling domestic abuse that spreads all over town. (MoMA)

1911