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Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the...
Ben Turpin
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Chase Me Charlie
Chase Me Charlie6/101918HDChase Me Charlie was an anthology consisting of excerpts from several of Chaplin's short films made for the Essanay Company, including The Tramp,...
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Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts7/101931HDTo impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this...
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Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy0/101960HDCompilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bing Crosby.
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A Royal Romance
A Royal Romance0/101930HDA young writer, John Hale, inherits a fortune and moves into an alleged-haunted castle with his servant "Rusty." He discovers the 'hauntee' to be...
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The Pride of Pikeville
The Pride of Pikeville0/101927HDUnlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.
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Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay0/102017HDShort documentary about Chaplin's year at Essanay. Clips from Chaplin films but also from other Essanay films.
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She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside0/101921HDLifeguard Ben Turpin tries to keep order at the beach, where tennis players James Finlayson and Charles Conklin vie for the affection of Marie...
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A Christmas Revenge
A Christmas Revenge0/101915HDBroncho Billy becomes enraged when a stranger comes to town and wins the affections of his sweetheart. On the night of the wedding Broncho Billy...
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Sweedie Learns to Swim
Sweedie Learns to Swim5/101914HDSweedie, the cook, decides that it would be nice to learn to swim, so goes to a "dry land" swimming class for instruction. She is thrown out of the...
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The Law of the Wild
The Law of the Wild5/101934HDRex, a wild stallion, and Rinty, a police dog, are pals. Their master , John Sheldon, is framed for murder, and Alice Ingram plans to race Rex for...
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Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter5.5/101961HDAn appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
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Running Hollywood
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A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen10/101951HDPeter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).
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Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star5.5/101932HDA grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.
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Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm5.5/101920HDThe day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But...
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When a Man's a Prince
When a Man's a Prince0/101926HDThe plot has Ben Turpin as the prince of a mythical country who is being forced to wed a princess not of his choosing. In 1947, an outfit headed by...
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The Raspberry Romance
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A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol0/101939HDIn Sleepytown, cross-eyed Sam Smith and Mary Brown are about to get married. But the scoundrel, Jim Jones, wants Mary for himself. Jim uses a...
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin5.3/101919HDBehind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.
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A Prodigal Bridegroom
A Prodigal Bridegroom4/101926HDBen returns from the big city with his pockets full of cash. A hard-hearted, gold-digging vamp ensnares him. Ben enjoys being ensnared. In order to...
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Romeo and Juliet
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The Jolly Jilter
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Starlit Days at the Lido
Starlit Days at the Lido5/101935HDBasically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon...
