American silent short films

Big Business

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1929 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being des...

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The Immigrant

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1917 IMDB Rating: 7.6

An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

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Never Weaken

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1921 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an osteopath, he gets an actor friend to pretend injuries that the doctor "cures", thereby building a...

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Pay Day

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1922 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

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Film

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye.

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The Idle Class

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1921 IMDB Rating: 7.3

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.

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Shoulder Arms

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1918 IMDB Rating: 7.3

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

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The Boat

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1921 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Buster's handmade boat, The Damfino, is finished and is, of course, too large to get through the basement door. When he drives off with it in tow, the side of his house, then the whole thing, collapse...

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The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1928 IMDB Rating: 7.1

This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.

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