A collection of five classic silent comedies starring Charlie Chaplin, 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Mabel Normand, and others.

The Fraidy Cat (1924): This Hal Roach production stars screen legend Charley Chase as Jimmy Jump, an avowed coward scared of everything in town. Even the neighborhood children, played by the "Our Gang" kids, terrorize him. But when Jimmy meets the girl of his dreams, even a coward sometimes finds the courage to make his heart known.Half Back Hannah (1928): Anne Cornwall strikes an early blow for feminism in the title role, leading an all-girl freshman football team against the sophomores in a...

A SUBMARINE PIRATE (1915): When a larcenous inventor constructs a submarine to intercept an ocean liner carrying a shipment of gold, a witless waiter mistakenly takes command of the vessel and proceeds to create slapstick catastrophe. Starring Syd Chaplin, Wesley Ruggles; written and produced by Mack Sennett; directed by Charles Avery and Syd ChaplinCOURT PLASTER (1924): Process server Neal Burns raids a hospital to bring a reluctant doctor to trial. Directed by Gilbert Pratt.SERGEANT HOFMEYER...

THE BELL HOP (1921): Oliver Hardy and Larry Semon trip up spies out to steal secret papers from a safe in a government agent's hotel room.CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS (1922): Bobby Vernon is mistaken for an Eastern European prince in this parody of The Prisoner of Zenda (1922).THE TIN HOSS (1925): The "Hey Fellas!" shorts were slavish imitations of Hal Roach's popular Our Gang films. The "Hey Fellas!" gang counted Cliff Daniels (brother of Our Gang alum Mickey Daniels) and a Joe Cobb look-alike among...

SKYLARKING (1923): Harry Gribbon invents a flying car powered by hot air balloons, but it can't get him away from his nagging wife Lila Leslie fast enough.RENO OR BUST (1924): Bobby Vernon elopes with the androgynously named Duane Thompson, whose parents snatch her away to have the union annulled so she can marry someone who might actually have a future.GRANDMA'S CHILD (1926): Bobby Ray plays a lazy house husband who lies to his mother-in-law about having a kid in order to get financial...

SAFE AND SANE (1924): Jimmie Adams jumps at the chance to win $500 by cracking a "burglar proof safe" - despite the fact that he works for the safe company.ARE GOLFERS CUCKOO? (1926): Gene ("Fatty") Laymon and Charles Dorety take jobs as caddies but end up picking fights with the golfers on the links.DAILY DOZENS (1926): Ethelyn Gibson and Jack Richardson run a health spa with an experimental "Youth Restorer" that works a little too well.HAIRBREADTH HARRY in DANGER AHEAD (1926): Based on C.W....

HER FAME AND SHAME (1917): Louise Fazenda is a star-struck lunch counter girl who joins a burlesque troupe run by Charlie Murray with disastrous results.HER TORPEDOED LOVE (1917): Ford Sterling learns that Louise Fazenda's husband is about to inherit a fortune, so he buys him a ticket for a sea cruise that gets torpedoed by submarine pirates (!) Now the stage is clear for Ford to charm his way into Louise's bank account.HIS DAY OUT (1918): Notorious Chaplin imitator Billy West does his best...

Between Showers (1914): A woman unable to cross a rainwater-filled street draws the attention of mashers -- one played by Charlie Chaplin at the dawn of his movie career.Ship Ahoy (1919): A boarding house resident (Chaplin impersonator Billy West) matches wits with jewel thieves in this stunt-filled comedy directed by Charlie Chase.Sock and Run (1929): Wacky Frenchman Alphonse (Snub Pollard) competes in an American boxing match.The Wrong Mr. Fox (1917): An out-of-work actor is mistaken for a...

There's plenty of merriment and mirth in this rare collection of eight vintage comedy shorts from the heyday of silent screen slapstick.In the Grease! (1925): Hal Roach produced this comedy starring James ("Jimmie") Finlayson as a husband whose wife is away. Not only must he contend with culinary catastrophe, but also a naughty son and nosy neighbors. Starring Jimmie Finlayson; directed by Hal Roach.Stick Around (1925): Oliver Hardy and Bobby Day are hired to wallpaper a sanitarium where the...

THE NEW FIRE CHIEF (1912): Richard Lee starts a fire department in town, but his first rescue is hampered by forgetting to bring ladders and hoses. A FATAL SWEET TOOTH (1914): A thief with a taste for honey tries to steal a beehive in this Keystone comedy.A DAY ON THE FORCE (1915): Billie Reeves plays a barfly who poses as a police officer to get free drinks. Reeves was a British comedian who made movies in 1915 and 1916 before returning to the stage. Many consider him to be an important...

The laughs never stop in this rare collection of seven vintage comedy shorts from the heyday of silent screen slapstick, many featuring the era's superstars.MITT THE PRINCE (1927): Street sweeper Snub impersonates visiting royalty at a posh society party. BEAUTY A LA MUD (1926): Lovelorn Jimmie Adams disguises himself as master beautician Monsieur Brilliantine, in order to romance his sweetheart, right under the disapproving eyes of her father.BEN IN SOCIETY (1908): Ben Turpin is a military...

This unique compilation of silent comic shorts presents Buster Keaton, Bert Roach, Charlie Chaplin, Bobby Vernon and "Snub" Pollard in some of their most ingenious roles.LOVE IN A HURRY (1919): Bobby and Peggy want to marry, but they have to overcome a few obstacles first - including Peggy's boarding-school principal. Starring Bobby Vernon.ONE WET NIGHT (1924): On a torrentially rainy day, mishaps abound between a man, his wife, the butler, and some house guests. Starring Neely Edwards, Alice...

The name Hal Roach is synonymous with screen comedy. The esteemed producer/director remains one of the true pioneers of cinema, having made some of the most popular shorts and features of all time during the 1920s and '30s.Fresh Paint (1920): Snub Pollard decides to try his hand at painting -- with catastrophic results.Try, Try again (1922): Jimmy Parrott and "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison bring the house down -- literally -- when they try to save a suburban home from repossession.Harvest Hands...

The laughs never stop in this rare collection of ten vintage comedy shorts from the heyday of silent screen slapstick, many featuring the era's superstars.Hungry Hearts (1916): Oliver Hardy is a not-so-starving artist out to impress a gorgeous figure model.He Looked Crooked (1917): Ben Turpin's dreams of wealth come true when he finds a counterfeiting press, but the police are quick to burst his bubble.The Moonshiner (1920): City boy Billy Franey is in hot water when he runs afoul of a gang of...

The laughs never stop in this side-splitting collection of ten rare comedy shorts from the heyday of silent screen slapstick, many featuring the era's superstars.A Movie Star (1916): Mack Swain breaks the fourth wall when he jumps onto the movie screen to save a damsel in distress. Starring Mack Swain. Directed by Fred Fishback (Fred Hibbard). Won By A Fowl (1917): Fritz Schade is a restaurant owner bursting with jealousy because wife Peggy Pearce flirts with everyone who walks through the...

The laughs never stop in this side-splitting collection of seven rare comedy shorts from the heyday of silent screen slapstick. JUST A MINUTE! (1922): Eddie Lyons wants to elope with pretty Beth Darlington, but her police chief father won't let them leave town. GETTING GERTIE'S GOAT (1924): Lovebirds Jimmie Harrison and Dorothy Devore go to see the judge about a marriage license, but court is currently occupied by a bickering couple (Billy Gilbert and Babe London). HIS DARKER SELF (1924):...

A GROCERY CLERK'S ROMANCE (1912): In this surprisingly dark comedy from Mack Sennett, Ford Sterling is a grocery clerk who tries to blow up James C. Morton with dynamite so he can move in on his wife. PETTICOAT CAMP (1912): A party of married couples go to an island for a summer retreat. The women rebel when they realize the men expect them to do all the work for them. One of the few surviving films produced by the Thanhouser film studio in New York. A FLIRT'S MISTAKE (1914): 'Fatty' Arbuckle...

POOL SHARKS (1915): W.C. Fields, in his film debut, challenges a romantic rival to a game of pool. His expertise at the sport is shown using primitive stop-motion animation (the animator's hand is visible at one point.) HER PAINTED HERO (1915): After she inherits a fortune, Polly Moran attracts a swarm of enthusiastic admirers, including Hale Hamilton, Charlie Murray, and Slim Summerville. A TWO-CYLINDER COURTSHIP (1917): Billie Rhodes and Jay Belasco drive to the border to elope, but soon...

The end of freedom of speech in the West.

The end of freedom of speech in the West.

Saddle up for Western action with this double feature offering two exceptional and very different silent sagebrush tales, one on the "lighter" side, the other one heavy with fighting and gunplay.Pioneers Of the West (1927, B&W, Silent): Heroic Pony Express rider "Pony Bob" battles Indians intent on stealing horses. But there's also time for Bob to romance Bright Feather, a beautiful pioneer woman raised by savages. Dorothy Earle, who plays Bright Feather, co-wrote this all-action frontier...

The Desert Rider (1923, B&W, Silent): Prospector Dan Baird is shot by outlaw Rufe Kinkaid, who steals the map to his secret gold mine. The assault is witnessed by Baird's young son, who waves down rancher Jack Sutherland. Jack vows to raise the boy and track down his father's killer. Cowboy star Jack Hoxie appeared in over a hundred silent westerns in the 1910s and 1920s, his popularity based largely on his rugged looks and his championship skills on horseback. After a half dozen talkies in...

In the Jazz Age, Hollywood was rocked by several scandals: the death of matinee idol Wallace Reid after a long battle with drug addiction, the sexual assault and death of aspiring starlet Virginia Rappe (attributed to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle), and the (still) unsolved murder of director William Desmond Taylor. To combat widespread accusations that Tinseltown had become a hotbed of sin, a number of pictures were made that showed the dangers of sex, drugs, and vice. Despite their producers'...

Jackie Blair arrives alone at Ellis Island, his parents having died during the journey to America. He only escapes the orphanage through the good will of Bill Hicks, a retired sea captain. Despite the old man's poor health and shabby living arrangements, Bill agrees to take in the helpless young boy. The pair have no idea that Jackie's wealthy grandmother is also searching for him. When Mrs. Blair finds out that her grandson is living in squalor, she resolves to bring him back to her...