Polycarpe Wants to Make a Hit(1914)

The Cure(en)

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

Barnum's Trunk(fr)

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.

Dream of the Moon(en)

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. When he wakes, still drunk, he is in his apartment.

A Trip to Salt Lake City(en)

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 a Mormon man trying to get his wives and children settled down for the night on a Pullman car in a train. The children wear him out wanting piggy-back rides, he and the wives put the children in their beds, but of course they need a drink. The poor mans takes a lip lashing from his wives and hurries out, returning shortly with a large milk can with several straws attached.

Electric Current(fr)

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

The Invisible Men(fr)

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.

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law(da)

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. The movie is about a mother-in-law disturbing the house peace. (Stumfilm.dk)

Meet Me at the Fountain(en)

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.

Le homard(fr)

The Turn-of-the-Century Barber(fr)

A barber's customer is not accustomed to the blade. Luckily, the coiffeur has a modern solution.

Comic Encounter in the Djurgården(de)

This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the unique outdoor museum Skansen is located.

Sherlock Jr.(en)

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

The Chaplin Revue(en)

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".

A Quick Shave and Brush Up(en)

A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.

A Holiday Pageant at Home(xx)

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 play, and the children practice it. When they are ready, they enact first a prologue and then the play.

Know Thy Wife(en)

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

The Dream Lady(en)

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

The General(en)

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

The Gold Rush(en)

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

City Lights(en)

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 suitor.