The Scarlet LetterMajestic Pictures Corporation1 hr 9 min 35 sec – Nov 25, 2006
"At the end of the 17th century a impetuous woman of noble birth but poor arrives in Boston when it was just a village rather than a city. As she is married to an old doctor she tries to change her [...]
The Last of the MohicansMaurice Tourneur1 hr 11 min 6 sec – Nov 23, 2006
"Adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper novel about the American frontier during the French and Indian War." Directed by Maurice Tourneur and Clarence Brown, 1920. Film in public domain available at Archive.org
Steamboat Bill, Jr.Joseph M. Schenck1 hr 9 min 7 sec – Nov 19, 2006
"Steamboat Bill, Jr. is the story of a naive, college-educated dandy who must prove himself to his working-class father, a hot-headed riverboat captain, while courting the daughter of his father’s rival, who threatens to put Steamboat Bill, Sr. and his paddle-wheeler [...]
One WeekMetro Picture Corporation22 min 16 sec – Nov 18, 2006
"Buster and Sybil exit a chapel as newly-weds. Among the gifts is a portable house you easily put together in one week." Directed and written by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, 1920. This film is in public domain and available at Archive.org
Convict 13Metro Picture Corporation20 min 19 sec – Nov 16, 2006
"Buster is playing golf with Sybil when he gets knocked out. An escaped prisoner changes clothes with him. Buster goes to prison and learns that he is to be hanged. He changes clothes with a guard just as prisoner Roberts attacks all the guards." [...]
The BalloonaticBuster Keaton Productions22 min 30 sec – Nov 16, 2006
"Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon which lands Buster in the wilderness proves useful later on as their canoe is about go over a waterfall." Directed and written by Buster [...]
My Wife’s RelationsBuster Keaton Productions22 min 6 sec – Nov 16, 2006
"When a large Irish woman falsely accuses Buster of breaking a window he is hauled before a Polish judge who speaks no English and assumes they are there to be married. She takes her new husband home to meet her four gorilla-like brothers." [...]
The Play HouseFirst National Attracktion20 min 8 sec – Nov 15, 2006
"The opening scene, a dream sequence prior to the vaudeville routines which follow, is what makes this film famous. In it Keaton plays everyone in a theatre simultaneously (through multiple exposures).
He is the band leader, all its members, the dancers on the stage [...]
Das Cabinet des Dr. CaligariDecla-Film-Ges. Holz & Co.51 min 1 sec – Nov 15, 2006
Also known as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari". "A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. [...]
The Electric HouseBuster Keaton Productions20 min 32 sec – Nov 15, 2006
"The Electric House starts with Buster’s graduation ceremony as the first of his comic misfortunes, including a mix-up of diplomas so Buster receives a diploma in electrical engineering. This leads to a job opportunity: electrifying the family house of the girl he’s sweet [...]
The BoatFirst National Attraction26 min 47 sec – Nov 14, 2006
"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, collapses. At the harbor he rides the boat [...]
Fighting Caravans (1931)Paramount Pictures1 hr 20 min 26 sec – Nov 14, 2006
A western adventure based upon a Zane Grey novel and set on a freight wagon train heading for California from Missouri in the 1860’s. It stars Gary Cooper.
The Hunchback of Notre DameCarl Laemmle & Irving Thalberg1 hr 40 min 43 sec – Nov 13, 2006
"Clopin bought Esmeralda from the gypsies when she was young. Dancing in the square at the festival, Esmeralda is spotted by Jehan, the evil brother of the good archdeacon Claude Frollo. When he sets Quasimodo out to [...]
Santa Fe Trail (1940)Warner Brothers1 hr 49 min 29 sec – Nov 13, 2006
A fictionalized account of "Bleeding Kansas," John Brown, the raid on Harper’s Ferry, and the early careers of American Civil War commanders. It stars Errol Flynn as J.E.B. Stuart, Ronald Reagan as George Custer, and Olivia De Havilland as [...]
The PalefaceBuster Keaton Productions21 min 6 sec – Nov 13, 2006
"Evil oil barons have given the Indians one day to vacate their land. The Indian chief tells his braves to kill the first white man they see. Buster shows up chasing a butterfly. Later he keeps moving the stake to which he is tied [...]
Speak EasilyBuster Keaton1 hr 20 min 58 sec – Nov 13, 2006
"Naive, bookish Professor Post (of Potts College) inherits a huge amount of money and decides that now he can afford to go out and enjoy life. He falls for a dancer in a bad stage show, and with his new money decides to [...]
Sherlock Jr.Buster Keaton & Joseph M. Schenck44 min 0 sec – Nov 13, 2006
"A projectionist and a sheik are rivals for a girl. The sheik steals her father’s watch and Sherlock is blamed. Back at his projectionist’s job he dreams himself and everyone else in his life into the movie which is playing. He [...]
San ta Fe Trail (1940)Warner Brothers1 hr 49 min 29 sec – Nov 13, 2006
A fictionalized account of "Bleeding Kansas," John Brown, the raid on Harper’s Ferry, and the early careers of American Civil War commanders. It stars Errol Flynn as J.E.B. Stuart, Ronald Reagan as George Custer, and Olivia De Havilland [...]
Daniel Boone (1936)RKO Radio Pictures1 hr 14 min 37 sec – Nov 12, 2006
A filmization of an segment of the life of the legendary frontiersman, Daniel Boone. Specifically it presents an account of his first settlement in Kentucky. Starring George O’Brien.
Mutiny (1952)King Brothers Productions and United Artists1 hr 16 min 41 sec – Nov 11, 2006
This is a seafaring tale set during the War of 1812 and starring Mark Stevens, Patrick Knowles and Angela Landsbury. Directed by Edward Dmytryk and Produced by the King Brothers. This film is in the public domain.
