Public Domain Movies

She Shoulda Said No!, 1949 exploitation film

“She Shoulda Said ‘No’!” (also known as Wild Weed; The Devil’s Weed; Marijuana, the Devil’s Weed; and The Story of Lila Leeds and Her Exposé of the Marijuana Racket) is… Read more →

The Man Without a Country, 1917 film

The Man Without a Country is a 1917 American silent film adaptation of Edward Everett Hale’s short story The Man Without a Country. It was directed by Ernest C. Warde,… Read more →

Tangled Trails, 1921

Tangled Trails is a 1921 American film directed by Charles Bartlett. The film is also known as Sands of Sacrifice. By Neal Hart Productions / William Steiner (YouTube) [Public domain],… Read more →

Joan the Woman, 1916 directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Joan the Woman is a 1916 American epic silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc. The film premiered on Christmas Day… Read more →

The Gold Rush, 1925 by Charlie Chaplin

The Gold Rush is a 1925 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain,… Read more →

The Cheat, 1915 directed by Cecil B. DeMille

The Cheat is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, and Jack Dean (1874-1950), Ward’s real-life husband. In 1993, the film… Read more →

Snow White, 1916 film

Snow White is a 1916 American silent romantic fantasy film directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was adapted by Winthrop Ames from his own 1912 Broadway play Snow White and… Read more →

Captain America, 1944 (serial) chapter 1: The Purple Death

Captain America is a 1944 Republic black-and-white serial film loosely based on the Timely Comics (today known as Marvel Comics) character Captain America. It was the last Republic serial made… Read more →

Cinderella 1914 film starring Mary Pickford

Cinderella is a 1914 silent film starring Mary Pickford, directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., produced by Daniel Frohman, and released by Famous Players Film Company. The film is based upon… Read more →

Tom Sawyer, 1917 film starring Jack Pickford

Tom Sawyer is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama/adventure film starring Jack Pickford, Robert Gordon, and Clara Horton; it is based on Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Directed… Read more →