Character Studies

An 1895 British short black and white silent comedy film featuring two drunken men and a boy squabbling in a small bar.

When Luke, a travelling salesman, finally arrives at the Countess' castle, he discovers his client is not what she seems to be...

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the...

With the peak of his career long behind him, an actor clings to his past glory — until a sudden wake-up call forces him to face who he's become.

Believed to be the first film to feature cannibals.

Anita and Marion realize that an abandoned baby they sneaked into an orphanage was kidnapped from a millionaire. For the reward, they proceed to...

Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her....

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an...

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

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon....

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...

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to...