Character Studies

An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research....

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter,...

Two old tars, retired from service, live alone in a cottage by the sea. They sail along on an even keel, until a buxom and comely widow projects...

Silent comedy, based on a 1913 stage play of the same title.

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are...

Fairground boxing booth where visitors try to knock out the champion and win five pounds, the first contestants is knocked out but the very eager...

Each time Mrs Babylas sees an animal, she just can't help herself bring it back home.

A film crew is shooting a movie about guns and robbers, when real robbers turn up. Having to go home in robbers costume, they are mistakingly accused...

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the...

19th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.