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- DirectorBill Morrison
- DirectorBill MorrisonStarsHans StüweOlga TschechowaFilm is a re-purposing of an early nitrate film, Pawns of Passion (Germany, 1928) which has begun deteriorating, into a new story, allowing us to preserve what still remains while also appreciating the beauty of its transformation. Music and lyrics have been added to enhance the storytelling.
- DirectorBill Morrison
- DirectorEdgar KennedyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyWilson BengeMembers of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor. Soon they're out of a job, as well as their lodgings when the landlady finds out they've been fired. The boys try their luck at being street musicians, but the tiffs they get into with each other soon spread to passersby in general, until the street is filled with men pulling each other's pants off.
- DirectorCharley ChaseStarsBilly WestOliver HardyRosemary ThebyHotel proprietor Babe robs guests with his accomplice Leo, who is engaged to Babe's daughter. Father suspects something and peeps through the keyhole. Believing the bellhop has compromised his daughter, he rushes out to find a minister.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCharley ChaseOliver HardyGladys HuletteCharley needs $10,000 right away. Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million from her late husband and wants to marry a younger man. Mr. Blaylock, her attorney, sees a way to solve both their problems, and keep control of her $2 million.
- DirectorScott PembrokeJoe RockStarsStan LaurelJulie LeonardThe Wonder Dog PalIn Victorian London the esteemed Dr. Pyckle uses himself as a guinea pig when he experiments with a new drug that changes him into a compulsive prankster.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCharley ChaseOliver HardyWilliam V. MongTwo rich families arrange a marriage between their children. The kids rebel, each running away, and run into each other at the train station. Not knowing the other's identity, they fall for each other and work to sabotage the plan.
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyHarry BernardStan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsHarry LangdonAlberta VaughnEthel TeareA series of sketches with a shoe clerk, his wife, and his extra-curricular activities. The clerk steps out on his wife with one of his customers. Both his wife and the woman's husband catch them when they go to the beach and later watch a beauty and fashion contest. His wife enters it wearing a mask. Back at work on Monday, all has returned to normal, until the winner of the contest shows up for her prize: a complete wardrobe. Later, the clerk mistakes the manager's wife for his own and sets out to avenge a kiss he sees them exchange. A trip to the hospital later, the shoe clerk still has an eye for a peach.
- DirectorPaul KyriaziStarsRonald L. MarchiniMichael ChongJoshua JohnsonAn evil Oriental Dragon Lady injects three martial arts fighters with a serum that turns them into zombie-like assassins, and she sends them out against her enemies.
- DirectorCharley ChaseStarsCharley ChaseConstance BergenBob BurnsConnie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her lawyer husband, Charley, is a descendant of the Blue Grass State Chases. Assuming that they are now aristocratic heirs, they take a trip to visit their wealthy relations. They soon discover that Chaseville is a back-country hick town, and that their kin are dirt-poor illiterates who ambulate in bare feet. Nevertheless, Pappy (also Charley Chase) could use Charley to defend him in a breach of promise lawsuit. Miss Lavinia Watkins sued him for not tying the knot, after pledging to marry her. The case is resolved as the courtroom becomes a dance floor, and everyone celebrates.
- StarsBen TurpinMyrna LoyMadge BellamyBen Turpin hosts another fictional broadcast from STAR radio.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsTim PyeKatie PyeBen MartinA family get into a battle of wills on the side of the highway when their boy defiantly throws orange peels out the window.
- DirectorJane CampionGerard LeeStarsDavid BentonAnne BerrimanAlan BrownA collection of everyday awkward and embarrassing moments, each with an uneasy familiarity.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsGabrielle ShorneggGeraldine HaywoodMarian KnightThe awkwardness and confusion of burgeoning sexuality in teenage girls in a twisted and repressed suburban culture.
- DirectorCharley ChaseHarold LawStarsCharley ChaseJoyce ComptonJames FinlaysonCharley finds himself having strange spells during which everything around him seems to stop.
- DirectorCharley ChaseHarold LawStarsCharley ChaseAndrea LeedsKewpie MorganThe story begins with Charley writing a most unusual insurance policy. He's insured a Count that he will marry a rich young woman. Charley's boss isn't thrilled.
- DirectorCharley ChaseHarold LawStarsCharley ChaseZeffie TilburyWilma CoxCharley's somewhat prudish wife pretends to be a party girl.
- DirectorCharley ChaseHarold LawAlan HaleStarsCharley ChaseRosina LawrenceDarla HoodCharley, his wife Rosina and their daughter Darla attend "Bank night" at their local movie theater, more eager to win the cash prize than see the picture. When little Darla is selected to choose the winning ticket, she draws her father's number. The crowd reacts angrily, thinking that the drawing is a fraud, forcing the child to choose another number. This one turns out to be her own ticket, after which a third drawing yields her mother's ticket. While pandemonium erupts in the audience, some gangsters arrive and raid the theater. A chase follows, resulting in the eventual capture of the crooks. Back at the theater, another drawing is held, but this time Charley's boss wins the jackpot. After the boss grabs his prize, a bag of silver dollars, the bag breaks, and everyone in the theater goes scrambling for the money.
- DirectorCharley ChaseHarold LawStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley ChaseCharlie relates his harrowing vacation to his co-workers, including his encounter with two confused, derby-hatted hitchikers.
- DirectorLevan KoguashviliStarsNiko AbazadzeTornike BziavaLesya KalynskaTwo illegal Georgian immigrants struggle to get their lives together in Brooklyn, New York.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonJohn BrownPhyllis HaverA hapless amusement park attendant finds his runaway balloon ride has left him in a strange predicament.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonRenée AdoréeEdward F. ClineA sincere young man leaves his home to win his fortune so he can marry his home town sweetheart.
- DirectorRobert F. McGowanStarsNorman 'Chubby' ChaneyJean DarlingAllen 'Farina' HoskinsWith Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.