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1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A Jewish prince seeks to find his family and revenge himself upon his childhood friend who had him wrongly imprisoned.
Directors: Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn, Rex Ingram | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson
Votes: 7,978 | Gross: $12.45M
2. The Enchanted Drawing (1900)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 1,417
3. The Haunted Hotel (1907)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
On a dark and stormy night, a traveler takes a room at a spooky hotel in the forest. As soon as the proprietor leaves, the room comes alive with ghosts and poltergeists who torment the man as he tries to unpack, eat, and go to sleep.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Paul Panzer, William V. Ranous
Votes: 529
4. The Sawmill (1922)
25 min | Short, Comedy
A bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman.
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon, Frank Alexander, Kathleen O'Connor
Votes: 270
5. The Burglar on the Roof (I) (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Crime
There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating him with a broom as they wait for help to ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 251
6. Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Documentary
This shows the heart of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given ... See full summary »
Director: Albert E. Smith
Votes: 215
7. Statue of Liberty (1898)
Documentary, Short
a three-quarter front view of the Statue of Liberty.
Director: James H. White
Votes: 197
8. The Clown and the Alchemist (1900)
1 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Short
Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture somewhat reverses the order of things. The clown plays some wonderful pranks on the old professor.... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 171
9. The Show (II) (1922)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Lucille Carlisle
Votes: 160
10. Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Comedy
Director Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick.... See full summary »
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Stan Laurel, Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, William McCall
Votes: 153
11. Little Mischief (1898)
Short, Comedy
Papa is reading his newspaper and his little girl tickles his neck with a long straw. Thinking it is a fly papa "shoos" away the supposed fly with his hand. The tickling continues now on ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 151
12. Hooligan Assists the Magician (1900)
2 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Short
This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some wonderful experiments, and when he ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 133
13. Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter (1901)
2 min | Short, Fantasy
Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke attempt to eat at a restaurant where all the rules (and gravity!) are inverted.
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 131
14. Astor Battery on Parade (1899)
Documentary, Short
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith | Star: John Jacob Astor
Votes: 119
15. 'Columbia' Winning the Cup (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
"This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later comes up and crosses the line in the same picture."
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 118
16. The Congress of Nations (1900)
2 min | Short
A new and sensational film, which deals in a highly up-to-date way with the international situation. A magician steps upon the stage carrying a hoop covered with white paper. Then in quick ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith | Star: Albert E. Smith
Votes: 118
17. Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle (1899)
1 min | Short
"Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in the new world for four hundred years, and up goes the ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 113
18. The Fleet Steaming Up North River (1898)
2 min | Short, News
"On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson to receive a welcome from the people and to fire a ... See full summary »
Director: James H. White
Votes: 110
19. Tearing Down the Spanish Flag (1898)
Not Rated | Short, War
The film consists of a single shot of a hand tearing down a Spanish flag.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 106
20. Huns and Hyphens (1918)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Larry, apparently a wealthy young man-about-town, romances Vera, who has developed a new invention, a gas mask, for use in the war. Larry leaves Vera's house unaware that German spies are ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Stan Laurel, Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, Mae Laurel
Votes: 98
21. Close View of the 'Brooklyn, ' Naval Parade (1898)
Short, News
"On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson to receive a welcome from the people and to fire a ... See full summary »
Director: James H. White
Votes: 98
22. Maude's Naughty Little Brother (1900)
1 min | Comedy, Short
In a charming dining room a very attractive young lady is seen seated at the table, evidently waiting for the caller who is to share a quiet little dinner for two. A moment later a dude of ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 95
23. Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb (1898)
2 min | Short, News
New York City welcome to Sampson's Fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba.
Director: James H. White
Votes: 92
24. Bird's-Eye View of Dock Front, Galveston (1900)
1 min | Documentary, Short
At the first news of the disast by cyclone and tidal wave that devastated Galveston on Saturday, September 8th, 1900, we equipped a party of photographers and sent them by special train to ... See full summary »
Votes: 90
25. The Rent Collector (1921)
14 min | Comedy, Short
Larry Semons is sent to collect unpaid rent in a rough neighborhood where "Babe" Hardy as the local boss won't give up easily.
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Norma Nichols, Oliver Hardy, Eva Thatcher
Votes: 85
26. Captain Blood (1924)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Peter Blood, a young Irish physician, treats a rebel soldier wounded in battle, and he is arrested, tried for treason and sent into slavery to Barbados. He and his friend Jeremy are bought ... See full summary »
Directors: David Smith, Albert E. Smith | Stars: J. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige, Charlotte Merriam, James Morrison
Votes: 83 | Gross: $0.45M
27. Golf (1922)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Short
Silent comedy in which, using a drill to make holes in his floor, a golfer refuses to stop playing, swinging clubs from a tabletop, smashing mirrors and pottery throughout the house, even knocking golf balls into his neighbor's soup bowl.
Directors: Tom Buckingham, Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Lucille Carlisle, Al Thompson, Oliver Hardy
Votes: 83
28. Panorama of Wreckage of Water Front (1900)
Documentary, Short
Director: Albert E. Smith
Votes: 76
29. Horseshoes (1923)
21 min | Comedy, Short
A boxer offers $50 to anyone who can stay in the ring with him for an entire minute. Larry, through a series of mix-ups--including hitting the boxer in the face with a tomato--winds up in ... See full summary »
Directors: James D. Davis, Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Kathleen Myers, Oliver Hardy, James Donnelly
Votes: 75
30. The Bell Hop (1921)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short
A government official staying in a hotel puts some important secret papers in the hotel safe. A ring of spies out to get the papers manages to steal them from the safe, and a lady ... See full summary »
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Al Thompson
Votes: 74
31. Panorama of Orphans' Home, Galveston (1900)
Documentary, Short
Director: Albert E. Smith
Votes: 74
32. The Bakery (1921)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Well-meaning but accident-prone bakery employee Larry is involved in numerous slapstick mishaps on the job. After accidentally causing the bakery owner to fall into a vat of cake batter ... See full summary »
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Norma Nichols
Votes: 73
34. Panoramic View of Tremont Hotel, Galveston (1900)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Albert E. Smith
Votes: 71
35. Launching a Stranded Schooner from the Docks (1900)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Albert E. Smith
Votes: 67
36. Dunces and Dangers (1918)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, William Hauber, Owen Evans
Votes: 65
37. Bears and Bad Men (1918)
19 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Stan Laurel, Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, William McCall
Votes: 63
38. The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898)
4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A reel of mirth-provoking stunts that will draw the pennies from the children, but which is of much interest to young and old alike. It opens with a crowd of children leaving school and ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 59
39. The Fall Guy (1921)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Larry falls afoul of wanted criminal Gentleman Joe, who runs a saloon full of tough guys and gunslingers.
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Norma Nichols, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander
Votes: 54
40. Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs (1918)
14 min | Comedy, Short
A man decides to stage a fake robbery in front of his girlfriend's father (who doesn't like him), hoping it will make the father change his opinion. Unfortunately, real crooks wind up ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, Frank Alexander, James Donnelly
Votes: 48
41. Plagues and Puppy Love (1917)
10 min | Short, Comedy
While in the park, Florence is pursued and flirted with by multiple suitors.
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Florence Curtis, Eddie Dunn, Pietro Aramondo
Votes: 47
42. Vengeance - and the Woman (1917)
Approved | Action, Adventure, Crime
Directors: William Duncan, Laurence Trimble | Stars: William Duncan, Carol Holloway, George Holt, Tex Allen
Votes: 44
43. March of the Movies (1933)
55 min | History
A two-reel short from Alliance (produced in England and not the USA as some sources indicate)covering the history of "moving pictures" from 1848 to the (then) present, and even going into ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Kent Stevenson, Marian Constance Blackton, Violet Virginia Blackton, Marjorie Bonner
Votes: 44
44. Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Persons who have visited the "Hub," no doubt carried away with vivid recollections of Boston's famous system of Underground Transportation and this film takes the audience from the bright ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 43
45. Romans and Rascals (1918)
9 min | Short, Comedy
Some villains plan the downfall of Caesar, but the emperor trades places with a young minstrel who looks exactly like him.
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, Pietro Aramondo, Owen Evans
Votes: 42
46. Dull Care (1919)
Comedy, Short
A bumbling detective lands alongside the crooks even the police are afraid of. He makes his escape through the window to a woman's apartment, where the misadventures continue.
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, William Hauber, Frank Alexander, Lucille Carlisle
Votes: 40
47. The Gown Shop (1923)
15 min | Comedy, Short
A fashion show for wealthy clientele at a fancy dress shop devolves into utter chaos.
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Kathleen Myers, Oliver Hardy, Fred DeSilva
Votes: 40
48. 'Shamrock' and 'Erin' Sailing (1899)
2 min | Short, News, Sport
The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 40
49. The Midnight Cabaret (1923)
Comedy, Short
Despite his vocation as a waiter Larry is in love with the star of a review at a cabaret and, after the most insurmountable obstacles, he wins her.
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Kathleen Myers, Oliver Hardy, Fred DeSilva
Votes: 39
50. A Pair of Kings (1922)
17 min | Short, Comedy
The king is threatened with a revolution and death, and he abdicates in favor of the dock laborer who has hidden in a box and been smuggled into the palace. The new ruler is too lively for ... See full summary »
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Lucille Carlisle, Oliver Hardy, William Hauber
Votes: 39