All Films

The Dancing Town

1928 • 20 min • United States of America

Young kids face off in a dance competition.

The Whip Woman

1928 • 60 min • United States of America

A different kind of a story about a different kind of a girl---a modern, young cavewoman who whipped her way into the heart of a man who wanted to forget about love!

The Flyin' Buckaroo

1928 • 50 min • United States of America

Bill Mathews mistakenly comes to believe that his sweetheart, Sally Brown, prefers the company of his brother, Henry, to that of his own and dejectedly goes to the city, where he finds work driving a truck. Six months later Bill returns home; that very day, the Delno gang robs the bank and kidnaps Sally. Bill follows the outlaws in a plane and parachutes into their mountain hideout; he captures Delno's men and rescues Sally, who quickly convinces him that she has never loved another.

The Starfish

1928 • 17 min • France

The romantic relationship between a man and a woman.

The House of Shame

1928 • 54 min • United States of America

Harvey Baremore is upset with any perceived extravagance from his demure wife Druid, while he is secretly stealing from his boss John Kimball to ply his mistress Doris with gifts. Yet when he fears that he may be discovered he counts on his wife to entreat his boss for leniency on his behalf. Kimball agrees to overlook Harvey's theft in exchange for Druid's company, but despite this strange arrangement Kimball's intentions may in fact be true.

The Bridge

1928 • 16 min • Netherlands

The Hefbrug may not be a remarkably beautiful bridge, but through a mix of close-ups, long shots, bird’s eye views and low angles, Joris Ivens conveys a sense of the bridge’s structure, its intricate mechanisms and ways of operating, the way it fits into the overall transport infrastructure and therefore the immense importance of this bridge for the whole city of Rotterdam.

Man-Made Women

1928 • 60 min • United States of America

The man who loved her showed her how to hold the man she loved. A novel picture story packed with drama, thrills and laughs.

Wife Savers

1928 • 57 min • United States of America

While stationed in Switzerland, soldiers Louis and Rodney fall in love with local damsel Colette, much to the dismay of Colette's self-appointed boyfriend General Lavoris.

The Matinee Idol

1928 • 56 min • United States of America

The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally joins a traveling acting troupe, and falls in love with Ginger Bolivar, who runs the troupe and stars in their Civil War melodrama. Don's producer sees the play, and thinks it's a comic masterpiece, and just what Don's Broadway show needs. But when Ginger finds out she's been played for a fool, will she forgive Don? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.

Artisten - Im Zauber der Manege

1928 • 55 min • Germany

The magic of the circus stables. Controversies and small private conflicts between the artists, clowns and entertainers.

Ghosts Before Breakfast

1928 • 9 min • Germany

Hans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine.

The Magic Clock

1928 • 45 min • France

A clockmaker’s daughter daydreams of a magic world inside a clock.

Romance of a Rogue

1928 • 60 min • United States of America

A low-key silent drama of a man seeking vengeance on the villain whose lies sent him to prison on the night of his wedding.

The Wild West Show

1928 • 60 min • United States of America

"Rodeo" Bill is a hard-nosed, fun-loving cowboy who likes a lot of action and will go out of his way to create some if things are going too dull to suit him. He attends a circus/wild west show and stirs up some trouble with both the locals and the troupers but, after seeing Ruth Henson, the daughter of the show's operator/owner, he decides to join up and travel with the circus. He also manges to take care of some trouble not of his doing.

A Woman's Way

1928 • 57 min • United States of America

Set in Paris, the story concentrates on the romantic triangle involving cabaret singer Liane, bon vivant Tony and petty crook Jean.

How to Handle Women

1928 • 60 min • United States of America

When Leonard Higgins, a cartoonist, meets Prince Hendryx, ruler of the small nation of Vulgaria, he offers to help save the country by advertising the nonexistent crop, the peanut.

Lightning Speed

1928 • 55 min • United States of America

Jack Pemberton, a cub reporter falls in love with Betty (Mary Mayberry), the governor's daughter. During an investigation into racketeering, Jack learns that gangster Velvet is attempting to kidnap Betty in order to force her father to pardon a relative on death row.

Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.

1928 • 13 min

The evening presentation of distinguished guests from earlier that afternoon.

His New Stenographer

1928 • 20 min • United States of America

Billy Brooks, a lawyer, sets out to get a divorce for a client by framing him in a compromising situation. But the scheme goes askew when the client's wife gets a job as Billy's new stenographer and he, not knowing who she is, selects her as the correspondent to frame her own husband.

Beware of Blondes

1928 • 59 min • United States of America

Jeffrey (Matt More), a jewelry store clerk prevents a robbery and, as a reward, given a vacation in Honolulu, provided that he transports a valuable emerald to the Hawaiian Islands. On the boat he meets a blonde named Mary (Dorothy Revier) whom he mistakes for a jewel thief called Blonde Mary (Hazel Howell).

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

1928 • 8 min • France

After a lengthy period of watching the dancers at the Folies Bergères, a fireman stops in for a drink. As he becomes intoxicated, his thoughts return to the dancers, and he begins to see images of nude dancers all around him. Whether he goes into the subway, rides on a streetcar, or returns to the fire station, he continues to see the same imaginary sights.

The Magnificent Flirt

1928 • 56 min • United States of America

Count D'Estrange tries to save his nephew Hubert from Denise Laverne he believes a heartless flirt. Denise's mother Mme. Florence Laverne uses all her charms to solve the problems. Finally Count D'Estrange marries Mme. Florence Laverne. Both couples leave for a honeymoon in Venice

After the Storm

1928 • 55 min • United States of America

Mistakenly believing his wife, Molly Dane ,has been unfaithful to him, ship captain Manin Dane takes his young son Joe and leaver her. Twenty years later Molly stows away on his ship and he learns the truth and all is forgiven.

My Son

1928 • 49 min • Soviet Union

A man discovers that he's not the father of his wife's baby.