All Films

No Control

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Nancy Flood, whose father Noah operates a one-ring circus, decides to take a business job to earn extra money.

Oh, Teacher!

1927 • 6 min • United States of America

Oswald's sweetheart is stolen by a schoolyard bully, so he has to fight him during recess to win her back.

Silk Legs

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Male and female sales agents, Phil and Ruth, for rival hosiery concerns try to land an order. For a while Phil succeeds and puts on an exhibition but Ruby makes the mannequins use her own brand of hose, flirts with the buyer and wins order away from her rival.

The Frontiersman

1927 • 55 min • United States of America

John Dale and Abner Hawkins are members of Andrew Jackson's Tennessee Militia, assigned to make peace with the Creek Indian tribe in general and the treacherous White Snake in particular.

Three Hours

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Left penniless by her vengeful ex-husband, Madeline is forced to become a pickpocket to pay for a new wardrobe. One of her victims is a Mr. Finlay, who threatens to turn her over to the police -- until he hears Madeline's woeful tale of her cruel, possessive husband.

The Claw

1927 • 54 min • United States of America

Based on the 1911 novel by Cynthia Stockley, this is the story of Dierdre Saurin, whose infatuation with Major Kinsella takes her to Africa where native uprisings and the jealous connivings of Maurice Stair await her.

Sailors, Beware!

1927 • 20 min • United States of America

A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

Marriage

1927 • 56 min • United States of America

Marjorie Pope, who is engaged to Magnet, a wealthy suitor whom she does not love, elopes with Trafford, an inventor, after his airplane crashes on the grounds of her parents' rural home. Soon, however, Marjorie, irked by his dedication and idealism, persuades Trafford to market his wonderful invention, but her extravagance leads her into an affair with Sir Roderick. Trafford turns her out of their African home, but she returns to nurse him back to health when he is injured by a lion.

Breezing Along

1927 • 25 min • United States of America

This is a better than average Hamilton film thanks to the presence of a bratty kid who makes Lloyd's life miserable. It seems that Lloyd was hired as a combination chauffeur, butler, cook, etc. and isn't particularly adept at any of these tasks. however, to make things worse, there is a bratty kid in the home who does his best to ruin everything.

Tumbling River

1927 • 50 min

Tom heroically saves rancher's daughter Dorothy Dwan from both a raging river and a gang of cattle rustlers led by popular western villain Wallace McDonald.

Hard Fists

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

The story is about a fake army colonel who blackmails Alvord into doing his bidding, including smearing a rancher and his pretty daughter .

Almost Human

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

John Livingston is a rich mama's-boy, who owns a blooded dog named Paul. Paul meets Maggie Mutt, and Paul, being a pedigree canine and somewhat of a cad, lures trusting Maggie to the barn to have his way. He then departs for his palatial doghouse at the Livingston estate. Meanwhile Maggie is broken-hearted and also finds that she is in a "family way", and gives birth to a pup she names Hank. Maggie tells Hank to find his "human ", and departs the scene. Hank goes to the park, meets a "human" named Mary Kelly, who is a homeless waif and sweetheart of poverty, and the two adopt each other. Later on in the park Paul comes strolling along with his 'human', John. A child falls into the lake and Paul and Hank team up to save her.

Great Guns

1927 • 7 min • United States of America

Oswald's country is at war, like many other volunters he joins the army and finds himself soon in the trenches. A short battle leaves him wounded, but at least in the field hospital where his girlfriend is working.

Lonesome Ladies

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Released on July 3, 1927

Clara Cleans Her Teeth

1926 • 10 min

Clara stands outside the playground watching the other children play. A teacher invites her in and she has lunch with the others; when one of the kids advises her not to eat so fast, she explains she must do so because the food hurts her teeth. After lunch the children are asked to line up so that they may brush their teeth together, but Clara has no idea what to do. The other children are amazed and tell her her teeth look terrible, calling her Snaggle Tooth Susan...

Stomatol (The Weightlifter)

1926 • 1 min • Sweden

A animated commercial for Stomatol toothpaste.

Berlin Still-Life

1926 • 9 min • Germany

A city symphony of Berlin.

A Story of Tobacco

1926 • 3 min • Japan

In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The angry man puffs on a cigarette in a pipe and blows smoke at the girl. The girl takes the cigarette from the man and puts it under her book. When the man threatens her with a gun, the girl throws the cigarette into the yard. The man becomes really angry and tries to shoot her, but the gun does not fire. In the end, the man starts telling her about the beginning of tobacco. According to the 1926 film censor record, the original one reel version had a total length of 174 meters and lasted 6 min. The second half of the film is missing from the existing version. (animation.filmarchives.jp)

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 18

1926 • 16 min

Adventure series; churches, businesses and schools in Okmulgee, OK; Tulsa, OK; Muskogee, OK.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 15

1926 • 15 min

Schools in Haskell, OK; Coweta, OK; Gibson Station, OK; Checotah, OK; and Boynton, OK.

The Story of the Monkey King

1926 • 5 min • Japan

A cut-out animation adaptation of the classic novel "Journey to the West."

Public Manners: Sightseeing in Tokyo

1926 • 46 min • Japan

The Tragedy of Virilla River

1926 • 1 min • Costa Rica

A short actualité depicting the aftermath of an infamous accident in Costa Rica when an overcrowded train carrying mostly farmers and labourers derailed while crossing the Virilla River Canyon, killing at least 250.

The Better Way

1926 • 58 min

Directed by Ralph Ince. With Dorothy Revier, Ralph Ince, Eugene Strong, Armand Kaliz.