All Films

Spanking Breezes

1926 • 20 min • United States of America

"Spanking Breezes" is a short Mack Sennett comedy.

A Six Shootin' Romance

1926 • 53 min • United States of America

"Lightning" Jack inherits a ranch. Unfortunately, he is forced to share his inheritance with Donaldeen Travis, a snobbish debutante type who arrives from the East with her mammy and sister in tow. Donaldeen takes an immediate dislike to the uncouth "Lightning" and spends time instead with smooth-talking neighbor Currier King.

A Thrilling Romance

1926 • 16 min • United States of America

An aspiring writer chases after a pair of crooks when her handbag is taken.

Comin' Thro' the Rye

1926 • 3 min • United States of America

This is the cartoon version of Comin' thro' The Rye by fleischer Studios.

Samanishvili's Stepmother

1926 • 56 min • Soviet Union

A poor nobleman, Platon Samanishvili, has a big family. One day, his long-time widowed father, Bekina, tells him that he'd like to remarry. Platon has a problem now: if his father gets a child, he has to share his already small land property.

The Blind Trail

1926 • 53 min • United States of America

A man is suspected of robbery and murder and aided by his horse and dog.

The Terror

1926 • 50 min • United States of America

While Pop Morton, a rancher, is being sworn in as deputy sheriff, his daughter Molly, to escape the unwelcome attentions of usurer Blair Hatley (who holds the mortgage on their ranch), meets Art Downs. Art is mistaken by Steve Baird, one of Hatley's henchmen, for "The Terror," a notorious Arizona bandit, and uses this mistake as an excuse to invade their stronghold, where he finds Molly--kidnaped by the rustlers.

Flirty Four-Flushers

1926 • 19 min • United States of America

With her winnings from an essay contest, a waitress gets dolled up and goes to a swanky resort to snag a millionaire husband.

A Plantation Act

1926 • 10 min • United States of America

Al Jolson's first sound film. Dressed in overalls and wearing black-face makeup, he sings three of his hit songs: "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along ", "April Showers", and "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody ".

Colourful Fashions from Paris

1926 • 8 min • United States of America

Hope Hampton, aka Mrs. Jules Brulator of Park Avenue, models a large assortment of clothes from Parisian couturiers.

Wandering Willies

1926 • 19 min • United States of America

Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes playing “hooky from the hoosegow” (that's "jail" to you and me). Desperate for some chow, they opt to impersonate a police officer and a baby, two types of diners most likely to get offered freebies. When that fails, they go to the food-chain source, posing as a cow. Yet more misadventures ensue before the duo finds itself chased by a latterday edition of producer Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops. Director Del Lord was a former Keystone Kop who helmed many of the Three Stooges' most beloved comedies.

Miner's Happiness

1926 • 50 min • Yugoslavia

This movie is about a miner who works in Rakita coal mine in South-East Serbia, surrounded by untouched beauty of a rural region, where only a narrow-gauge railway occasionally disturbs the pastoral symphony of a creek hum and shepherd flute.

Examples of Color Cinematography Produced by the Kodachrome Process

1926 • 10 min

"This compilation of prints made in 1925 and 1926 highlights the strengths of the process with scenes of sumptuous clothing and fabrics, life-like shots of fruit, advertising setups, and abstract kaleidoscopic views. Prominently featured are shots of actress/model Hope Hampton, showcasing the latest French fashions from designers including the House of Worth, Lanvin, and Jean Magnin. These scenes were originally featured in the 1926 shorts Parisian Modes in Colour and Colorful Fashions from Paris, both of which were photographed in Kodak’s color film studio at the Eastman School of Dance and distributed across the US by Educational Pictures as part of the McCall’s Color Fashion News series." — James Layton

The Dixie Merchant

1926 • 60 min • United States of America

Goodnatured J. P. Fippany loses his home and takes to the road on a chicken-wagon with his wife and daughter. The wagon is wrecked in an automobile collision involving Jimmy Pickett, who falls in love with daughter Aida, and through a misunderstanding involving Marseillaise, Fippany's racehorse, his wife Josephine and Aida go to live with relatives. The disconsolate Fippany sells Marseillaise to Jimmy's father, sends the money to his wife, then disappears. Meanwhile, Jimmy finds Aida and convinces her of his love. Marseillaise, badly driven in a race, loses a heat, but Fippany emerges and rides her to victory, following which there is a reconciliation between husband and wife.

Buried Treasure

1926 • 20 min

The Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.

Hard Boiled

1926 • 60 min • United States of America

Tom Mix plays an Eastern dandy who finds himself banished to a Western ranch in this silent Western

Driftin' Thru

1926 • 50 min • United States of America

A drifter hobo is falsely accused of killing a saloon owner

All for a Smile

1926 • 8 min • Yugoslavia

A "Kaladont" toothpaste commercial.

The Return to the Crash Pad

1926 • 20 min • Argentina

A poor fellow is dominated by his wife who is unfaitful.

Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?

1926 • 5 min • United States of America

The Fleischer Studio's ever popular Follow-the-Bouncing-Ball series began in the early 1920s when studio boss Max Fleischer was approached by songwriter Charles K. Harris (best known for "After the Ball") who wondered whether audiences could be inspired to sing along with an animated cartoon.

Scents and Nonsense

1926 • 6 min • United States of America

It's a fairly straightforward piece in which Krazy gets involved with a dance contest, a bear, a skunk and a pawnbroker.

Bucking the Truth

1926 • 52 min • United States of America

Slim Duane, a wandering cowpuncher in search of his stolen horse, is forced by a fugitive to exchange clothes and finds himself stranded and broke in a town. He is seen by Eben Purkiss, who mistakenly identifies him as the fugitive (Matt Holden) and rides for the sheriff.

Happy Days

1926 • 14 min

Winnie Winkle's wee brother Perry captains a rag tag sandlot team.

The Yellow Back

1926 • 50 min • United States of America

Cowboy Andy Hubbard becomes known as a “yellow back” because of his fear of horses and is fired by rancher Bruce Condon. Andy soon finds work with neighbor John Pendleton, and love with Anne, the boss’s daughter. When Anne urges Andy to ride, he hides his phobia, leading Pendleton to assume that he is a good rider.