All Films

Wonderful London: London's Contrasts

1924 • 12 min • United Kingdom

In this episode of Wonderful London, comparisons are made between West End and East, old and new.

Wonderful London: Barging Through London

1924 • 11 min • United Kingdom

London is viewed from the 'new and fascinating angle' of Regent's Canal, passing from the docks in Limehouse through east London, under Mile End Road, past Hackney, King's Cross, Kentish Town, Camden Lock and London Zoo, finishing in Paddington Basin.

Thumbelina

1924 • 6 min

The earliest animated version of the tale by Hans Christian Andersen is a silent, black-and-white release by director Herbert M. Dawley in 1924.

At the heart of Unknown South America

1924 • 39 min

Marquis de Wavrin shot these images during a series of trips to South America between 1919 and 1922.

The Fatal Mistake

1924 • 50 min • United States of America

After being fired from his job on the Evening Star newspaper, cub reporter Jack Darwin (William Fairbanks) , with the help of an undercover police woman, Ethel Bennett (Eva Novak), prevents the theft of the valuable Riko jewels. Jack gets his job back...and marries Ethel.

Il passato che torna

1924 • 10 min

"Il passato che torna is such a mysterious title that it doesn’t appear in even the most high-end film encyclopaedias. Once again, the tiny reel we have comes from the film’s mid-section. Tamara is obsessed by the presence of Doctor Karinski. There is a murky past, a long demonic hand that creeps through masked balls, husbands seized by sudden paralysis, violated bedrooms, mirrors that multiply appearances…" - Andrea Meneghelli

Uztuptēva pēdējie piedzīvojumi Rīgā

1924 • 21 min • Latvia

An elderly man from the countryside arrives in Riga and adventures ensue....

N+N+N (Nini, TaxatioN, Nuisance)

1924 • 15 min • Soviet Union

The main characters - the Bezzabotovs - live for their own pleasure: the husband earns on speculation, his wife Nini has fun with fans. To avoid being seen as parasites, the couple are registered as unemployed. Soon, Nini's husband receives a mail notification that he should pay 500 rubles in tax. Indignant, Nini goes to the financial department and states there that she and her husband are unemployed and don't have the money. But before visiting the officials, she forgets to take off her luxurious jewelry.

Arboga Images

1924 • 5 min • Sweden

Arboga, Sweden: the train station, the river, the hospital and the market. This silent film is shown with new music by Matti Bye.

The Man Who Would Lead Labour

1924 • 2 min • United Kingdom

The home and family life of incoming Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

A Magic Ring, a Fatal Secret

1924 • 4 min • Soviet Union

The series consists of a total of 48 episodes. It is characterized by a blend of genres, with an ironic approach to both western and detective stories, while simultaneously revealing the fervent admiration of previous years for American cinema.

Diagonal Symphony

1924 • 7 min • Germany

A tilted figure, consisting largely of right angles at the beginning, grows by accretion, with the addition of short straight lines and curves which sprout from the existing design. The figure vanishes and the process begins again with a new pattern, each cycle lasting one or two seconds. The complete figures are drawn in a vaguely Art Deco style and could be said to resemble any number of things, an ear, a harp, panpipes, a grand piano with trombones, and so on, only highly stylized. The tone is playful and hypnotic.

The Fugitive Futurist

1924 • 10 min • United Kingdom

A habitual loser at the race-track is approached by a man who claims to be an inventor with a machine that can see into the future; but can it predict the winner of tomorrow's race? And just whom is the “inventor” trying to escape anyway?

Crossing the Great Sagrada

1924 • 15 min • United Kingdom

A spoof travelogue of an expedition by three explorers, confusing London and New York with Papua, sending up film effects, censorship and a profusion of other cinema-related targets.

Alice's Wild West Show

1924 • 10 min • United States of America

Alice and her friends put on a show.

What Do Young Films Dream About?

1924 • 46 min • France

A collaboration between Man Ray and Henri Chomette,, half-brother of the filmmaker René Clair.

Madre

1924 • 21 min • Colombia

An innocent young girl, jealously cared for and protected by her mother, finds herself in the middle of a conflict between two suitors who seek to conquer her, the first is a cousin who poses as a poet and the other is a muleteer of the farm. Her mother tries to help her but to no avail, and the young girl suffers the unjust consequences of the rivalry.

Wonderful London: London's Sunday

1924 • 8 min • United Kingdom

This episode features some favourite Sunday activities of Londoners, including scenes at the Gaiety Theatre and a young couple riding a motorcycle. A romantic scene on London Bridge contrasts with the bustle of Petticoat Lane's Sunday market - a popular destination for the common folk - while high society ride in Hyde Park.

O Segredo do Corcunda

1924 • 50 min • Brazil

Two workers in a coffee plantation, a young and an old man, are fired by the farm's foreman. But the young man saves the life of the landlord's daughter and both men are readmitted. The girl and her saviour fall in love and the foreman tries to kill the young guy, but ends up dying. Later the youth finds out that the foreman was responsible for his mother's death.

My Dear Cradle

1924 • 4 min • Yugoslavia

When a caring and loving mother of two dies, an abusive drunkard father gives the children to another, well-to-do family.

The Galloping Ace

1924 • 50 min

War hero Jim Jordon is unable to get back his old ranch job. He takes work at a ranch owned by Anne Morse and finds that Kincaid, owner of a nearby marble quarry, is preparing to seize some of Miss Kincaid's land.

The Hawaiian Islands

1924 • 10 min • United States of America

This short film from the Ford Motor Company visits the islands of Hawaii in 1924. The trip covers subjects like Japanese businesses and the extensive plantations that came to dominate Hawaii. You can also see customs like the preparation of poi, canoeing, and surfing, as well as the continuous destructive and regenerative powers of volcanoes.

Kim Vân Kiều

1924 • 55 min

Kim Van Kieu is a Vietnamese film made by the Indochina Film and Screening Studio directed by Paul Thierry, adapted from Nguyen Du 's Tale of Kieu, first released in 1924. This is considered the first feature film produced in Vietnam and also the work that gave birth to Vietnamese cinema. It follows closely the story "Đoạn trường tân thanh", commonly known as simply "Truyện Kiều" (The Story of Kieu). This is considered the most famous classic poem in Vietnamese literature. The story is based on the prose series Kim Van Kieu by Thanh Tam Tai Nhan and set in China during the reign of Emperor Gia Tinh during the Ming Dynasty (from 1521 to 1567). The characters include governor Ho Ton Hien, prostitute Vuong Thuy Kieu, and Tu Hai, a real historical figure who was a merchant and pirate leader of the Ming Dynasty.

Lenin's Kino Pravda: Truth in Cinema

1924 • 8 min • Soviet Union

Simple animation urges strength through solidarity: little farmers unite to compete with the big outfits. Also criticizes profiteering "company private shops."