All Films

The Skywayman

1920 • 50 min • United States of America

Suffering from amnesia, Captain Norman Craig is embroiled in a doctor's plot to steal both a cache of jewels and Craig's own doting girlfriend. A lost film.

Pollyanna

1920 • 58 min • United States of America

When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.

The Racer

1920 • 15 min • Denmark

A fast-paced little farce about the racing enthusiast Hurtigkarl and his sports-mad dream – to see his favourite runner hitched with his daughter Musse. Since Musse would rather be with hairdresser Svipp, Hurtigkarl has to think on his feet: A race between the two rivals must decide the matter – the winner gets to be with Musse until the end of days. The plan seems impeccable, but there’s something Hurtigkarl hasn’t thought of. In the race, your mind must be as quick as your legs! (stumfilm.dk)

Hitchin' Posts

1920 • 50 min • United States of America

Jefferson Todd and Louis Castiga, brothers-in-law, come to blows on a Mississippi River steamer when Todd discovers Castiga's presence there with a woman.

The Bolshevik

1920 • 20 min • Netherlands

A short silent farce about the lazy Flip, who starts a new job as a plumber. He is immediately sent to a house where there is a gas leak.

Convict 13

1920 • 22 min • United States of America

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

Charlie in Turkey

1919 • 9 min • United States of America

Animated short with the tramp Charlie Chaplin films. After visiting a secondhand shop Charlie dreams that he kidnaps the Queen of Sheba. However, the veil of this Turkish lady does not seem to hide beauty.

The Sage-Brush League

1919 • 50 min • United States of America

Film by Harry A. Gant.

A Geni and a Genius (Series 1)

1919 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Charlie Chaplin finds a genie who grants him his every wish.

Limburg in Pictures

1919 • 59 min • Netherlands

This documentary about South Limburg consists of four parts that were produced in 1918 for the Dutch School Film Committee. In 1919, the four films were combined under the title Limburg in Pictures, along with the film Coal mining in limburg. The film Maastricht includes footage of the River Maas, the crowded city centre, and the St. Pietersburg Plateau. Agriculture and cattle in Limburg shows the rolling countryside with its farmhouses as well as a draft-horse competition show. The Marl Industry features the marl quarrying industry in the province. Valkenburg and its surroundings features a train journey from Bemelen to the ‘Quadripoint’ near Vaals.

Arnhem and Surroundings

1919 • 23 min • Netherlands

Documentary film featuring the city of Arnhem and it's surrounding areas.

A Day with John Burroughs

1919 • 9 min

Shot at Woodchuck Lodge in Roxbury, this film documents a day in the life of great naturalist John Burroughs, during which he receives three young visitors.

The Port of Amsterdam

1919 • 14 min • Netherlands

A documentary about the activities in the ports and canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The shots include the Merwede canal, the petroleum and wood harbour, the tea warehouse, and the old city centre.

Friendship and Animosity

1919 • 6 min

FRAGMENT | Any grand picnic in the great outdoors is but a moment away from a brawl with an angry lepidopterist. At least, that’s what a food-loving jester and his poor girlfriend will soon find out when they mess with the important work of hunting butterflies. Soon after, the police swarm in and the chase begins! (Stumfilm.dk)

The Crimes of the Bolsheviks on August 21, 1919, or the Days of Kyiv Terror

1919 • 10 min

This terrifying film documentary shows candid shots of the victims of hostilities and life in war-torn cities during the Soviet-Ukrainian war.

The Meaning of Things

1919 • 8 min • Denmark

A pianist plays for a plump opera singer – or perhaps it is actually a pig? A young servant enters a gentleman’s room, or perhaps it is in fact a cage full of dangerous animals? ‘How it is – how it feels’ is the subtitle of this brief animated film by Sven Brasch, visualising various pointed metaphors with his sharp, characteristic pen. (Stumfilm.dk)

Java

1919 • 11 min • Netherlands

A reportage about the port of Tanjong Priok, as well as a train ride to Batavia full of offloaded goods. We see images of the old downtown, which is criss-crossed by waterways that are used for ship transport, for washing, and for the transport of bamboo. We also see the steam tram from Batavia to Meester Cornelis.

Wohelo Camp

1919 • 10 min

On the shores of Lake Sebago, Maine, dozens of radiant clear-eyed girls made the Luther Gulick camp, Wohelo, their own. Established in 1907 to promote WOrk, HEalth, and LOve - teaching young women skills such as canoeing, pottery, jewelry, and horseback riding, all in the spirit of camaraderie.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Funeral

1919 • 12 min • Canada

Live recording of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's funeral in Ottawa.

Demonstration of Fatih

1919 • 3 min • Turkey

At this rally, a Turkish woman (Halide Edip Adıvar) addressed the public for the first time in an open-air meeting. This film is a documentary of the rally.

Strictly Confidential

1919 • 50 min • United States of America

An English nobleman falls for and marries a beautiful young chorus girl. When he brings her home to the castle to meet his family, she is horrified to learn that she is niece, aunt, and/or cousin of all twenty-three of the staff of servants.

The Apache Trail

1919 • 10 min • United States of America

Views of the famed Apache Trail and surrounding landscapes. Filmed in “Prizma Color II”. From the Guerra Zacarías collection.

Day Dreams

1919 • 50 min • United States of America

A young woman reads tales of a gallant White Knight and imagines that such a knight might come to rescue her from her dull existence. Although she is wooed by a wealthy industrialist, she rejects his suit in hopes that her romantic ideal might come. One day a young writer comes to her village, and it seems as if he might be the hoped-for White Knight.

Daughter of Mine

1919 • 50 min • United States of America

Rosie Mendelsohn, the daughter of a kindly Jewish tailor in New York City's East Side ghetto, ends her romance with struggling author George Howard at the behest of her father, who prohibits her marriage to a gentile. George disappears from her life, and Rosie attempts to find him by becoming a private secretary to publisher Joseph Rayberg. She persuades Rayberg to host a contest in which authors submit endings to an unfinished manuscript she claims to have discovered. Rayberg, intent on seducing Rosie, agrees to publish the manuscript only after Rosie promises to have sex him when the contest is over.