Film Dictionary

Max, married to a physician, is jealous of his wife's male patients. Quite misogynist.

Charlie is a painter. The use of flashbacks was quite rare in those days, but the film is very slow and boring. Directed by Charles Chaplin...

Everybody is throwing bricks in this comedy starring Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand and Mack Swain. Directed by Mack Sennett.

Charlie wrecks havoc in a film studio. Aka "His Million Dollar Job". Directed by George Nichols.

Boring comedy with Charlie Chaplin drinking in the bar, returning home and getting into a fight. Directed by George Nichols.

Weird comedy set in prehistoric times, with caveman Charlie killing Jersey eagles and fighting for women. Directed by Charles Chaplin; his l...

Lizzie (a woman, not a race car) is seduced by a city slicker and her boyfriend Fatty comes to the rescue. Plenty of fistfights and gunfigh...

A bunch of bratty kids steal Little Billy's money, but he follows them around, cries and gets his money back. The first comedy featurin...

Mabel gets involved in some serious complications with her boss and his son. Confusing plot, unsuccessful film.

Cars are racing, while Mabel sells hot dogs and Charlie fights with Keystone Kops. Directed by Mabel Normand.

Charlie has to defend his wife Mabel from an insistent playboy. Later, she purchases a dummy. Directed by Charles Chaplin.

Pajama-clad Mabel is locked out of her hotel room. One of Chaplin's earliest comedies, directed by Mabel Normand.

A comedy with Charlie masquerading as a woman and causing havoc in a film studio. Roscoe Arbuckle co-stars. Charles Chaplin directs.

Charlie is a property man at a vaudeville theatre. It's not clear if the scenes that show him kicking an old man were ever meant to be f...

A Keystone comedy set in a park. Its plot revolves around a stolen watch. Charles Chaplin's directorial debut.

Thieves are stealing umbrellas, while large puddles of water prevent pedestrians from crossing the streets. Boring Keystone comedy starring ...

Max is drunk. Only this time, he is drunk in Monaco.

Max (Max Linder, who also directed) has some respiratory problems. After a holiday in the mountains, his lungs become extraordinarely strong...

A Mack Sennett comedy starring Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Marie Dressler and the Keystone Kops.

The greatest of all Italian epic films produced before World War I.

Memorable feature film set in the Land of Oz.

A memorable feature film set in the Land of Oz.

Waiter Charlie tries to impress society dame Mabel by pretending to be a VIP. A Keystone comedy directed by Mabel Normand.

Typical early Chaplin - suave Charlie flirting in the park, drunk Charlie trying to climb the stairs, naughty Charlie getting caught in his ...

A policeman chases two philandering husbands (Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain), who are flirting with each other's wives.  A Keystone com...

Charlie finds a job as piano-delivery man. A Keystone comedy directed by Charles Chaplin.

Charlie is a dentist's assistant, always fighting with patients and throwing bricks at pedestrians to knock off their teeth. A Keystone ...

Charlie works as a janitor at a bank. A manager steals the money to pay his gambling debts and tries to blame poor Charlie. Short on comed...

Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle and others are fighting over a girl during a dance contest. Many wacky ideas (a prisoner dancing with a cop...

Gussle (Syd Chaplin) and Ambrose (Mack Swain) are two golfers in this boring comedy directed by Dell Henderson.

Max (Max Linder) wants to be a great dramatic actor, but his friends only appreciate his comic talents. French comedy directed by Max Lind...

Gertie made her film debut in this historically important cartoon by Winsor McCay. She's introduced by her creator, reluctantly obeying ...

Confusing, but fast-paced farce. Chaplin's film debut, directed by Henry Lehrman.

The first appearance of Charlie Chaplin as the legendary Tramp. It's a self-reflexive look at the art of filmmaking. Directed by Henry L...

One of Chaplin's best Keystone comedies, set in a bakery. While the owner suspects Charlie of fooling around with his wife, a bunch of s...

Drunk Charlie faces the wrath of his wife. His pal Fatty has similar problems. Directed by Charles Chaplin.

The marital bliss isn't enough to keep Charlie at home. His handling of children leaves much to be desired and his wife Mabel is furious...

Interesting adaptation of a L.Frank Baum's story.

Charlie is rejected by his fiancee and he tries to poison himself. Directed by George Nichols.

Charlie is hired to take care of an invalid in a wheelchair. Aka "The Good For Nothing". Directed by Charles Chaplin.

Very weak Keystone comedy starring, and directed by, Charles Chaplin. It's all about flirting in a park and throwing bricks.

Charlie is the landlady's pet. Directed by George Nichols. Aka "The Landlady's Pet".

Keystone comedy with everybody sticking forks into each other. Directed by Charles Chaplin. Aka "The Rival Mashers".

Mabel Normand wins a car race, while villain Charlie Chaplin kidnaps her boyfriend and tries to sabotage the track. A Keystone comedy co-dir...

Short comedy starring Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Chester Conklin and Charles Chaplin (who also directs). It's set during car races.

Innovative cartoon by Emile Cohl.

1. "Juve contre Fantômas"  (Louis Feuillade, France) 2. "Quo vadis" (Enrico Guazzoni, Italy) 3. "Fantômas: ...

The second "Fantômas" serial. 61 minutes. It is divided into four episodes ("La catastrophe de Simplar-Express", ...

The first "Fantômas" serial by Louis Feuillade. 54 minutes. It consists of three episodes ("Le vol du Royal-Palace-Hôtel...

One of the first American feature films, impressive for its editing and locations. Innovative in every respect.

The third "Fantômas" serial. 90 minutes. It consists of six episodes ("Le drame du rue Novins", "L'enquête de...