Academy Honorary Award winning famous yesteryear American actor, comedian, filmmaker, screenwriter, and stunt performer Buster Keaton began his journey in the entertainment industry as a child artist. He went on to garner immense popularity earning the epithet "The Great Stone Face" for his physical comedy that became his trademark. Best known for his silent films Keaton directed, produced and acted in several notable ones like ‘Sherlock Jr.’ (1924), ‘The General’ (1926), and ‘The Cameraman’ (1928).
A virtuoso in his own right, who made lasting impression in the world of cinema in a career spanning several decades, Keaton had to also taste the bitter part of showbiz. He lost artistic freedom witnessing a downfall in career after he was hired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. However the veteran artist revived his career later as a comedian.
He thrived with starring roles in films like ‘The Playhouse’ (1921), ‘Sherlock Jr.’, ‘The Cameraman’; in featured and cameo roles in films like ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ (1956) and ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ (1966). On the other hand his films that flopped include ‘The General’, although considered his masterpiece, and ‘Sergeant Deadhead’ (1965) among others.
A newlywed couple receives a portable house as gift, which can be put together and built in a week. However, they are unaware of the fact that the kit’s component numbering has been sabotaged.
The Canfield and McKay families have been fueding for a long time. When both the patriarchs, John and James, kill each other, John’s wife moves to New York so that her son does not suffer the same fate. Twenty years later, her son Willie is informed that his father’s estate is now his. He decides to return to his birthplace to claim the inheritance, despite knowing about the feud.
Inspired by the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, a film projectionist also wishes to be a detective. When his fiancée is robbed, he is framed of the crime. He follows the thief to the train station, but finds himself trapped in a train car.
Norma Desmond, a faded silent film star living a reclusive life, is desperate to make a comeback and hires small-time screenwriter Joe to improve the script she is preparing. She convinces him to move into her Sunset Boulevard mansion, but erupts into a violent rage after he falls for young script reader Betty.
William Canfield, the owner and captain of a paddle steamer, is awaiting the arrival of his college student son, whom he has not seen for quite a long time. He expects his son to help him compete against John James King, who is his rival. However, when his son arrives, he is outraged upon learning that his son and John’s daughter are in a relationship. Since both William and John dislike each other, they both try to break apart the relationship.
A clumsy aspiring cameraman falls in love with a woman working at MGM Studios. He eventually manages to land a job at the studio, and tries to impress her to win her love.
Train engineer Johnnie Gray has two loves of his life; his fiancée, Annabelle Lee, and his locomotive, The General. When a group of Union soldiers hijack The General and accidentally take Annabelle hostage who was on board, it is up to Johnnie to rescue the loves of his life.
After a series of mishaps, a young man finds himself being chased by the city’s entire police force.
Seven Chances is a romantic comedy film which revolves around Jimmy Shannon, a junior partner in a brokerage firm, which is on the brink of financial ruin. However, things take a turn when a lawyer informs Jimmy that he will inherit seven million dollars of his grandfather if he gets married by 7 pm on his 27th birthday, which happens to be on the same day. He proposes to his girlfriend Mary, but when she learns why he wants to get married, she decides to leave him.
Rollo Treadway is a wealthy man who decides to propose to his neighbor Betsy, living across the street. Although he had already booked a passage for a sea cruise to Honolulu, Betsy turns down his sudden offer. Rollo decides to go on the trip anyway, without delay. However, due to certain events, Betsy ends up on the ship as well, before it drifts out into the Pacific Ocean.
Terry, a ballet dancer, is depressed over her failed career and attempts suicide. However, a once-famous stage clown Calvero rescues her. They become friends and give each other a purpose in their lives. Terry eventually starts liking him, and proposes marriage, but Calvero feels that this is not a good idea due to their age gap.
This action adventure comedy film revolves around a group of greedy people who hear about a hidden stash of loot. Soon they embark on an adventurous journey through the countryside in search of the buried treasure.
During the Second World War, an American travels all the way to Britain, to sell an old house near London, belonging to his family. However, he gets involved in much more than a simple real estate transaction.
Around the World in 80 Days is an Oscar winning adventure comedy film which is based on a novel of the same name by Jules Verne. The story revolves around Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, living in the 19th century, who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Along with his French valet Passepartout, he sets out on an adventurous journey.
This musical comedy film tells the story of a Roman slave Pseudolus, who hopes to earn his freedom by playing matchmaker for his master’s son, and uniting the latter with Philia, a courtesan. Things however, don’t go according to plan at all.
The lines of two fishermen, who were fishing on the bank of a peaceful river, get intertwined, and they both end up catching only the same single fish. To determine who gets to keep the fish, they decide to fight a pistol duel.
Film director, Michael Linnett Connors, chooses Broadway singer Molly Adair, to be in his next film. Although Molly is in love with Connors, thinking that he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings, she marries her co-star. Connors fires her out of misunderstanding, but his career eventually starts to decline with the beginning of the sound era.
Jeffrey wants to marry Virginia but she refuses to get married until her elder hard-to-please sister Angelica gets married. Soon Jeffrey introduces a mild-mannered Reggie Irving to Angelica and lies to everyone that Reggie is a notorious playboy. Hilarious chaos ensues as Reggie struggles to keep up pretenses and Angelica falls in love with him.
A local society girl, Hannah Adams, falls for dancer Tim O'Connor when his touring roadshow reaches Boston. They walk down the aisle and Hannah joins the group as an entertainer. Their charm and success takes them into silent films. But with the growing popularity of the talkies, the onus is on Jane, their daughter, to take the family legacy forward.
Grand Slam Opera is a comedy short film which revolves around Elmer Butts, a contestant in a radio show, who is hoping to win the first prize.
In order to make Tony, her lover, jealous, Patricia brings a plumber named Elmer from Paris to pass him off as her paramour. Tony himself is having an affair with another woman named Nina Estrados.
The Railrodder tells the story of the man who goes by the name of the Railrodder and embarks on a fantastical, adventurous, and comedic journey on the Canadian National Railway on an open-top rail maintenance vehicle that never stops or runs out of fuel.
Shy Professor Post is tricked by his butler into believing he has inherited a huge sum of money. On his trip to see the world, Post encounters a dancing troupe and becomes infatuated with dancer Pansy Peets. He then agrees to finance them to Broadway attracting the attention of spoiled actress Eleanor Espere.
This 1931 short film revolves around the stolen pearls of Norma Shearer. After the theft, a detective is sent to interrogate the party guests, most of which are famous Hollywood stars.
Elmer is a rich and naive young man, who falls for a working girl named Mary. While trying to find a driver for himself, he gets enlisted in the military accidentally. However, he is happy when he finds that Mary is working there as well.
In this short silent comedy film, Mr. Rough dozes off smoking which leads to a fire in his bedroom. While trying to douse the fire, he flirts with the maid who is also the love interest of the cook and a delivery boy. Chaos ensues as the two men get into a fight and are eventually thrown out by Mr Rough. Successive events lead to Mr Rough making dinner for two guests, who are actually thieves.
Assuming that the Prohibition is getting over, Elmer Butts and Jimmy Potts restart an abandoned brewery as they want to be the first, and make money so that Elmer can impress Hortense, a gangster’s moll. Being too early, their brewery is raided, but they are let off because their incompetence has produced no-alcohol-beer. However, the money-making beer attracts gangster Butch….along with Hortense.
After winning a beauty contest, Elvira Plunkett, with her mother and besotted manager, Elmer Butts, travels to Hollywood. During the journey, they meet film-star Larry Mitchell who takes a liking to Elvira and assists her around Hollywood. Trying to help Elvira, Elmer blunders through movie sets, but manages to get a part for himself. Finally, which lucky guy will win Elvira’s heart?
Go-Go is an intelligence officer and Martian scout sent to Earth to pave the way for a full-fledged invasion. But when his power pack malfunctions he is rescued by Earthling and kindly widow, Aunt Wendy. On Earth, Go-Go falls in love with Connie and ultimately saves Earth from his fellow Martians.
When Frankie has to go for his Naval Reserve military duty in Tahiti, he enlists the help of a witch doctor Bwana to ensure that his girlfriend Dee Dee does not fall for any other guy. When advertising executive Ricky arrives, Bwana dispatches a mysterious beauty Cassandra to keep him away from Dee Dee. However Cassandra attracts other attention as well.
Sergeant Deadhead sets off a rocket during a parade, and therefore he is sent to a guardhouse by his commanding officer. He eventually attempts to escape, but this time, he boards a rocket by accident and launches himself to space with a chimpanzee. When he returns, it seems that his brains got swapped with the chimpanzee’s.
Train engineer Johnnie Gray has two loves of his life; his fiancée, Annabelle Lee, and his locomotive, The General. When a group of Union soldiers hijack The General and accidentally take Annabelle hostage who was on board, it is up to Johnnie to rescue the loves of his life.
Inspired by the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, a film projectionist also wishes to be a detective. When his fiancée is robbed, he is framed of the crime. He follows the thief to the train station, but finds himself trapped in a train car.
A newlywed couple receives a portable house as gift, which can be put together and built in a week. However, they are unaware of the fact that the kit’s component numbering has been sabotaged.
A clumsy aspiring cameraman falls in love with a woman working at MGM Studios. He eventually manages to land a job at the studio, and tries to impress her to win her love.
Seven Chances is a romantic comedy film which revolves around Jimmy Shannon, a junior partner in a brokerage firm, which is on the brink of financial ruin. However, things take a turn when a lawyer informs Jimmy that he will inherit seven million dollars of his grandfather if he gets married by 7 pm on his 27th birthday, which happens to be on the same day. He proposes to his girlfriend Mary, but when she learns why he wants to get married, she decides to leave him.
William Canfield, the owner and captain of a paddle steamer, is awaiting the arrival of his college student son, whom he has not seen for quite a long time. He expects his son to help him compete against John James King, who is his rival. However, when his son arrives, he is outraged upon learning that his son and John’s daughter are in a relationship. Since both William and John dislike each other, they both try to break apart the relationship.
The Canfield and McKay families have been fueding for a long time. When both the patriarchs, John and James, kill each other, John’s wife moves to New York so that her son does not suffer the same fate. Twenty years later, her son Willie is informed that his father’s estate is now his. He decides to return to his birthplace to claim the inheritance, despite knowing about the feud.
Rollo Treadway is a wealthy man who decides to propose to his neighbor Betsy, living across the street. Although he had already booked a passage for a sea cruise to Honolulu, Betsy turns down his sudden offer. Rollo decides to go on the trip anyway, without delay. However, due to certain events, Betsy ends up on the ship as well, before it drifts out into the Pacific Ocean.
After a series of mishaps, a young man finds himself being chased by the city’s entire police force.
The Railrodder tells the story of the man who goes by the name of the Railrodder and embarks on a fantastical, adventurous, and comedic journey on the Canadian National Railway on an open-top rail maintenance vehicle that never stops or runs out of fuel.
Film director, Michael Linnett Connors, chooses Broadway singer Molly Adair, to be in his next film. Although Molly is in love with Connors, thinking that he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings, she marries her co-star. Connors fires her out of misunderstanding, but his career eventually starts to decline with the beginning of the sound era.
To prevent a libel case against his newspaper, an editor hires a male escort to compromise the reputation of the woman who is suing his newspaper.
Joe is an inventor in a small town in America. His inventions are ridiculed by others, but only his girlfriend believes in him. When he is halfway successful, another woman tries to win his heart, and his girlfriend thinks that he is leaving her.
In this short silent comedy film, Mr. Rough dozes off smoking which leads to a fire in his bedroom. While trying to douse the fire, he flirts with the maid who is also the love interest of the cook and a delivery boy. Chaos ensues as the two men get into a fight and are eventually thrown out by Mr Rough. Successive events lead to Mr Rough making dinner for two guests, who are actually thieves.
A group of friends get a race horse after its owner decides to retire. Soon, they gather some money so that they can compete at the Hollywood Derby.
A nobleman disguised as a bondsman falls for a heiress in the midst of organizing an uprising against the captain of a Louisiana-bound ship.
Dr Ann Wotters is a scientist working at Brockhurst Institute of Research in Los Angeles. She is shocked when she learns that her uncle is going to be let off because the institute can’t afford to keep him anymore. When she learns that the institute needs $ 20,000 to afford his services, along with her colleagues, she plans to try their luck at a racetrack.
A silent comedy film about a train journey that poses several challenges to the passengers along the way. Although the engineer is well equipped to face most of them, the situation exacerbates when a group of Indians ambush the train.
The Round-Up is a Western silent film about a young man who gets himself into trouble by deceiving the girl he wants. When the truth is out, a sheriff follows him as he ventures into a desert to make ammends.
