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1. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold
Votes: 27,904 | Gross: $4.66M
2. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
A con man from the city dupes a wealthy country girl into marriage.
Directors: Mack Sennett, Charles Bennett | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain
Votes: 3,724
3. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Passed | 150 min | Drama, Romance, War
An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.
Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard
Votes: 3,549 | Gross: $9.20M
4. The King of Kings (1927)
Not Rated | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 2,412 | Gross: $1.77M
5. The Wizard of Oz (1925)
TV-G | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Dorothy, heir to the Oz throne, must take it back from the wicked Prime Minister Kruel with the help of three farmhands.
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Dorothy Dwan, Charles Murray, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr
Votes: 1,748
6. Laughing Gas (1914)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy
Charlie pretends to be a dentist though he is only his assistant. When a patient can't stop laughing from the anesthesia Charlie knocks him out with a club. He is sent to the drug store, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Fritz Schade, Alice Howell, Slim Summerville
Votes: 1,645
7. Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
TV-G | 30 min | Short, Comedy
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret and must endure the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and pretends to be a fancy ambassador but must contend with the jealousy of her fiancé.
Director: Mabel Normand | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Dan Albert, Phyllis Allen
Votes: 1,494
8. Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie is hanging around in the park, finding problems with a jealous suitor, a man who thinks that Charlie has robbed him a watch, a policeman and even a little boy, all because our friend can't stop snooping.
Directors: Joseph Maddern, Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy, Gordon Griffith
Votes: 1,426
9. The Crusades (1935)
Passed | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, History
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith
Votes: 1,291
10. The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy
The plot is a satire derived from Hugh Antoine D'Arcy's poem of the same title. The painter courts Madeleine but loses to the wealthy client who sits for his portrait. The despairing artist... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Cecile Arnold, Jess Dandy, Vivian Edwards
Votes: 1,179
11. Don Juan (1926)
Passed | 110 min | Adventure, Romance
In 16th-century Italy, devil-may-care playboy Don Juan runs afoul of the despotic Borgias.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Jane Winton, John Roche, Warner Oland, Estelle Taylor
Votes: 963 | Gross: $1.92M
12. The Property Man (1914)
Not Rated | 28 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. There are further difficulties with frequent scene changes, wrong entries and a fireman's hose... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Charles Bennett, Jess Dandy
Votes: 944
13. The Return of Chandu (1934)
Approved | 208 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The cult of Ubasti, headquartered on the isle of Lemuria, believes that Princess Nadji of Egypt is a reincarnation of their long-dead goddess, Ossana, and intend to sacrifice her so that Ossana may be resurrected.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Lucien Prival
Votes: 435
14. The Young Rajah (1922)
Passed | 54 min | Romance, Drama
A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Wanda Hawley, Pat Moore, Charles Ogle
Votes: 423 | Gross: $0.24M
15. Narcotic (1933)
Not Rated | 57 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
Exploitation film which follows the downward spiral of an idealistic medical student whose fall from grace leads him to opium dens, a carnival freakshow, swanky drug parties, dingy brothels, and finally the barrel of his own revolver.
Directors: Dwain Esper, Vival Sodar't | Stars: Harry Cording, Joan Dix, Patricia Farley, Jean Lacy
Votes: 421
16. Fatty's Tintype Tangle (1915)
Passed | 27 min | Comedy, Short
Fatty's brazen attempt to liberate himself from the oppression of his mother-in-law leads to a series of farcical mix-ups that threaten to ruin his marriage.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edgar Kennedy, Norma Nichols, Louise Fazenda
Votes: 414
17. Old San Francisco (1927)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance
In San Francisco, a villainous land owner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Dolores Costello, Josef Swickard, Anders Randolf, Charles Emmett Mack
Votes: 410
18. Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Passed | 302 min | Mystery
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put his criminal gang back together again.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel, Ted Pearson, Jennifer Jones
Votes: 363
19. The Narrow Corner (1933)
TV-PG | 69 min | Drama
An Englishman sought for murder escapes to South Seas island.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Patricia Ellis, Ralph Bellamy, Dudley Digges
Votes: 341
20. Zorro Rides Again (1937)
Approved | 212 min | Family, Western
The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists hoping to force its sale; no one can prove their connection to profiteer Marsden.... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: John Carroll, Noah Beery, Richard Alexander, Reed Howes
Votes: 337
21. The Lost City (I) (1935)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
An evil scientist plots to take over the world from his base in Africa, where he has invented a machine that can cause earthquakes.
Director: Harry Revier | Stars: William 'Stage' Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell, Josef Swickard
Votes: 319
22. Mabel and Fatty's Married Life (1915)
TV-G | 14 min | Comedy, Short
When a woman's husband leaves town, she begins to see odd things happening in her house. Afraid that gangsters are after her, she becomes increasingly anxious.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Dan Albert, Joe Bordeaux
Votes: 317
23. Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life (1915)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and... See full summary »
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Al St. John, Josef Swickard
Votes: 295
24. Hotel Imperial (1927)
85 min | Drama, War
During World War I, a hotel maid and Austrian officer in hiding attempt to survive in a Russian-occupied town.
Director: Mauritz Stiller | Stars: Pola Negri, James Hall, George Siegmann, Max Davidson
Votes: 275
25. Get Your Man (1927)
63 min | Comedy, Romance
A young American girl in Paris falls in love with a handsome nobleman, but he is about to wed in an arranged marriage. She hatches a plan to overcome that obstacle and get her man.
Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Josef Swickard, Josephine Dunn
Votes: 268
26. Custer's Last Stand (I) (1936)
Passed | 328 min | War, Western
When some men are attacked by Indians, a survivor obtains an Indian medicine arrow. An Indian tells Blade he has found gold but will not tell him where until he has that arrow. So Blade ... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Rex Lease, Lona Andre, William Farnum, Ruth Mix
Votes: 250
27. Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915)
Passed | 11 min | Comedy, Short
In a small city park where strict vigilance is maintained against flirting. Mabel, a young and pretty wife with a bore of a husband innocently amuses herself with the harmless attentions of... See full summary »
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Harry Gribbon, Minta Durfee
Votes: 239
28. The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Approved | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the Prologue, pirates hide a treasure on an island off the Mexican coast. And the pirates, the map and the treasure disappear in a volcanic eruption. The legend of the island draws ... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Don Terry, Gwen Gaze, Walter Miller, Grant Withers
Votes: 226
29. Dante's Inferno (1924)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. The businessman is tried for murder, executed, and afterward swiftly taken by ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Otto | Stars: Lawson Butt, Howard Gaye, Ralph Lewis, Pauline Starke
Votes: 203 | Gross: $0.26M
30. The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Mystery
A brilliant but impoverished writer, who is a pacifist, goes to work for a publisher and writes anti-war editorials. When he discovers that the publisher has betrayed him and is in league ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley
Votes: 196
31. The Danger Girl (1916)
Not Rated | 18 min | Comedy, Short
Madcap Gloria disguises herself as a man, in order to lure a "dangerous" vamp away from her beau, Bobbie.
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Gloria Swanson, Helen Bray, Reggie Morris
Votes: 195
32. A Submarine Pirate (1915)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy, Short
An inventor and his accomplice plan to rob a ship carrying gold bullion by using a submarine. A waiter overhears their plans, buys himself an admiral's uniform, tricks his way into command of the sub and plots to take the ship himself.
Directors: Charles Avery, Syd Chaplin | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Glen Cavender, Wesley Ruggles
Votes: 194
33. Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)
13 min | Action, Comedy, Short
After Walrus has been shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose sees Walrus flirting with his wife he leaves. When Walrus runs away with Mrs. Ambrose, Ambrose gets on a horse to save her. The Keystone Kops are also after Walrus.
Director: Walter Wright | Stars: Mack Swain, Minta Durfee, Chester Conklin, Josef Swickard
Votes: 166
34. Shot in the Excitement (1914)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Comedy
A girl and her suitor are interrupted by the pranks of a rival (who rigs a booby trap which fires a cannon). Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin. Presented by CineMuseum (on behalf of Keystone Films).
Director: Rube Miller | Stars: Al St. John, Alice Howell, Rube Miller, Josef Swickard
Votes: 165
35. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
70 min | Drama, History, Romance
Alcoholic lawyer Sydney Carton travels to Paris during the Reign of Terror to rescue French aristocrat Charles Darnay, husband of the woman he loves.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: William Farnum, Jewel Carmen, Charles Clary, Herschel Mayall
Votes: 161
36. Love, Loot and Crash (1915)
11 min | Short, Comedy
A flustered father seeks a cook for his kitchen, his daughter seeks to elope and a pair of crooks seek to get some loot. Add the Keystone cops and stir vigorously.
Director: Frank Griffin | Stars: Charley Chase, Fontaine La Rue, Josef Swickard, William Hauber
Votes: 158
37. Perils of Pauline (1933)
Passed | 231 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Evalyn Knapp, Craig Reynolds, James Durkin, John Davidson
Votes: 156
38. Love Me Forever (1935)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A man who loves an aspiring opera singer is prepared to sacrifice everything to help her with her career, even though he knows she doesn't love him.
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Grace Moore, Leo Carrillo, Robert Allen, Spring Byington
Votes: 148
39. A Dog of Flanders (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Family
Tentative adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition is to become a painter.
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Frankie Thomas, O.P. Heggie, Helen Parrish, DeWitt Jennings
Votes: 147
40. Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Ambrose tells his wife he is on a train trip, but joins a pal and dates at a cafe. However, he has some explaining to do when the train wrecks and a cafe proprietor and his dancer ... See full summary »
Director: F. Richard Jones | Stars: Mack Swain, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy, Charley Chase
Votes: 140
41. Fit for a King (1937)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Romance
A newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on royalty and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Helen Mack, Paul Kelly, Harry Davenport
Votes: 133
42. The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
Approved | 91 min | Biography, Music, Musical
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Walter Connolly, Lee Bowman
Votes: 132 | Gross: $0.30M
43. A Lover's Lost Control (1915)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Comedy
Mr. Gussle takes Mrs. Gussle to the department store to do some shopping. While Mrs. Gussle goes about her shopping errands, Mr. Gussle can't help but cause havoc for the store employees ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Avery, Syd Chaplin | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Frank Alexander, Joy Lewis
Votes: 132
44. $1000 a Touchdown (1939)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A show-biz couple inherit a college on the brink of bankruptcy. In a bid to increase funding they attempt to build up the college football team by offering $1,000 for every touchdown scored.
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward
Votes: 128
45. The Girl Said No (1937)
76 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Jimmy, a bookie cum horse buying agent, meets a beautiful dance hall girl. After leading him on, and out of his money, she rejects him. Jimmy hatches a scheme to wreak revenge on her. He ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Robert Armstrong, Irene Hervey, Paula Stone, Edward Brophy
Votes: 123
46. The Noise of Bombs (1914)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy
The Police Chief is tracking a band of four desperadoes who vow revenge by blowing up his house. The desperadoes manage to kidnap one of the Chief's hapless constables--the boyfriend of the... See full summary »
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Charles Murray, Edgar Kennedy, Lucille Ward, Dixie Chene
Votes: 121
47. Mexicali Rose (1939)
Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
Bad guys interested in oil profits attempt to take a mission away from poor Mexican children, but Gene and Frog save the day.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Noah Beery, Luana Walters
Votes: 116
48. Mamba (1930)
Passed | 78 min | Drama
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the ... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Eleanor Boardman, Ralph Forbes, Claude Fleming
Votes: 108
49. Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915)
18 min | Short, Comedy
After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.
Director: Ford Sterling | Stars: Ford Sterling, Minta Durfee, Harry Bernard, Harry McCoy
Votes: 107
50. The Lone Defender (1930)
Passed | 217 min | Family, Western
A prospector is murdered by The Cactus Kid and his gang, who hope to find the murdered man's goldmine. The miner's dog, Rin-Tin-Tin, recognizes the killers, who thereafter seek to use the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Walter Miller, June Marlowe, Josef Swickard
Votes: 106