A Favorite Fool

The Short-Sighted Cyclist

June 1907 •

The cyclist is dispatched upon an important errand, and his humorous and alarming adventures by the way form the subject of this series. Misadventure follows misadventure with great frequency, but the cyclist comes up smiling every time, mounts his machine, and again resumes his journey. Accidents which would maim or kill an ordinary mortal serve only to spur him on to fresh exertions in a mad search for physical inconveniences and dangers, which always present themselves. (Picture World)

When Spirits Move

January 1920 •English

A 1920 Silent comedy

The Paleface

January 1922 •English

A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.

The Prince and the Pauper

November 1990 •English

Long ago in a land with an ailing king, there was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, a pauper called Mickey and the other, the Crown Prince.

The Celebrity Interview

November 2021 •English

A man finds a woman on the side of the street and decides to interview her.

A Pirate in Alphabet City

November 2012 •English

A pirate named Rudder travels to Alphabet City and wanders through the city to find her identity.

Momma's Boy

March 2023 •English

Sam is a teenager whose many anxieties manifest as a ghostly apparition of his mother that is determined to give him a panic attack.

EGGspression

August 2023 •

Egglantine loves salt on her eggs. Eggbert prefers pepper. Who blinks first in this playful Easter ritual?

Ten ways to seem cool in a movie (short, medium or long length movie)

October 2024 •English

A ten pointed funny story with ten different characters shows us literally ten ways to seem cool in a movie

Helen's Nose

October 2021 •English

An overlooked woman finds much needed confidence when she experiences the horror of an additional growth on her face.

The Bouquet

February 1966 •Russian

A husband becomes unfaithful to his wife, and buys a bouquet of flowers which he wants to give an another woman. But that woman doesn't come to the meeting, so he tries to get rid of the bouquet.

The Saucing

December 2019 •English

A short film following a cult that worships spaghetti sauce.

Season's Greetin's

Invalid date •English

A Christmas comedy short in which two friends discover a corpse in the trunk of the car they were hoping to buy.

Physical Therapy

May 2024 •English

A gay Latino doctor must decide between keeping his low-income clients or taking a job at a private practice for the kids of the mega-rich.

Like a bull in a china shop

September 2017 •French

A passionate porcelain salesman finds himself faced with a slight problem that threatens his store.

Spinning

Invalid date •German

Another Affair to Remember!

December 2023 •Swedish

Jean-Jacques Garbo is deeply dismayed by his wife's infidelity when he suddenly has inklings of another love affair.

Obra de arte

March 2024 •Spanish

A Grand Day Out

May 1990 •English

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

The Wrong Trousers

December 1993 •English

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.