The Auteur's Selection In the Shadow of Smith's Picnic: Cult Guide

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

At the Killjoy Cafe, "everything is first class except the food and the service."

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Boy trying to impress girl, gets chased by her father and the police right into an ongoing marathon.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Marathon perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold becomes the victim of a clever bulldog pup who chases him in and out of various places.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold is a henpecked husband who suddenly makes a change of front and asserts himself, much to his wife's astonishment.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Count Your Change perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Snub is a traffic cop and succeeds in mixing things up by trying to flirt with every pretty girl motorist.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

A young man goes out to eat breakfast with his friend. As a restaurant "regular" with a pistol threatens to eat everyone's bacon, the two friends flee.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Dutiful Dub perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Stage hand Harold falls in love with the leading lady of a visiting theatrical troupe.

Dir: Charley Chase

A young married couple volunteer to take charge of several orphans after the asylum has burned down. Of course they find their hands full with their troublesome charges.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Start Something perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold Lloyd plays a troublemaker who messes up with strangers and cops along the way. During the confusion he takes a trolley to escape, falling in love with a female collector who doesn't care much about him and he also annoys the trolley conductor. But it seems that odds and luck will be on his favor.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold appears at the farm looking for work and afraid he will find it. He does, and finally out-wits a pair of burglars who are trying to rob the safe, and as his reward he gets the girl.