Recommendations
Senior Film Conservator

The United States-born brilliance of Start Something offers a unique cinematic excellence, the profound questions raised in 1919 still require cinematic answers today. Our curated selection of recommendations echoes the very essence of Start Something.
In the Pantheon of cult cinema, Start Something to provide a definitive example of Alfred J. Goulding's stylistic genius.
Snub is a traffic cop and succeeds in mixing things up by trying to flirt with every pretty girl motorist.
Based on the unique cinematic excellence of Start Something, our vault has identified these titles as the most compelling follow-up experiences for fans of cult cinema:
Dir: Alfred J. Goulding
Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.
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Dir: Alfred J. Goulding
A penniless young man tries to save an heiress from kidnappers and help her secure her inheritance.
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.
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Dir: Alfred J. Goulding
Boy trying to impress girl, gets chased by her father and the police right into an ongoing marathon.
Dir: Alfred J. Goulding
Pollard as the dentist gets the wrong hand bag by mistake. When he reaches his office he discovers that the contents, which are bottled goods, have very nearly leaked out. As his clients are very few and far between he walks through the offices of his tooth-pulling competitors with the open bag, with the result that his own office is soon overflowing - with eager, clamorous patients.
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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
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.
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Dir: Alfred J. Goulding
At the Killjoy Cafe, "everything is first class except the food and the service."
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.
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Dir: Alfred J. Goulding
Captain Dandy is quite the ladies' man, with a woman in every port--and, he's about to set sail. Aboard ship is a beautiful woman - and her jealous husband.
View DetailsAnalysis relative to Start Something
| Film Title | Atmosphere | Complexity | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Shove | Gothic | Abstract | 89% Match |
| From Hand to Mouth | Surreal | High | 86% Match |
| Off the Trolley | Ethereal | Linear | 89% Match |
| The Marathon | Gritty | Abstract | 90% Match |
| The Dippy Dentist | Tense | Layered | 88% Match |
This guide was algorithmically generated using the cinematic metadata of Alfred J. Goulding's archive. Last updated: 6/28/2026.
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