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Dir: Charley Chase

Two hotel bell hops get into all kinds of shenanigans between dames, baths and bags of loot.

Dir: Charley Chase

Billy is mistaken for a dangerous Bolshevik, and thrown into jail.

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

Dir: Charley Chase

Two men on their way home from the club, fall asleep on the curb, considerably the worse for liquor. They dream that they have gone to a land where there are no wives and finally they meet with a bunch of Indians, who lead them a merry chase, from which they awaken to the realities of life when a policeman shakes them.

Dir: Richard Smith

Two female candidates for Chief of Police live across the hall from each other, and their political rivalry follows them home, leading to plenty of hi-jinks.

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

Dir: Charley Chase

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Charley Chase

Charlie (West) stays at a seaside lodging house frequented by sailors. He gets involved with a gang of crooks when a sea captain attempts to kidnap his landlady's daughter.

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

Dir: Maurice Elvey

A lady marries a horse trainer but withholds herself until her crippled brother is cured.

Dir: Charley Chase

Snub, a henpecked husband, joins an equally unhappy man on the floor below. They rebel and turn the tables on their wives.

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Dir: Charley Chase

The premise of this film is two rival men pursuing the same girl. In the mean time a gang of car thieves are going around town stealing cars and then reselling them to their original owners. The rich man takes the girl to see a minister to get married so the other man comes up with a plot to have the car thief gang help him win the girl back.

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.