Cult Cinema Archive
Short
166 films curated
The Short collection at Dbcult brings together 166 curated cult films that exemplify the style, atmosphere, and cultural weight that define this genre. Each title is selected for its distinctive qualities, devoted audience following, and lasting impact on cult cinema.
Browse the full Short archive below. Each film page includes synopsis, cast, IMDb rating, and expert editorial analysis from the Dbcult team.
The Tail of a Cat
Eddie Lyons
From Caterpillar to Butterfly
Unknown Director
Meddlers and Moonshiners
Larry Semon
Are Married Policemen Safe?
F. Richard Jones
Jumbles and Jokers
J.A. Howe
Sisters of the Golden Circle
Kenneth S. Webb
Superintendents
Bud Fisher
The Soup and the Fish Ball
Arthur Hotaling
It's a Great Life
Marcel Perez
Tobin's Palm
Kenneth S. Webb
Her Awful Fix
Unknown Director
Lost on Dress Parade
Martin Justice
The Chinese Musketeer
C.R. De Barge
Rip Roaring Rivals
Unknown Director
Three Hours Late
Al Christie
Mongrels
Jack White
The Price of Folly
Unknown Director
Submarines and Simps
Roy McCray
When You Hit, Hit Hard
C.N. David
Wife or Country
E. Mason Hopper
A Pigskin Hero
Eddie Lyons
ME, der Kaiser!
Kenneth M. Anderson
Sleuths and Slickers
J.A. Howe
Hick Manhattan
Martin Justice
Out of the West
Unknown Director
The Dodgers
Eddie Lyons
Shot in the Dumbwaiter
Eddie Lyons
The Fly Ball
William A. Seiter
Up a Tree
Unknown Director
There Goes the Bride
Roy Clements
Strange Sights in the Pacific Islands
Unknown Director
His Matrimonial Moans
Unknown Director
Peerless Pineapples of the Pacific
Unknown Director
The Slave Auction
Benjamin Chapin
His Golden Romance
Cortland Van Deusen
A Zuni Kicking Race
C.L. Chester
Allies' Official War Review, No. 7
Unknown Director
Allies' Official War Review, No. 25
Unknown Director
Damaged Goods
Eddie Lyons
He Got His
Unknown Director
Main 1-2-3
Alfred Santell
No Money, No Fun
Tom Ward
A Widow's Camouflage
Unknown Director
Beware of Boarders
Fred Hibbard
She Couldn't Grow Up
Unknown Director
Tramps and Traitors
J.A. Howe
Flappers and Friskies
J.A. Howe
The Robber
Harry Harvey
The Heritage
Unknown Director
My First Jury
Benjamin Chapin
A Fisherless Cartoon
Bud Fisher
The Accident Attorney
Bud Fisher
Laws and Outlaws
J.A. Howe
A Milk Fed Hero
R.W. Phillips
The Camouflaged Baby
Joseph A. Richmond
Riquette et le nouveau riche
Alexandre Devarennes
The Man-Eater
Jack Eaton
A Waiter's Wasted Life
William Watson
Hooverizing
Joseph A. Richmond
Roaring Lions on the Midnight Express
Henry Lehrman
Poor Innocent
Unknown Director
Kapten Grogg och fru
Victor Bergdahl
Hearts and Let Us
Eddie Lyons
Our Filipino Fighting Force
Unknown Director
Somebody's Baby
Al Christie
Telephones and Troubles
J.A. Howe
Billy's Fortune
Unknown Director
Throwing the Bull
Gregory La Cava
One Night
Arthur Hotaling
Britain's Bulwarks, No. 1: Women Munitioners of England
Unknown Director
You Know What I Mean
Wilfred Lucas
Give Her Gas
Eddie Lyons
Her Fatal Shot
Unknown Director
Misfits and Matrimony
J.A. Howe
The Guilty Egg
Eddie Lyons
The Poor Rich Cleaners
Unknown Director
The Jest of Talky Jones
Lewis A. Watts
The Marquis and Miss Sally
Allen Watt
The Brief Debut of Tildy
George Ridgwell
A White Wilderness
C.L. Chester
The Clients of Aaron Green
Unknown Director
A Youthful Affair
Sidney Drew
Puppchen
Hubert Moest
Whose Baby Are You?
Eddie Lyons
Rebuilding Broken Lives
Unknown Director
The Recruit
Unknown Director
Oh, Baby!
John G. Blystone
Joining the Tanks
Bud Fisher
The Artist's Model
Jack Eaton
Our Bridge of Ships
Unknown Director
Cooks and Crooks
James D. Davis
At the Front
Bud Fisher
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Unknown Director
Red Crossed
Unknown Director
Sherlock Ambrose
Walter S. Fredericks
The Kaiser's New Dentist
Bud Fisher
The Messenger
Arvid E. Gillstrom
A Ripping Time
Eddie Lyons
Shadows of Her Pest
Henry Lehrman
Kaieteur, the Perfect Cataract
C.L. Chester
Mirakeltjeneren
Lau Lauritzen
Her Whirlwind Wedding
James D. Davis
Feet and Defeat
C.R. De Barge
Mariute
Edoardo Bencivenga
All Kinds of a Girl
Unknown Director
Next
Arthur Hotaling
A World of Dreams
Robert C. Bruce
The Girl and the Graft
William P.S. Earle
Bulling the Bolshevik
Bud Fisher
The Wooing of Riley
Robert N. Bradbury
Vanity and Vengeance
Gregory La Cava
Love and Lavallieres
J.A. Howe
Berth Control
Eddie Lyons
Schools and Schools
Martin Justice
The Porters
R.W. Phillips
Oh, the Women!
Unknown Director
Frenzied Film
Eddie Lyons
Pearls and Girls
James D. Davis
He Wins
Marcel Perez
Hoot Toot
James D. Davis
Up in the Air
Unknown Director
A Bird of Bagdad
Kenneth S. Webb
Occultism
Bud Fisher
Romance and Brass Tacks
Martin Justice
Meatless Days and Sleepless Nights
Chester M. De Vonde
Allies' Official War Review, No. 1
Unknown Director
Black and Tan Mix Up
Unknown Director
Meeting Theda Bara
Bud Fisher
Dukes and Dollars
Walter R. Hall
His Blooming Bloomers
Unknown Director
The Purple Dress
Martin Justice
Flirts and Fakirs
J.A. Howe
Two Tough Tenderfeet
Hampton Del Ruth
Romance and Dynamite
James D. Davis
The Fatal Marriage
William Campbell
Krümelchen weiß sich zu helfen
Hanna Henning
The Pipe of Peace
Joseph A. Richmond
Over the Garden Wall
Unknown Director
Allies' Official War Review, No. 27
Unknown Director
Swat the Fly
Gregory La Cava
The Sheriff
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Tender Memories
Benjamin Chapin
In Wrong
Unknown Director
The Song and the Sergeant
George Ridgwell
High Spots of Hawaii
Unknown Director
Scrambles in the High Alps
Unknown Director
Camping Out
Unknown Director
The Liar
Unknown Director
Life Savers
Bud Fisher
Billy the Janitor
Unknown Director
Beach Birds
William A. Seiter
Love and Lunch
William A. Seiter
Twin Bed Rooms
Arthur Ellery
Matching Billy
Unknown Director
Kilauea Volcano
Unknown Director
Her Unmarried Life
John G. Blystone
L'argent qui tue
Georges Denola
Who's to Blame?
Allen Curtis
Finishing Mary
Unknown Director
The Rathskeller and the Rose
George Ridgwell
Love's Lucky Day
Unknown Director
The Buyer from Cactus City
Unknown Director
The Agonies of Agnes
Unknown Director
The Spirit of the Red Cross
Unknown Director
Tonsorial Artists
Bud Fisher
Allies' Official War Review, No. 3
Unknown Director