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The Master Mystery chapter 2 of 20 - silent film serial, starring Harry Houdini

Hoboken to Hollywood (1926) starring Billy Bevin, Vernon Dent - a blowhard is sent to be assistant manager at the California branch office - but on his roadtrip there, he makes poor Vernon Dent miserable by "helping"! https://famousclowns.org/movies/hollywood-to-hoboken/

The Christmas Dream (1904) - a very short (4 minutes) silent short film by Georges Méliès, aka. Le rêve de noël

A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune) 1902 French black-and-white silent science fiction film directed by Georges Méliès. A funny, classic science fiction short about the supposed first trip to the moon. I love the dancing girls loading the space capsule! Makes you wonder why NASA didn't use them for the Apollo program …

The Mastery Mystery - Chapter 1 of 20 - Houdini's silent serial movie "The Master Mystery stars Harry Houdini as Justice Department agent Quentin Locke, who is investigating a powerful cartel that’s protected by a “menacing” robot (referred to in the film as “the Automaton‘); the cartel is using a gas weapon called “the Madagascar Madness” — and, given that this is an old-time silent film serial, there’s a cliffhanger ending at the end of each chapter. And, since this is a Houdini film, there’s plenty of escape artistry to get out of them." https://family-friendly-movies.com/action-movie/the-master-mystery/

In the 1942 animated Superman cartoon, a pair of criminals decide to impersonate Superman to commit a crime spree! And the real Superman's not pleased …

The Ghoul (1933) starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger In The Ghoul, Boris Karloff as Professor Morlant finds a stone he wants to be buried with. Because he believes that it will bring him back to life. However, when the stone is stolen before his burial, he comes back from the dead to find it. Or is it something else? https://family-friendly-movies.com/horror-movies/the-ghoul-boris-karloff/

The House on Haunted Hill is, simply, a delight. The basic premise has millionaire (Vincent Price) invite a group of individuals to spend the night in a haunted house. A house where numerous murders occurred. All to amuse the millionaire''s bored wife (Carol Olmart). Each invitee is being offered a small fortune ... if they survive the night. https://family-friendly-movies.com/horror-movies/the-house-on-haunted-hill-1958/

English Butler with Arthur Treacher - The Abbott and Costello Radio Show, December 9, 1943 - Costello's planning on throwing a fancy party for next week's guest Lynn Bari …. If her butler (Arthur Treacher) will let him! https://abbott-and-costello-whos-on-first.info/english-butler-with-arthur-treacher/

Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) starring Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordon In Bowery Blitzkrieg, promising young boxer Huntz Hall is barred from competing in the Golden Gloves championship, his buddy Mugs (Leo Gorcey) takes his place and convinces the public he intends to throw the fight. But it's all a ruse for a crooked gambler and his pals who are trying to turn the good kids bad. This is the sixth installment in the fabled East Side Kids series, featuring several former actors from The Dead End Kids gang.

Song lyrics to If That's the Way You Want it Baby, performed by Connie Haines on The Abbott and Costello Radio Show episode, "Arthur Treacher"

The Kennel Murder Case (1933) starring William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, directed by Michael Curtiz In The Kennel Murder Case, Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates a locked-room murder. The murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue. An absolutely excellent, riveting murder mystery! Highly recommended. https://family-friendly-movies.com/murder-mystery/the-kennel-murder-case-william-powell/

Penny Serenade is a sentimental journey through the years with a married couple. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne adopt a baby after their unborn baby dies. Years later, Dunne contemplates divorce, recollecting the joys and griefs she has shared with her husband.. Cary Grant received a Best Actor nomination as the husband. https://family-friendly-movies.com/drama/penny-serenade/

In Those Love Pangs, Charlie Chaplin and Chester Conklin fight for the affection of several ladies … Over the protests of their boyfriends! This leads to an altercation in a movie theater. https://famousclowns.org/charlie-chaplin/short-films/those-love-pangs-charlie-chaplin/

Three Broadway Girls - a comedy about a trio of money hungry women who all have sugar daddies who keep them in the lap of luxury, even as they drive the men crazy. Each woman represents a different personality type, from sensitive, to kind-hearted, to difficult and untrustworthy. Set in the age of jazz, the twenties come roaring back with immorality and in-fighting.

The Monster (1925) starring Lon Chaney A meek clerk who doubles as an amateur detective investigates a missing person case & very strange goings-on at a remote & supposedly abandoned mental sanitarium. The clerk soon discovers that the asylum is not deserted but run by a bizarre staff headed by the eccentric Dr. Ziska (Lon Chaney)

Superman: Japoteurs - Japanese saboteurs plan to hijack a new American super-bomber. With Lois Lane stowed away on the first flight! Can even Superman reach her in time? Can he prevent mass destruction?

Dr. Jack – The Sick-Little-Well-Girl (Mildred Davis) has been treated by a china doll her entire life by her father. Can Doctor Jackson (Harold Lloyd) help? A very funny, sweet Harold Lloyd comedy - a personal favorite. https://famousclowns.org/movies/dr-jack-harold-lloyd-movie-review/

Between Showers – in this early Charlie Chaplin film, Charlie competes with another man (Ford Sterling, at the time a major comedy film star) in trying to help a pretty young lady cross a muddy street. The two rivals fight over various items in their struggle to be first to help the lady, including a wooden plank and Sterling’s umbrella. https://famousclowns.org/charlie-chaplin/short-films/between-showers/

Charlie Chaplin is the property man of the title, having the predictable slapstick problems with the luggage of the actors that he has to carry around. As well as the conflicts that the short-tempered Charlie the little tramp is now becoming famous for. https://famousclowns.org/charlie-chaplin/short-films/property-man-1914/

Flying Deuces is the classic Laurel and Hardy comedy, where a heartbroken Oliver Hardy plans to commit suicide -- and take Stan Laurel with him! When that fails, they join the Foreign Legion. And when they're failures *there*, they try to escape in an airplane! https://famousclowns.org/laurel-and-hardy/movie-reviews-laurel-and-hardy/flying-deuces-1939/

In The Park (1915) Charlie the Little Tramp is innocently minding his own business, walking in the park …. When someone steals a lady’s handbag, and chaos quickly ensues … https://famousclowns.org/charlie-chaplin/short-films/in-the-park/

Caught in the Rain (1914) starring Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Alice Davenport Caught in the Rain is another early Charlie Chaplin film from Keystone Studios, where the character of Charlie the little tramp isn't quite what we're used to from his later work. Slightly tipsy, Charlie tries to make time with Alice Davenport's character, unaware that she's married, leading to his being beaten up by her husband, Mack Swain. Then … https://famousclowns.org/charlie-chaplin/short-films/caught-rain-1914/

Electric Earthquake - the animated Superman cartoon from 1942. A mad scientist is threatening to destroy Manhattan with artificial earthquakes from his underwater lair. Is he a crank? Or will Superman have to stop him? And rescue Lois Lane, of course.

The Kid was Charlie Chaplin’s first full-length movie. It, more than anything else to that date, made Chaplin a living legend. "A comedy with a smile — and perhaps a tear“. A woman gives up her newborn baby, which then falls into the hands of Charlie the Little Tramp. Charlie does his very best to raise the young child, who becomes a young boy, and then … https://famousclowns.org/charlie-chaplin/charlie-chaplin-movie-reviews/the-kid-1921-starring-charlie-chaplin-jackie-coogan-edna-purviance/