Silent Comedy Movies

A naïve dreamer who accidentally finds himself in a position of power. Mistaking power for purpose, he loses sight of everything that was once...

Bumbershoot is a silent comedy about a hapless man desperate to find an umbrella strong enough to make his life whole.

An exploration of the dazzling rise and mysterious downfall of French actor and filmmaker Max Linder (1883-1925), the world’s first...

An ignorant and prejudiced American’s visit of Soviet Russia goes off the rails after his luggage is stolen and he is separated from his...

A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.

An eccentric sea captain ventures into unfamiliar waters by attempting to take a train ride to New York City.

A short, silent comedy about the dangers of unqualified optimism.

More than a century after it was filmed in and around Newport and Sunapee, a long-lost silent comedy starring vaudeville entertainer and local...

Remy tries to hop on the game, but life gets in the way.

Narrating the struggles of a young man from Lima to establish a family and gain wealth, Garland manages to articulate, on several levels, the...

Dirk has some car troubles.

Plump's girlfriend is sent to boarding school. To stay close to her, he disguises himself as one of the girl students. Their plan to elope is almost...

Directed by Thomas N. Heffron

Racist silent comedy

A man wears a disguise