Beloved Rogue 1927  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Alan Crosland
Cast: John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day, Lawson Butt, Henry Victor, Mack Swain, Slim Summerville, Angelo Rossitto, Nigel De Brulier, Lucy Beaumont, Otto Matieson, Jane Winton, Rose Dione, Bertram Grassby, Dick Sutherland
Poet Francois Villon (John Barrymore) is the hero in this story about political intrigue in 15th-century France. Villon is sent into exile by King Louis XI (Conrad Veidt) after Villon insults Duke Charles of Burgundy (Lawson Butt). While escaping the clutches of Charles, Villon falls in love with the king's ward, Charlotte (Marceline Day). Later, Charles' men kidnap Charlotte, but when their evil deeds are revealed, the king bestows his blessing on Charlotte and Villon.
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The Gold Rush (1925) 1925  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Georgia Hale, Malcolm Waite, Heinie Conklin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sanford, Albert Austin, Al Ernest Garcia, Chris-Pin Martin, Margaret Martin, John Rand
Many consider this the best of Charlie Chaplin's comedies. In this film, the Lone Prospector (Chaplin) is prospecting for gold in Alaska and is trapped in a cabin with two mean-looking prospectors, Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain) and Black Larsen (Tom Murray). When they run out of food for Thanksgiving, the Lone Prospector roasts a leather boot for dinner! The weather clears, the Lone Prospector heads off on his own in search of gold and meets saloon girl Georgia (Georgia Hale). He invites Georgia to a New Year's Eve dinner, but she does not appear. Big Jim arrives back in town and joins the Lone Prospector at the cabin. As luck would have it, their cabin is blown by the wind and slides down the mountain–landing on Big Jim's gold strike. Now rich, the Lone Prospector and Big Jim sail back to the U.S. on a frigate. Also on board is Georgia, and, at last, they fall in love.
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My Best Girl 1927 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Taylor
Cast: Mary Pickford, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Sunshine Hart, Lucien Littlefield, Carmelita Geraghty, Hobart Bosworth, Evelyn Hall, Avonne Taylor, Mack Swain, John Junior
This, the final Mary Pickford silent film, is a delightful romantic comedy about a dime store clerk (Pickford) who falls in love with the owner's son ("Buddy" Rogers). Ten years later, Pickford married Rogers in a union that would last over 40 years.
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The Pilgrim 1923 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Kitty Bradbury, Syd Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Mack Swain, Mai Wells, Dean Riesner, Loyal Underwood, Charles Riesner, Tom Murray
An escaped prisoner is mistaken for a preacher in Devil's Gulch and takes on the persona of The Pilgrim (Charles Chaplin). The ruse lasts until his past is uncovered, but the sheriff (Tom Murray) takes him to the border where he is given a choice: return and go to prison or enter the arena of a bandit war in Mexico.
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Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Tillie's Big Romance
For the Love of Tillie
Director: Mack Sennett
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Charles Bennett, Chester Conklin, Edgar Kennedy, Al St. John, Slim Summerville, A. Edward Sutherland, Charley Chase, Glen Cavender
In this film, which marks the first feature-length comedy, Charles Chaplin plays the role of a con man who talks the farmer's innocent daughter (Marie Dressler) into eloping with him and then runs off with the money. But, never fear, good triumphs over evil by story's end.
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| 1. Beloved Rogue (1927)
2. The Gold Rush (1925) (1925)
3. My Best Girl (1927)
4. The Pilgrim (1923)
5. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
aka: Tillie's Big Romance
aka: For the Love of Tillie
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