The Cheerful Fraud

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

Runtime

1h 8m

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller, Edna Purviance

Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rainforest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers ...

Runtime

1h 32m

Director

Sam Weisman

Cast

Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.

Runtime

1h 20m

Director

Sylvain Chomet

Cast

Suzy Falk, Betty Bonifassi, Lina Boudreau

Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but as guests begin to arrive their resolve weakens, and soon they are both cavorting drunkenly. Next morning Mr. Hilton, feeling very sick, is conscience-stricken over his drunkenness and his behavior with another woman. He fears to face hi...

Runtime

9m

Cast

Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Blanche Sweet

A unique hybrid of documentary, silent film, drama and dance, 'Breaking Plates' puts revolutionary women of the past on the screen with present day filmmakers. Contemporary women talk to characters from 100 years ago, reanimate their antics and emulate their mayhem moves. As early 21st century performers step into the clothes of their ...

Runtime

25m

Cast

Violette Ayad, Karen Pearlman, Richard James Allen

Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go through face-saving shipwreck, becoming castaways.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Eduardo García Maroto

Cast

Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey

In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Eduardo García Maroto

Cast

Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert