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Animal CrackersAnimal Crackers (1930)
Dir. Victor Heerman
Feat. Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Pre–Hollywood Marx Brothers, a little stagey yet with a glorious abundance of gags.
Madam SatanMadam Satan (1930)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Roland Young
A genuine oddity (and second talkie) from Cecil B. DeMille, this typically extravagant pre–Code musical comedy stars Kay Johnson as a jealous…
Marx Brothers CollectionMarx Brothers Collection (Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, Animal Crackers) (1930-1933)
Feat. The Marx Brothers
Three early–period comedies from the Marx Brothers.
Cocoanuts, TheCocoanuts, The (1929)
Dir. Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Feat. Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx, Chico Marx
The first feature–length Marx Brothers is probably one for completists only, with much of the film's running time devoted to mediocre musical…
Circus, TheCircus, The (1928)
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin
Chaplin's Little Tramp stumbles into a travelling circus where he falls in love and finds work as a circus clown and high–wire artist. Hasn't…
Show PeopleShow People (1928) Recommended
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson
A satire of Hollywood life in the last of the silent years, this rom–com from director King Vidor (THE FOUNTAINHEAD) has Marion Davies playing…
Steamboat Bill JrSteamboat Bill Jr (1928) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire
One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…
CollegeCollege (1927)
Dir. James W. Horne
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton goes to college where he tries to win the girl of his dreams by proving himself in the sports arena. An ideal set up for 'Stoneface' to…
Battling ButlerBattling Butler (1926)
Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton's seventh feature film is based on a Broadway play in which he plays a love–struck weakling who must masquerade as a boxer in…
General, TheGeneral, The (1926) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton risks life and limb to pursue his beloved rail engine, hijacked by Union spies at the time of the U.S. Civil War. Hilarious…

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