The Backyard
(1920),
comedy featuring Oliver Hardy as “the ruffian”
(EYE Project).
The Bargain
(1914),
W.S. Hart's first feature, filmed on location at Grand Canyon and preserved on 35mm from paper prints deposited for copyright protection
(2002 Federal Grants).
Bells of Atlantis
(1953),
Ian Hugo’s adaptation of a poem by Anaïs Nin, with music by Louis and Bebe Barron
(2012 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
Big Fella
(1937),
American actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson's second feature made abroad
(1998 Partnership Grants).
The Blot
(1921),
Lois Weber's social drama about the plight of underpaid teachers and ministers
(2003 Partnership Grants).
Boost Oakland Newsreel
(1921),
early news story about the plan to build a bridge linking San Francisco and Oakland
(2007 Federal Grants).
Boss of the Katy Mine
(1912),
Essanay Western directed by G. M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson and shot in Niles, California
(2007 Federal Grants).
Captain Jinks, The Cobbler
(1916),
comedy in which the put-upon Jinks pretends to enlist in order to avoid his wife
(New Zealand Project).
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Charming Display at Perfect Back Contest
(1928),
International Newsreel story about beauty pageant contestants in Los Angeles
(New Zealand Project).
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Clarence Cheats at Croquet
(1915),
comedy in which a romantic rival stretches the rules and gets his just desserts
(EYE Project).
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Coastal Wildlife
(1925),
tour of the underwater world of tidepools
(New Zealand Project).
Cowboy Jazz
(1920),
footage from Tex Austin’s rodeo show, featuring appearances by Ruth Roach, Foghorn Clancy, and “Yiddish Cowboy” Dizzy Izzy Broad
(EYE Project).
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Day of the Dead
(1957),
award-winning Technicolor documentary from the Eames Studio about Mexico’s All Souls Day celebrations, with music by Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida
(2013 Federal Grants).
De Forest Phonofilms
(1920–25),
six pioneering sound shorts by Lee de Forest, documenting President Coolidge at the White House, Eddie Cantor, Abbie Mitchell, and celebrated vaudeville routines
(2001 Partnership Grants).
An Easter “Lily”
(1914),
fragment from a drama about the friendship between a white boy and the daughter of his family’s African American servant
(New Zealand Project).
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Edison Laboratory Collection
(1900–20),
footage of Edison's later years rescued from the inventor's laboratory in East Orange, N.J.
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
The Girl from Frisco. Episode 11—The Yellow Hand
(1916),
from the Kalem adventure series
(2007 Federal Grants).
Hellbound Train
(1930),
temperance film by African American filmmakers James and Eloise Gist
(2000 Federal Grants).
Hemingway Home Movies
(1955),
color home movies of the famous writer taken by A. E. Hotchner in Cuba, and Ketchum, Idaho
(2000 Federal Grants).
Henry’s Busted Romance
(1922),
animated tale, inspired by Aesop, in which a tomcat falls for Mademoiselle Kittie
(New Zealand Project).
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His Taking Ways
(1926),
slapstick comedy about a hearing-impaired burglar and a coveted suit of clothes
(New Zealand Project).
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Idle Wives
(1916),
first reel of a Lois Weber feature in which a film inspires three sets of moviegoers to remake their lives
(New Zealand Project).
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Jazz of Lights
(1954),
portrait of Times Square by Ian Hugo, featuring Anaïs Nin and the blind poet Moondog
(2012 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
Jean the Match-maker
(1910),
charming one-reeler in which the family dog steps in to serve as matchmaker for two shy brothers
(New Zealand Project).
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Lady of the Dugout
(1918),
Western starring reformed outlaw Al Jennings, playing himself
(2010 Federal Grants).
Mead Collection
(1936–1939),
fieldwork footage taken in Bali by the anthropologist, Margaret Mead, and her husband Gregory Bateson
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Miss Fairweather Out West
(1913),
comedy with Dorothy “Dot” Farley
(2007 Federal Grants).
A Model Husband
(1916),
tale in which the moral failings of a “model husband” are unmasked by prohibitionists
(EYE Project).
Moonlight Nights
(1925),
farce in which a young man, told by his rich father to get a job, goes to work in a nightclub
(New Zealand Project).
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A Mountain Ranch
(1923?),
scenic profile of a Colorado sheep ranch and its environs
(EYE Project).
Oakland Newsreels
(1919),
local news stories from the California city
(2007 Federal Grants).
Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaw
(1915),
fragment of a Western docudrama in which lawman Bill Tilghman, playing himself, captures the Wild Bunch
(2010 Federal Grants).
Patsy’s Elopement
(1915),
the ninth installment in the Patsy Bolivar series starring Clarence Elmer
(EYE Project).
The Pitch of Chance
(1915),
two-reel Western directed by and starring Frank Borzage
(2007 Federal Grants).
Snooky’s Twin Troubles
(1921),
two-reeler in which Snooky the Humanzee, a chimp with the smarts of Rin Tin Tin, plies his detective skills to find kidnapped twins
(New Zealand Project).
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Sunset Limited
(1898),
promotional film from Southern Pacific
(New Zealand Project).
Two Men of the Desert
(1913),
recently discovered D.W. Griffith Western featuring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall
(2007 Federal Grants).
Unseen Forces
(1920),
feature directed by Sidney Franklin in which a clairvoyant, who uses her psychic powers to help others, eventually wins back her man
(New Zealand Project).
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U.S. Navy of 1915
(1915),
fragment from a documentary by Lyman H. Howe promoting American naval preparedness
(Film Connection Australia).
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Venus of the South Seas
(1924),
adventure yarn starring Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman, with a reel filmed in the Prizmacolor process
(2001 Federal Grants).
Verdict: Not Guilty
(1930),
social commentary on the justice system produced by African American filmmakers, James and Eloise Gist, and screened extensively by the NAACP
(1999 Partnership Grants).
The Village Chestnut
(1918),
comedy about tangled classroom romances, directed by Raymond Griffith and starring Chester Conklin and Louise Fazenda
(EYE Project).
Walk–You Walk!
(1912),
short in which a woman turns the tables on an overly amorous date by stealing his car
(New Zealand Project).
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Way Out West
(1921),
comedy from the Arrow Film Corp. with Hank Mann and Vernon Dent
(2007 Federal Grants).
When Ciderville Went Dry
(1915),
temperance spoof thought to be the only surviving work from Detroit's Esperanto Film Manufacturing Company
(EYE Project).
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Who’s Who
(1910),
comedy of mistaken identity, involving a minister and prizefighter—both with the initials S.O.B.—who arrive into town on the same train
(EYE Project).
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Won in a Closet
(1914),
first surviving movie directed by and starring Mabel Normand
(New Zealand Project).