Close up of vintage table with jewelry box, top hat, and white gloves. Retro style background.
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Moody front view shot of adult man playing upright bass on stage while wearing classic suit and bowler hat against black backdrop, copy space
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US - 1925 - in this silent drama, a man invites people into a traveling fair attraction.
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UK - 1927 - in this silent drama, a man looks out over a harbor and sees a ship. His mind wanders and he sees visions of the streets of London, people crossing a bridge, traffic in town, and several buildings.
FRANCE - 1929 - in this silent romance, a couple stands on a platform. Several partygoers and musicians come outside to play for them, making the couple laugh happily.
US - 1911 - in this silent drama, a young woman dances with an actor, infatuated with him. They spend the day together, but when they say goodbye at the train station, her father angrily interferes.
US - 1928 - in this silent drama, an actor in blackface sings on stage. After his performance, he washes his makeup off in his changing room where an assistant shows him a stack of fan mail.
US - 1915, in this silent comedy, a woman on a date disrespectfully bothers a man at another table. When he retaliates, her date challenges him, outraged.
GERMANY - 1924 - in this silent comedy, a drunk doorman leaves his apartment and walks down the street, saluting people and unaware of how they laugh at him. His wife cleans up at home.
US - 1915, in this silent comedy, a drunk leans on his friend when he bends over to unlock their hotel room door. A woman enters the hallway, and both men greet her friendly, showing interest in her.
US - 1917 - in this silent comedy, a man walks on a bridge but is stopped by two thieves. One of them points a knife at him, but he punches him and throws the other one over the bridge.
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1929 - In this silent comedy, two Christmas tree peddlers arrive at a house where a sign prohibits the entrance of peddlers. One of them rings the bell anyway and is hit on the head with a hammer. When he rings the bell again he is hit one more time.
US - 1915, in this silent comedy, two men are sitting on a slippery floor. One of them gets up and hits the other one. Then, he stumbles off. When the other man gets up, he nearly gets in trouble with a policeman.
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US - 1915, in this silent comedy, a man is cleaning his teeth with a plant stalk in a lobby. A customer demands retribution for the cake he has pushed into his face, so a waiter kicks the man out.
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1931 - In this comedy, a woman angrily asks a man about her ring. In response, he chokes her. She cries for help and a sheriff arrives. The man runs away, followed by the sheriff.
Bowler hat and black gloves in dance studio
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1918 - In this silent comedy, a tall, big woman who is dancing with a short man takes her chewing gum out of her mouth and drops it on the floor. Someone else steps on it. He and his dance partner dance clumsily while their dog follows on the leash.
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1919 - in this silent comedy, a customer plays a trick on a bartender by pretending to be a minor. After the bartender catches on, they both laugh at the joke, but then the bartender hits him on the head with a bottle.
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1915 - In this silent comedy, a man (Charlie Chaplin) breaks up a fight after a bigger man kicks him off the park bench where he'd been flirting with a woman.
Smiling person puts bowler hat on, steady shot
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1931 - In this comedy, a woman is saying goodbye to a man before getting on a train. He takes her behind a packed cart, and screams of pain are heard. After that, they return to the train and he threatens her with more violence if she doesn't behave.
US - 1947 - in this western, a woman enthusiastically cheers for her friend who is involved in a bar fight. When someone next to her aims at him and hits his opponent instead, she punches him hard.
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1918 - In this silent comedy, a woman clumsily flirts with a man who doesn't understand that she is flirting. When he finally gets it, he asks her to dance. She is a terrible dancer.
Stylish person enjoying coffee and reading on a cozy couch
DENMARK - 1924 - in this silent comedy, a housekeeper shakes out a towel over a balcony, ignoring the man asking for his girlfriend. When he gets frustrated, she drops the blanket over him.
US - 1915, in this silent comedy, two drunks enter a hotel lobby. The bellboy laughs when they fall down
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1929 - In this silent comedy, two peddlers try to sell a woman a Christmas tree but they, unwittingly, end up offending her.
US - 1915, in this silent comedy, a man accidentally hits a veiled woman's buttocks twice. First, he follows her around a round seat. Later, she seems favorable toward him, but when she removes her veil, he leaves.
GERMANY - 1924 - in this silent comedy, a man leaves a hotel and gets into a carriage, after tipping a line of hotel staff. A beggar asks him for money and he generously gives him a ride.
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US - 1915 - in this silent comedy, a customer flirts with the hostess at a restaurant by trying to stick the end of her chewing gum in his mouth, but she pulls it back in. The waiter leaves the kitchen and serves his meal.
Stylish young woman in bowler hat and sunglasses smiling against chalkboard wall
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UK - 1933 - in this drama, a young man finds Oliver Twist sitting in a doorway, tired and hungry. He takes him to an old man who receives him into his home. There, several boys are sitting at a table.
US - 1915, in this silent comedy, a bellboy catches a man peeping through a keyhole. After he is gone, the man knocks on the door, but the woman's angry husband comes outside, making him leave the hotel.
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Close up of matte black bowler hat hanging from ceiling in soft indoor lighting. background features blurred framed artwork on light colored
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US - 1925 - in this silent comedy, a man enters a dance club, playing it cool. When a couple stops dancing, he steals the woman away from her partner.
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US - 1925 - in this silent comedy, wealthy men place bets on their race drivers. One of them accepts a raised bet, confident that his driver is the best. Later, however, he receives a telegram, informing him that his driver is injured.
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US - 1925 - in this silent comedy, a man at a club confronts a group of angry men all by himself, fighting them off skillfully. Then, his wealthy parents enter, and his father joins in, fighting alongside his son.
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US - 1925 - in this silent comedy, a man, jealous of his rival dancing with a woman, shows everyone at the club an embarrassing photo of him in a newspaper. After a spectacular performance, no one claps for him and his dance partner.
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UK - 1933 - in this drama, an old man teaches Oliver Twist how to pickpocket and rewards him with a shilling.
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US - 1927 - in this silent comedy, a man with no pants on pulls off a detective's pants. The oblivious sleuth reports his findings to the homeowner. When he realizes his pants are gone, he grabs the ones the butler throws to the other man.
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US - 1932 - in this western, cowboys enter a saloon and take gangsters hostage, not believing their false alibi. When one of them knocks on the gang leader's office door, the man stops a waitress from opening it.
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1918 - In this silent comedy, a policeman fails to capture someone because he keeps on rolling back and forth under a broken fence every time the cop runs around the fence to catch him. When a second cop arrives, they still can't get him.
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1927 - In this silent comedy, when football players get ready to play, an enthusiastic fan throws his bowler hat into the air. One player confuses it with the football, grabs it, and makes a homerun.