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Here Comes Tobor (1956) was a proposed American science-fiction television series, meant as a spin-off off the 1954 film Tobor the Great. It was produced for the 1956–1957 season. However, the project was not aired and only a pilot episode was filmed. Tobor (‘Robot’ spelled backwards) was a nine-foot-tall robot that had come into the control of the U.S. government.... Read more → The post Here Comes Tobor, 1956 (serial) Pilot episode appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

Sing a Song of Six Pants is a 1947 short film starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 102nd short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the trio. The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Plot: The Stooges run a tailor shop that... Read more → The post The Three Stooges: Sing A Song Of Six Pants, 1947 appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

The Dentist is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy short, starring W. C. Fields. The film is one of four short films Fields made with the “king of comedy,” Mack Sennett, at Paramount. Although Sennett was near the end of his career, he found good use of the new medium of talking pictures for comedy, as the film demonstrates. It was... Read more → The post The Dentist, 1932 appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

How to Succeed With Brunettes, a 1967 short film produced by the US Navy to instruct its officers on proper dating etiquette. Sequel to Blondes Prefer Gentlemen (1965). US Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Info. The post How To Succeed With Brunettes, 1967 appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

Blondes Prefer Gentlemen, 1965: This 1965 US Navy film seeks to educate young naval officers on proper dating etiquette. US Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Info. The post Blondes Prefer Gentlemen, 1965 appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

The Musketeers of Pig Alley is a 1912 American short drama and a gangster film. It is directed by D. W. Griffith and written by Griffith and Anita Loos. It is also credited for its early use of follow focus, a fundamental tool in cinematography. The film was released on October 31, 1912 and re-released on November 5, 1915 in... Read more → The post The Musketeers of Pig Alley, 1912 first gangster movie appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

Daydreams is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and featuring Buster Keaton. The film is most famous for a scene where Keaton finds himself on the inside of a riverboat paddle wheel. Plot: Buster wants to marry a girl, but her father disapproves. Therefore Keaton vows he will go the city and get a job, or commit suicide.... Read more → The post Day Dreams, 1922 featuring Buster Keaton appeared first on Public Domain Movies.

Ghosts is a 1915 silent film drama based on the famous play Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. It was directed by George Nichols. D. W. Griffith produced the film and Erich von Stroheim served in several capacities as technical advisor, wardrobe assistant and costume designer. George Siegmann was an assistant director. The film had an alternate or working title The Wreck.... Read more → The post Ghosts, 1915 appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur. McCay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act; the frisky, childlike Gertie did tricks at the command of her master. McCay’s employer William Randolph Hearst curtailed... Read more → The post Gertie the Dinosaur, 1914 appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

Two Weeks to Live is a 1943 American Lum and Abner film directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Plot: This time around, Abner Peabody, proud owner of the Jot ‘Em Down general store in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, inherits railroad stock from his Uncle Ernest. Because of this, he becomes the sole owner of the C&O Railroad. He assumes that it is... Read more → The post Two Weeks to Live, 1943 appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

Alice’s Wonderland is a 1923 Walt Disney short silent film, produced in Kansas City, Missouri. The black-and-white short was the first in a series of Walt Disney’s famous Alice Comedies and had a working title of Alice in Slumberland. The film was never shown theatrically, but was instead shown to prospective film distributors. It was included as a bonus feature... Read more → The post Alice’s Wonderland, 1923 Walt Disney short silent film appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the... Read more → The post Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 1925 film appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

Seven Years Bad Luck is a 1921 American comedy film written and directed by, and starring Max Linder. A man about to be married becomes fearful of bad luck when he breaks a mirror. Plot: Max Linder returns home drunk after his bachelor party. The next morning, he is awakened by a loud noise. His valet John, while chasing his... Read more → The post Seven Years Bad Luck, 1921 appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women is a 1968 American science fiction film, one of two which were adapted from the 1962 Soviet SF film Planeta Bur (Planet of Storms) for Roger Corman. The original film was scripted by Alexander Kazantsev from his novel and directed by Pavel Klushantsev; the adaptation was made by Peter Bogdanovich, who chose not... Read more → The post Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women, 1968 appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform

A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 American pre-Code romance drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, and Adolphe Menjou. Based on the 1929 semi-autobiographical novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, with a screenplay by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Benjamin Glazer, the film is about a romantic love affair between an American ambulance... Read more → The post A Farewell to Arms, 1932 starring Gary Cooper (2 Oscars) appeared first on Public Domain Movies. Sponsors: Free G Suite Sponsors: Free Movies Android App Sponsor:Virtual Events Platform