The just out of college effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he’s not seen since he was little.

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday — which is today — he’ll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend’s father’s pocketwatch.

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

During America’s Civil War Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray’s (Buster Keaton’s) beloved locomotive The General and he single-handedly must do all in his power to get it back. Released throughout most of the world in 1927, this Silent comedy-action film flopped when originally released, but now is regarded as one of the great American motion pictures. The story is based on actual historic events.

In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.