The Cameraman is a silent film comedy directed by Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick. The film follows the journey of a newsreel cameraman who falls in love with a secretary and tries to impress her by becoming a successful cameraman. Along the way, he faces various comedic obstacles and adventures, including a monkey, a streetcar, and a boat accident. Despite his best efforts, he struggles to capture the perfect shot and win the girl's heart. The Cameraman is considered one of Keaton's finest films, showcasing his trademark physical comedy and innovative filmmaking techniques.
In this comedy short film, a troublemaking cameraman causes chaos at a cart racing event in Venice, California. The film showcases the humorous situations and mishaps that unfold throughout the event.
Korczak is a movie based on the true story of Janusz Korczak, a Jewish educator and doctor, who runs an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto during Nazi occupation. He struggles to provide for the children amidst the hardships of war and faces moral dilemmas as he fights for justice and the well-being of his young charges.
International House is a comedy film set in an international hotel where an inventor showcases his latest invention. However, chaos ensues with misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and hilarious misadventures involving a gold digger, a businessman, a health inspector, and various other colorful characters. The film is filled with musical numbers and slapstick humor, making it a delightful comedy from the pre-Code era of Hollywood.
Bob Adams, ace newsreel cameraman, is told by his boss, "Get the picture---we can't screen alibis." He heads for Samari, a desert hot-bed of tribal unrest in Africa, to do just that, which includes getting footage of El Kadar, bandit and rebel leader. He gets his pictures but only after a romance with the Colonel's daughter Pamela, saving his wimpy, hacked-off brother Don from being a dupe of the gun-runners, and run-ins with spies and throat-cutting tribesman. For a finale, he saves the British Army.
Bored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.
In 'Too Hot to Handle', a news reporter travels to the jungle, encountering secretaries, screwball comedy, poker, and more. Along the way, he faces challenges like hypodermic needles, shootouts, and cannibals. This film is set against the backdrop of the second Sino-Japanese War and explores themes of rivalry, humor, and adventure.
A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner.
A photographer accidentally photographs a Nazi war criminal on the streets of New York and becomes a target for reprisals and murder.
Robert Armstrong stars as Scoop Adams, an ace newsreel cameraman whose love affair with the bottle all but destroys him professionally. Scoop manages to get his photographer pal Dick (Richard Cromwell) fired as well, but he promises to restore Dick's reputation, some way or another. He gets his chance while covering a dirigible wreck (some three years before the Hindenburg), saving the day for both Dick and himself.
Marjorie Temple, owner of a bus line and an apparently worthless plot of land, is set upon by rich oil speculators who know her land actually is worth millions. When they try to put her out of business for good, young race driver Burn 'em Up Barnes comes to her rescue - again and again and again.
Ace newsreel cameraman is working in a mythical European country when the king is assassinated. He gets his negatives out of the country and finds the young crown prince who is also in danger.
A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out.
A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.
Lucky Devils casts the mismatched duo as a pair of intrepid newsreel cameramen. When they're not risking their lives coverning the Hot Spots of the world, Dick (Arlen) and Andy (Devine) busy themselves romancing Norma (Dorothy Lovett) and Gwendy (Janet Shaw), respectively.
Despite his older brother's objections, a young man vows to become a newsreel cameraman.
Aspiring newsreel camera girl Pat Clancy, is hired by her father, a publisher, to work on The Sun and causes Scoop Morgan, the paper's best cameraman, to quit in protest of the hiring of a woman. The Mercury hires Scoop, and there begins a heated rivalry between him and Pat. Pat gets a few lucky breaks and manages to get a beat on Scoop during her brief career. After she exposes the theft of a jewel from the turban of a visiting maharajah, she and Scoop are kidnapped by Clayton, the thief, and taken aboard his yacht. Rescued, she and Scoop find love and happiness.
Redheads on Parade is a comedy set in the world of show-business, where deception and deceit are the norm. It follows the story of a sugar daddy, a movie star, and a schemer who find themselves entangled in a web of frustration, flirting, and reprisal. As tensions rise and stress mounts, the movie studio becomes a hotbed of turmoil and slang. The events unfold through the eyes of a newspaper photographer and a newsreel cameraman. The story takes a twist when a contestant enters a beauty contest, making it a spicy and saucy epic. The plot is filled with catchy songs and talented singers, capturing the essence of a movie theater experience.
The jobless Clown (yet to be named KoKo) doesn’t get to share in Max’s earnings. But he does more than a good day’s work when he catches a burglary on film with some fine camera work of his own.