Hampton Del Ruth Movies

War veteran returns home to find his sweetheart totally upset. Her father will lose his sight unless she can get funds for an expensive procedure. He...

A 1917 short film directed by Hampton Del Ruth & Fred Hibbard.

short subject comedy - fun at the gym!

A young woman mistakenly believes she has killed a man in a struggle to repel his unwanted advances.

A henpecked husband and his wife vacation at a seaside resort. While he's enjoying the view of the local bathing beauties, he has to be careful not...

An entomologist and his wife head out into the countryside for his studies and happen upon a group of free-spirited young dancers.

early comedy short by Triangle Film Corporation

A knock-off of those charming rustic comedies in which Roscoe and Mabel Normand would play young lovers. Lake is a pretty good stand-in for Mabel,...

At the start of his career Harry Depp appeared often in short comedies, and was employed by Mack Sennett’s Keystone Company in 1916-17. Very...

A bumbling grocery-store employee must deal with such job-related problems as a conniving boss, unruly customers, a baby alligator and an escaped...

A slick city crook arrives in the town and succeeds in making honest Nell fall in love with him. He then suggests an entertainment with local talent,...

Kipling had a prevision of this bird, when he wrote that famous line "HE'S A INDIA-RUBBER IDOT ON A SPREE!" Silent comedy short starring Clyde Cook.

Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle returns to his small town, fielding questions about Washington politics and his adventures. He regales them with stories...

"The Prince of Broadway" George Burke, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, trains by drinking and dancing all night. After he is knocked out,...