Collection Items
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Film, VideoDud leaves home
Variant title from Library of Congress video collection, v. 3, Origins of American animation insert: Us fellers: "Dud leaves home" | Copyright title: Goldwyn-Bray Pictographs, no. 7009 Dud wants to buy his girlfriend Maime an ice cream cone so he breaks open his mother's bank, and splits their last dime in half in the process. His mother punishes him so he runs away. Dud is scared by imaginary ghosts in the dark, so he runs back home where he gets a spanking from his mother.- Contributor: Bray Pictures Corporation - Afi/Marshall (George) Collection (Library of Congress) - Carlson, Wallace
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoAWOL, all wrong old Laddiebuck
All wrong old Laddiebuck | Title on liner notes: AWOL; or, All wrong old Laddiebuck | Title on the Internet movie database WWW site: A.W.O.L. From J. McIntire, Silent animated films at the Library of Congress: Concerns American soldiers in Europe after the armstice [sic]. One goes AWOL with "Joy" (Miss AWOL) and after a series of mishaps with her, he is thrown in a guard house while his fellow soldiers go home. From Origin of American animation 1900-1921 notes: A cautionary tale for troops impatient to return home...- Contributor: Bowers, Charles R. - Afi/Rhode Island Historical Society Collection (Library of Congress) - American Motion Picture Corporation
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoKeeping up with the Joneses. [Women's styles]
Variant title from Library of Congress video collection, vol. 3, Origins of American animation: Women's styles | Variant title on M/B/RS preliminary catalog card: Keeping up with the Joneses A domestic comedy about the McGinis family--husband Aloysius, wife Clarice, daughter Julie, and housemaid Belladonna. The simple story lines often parody society's concern with material goods as an indicator of social standing, but the series was not as narrowly focused as the title implies. The Joneses were the McGinis's neighbors, but were not depicted. They were referred to as objects of envy, with whom...- Contributor: Momand, Arthur R. - Mutual Film Corporation - Palmer, H. S. (Harry S.) - Afi/Zouary (Maurice) Collection (Library of Congress) - Gaumont Co
- Date: 1915
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Film, VideoKeeping up with the Joneses. [Men's styles]
Variant title from Library of Congress video collection, vol. 3, Origins of American animation: Men's styles | Variant title on M/B/RS preliminary catalog card: Keeping up with the Joneses A domestic comedy about the McGinis family--husband Aloysius, wife Clarice, daughter Julie, and housemaid Belladonna. The simple story lines often parody society's concern with material goods as an indicator of social standing, but the series was not as narrowly focused as the title implies. The Joneses were the McGinis's neighbors, but were not depicted. They were referred to as objects of envy, with whom...- Contributor: Momand, Arthur R. - Mutual Film Corporation - Palmer, H. S. (Harry S.) - Afi/Zouary (Maurice) Collection (Library of Congress) - Gaumont Co
- Date: 1915
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Film, VideoDreamy Dud--he resolves not to smoke
Variant title on Library of Congress American Memory website, Origins of American animation collection: He resolves not to smoke | Copyright title: Dreamy Dud resolves not to smoke Dreamy Dud steals a man's pipe because he is fascinated with smoking and blowing smoke rings. He smokes the pipe and the smoke turns into a ghost and carries him up to the moon and leaves him. Dud falls off the moon and down to earth. He wakes up on the floor of his room and resolves never to smoke.- Contributor: Essanay Film Manufacturing Co - General Film Company - Afi/Edell (Frederick) Collection (Library of Congress) - Carlson, Wallace
- Date: 1915
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Film, VideoBobby Bumps starts a lodge
Copyright title: Paramount-Bray Cartoon, no. 39, Bobby Bumps starts a lodge Bobby Bumps plays a trick on his friend who wants to be initiated into his lodge. When his friend outsmarts him and saves his life, they both agree to be initiated into the lodge together.- Contributor: Afi/Atkinson (Dennis) Collection (Library of Congress) - Bray Studios - Hurd, Earl
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoPolicy and pie
Policy & pie | Variant title on Library of Congress website, American Memory, Origins of American animation collection: Katzenjammer Kids: "Policy and pie" | Variant title in Library of Congress video collection, vol. 3. Origins of American animation: Original Katzenjammer Kids in policy and pie The Captain gets a life insurance policy and gives it to his wife. In gratitude she makes him a pie. The Katzenjammer Kids play a trick on the Captain and sneak toads into his pie so that he would think his wife is trying to poison him.- Contributor: Afi/Souder (Thomas) Collection (Library of Congress) - La Cava, Gregory - International Film Service
- Date: 1918
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Film, VideoNever again! The story of a speeder cop
Copyrighted as: Never again | Story of a speeder cop An animated cartoon about an ineffectual policeman (Officer Heeler) who quits the force after a losing battle against speeders.- Contributor: Barré, Raoul - Powers, Tom E. - Ernst (Louise) Collection (Library of Congress) - International Film Service
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoThe phable of a busted romance
Fable of a busted romance An animated cartoon about a workman who recovers and returns Miss Gotrox's lost purse containing 10,000 dollars, and receives a Canadian dime as a reward.- Contributor: Barré, Raoul - Powers, Tom E. - Ernst (Louise) Collection (Library of Congress) - International Film Service
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoW.S.S. Thriftettes
On screen: W.S.S. Thriftettes, save and buy | Title on MAVIS: W.S.S Thriftettes war bond drive | WSS Thriftettes | War savings stamps Thriftettes A promotion for war savings stamps, reputed here to help confine Germany's Kaiser to a circus cage.- Contributor: Bdf Films (Firm) - Felton, Paul M. - Miscellaneous Collection (Library of Congress) - Felton Art Studio
- Date: 1918