Control Yourself

Control Yourself 1925

1

This is the story of a gilded son by name of Simon Legree who has inherited the violent temper of his ancestor of Uncle Tom's Cabin fame. His main interest in life has to do with winning a beautiful girl and providing plenty of slumber for himself. Each morning, he is awakened by a harp solo - and all is well except for the fact that his prospective father-in-law does not rate him very high. However, his opportunity comes at last to prove his worth when he frustrates the plans of a crooked contractor who is constructing an unsound dam for father-in-law.

1925

Silent Pal

Silent Pal 1925

1

New Yorker David Kingston, a university student involved in the study of mine engineering, is falsely accused of theft and expelled from school. David's mother soon dies of grief, and he decides to end it all by jumping in the river. David is deterred from suicide, however, when he adopts a stray pup, which he names "Thunder." The dog later finds a map indicating the location of a gold mine, and David heads west to Northern California.

1925

[Lavagna – Rowing. Diving]

[Lavagna – Rowing. Diving] 1925

1

A silent amateur film with a runtime of 1 minute and 20 seconds (DCP from 9.5mm reversal, 16 fps), presented without intertitles. Preserved by Fondazione Home Movies – Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia, Bologna, the film captures scenes of rowing and diving during the summer of 1925 in Lavagna. It forms part of a larger collection of 9.5mm films discovered in 2006 in the cellar of Villa Rocca by Lavello’s grandson, Enrico Vassallo, and donated to the archive in 2007. Restored in 2025 using a 2K wet scanning process to mitigate damage from fungal mould, the footage reflects the technical limitations of manual camera operation, including occasional acceleration due to uneven crank rotation. As noted by Michele Manzolini, the film contributes to a broader visual record of informal leisure and early amateur cinematography in interwar Italy.

1925

Paws and Claws

Paws and Claws 1925

1

Nature adapts the limbs of animals to the works they will be required to do. This principle is illustrated by the Lion, the Tiger, Leopard, Giant Ant-Eater, Armadillo, Camel, Reindeer, Gazelle, Fowl, Chameleon, Otter, Beaver, Penguin, Fruit-Bat, Spider Monkey and Gibbon.

1925

So This Is Jollygood

So This Is Jollygood 1925

1

During one of the periodic slumps in the British film industry, Adrian Brunel produced several satires on “film” types. This one describes the trials of a film producer, the hunt for a financier, shows some of the “technicians” and actors (such as the great Rhubarb Vaselino), and concludes with an excerpt from the production of a harrowing drama.

1925

Lunch on a Cart

Lunch on a Cart 1925

1

An extremely brief rundown of the history and construction of the lunch wagon, commonly found on studio lots-- that still manages to fit in a little comedy.

1925

Her Great Mistake

Her Great Mistake 1925

1

'A housewife seeks solace in hats.' (British Film Institute)

1925

Honesty Is the Best Policy

Honesty Is the Best Policy 1925

1

Pre-title reads: "In this third film of a new All-British Cartoon Series." Animation. A U.I.C. production featuring "Jerry the Troublesome Tyke".

1925

The Stickleback's Eggs

The Stickleback's Eggs 1925

5.60

An educational film, a movie through a microscope, in two parts. Within minutes after the egg drops in the water, fertilization occurs and contractions start. Soon, in a fertilized egg, we see the germinal disc divide into two blastomeres. Divisions continue; contractions re-occur at the cap as it covers the egg. Title cards in French tell us what to watch for. Muscular movements and circulation appear; the heart beats. In part two, we see blood circulation begin as red cells develop on the surface of the yoke. They mass toward the heart. Arteries form, blood flows. The egg hatches and blood flows to new areas.

1925

Felix Cops the Prize

Felix Cops the Prize 1925

1

A tramp enters stray cat Felix in a local pet show, hoping to win money and buy food.

1925

Hawthorn Flower

Hawthorn Flower 1925

1

Fernando, who does not wish to abide by his father's order to marry the daughter of a rich man on the island, pretends to be his servant and falls in love with Anita, a peasant.

1925

Katendrecht

Katendrecht 1925

1

Short documentary about Katendrecht, South Holland. Shots of the neighbourhood near the old port in the south of Rotterdam, between the Meuse and Rhine harbours. The film shows the area’s Chinese residents, who walk through the snowy streets. On the windows are the names of bars, shops, and lodging houses: Baltimore, Deli Bar, Leng Wo Ku. They exemplify the neighbourhood’s cosmopolitan character.

1925