Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 21 1925
Residences markets, schools and other locations in Okmulgee, OK.
Residences markets, schools and other locations in Okmulgee, OK.
A German animated film about dinosaurs that was repackaged in the United States during the Scopes Monkey Trial. The opening scenes depicting the formation of the earth, and early marine life, employ such simple means of simulating movement as a moving camera and sliding cels and overlays. One primal, insect-like creature is pictured by means of an elaborate jointed cutout, its legs and antennae manipulated frame by frame—a technique favored by some early animators. Most of the creatures in this film pose sedately before painted backdrops or simple settings; the effect is that of museum dioramas come to life.
A Krazy Kat short.
An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.
The Fascinating Widow is a 1925 adaptation of the musical comedy written by Otto Hauerbach as a vehicle for the female impersonator Julian Eltinge.
Directed by Tony Gaudio. With Dorothy Revier, Cullen Landis, Lincoln Stedman, Scott Turner.
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.
India. Muslim religious ceremonies celebrated in Calcutta Year: 1925 Country: Francia Running time: 1'
A Brazilian style Western inspired by the young director's fondness for American films.
Bonzo the dog endures numerous bizarre calamities.
Bonzo, a mischievous dog, takes the place of Toby in a Punch and Judy show. Bonzo's Pekinese sweetheart, Cheekee, is captivated by the acrobatics of Toby in a Punch and Judy show. Bonzo, jealous, reads a book on acting, then lures Toby into a public house.
Bonzo makes a pie, which explodes.
A wintry Watford High Street buzzes with busy shoppers.
An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.
"The plot of the film, although it has no local color, as it would have been to our liking, is something very human that happens quite frequently in this century full of vanities, of a life of useless sacrifices to appear to have a wealth that one is far from possessing". (Diario del Comercio. August 25, 1926).
Felix goes on a dangerous treasure hunt to prove his bravery.
The very first Serbian animated film shows a pincer trying to find its way through labyrinth.