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1. Film 25 (1927)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Residences, tombs, and other locations in Eufaula, OK, and unidentified locations.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 54
2. Film 28 (1928)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Baptists, cars and trucks on a train, footrace and other activities in Tulsa OK; Ransom, IN; Coweta, OK; Wybark, OK; and unidentified locations.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 53
3. Film 13 (1925)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Well-known locations in New York City. Clergy and others in Chicago; Muskogee, OK; and Bristow, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
4. Film 22 (1926)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Stores, residences, churches and other locations in Muskogee, OK, and Tullahassee, OK
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 51
5. From Stump to Ship (1930)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A short film which documents the logging industry in Maine in 1930.
Directors: Alfred Ames, Howard Kahn | Star: Tim Sample
Votes: 157
6. Film 8 (1927)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Schools, churches, market, and stockholder meeting in Memphis, TN; Duncan, OK; Okemah, OK; and Boley, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 53
7. Film 26 (1928)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Juneteenth Celebration, farms, residences, football games and various people in Wybark, OK; Porter, OK; Muskogee, OK; Langston, OK; and Okay, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 48
8. Old Antelope Lake (1966)
11 min | Documentary, Short
A Navajo short film which documents a boy drawing and using water from Old Antelope Lake.
Director: Mike Anderson
Votes: 86
9. Film 4 (1927)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Churches, residences, an undertaker, and unidentified locations mainly in Indianapolis, IN; Denison, TX; New Orleans, LA; Nashville, TN; and Memphis, TN.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 50
10. Film 19 (1925)
17 min | Documentary, Short
National Baptist Convention in Kansas City, MO; streets in Chicago, IL; backwaters in Madison, IA.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
11. Film 2 (1927)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Residences, workplaces, and recreational activities in Muskogee, OK; Bristow, OK; Sapulpa, OK; Tulsa, OK; Hugo, OK; and Holdenville, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 56
12. Film 29 (1927)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Baptist convention, funeral home, and assorted locations in Denver, CO; Tulsa, OK; Muskogee, OK; and unidentified locations.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
13. Fourth of July Parade (1929)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Documents the passage of an Independence Day parade through a Mexican-American community in Corpus Christi, TX.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 102
14. Film 15 (1926)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Schools in Haskell, OK; Coweta, OK; Gibson Station, OK; Checotah, OK; and Boynton, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 50
15. Film 27 (1928)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Funerals and funeral homes, residence, fair, and Baptist convention at Okmulgee, OK: Tulsa, OK; Gibson Station, OK; and Muskogee, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 51
16. Film 6 (1926)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Schools, train scene, auto collision, stores, and boy prisoners in Muskogee, OK; Harlinville, OK; Depew, OK; and McAlister, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
17. The Spirit of Navajos (1966)
21 min | Documentary, Short
An experimental film from directors Mary J. Tsosie and Maxine Tsosie which focuses on the role of the Medicine Man in the Navajo culture.
Directors: Mary J. Tsosie, Maxine Tsosie | Star: Sam Yazzie
Votes: 59
18. Film 12 (1926)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Galilee, Israel.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 57
19. Second Weaver (1966)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A Navajo short documentary about a weaver.
Director: Alta Kahn | Star: Susie Benally
Votes: 97
20. Film 14 (1926)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Various scenes in Switzerland, Italy, Egypt, and Israel.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
21. The March (1964)
33 min | Documentary, Short, History
A 1964 documentary film about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington.
Director: James Blue | Stars: Carl Rowan, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, James Farmer
Votes: 114
22. Film 3 (1926)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Churches, offices, a winter scene, a theater, and a residence in Indianapolis, IN, and Muskogee, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 53
23. Notes on the Port of St. Francis (1951)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Experimental, impressionistic documentary of San Francisco with narration based on a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson and narrated by Vincent Price.
Director: Frank Stauffacher | Star: Vincent Price
Votes: 70
24. The Making of an American (1920)
14 min | Short
A public service short encouraging emigrants to the US to learn English.
Director: Guy Hedlund | Star: Emil De Varney
Votes: 171
25. Film 5 (1926)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Turkey Day, football game, symphony, hair salons and other locations in Okmulgee, OK; Muskogee, OK; near Little Rock, AR; St Louis, MO; and England, AK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 54
26. Film 16 (1927)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Residences, clergy, and other locations in Clearview, OK; Okmulgee, OK; Muskogee, OK; Wetumka, OK; Okmulgee, OK; Wewoka, OK; Holdenville, OK; Shawnee, OK;
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 50
27. Film 7 (1926)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Ships, ship travel, and royal locations in London and Liverpool, England; well-known and typical sights in Paris, Versailles, and Marseilles, France.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
28. A Navajo Weaver (1966)
22 min | Documentary, Short
An experimental film by Susie Benally which depicts the creation process of a Navajo Weaver.
Director: Susie Benally | Star: Alta Kahn
Votes: 59
29. Film 23 (1927)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Stores, schools, churches and other locations in Wellston, OK; Okmulgee, OK; Sapulpa, OK; Drumright, OK; El Reno, OK; and Oklahoma City, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
30. Shallow Well Project (1966)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Follows a group of Indians as they survey, excavate, and install a water well and pump on a Navajo Reservation.
Director: Johnny Nelson
Votes: 62
31. Film 20 (1925)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Schools, businesses and other locations in Kansas City, MO; Boley, OK; Tulsa, OK; Taft, OK; Muskogee, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 51
32. Appalachian Spring (1944)
30 min | Short
A short film of Martha Graham's famous dance set to Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring".
Stars: Merce Cunningham, Nina Fonaroff, Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins
Votes: 48
33. Christmas Day (1928)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The Fuentes children - Ruben, Ophelia, Mercedes, Antonio, and Carmen - congregate on the porch under the tree on Christmas Day to play with their brand new toys.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 115
34. Scratch and Crow (1995)
5 min | Animation, Short
An animated short film from Helen Hill which documents the life cycle of a group of chickens.
Director: Helen Hill
Votes: 233
35. Westinghouse Works (1904)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
Collection of 21 American short silent films. The films were taken from April 18, 1904 to May 16, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and document various Westinghouse manufacturing plants.
Votes: 356
36. The Augustas (1930)
18 min | Documentary, Short
A short film documenting a list of all the cities and towns in the United States named Augusta.
Director: Scott Nixon II
Votes: 125
37. Mexican-American Community in Corpus Christi (1928)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Showcases the various activities of children and families in a Mexican-American community in Corpus Christi, from ball-throwing and exploring to parades and marches.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 68
38. Number 4: Manteca (1947)
2 min | Animation, Short
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 162
39. Intrepid Shadows (1966)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Al Clah was not a Navajo from Pine Springs. He said: they making films about things out there, the trading post, things you can see; I'm making films about inside: I like to see scenes that people never expected, the legends, the gods'.
Director: Alfred Clah | Star: Johnny Nelson
Votes: 67
40. Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A bored rich woman goes slumming as a domestic at a boarding house, where she falls in love with a sensitive young musician.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Dorothy Bernard, John R. Cumpson, Anita Hendrie
Votes: 58
41. The Lead Shoes (1949)
18 min | Short
A short experimental film by Sidney Peterson using double overlapping lenses to tell the story of a woman and a deep sea diver.
Director: Sidney Peterson | Stars: Jeremy Anderson, Elma Barrett, Jack Klough
Votes: 270
42. Number 2: Message from the Sun (1941)
2 min | Animation, Short
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 193
43. President McKinley Taking the Oath (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short, News
Short film which documents William McKinley's presidential inauguration.
Stars: William McKinley, Joseph Garney Cannon, John Dalzell, George Dewey
Votes: 522
44. President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
Short film which documents President McKinley's escort to the Capitol building.
Stars: George Dewey, John Davis Long, William McKinley, Nelson Appleton Miles
Votes: 439
45. Glimpse of the Garden (1957)
5 min | Documentary, Short
An exploration of a garden, accompanied by birdsong.
Director: Marie Menken
Votes: 436
46. Number 7 (1952)
5 min | Animation, Short
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 165
47. The House in the Middle (1954)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Courtesy of the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association, this helpful short shows you how good housekeeping and fresh paint can protect you and your family from the worst of an atomic blast.
Votes: 471
48. Number 10 (1957)
5 min | Animation, Short
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 174
49. Film 10 (1925)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Ministers and various other people in Nashville, TN; Beaumont,TX
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 55
50. Navajo Silversmith (1966)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A Navajo documentary focusing on the location, refinement, and craftsmanship of silver art.
Director: Johnny Nelson
Votes: 56
51. The Hole (1962)
15 min | Animation, Short
Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Dizzy Gillespie, George Mathews
Votes: 573
52. Playing in the Park (1929)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Josefina and Antonio Fuentes document an outing in the park with their four children.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 97
53. The Evidence of the Film (1913)
Not Rated | 15 min | Crime, Short
A messenger boy is wrongfully accused of stealing bonds worth $20,000.
Directors: Lawrence Marston, Edwin Thanhouser | Stars: William Garwood, Marie Eline, Florence La Badie, Riley Chamberlin
Votes: 436
54. Felicia (1965)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Felicia Bragg, an unassuming-yet-articulate African-American teenager from the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, opens up about her struggles, frustrations and hopes for the future.
Directors: Bob Dickson, Alan Gorg, Trevor Greenwood | Star: Felicia Bragg
Votes: 105
55. Number 5: Circular Tensions: Homage to Oskar Fischinger (1949)
3 min | Animation, Short
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 166
56. Film 1 (1925)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Churches, schools, and other locations in Clearview, OK; Muskogee, OK; Guthrie, OK; Langston, OK; and Bristow, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 63
57. Fox Movietone News: Jenkins Orphanage Band (1928)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Music
The only surviving sound recording of the famous band led by Daniel Joseph Jenkins features the orphans performing a lively and unique rendition of "Shoutin' Eliza".
Star: Daniel Joseph Jenkins
Votes: 164
58. New York Subway (1905)
Unrated | 6 min | Short, Documentary
In one long take, the camera shows us the journey of a subway train as it makes its way from Union Square to the old Grand Central Station.
Director: G.W. Bitzer
Votes: 814
59. Film 11 (1925)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Residences, offices, funeral homes, and Native Americans in Muskogee, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 52
60. Number 1 (1939)
3 min | Short, Animation
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 192
61. The Kidnappers Foil (1930)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Crime, Family
A group of children help to rescue a kidnapped child and return her to her family where they throw a big party.
Director: Melton Barker
Votes: 104
62. A Study in Reds (1932)
18 min | Short, Comedy
A woman's club ponders what life would be like under Soviet rule.
Director: Miriam Bennett
Votes: 91
63. Film 17 (1927)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Boarding house, schools, spelling bee and other activities in Langston, OK; Chandler, OK; Muskogee, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; and adventure series.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 50
64. V-E +1 (1945)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A film that documents the burial of those who lost their lives at the Holocaust camp in Falkenau, Czechoslovakia.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Votes: 49
65. Moon Breath Beat (1980)
5 min | Animation, Short
An animated short by Lisze Bechtold in which a woman and her two cats battle the forces of nature.
Director: Lisze Bechtold
Votes: 132
66. Siege (1940)
10 min | Documentary, Short, History
A short film which documents the siege of Warsaw at the beginning of World War II.
Director: Julien Bryan | Star: Julien Bryan
Votes: 257
67. Suzanne, Suzanne (1982)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that chronicles a substance abused teenage girl and the downward spiral of her family.
Directors: Camille Billops, James Hatch | Stars: Billie Browning, Suzanne Browning
Votes: 113
68. Multiple SIDosis (1970)
10 min | Short, Music
Through the magic of quick cuts and split screens, Sid Laverents puts on a one-man-band performance of a novelty ragtime tune.
Director: Sid Laverents | Stars: Sid Laverents, Adelaide Laverents
Votes: 343
69. Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (1990)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Made as a relief worker's master's thesis, this documentary chronicles the difficulties of rebuilding a community in post-Pol Pot Cambodia.
Director: Ellen Bruno
Votes: 58
70. Film 9 (1926)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Residences, churches, funeral march, school children in Muskogee, OK; Taft, OK; and Okmulgee, OK.
Director: Solomon Sir Jones
Votes: 59
71. Matrimony's Speed Limit (1913)
Unrated | 14 min | Comedy, Short
A man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance. It's 11:50 a.m. and he can't find his fiancée.
Director: Alice Guy | Stars: Fraunie Fraunholz, Marian Swayne
Votes: 479
72. With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain (1938)
18 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary made to raise funds for the return of wounded American volunteers who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.
Directors: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Herbert Kline
Votes: 57
73. Offon (1968)
Unrated | 9 min | Short
An experimental film consisting of rapidly changing, heavily modified images.
Director: Scott Bartlett
Votes: 484
74. A Virtuous Vamp (1919)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
A charming, attractive woman inadvertently causes a great disruption when she takes a job at a busy office by stealing the attention of all of her male co-workers--except the one she fancies.
Director: David Kirkland | Stars: Constance Talmadge, Belle Daube, Jack Kane, Conway Tearle
Votes: 34
75. Riding a Tricycle (1928)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The Fuentes family gathers in their front yard to watch their youngest son, Antonio Jr., learn to ride a tricycle.
Directors: Josefina Barrera Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 105
76. Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940)
42 min | Documentary, Short
Field recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community.
Director: Zora Neale Hurston
Votes: 125
77. Fuentes Family Ranch (1938)
2 min | Documentary, Short
Members of the Fuentes family ride horses, feed chickens, tend cattle and do various other things at their ranch in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Director: Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes
Votes: 93
78. Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The third of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip helps the dwarf carrying the barrel into the mountains.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 554
79. Kannapolis, N.C. (1941)
137 min | Documentary
A "town portrait" film consisting of silent footage of everyday street scenes in the small town of Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Director: H. Lee Waters
Votes: 35
80. The Jungle (1968)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary and dramatization of gang life in 1960s Philadelphia.
Directors: Charlie 'Brown' Davis, Jimmy 'Country' Robinson, David 'Bat' Williams | Stars: Charlie 'Brown' Davis, David 'Bat' Williams, Reginald 'Reggie' Ackridge, Jimmy 'Country' Robinson
Votes: 92
81. Dog Star Man: Part IV (1964)
6 min | Drama, Short
The fourth and final part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Stars: Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening
Votes: 1,175
82. The Revenge of Pancho Villa (1932)
60 min | Biography, War
Through recontextualized footage from decades of Mexican and American silent films and newsreels, the life story of Mexican revolutionary hero Pancho Villa unfolds in a series of spectacular battle sequences.
Directors: Edmundo Padilla, Félix Padilla | Stars: Bob Kortman, G. Raymond Nye, Pancho Villa, Raoul Walsh
Votes: 31
83. Men and Dust (1940)
16 min | Documentary, Short
A short film which documents the lives and effects of coal mining on Oklahoma communities.
Director: Lee Dick | Stars: Will Geer, Storrs Haynes, Robert Porterfield, Eric Walz
Votes: 110
84. Pass the Gravy (1928)
23 min | Short, Comedy
A comedy about two rival fathers who must make peace when their children get engaged. Everything goes awry when the son of one of the fathers cooks the prize-winning rooster that belongs to the other father for a joint family dinner.
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Max Davidson, Martha Sleeper, Bert Sprotte, Gene Morgan
Votes: 357
85. Dog Star Man: Part II (1963)
7 min | Short, Drama
The second part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Star: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 1,192
86. Cicero March (1966)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Short film which documents the Chicago Civil Rights March.
Star: Robert Lucas
Votes: 168
87. Fake Fruit Factory (1986)
22 min | Documentary, Short
The economic and sexual politics of a Central America factory where artificial fruit is manufactured.
Director: Chick Strand
Votes: 217
88. Fuji (1974)
8 min | Animation, Short
An animated short of passengers on a train with Mt. Fuji visible from the window.
Director: Robert Breer
Votes: 330
89. Heroes All (1920)
73 min | Documentary, War
Films shot by newsreel companies and army cameramen are featured to tell the story of what it was like for soldiers during World War I.
Director: Anthony Young | Stars: John J. Bradley, Emile Gauvreau
Votes: 19
90. Kodachrome Two-Color Test Shots No. III (1922)
5 min | Documentary, Short
Experimental film done by Eastman Kodak to test the abilities of Kodachrome film stock.
Director: John Capstaff | Stars: Mary Eaton, Hope Hampton, Mae Murray
Votes: 245
91. Heretic (1931)
4 min | Short
A short film in which Martha Graham and a group of dancers perform.
Star: Martha Graham
Votes: 118
92. Number 3: Interwoven (1947)
3 min | Animation, Short
An experimental film from artist Harry Smith and part of his Number series of various animated scenes.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 268
93. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)
11 min | Comedy, Short
Dr. Benchley lectures the women's club on the unusual but important title-topic.
Director: Thomas Chalmers | Star: Robert Benchley
Votes: 338
94. Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
The fifth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip starts drinking with the mountain-men and gets severely drunk.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 542
95. Preservation of the Sign Language (1913)
14 min | Documentary, Short
George Veditz, one-time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States, outlines the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak.
Director: George Veditz | Star: George Veditz
Votes: 212
96. The Cry of the Children (1912)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Drama
An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marie Eline, Ethel Wright, James Cruze, Lila Chester
Votes: 328
97. The Red Book (1994)
11 min | Animation, Short
A flat animated short from Janie Geiser centered around the contents of a red book.
Director: Janie Geiser
Votes: 122
98. Unmasked (1917)
12 min | Short, Drama
The story of a two jewel thieves whose lives intersect during the course of their crimes.
Directors: Grace Cunard, Francis Ford | Stars: Francis Ford, Grace Cunard, Edgar Keller, Tony Jeannette
Votes: 78
99. Czechoslovakia 1918-1968 (1969)
13 min | Documentary, Short, History
Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.
Directors: Robert M. Fresco, Denis Sanders | Stars: Leonid Brezhnev, Neville Chamberlain, Alexander Dubcek, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 232
100. Our Day (1938)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Home movie of the day in the life of the Kelly Family of Lebanon, Kentucky.
Director: Wallace Kelly | Star: Wallace Kelly
Votes: 153
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