Cinematic Era: 1925 Vintage

Lina, a graceful schoolgirl, has an affair against her father's will with Álvaro, a young bohemian who squanders his fortune. They decide to flee from the father's vigilance, but at the train station a wounded beggar warns Lina about the grave mistake she is making. Álvaro bandages her wound with a handkerchief on which his initials are inscribed and Lina gratefully gives her her jewelry and in turn informs Álvaro of her decision not to continue with this adventure. The beggar woman is assaulted and murdered. Her corpse is found with Alvaro's handkerchief, who is accused of the crime. Although he is innocent, he keeps silent to protect Lina.

Man on a ladder holding a bucket and a brush puts up a poster for the British Empire Exhibition - "Why not go to Wembley?". Jerry walks along reading a newspaper. In a thought bubble above his head we can see that he is thinking about horse racing, the tote and money (I think!). He's so deep in thought that he knocks the poster man off his ladder. The man is very angry and knocks Jerry over with his brush. Jerry sees stars.

A silent amateur film with a runtime of 1 minute and 28 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 documents a game of tug-of-war on the beach at Lavagna during the summer of 1925. A group of young participants, dressed in bathing suits, engage in the activity while a dog observes from the sidelines. The footage is notable for its stable tripod-based composition and the use of horizontal camera movement to follow the action. At age 16, Lavello demonstrates early technical proficiency and an interest in capturing spontaneous social interaction. As noted by Michele Manzolini in the 2025 Pordenone Silent Film Festival catalogue, the film contributes to a broader visual record of leisure and informal play within early amateur cinema.

Marcus draws a bird, finally turning it upside down to show a perfect likeness to Galli Curci. Likenesses in the short also include W. H. Taft, General Joffre, Napoleon, J.P. Morgan, Sessue Hayakawa, Nickolai Lenin, La Follette.

Reportage about a fundraiser for the association known as the Joodsche Invalide (Jewish Hospital and Home) for the construction of their eponymous building.

The Fascinating Widow is a 1925 adaptation of the musical comedy written by Otto Hauerbach as a vehicle for the female impersonator Julian Eltinge.

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

A four-part comedy featuring brass bands, dancers, and big heads.

A sentimental comedy in which the director leaves his mark on human portraits of naturalist lineage.

A 1925 film.

It contains footage of the lion escaping from the zoo.

Dr. Jacob Sarnoff of the Long Island (NY) Medical College uses drawings, diagrams, animation and cadaver dissection to show the workings of the human body, including digestive tract, examples of the heart in action and explanations of the functions and purposes of the respiratory and circulation systems.

An early sound film directed by Theodore Case while perfecting his variable density sound-on-film process. Recorded at Case Research Lab in Auburn, New York, in 1925. Performed by Nee Wong.

Breathtaking landscapes and scenes of daily life near train stations, captured aboard a train on the railway line connecting China to Indochina in 1926. The French colonial legacy and the historical context explain the harshness of some of the images.

Clarinda is the adopted daughter of Alberto da Silva, an industrialist facing a crisis due to excess inventory. Benedito Silveira, a representative of a European firm interested in Alberto's products, flirted with Clarinda, despite being relatively old. If Clarinda's heart belonged to him, the problem of the accumulated inventory would be solved. However, Clarinda either didn't want to, or couldn't understand, Benedito's romantic intentions. She spent her time outings with Laura, a highly experienced aviator and her childhood friend. The factory's growing crisis forced the shareholders to meet frequently. Employee layoffs were inevitable. Antonio Martins was a young shareholder who spent most of his time in clubs and cabarets. Introduced to Clarinda, he began to court her, eventually declaring his love. But Clarinda thought of no other affection than that of her adoptive father.

Martín Rivas is a 1925 Chilean silent film, the fourth film of Carlos F. Borcosque.

A defining cultural phenomenon of the Roaring Twenties, the Charles­ton gained widespread popularity af­ter its appearance in October 1923 in the African American Broadway revue Runnin’ Wild. Newsreels captured the dance’s irresistible rise over the course of the decade. Fox News, Vol. 6, Release 74, issued on 13 June 1925, featured Charleston footage filmed at the Fox studio in New York and at Starlight Park, a prominent amusement park in the Bronx. In the studio footage the Charleston was demonstrated by a group of dancers sent by none other than Texas Guinan, the famed queen of New York speakeasies – among them was a very young Ruby Keeler, who, just a few years later, would marry Al Jolson and go on to become a successful actress. The surviving set of outtakes showcases a performance by an unidentified dancer embodying the Charleston’s spirit of freedom, fun, and youthful rebellion that so captivated audiences of the era.

A short documentary that explores the culture and traditions of Egypt. Made by famous Egyptologists Harry Burton and Albert Morton Lythgoe, the film presents the many similarities and differences between ancient Egypt and the one from 1925.

A Krazy Kat short.

A Krazy Kat short.

Lost film. Helja, an Estonian woman, and his British groom John have met during the Estonian War of Independence. They hear from an old professor of an old folk tale about the dark past of Estonia. Estonian pageboy Mangu who works at von Sternhell's manor proposes a pretty slave girl Linda. However, von Sternhell gives orders to steal the bride right in the middle of the wedding. She will be taken to von Sternhell's castle according to the brutal middle-age custom – the law of the first night. Together with fellow villagers, Mangu gets into a desperate battle with the noblemen in order to save his wife's pride.

A Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes short.

Cartoon featuring Bonzo the dog; possibly a lost film.

After a heavy meal, Bonzo falls asleep and has a nightmare in which he is pursued by large cats and thrust into a sausage machine.

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

Unfinished film by Ernest Bošnjak.

An Aesop’s Film Fables short.

"Mag the Hag" is a 1925 amateur fiction film shot and edited by Hiram Percy Maxim (1869-1936), founder of the Amateur Cinema League.

The story of a "little," well-behaved girl who plunges into the "sinful" big city and risks getting lost there – told with a lighthearted, comedic, and sentimental touch. The nameless girl is persuaded by an experienced friend to earn her own money as a dancer in a bar, just like her. The "little one's" father mustn't find out, as he wants his daughter to lead a respectable, bourgeois life. Therefore, his daughter pretends to work night shifts as a telephone operator and conceals her dancing from him. Unlike her carefree, "experienced" friend, however, the "little one" is careful not to jeopardize her reputation through morally questionable behavior.

Reportage about the tornado disaster in the village of Borculo.

An ethnographic film about the Shiraoi Ainu

A record of a visit to the North Sea fishing fleets, obtained by courtesy of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and taken from their mission ship 'Joseph and Sarah Miles'.

A Burton Holmes' Film-Reels of Travel short subject with views of the river Seine in Paris circa 1925.

Silent footage of Paris

Felix walks to England.

Felix works as an animal doctor in Africa.

Cartoon short.

Felix goes on a dangerous treasure hunt to prove his bravery.

The court lady, Woo-yeon (Kim Woo-yeon), who was beautiful in appearance and excelled in poetry, was serving Anpyeong Dae-gun (Yoo-jun). After she saw the young Jin-sa Kim (Ahn Jong-hwa) one day, she fell in love with him and she did the same with Jin-sa Kim.

A theft in her house makes Edith, who lives in a foster family, a suspect. As a punishment, she was taken to a reformatory, but escaped from there and many years later became the “queen” of the old town.

There is very little information available online on this little gem, the first 'feature-length' film shot exclusively in Iceland by an Icelandic director, the pioneer Loftur Guðmundsson. Director and crew travelled all around the country with the ambitious goal of documenting all the aspects of the local life at the time. Fishing plays an important role (being then, by far, the number one national industry); one can also witness the humble beginnings of 'city-life' in the capital, one of the first (or was it the very first?) cars driving in Iceland, beautiful pastoral shots of farm-lands, ladies posing in the national costume, as well as fighters indulging in the national sport, 'glyma'. The 21st century traveller will be able to recognize a number of landmarks. The images are often naive, genuine, and captivating. In my opinion one of the most valuable Icelandic films. --Ewolve

The very first Serbian animated film shows a pincer trying to find its way through labyrinth.

Residences markets, schools and other locations in Okmulgee, OK.

Schools, businesses and other locations in Kansas City, MO; Boley, OK; Tulsa, OK; Taft, OK; Muskogee, OK.

Churches, schools, and other locations in Clearview, OK; Muskogee, OK; Guthrie, OK; Langston, OK; and Bristow, OK.

Film showing footballers, entrepreneurs and honourable members of Victoria Sports Club, as well as slow bicycyling and strongman competitions.