Movies: Christie Film Company

Ann is one tough cowgirl. After she beats up Hank, her parents send her East to college, hoping she'll come back a lady....

Jack Duffy had two skills that helped make him the lead in a nice series of short comedies in the 1920s: the usual ability to take one of the bone-breaking falls that slapstick called for and the ability to make himself up as an old coot, which gave ...

Charles Murray is running for mayor. Opponent Eddie Baker has a young woman go into his shoe shop and, while changing stockings, say things that will alienate the women voters; Baker tells her it's a practical joke, and he'll get her boy friend out o...

Neal and Betty are newlywed when her father dies. Betty goes to visit her mother and decides to take her to live with them. Neal, who has never met her, remonstrated furiously but in vain....

Young lovers pursued by her father -- and then a series of sight gags based on the mayhem of their auto ride....

Comedy starring Jack Duffy and Anne Cornwall, featured in James Roots' 100 Essential Film Comedies...

Rather than telling his parents, who have another girl picked out for him, Bob brings home his new wife disguised as his friend "Steve."...

Henry Williams, out in Arizona looking for a cure for his imaginary ills, stops at the ranch of Jud Morgan, and decides to stay. Jud's daughter, Sally, attracts his attention, although she is engaged to be married to Sheriff Bob Wells. Henry rides wi...

Process server Neal Burns raids a hospital to bring a reluctant doctor to trial....

Fourth release in the "Confessions of a Chorus Girl" comedy series....

It's a case of mistaken identity in this comedy that centers around a country bumpkin mistaken for a Chicago hitman....

When her newspaper reporter brother is taken ill, a young woman takes over his job. Before she knows it, she's involved up to her neck in a plot involving stolen jewelry and a very agile monkey....

Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce proceedings, pretending to have a new girlfriend and refusing to eat anything she cooks him....

Mary, a bride-to-be, has a troublesome wedding day....

Gertrude Lennox, a dominating woman who controls every aspect of her household, is preparing a reception for famous novelist Philip Lord, who is to arrive shortly from England. Gertrude is also laying plans to marry Doris Bellamy, her ward and the si...

Jim Wilson is separated from his wife Bella, so when his maiden Aunt Selina -- who thoroughly disapproves of divorce -- comes to visit, Wilson is compelled to locate a temporary wife. His friend, Kit Eclair, is happy to fill in, but during a party, h...

A husband is addicted to the habit of going duck-hunting occasionally. Wifey suspects that his object is chasing chickens - those that walk with two feet - and so starts in pursuit. When hubby's pals get a ducking in the water, they are forced to go ...

Bobby is in love with a stage actress and hangs around backstage during the performance. He makes a mess of things from time to time....

In the story, Dr. Huff is beating up process servers. While he doesn't mind that his wife is divorcing him, he feels he's too busy to go to court. Additionally, he's informed the hospital staff to NOT allow any of these process servers in the place. ...

A wife plots to keep her husband at home....