Amateur detective Sambo Sam sets out to round up German spies, but his bungling leads him to the Coffin Club, a fraternal organization with a morbid sense of humor just itching to have some fun at the would-be sleuth's expense.
Apr 1918
Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled pokes fun at both mad scientists and the Egyptian mummy craze that followed the discovery of King Tut's tomb early in the 20th century. A young man wooing the daughter of a scientist hatches a get rich quick scheme when he spots a classified ad searching for "a mummy for experimental purposes." While he wraps up a phony for the scientist, two Egyptian agents (outfitted in a crazy mix of ancient fashion and modern style) tracking stolen relics get tangled in the confusion.
Jan 1918
Just imagine - picture in your mind, what would take place in a colored folks hotel, when all of the guests are having the kind of a good time no other but these awaiting a feast of fried spring chicken and hot biscuits being prepared by the big fat, black cook, the boss of the kitchen, when a blackhand letter is received from a discharged waiter threatening to blow up the place, and it is finally blown up.
Apr 1917
Chased from his apartment by a policeman, ne'er do-well Rastus Jones finds refuge in a Chinese laundry, where he wreaks slapstick havoc and has a memorable encounter with an improperly-filled opium pipe.
Jun 1918
An Ebony Film Company short.
Jun 1917
After getting kicked out of a vaudeville show for misbehaving, they decide to put on a show of their own.
Jan 1915
Flossie is a lady, dusky and charming. Her admirers are numerous, but she experiences difficulty in deciding between Sam, the husky piano mover, and Jimmie, the dandy.
Feb 1915
Jimmy Marshall played a lazy drunkard with an overbearing wife, played by Florence McClain. The film contains a dream sequence where Marshall fantasizes about finding a magic lamp, which he uses to wish for liquor and a shack to sleep in.