Author Archive: Retro

An inventor and his accomplice plan to rob a ship carrying gold bullion by using a submarine. A waiter overhears their plans, buys himself an admiral’s uniform, tricks his way into command of the sub and plots to take the ship himself.

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his ‘title.’

While at an amusement park, two men try to win the heart of a young lady. They compete with each other while attempting to find her runaway dog, and they race to ask her mother’s permission to take her up in a hot air balloon.

Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.

Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.

Mr. Snavely, a Yukon prospector, lost his only son years ago to the temptations of the big city. Now the prodigal Chester, he is released from prison and comes home to Ma and Pa. A parody of Yukon melodrama, includes the famous looking-out-the-door routine. A misunderstood classic.