Ruth Hiatt Filmes

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

Harry and his friend have planned to go out for an afternoon of fun. But first, Harry must figure out how to slip away from his domineering wife with...

Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in this film, as with several in this series of...

13th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. The Smiths at the candy shop.

A police chief and two security agencies work to find out who is behind a recent rash of hijackings.

Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insult-to-injury Willie is also the store's...

The film begins with a family at home having a meal. The biggest laugh involved some candles being substituted for asparagus and the hilarity that...

The accident-prone Smith family (Raymond McKee, Ruth Hiatt, and Mary Ann Jackson) head to the beach in this Mack Sennett comedy directed by Alf...

Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought...

Ninth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family buys a new home.

A Mermaid Comedy

Baby Bubbles torments her babysitting grandmother (Sunshine Hart) while her parents enjoy a rare night out at the movies.

Here it's Andy Clyde in a long beard as Raymond McKee's rich uncle Dan. He quickly becomes entangled with Carmelita Geraghty, the vamp next door, and...

Arthur Wells, an impoverished poet, impersonates a big-game hunter in an attempt to locate the missing link. However, the poet has an aversion to...

19th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.

Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.

The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.

Glenn Tryon is at his Bachelor's Dinner, attended only by a dozen of his girl friends, prior to marrying Connie Watts but Ma Watts has plans for...

Lloyd stows away on a ship to be near his girlfriend.

Lloyd has spent his entire life savings on a new flivver.