A Matter of Policy

A William Watson film directed by , released in 1923.

A William Watson film directed by , released in 1923.
A Lee De Forest film directed by , released in 1923.

Stan is a lazy employee at a lumber company. Much of the first portion of the film has to do with Stan trying to sneak into work late–past the violent and rather insane supervisor. Later, however, Stan walks into a…

Charlie is a small town druggist trying to wait on trade and play a social game of poker in the back room.

During the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the motherlode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim, leading to a tremendous fight.

Laurel portrays a commercial traveller, hawking a patent medicine cried Professor I.O. Dine’s Knox-All: that name is the funniest joke in this movie, which ain’t sayin’ much. I should point out that this movie dates from 1923, the shank of…

A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they contact the inventor Pollard, who has devised a new gasoline substitute. Pollard himself lives in a home filled with…
A Herman C. Raymaker film directed by , released in 1923.

The gang creates its own makeshift county fair, highlighted by a “movie,” which is really a clever stage performance.

A cobbler receives his back pension and invites the gang to celebrate with a picnic, but his car stalls along the way.