Ruth Hiatt Movies

Cabbie gets mixed up with gangster's wife.

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...

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

An auto salesman fall in love with a rich girl but she is already engaged.

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

Mickey and Grady are left behind when a new kid comes to town and all the girls fall for him.

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

Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.

A Mermaid Comedy

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

An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife. Charley's wife, however, misunderstands the purpose of...

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...

The Speeder is a 1922 comedy short

Twelfth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family gos fishing while their house is renovated.

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...

The Smith's visit San Francisco to attend a horse show only to have their precocious daughter cause some minor comical mishaps and their over-sized...

Third release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Omar the dog, usually the most sedate member of the Smith family, has a starring role...

An employee is harassed by his co-workers. Later, they ambush him and try to steal the company's money.

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...

Jim and Buddy decide to follow their pal Tater-bug who left them for another job. No sooner do they arrive than Tater-bug gets shot in the back. Jim...