Ruth Hiatt Movies

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

An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.

Shanghai Rose is the proprietress of a gin mill which doubles as a bordello. A murder occurs, and she is put on trial for her life. A series of...

The Speeder is a 1922 comedy short

The Smith Family goes for bargain hunt at a warehouse sale.

A man, accidentally locked out of his house is mistaken for a burglar as he attempts to re-enter the house. The gag is that the person mistaking...

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

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

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...

A rival courtships in a variety of absurd situations.

A Mermaid Comedy

The Smiths' cook, exasperated by giving up her day off in order to cook for an unappreciative guest, decides to leave her employment in order to get...

28th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.

Ruth Hiatt is the object of Raymond McKee's affections, but her mother, Sunshine Hart, and a bogus Baron, Kewpie Morgan, are providing him reasons to...

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

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

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

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

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

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...