Douglas MacLean

A young girl, stifling on her father's backwoods farm, is reinvigorated by the arrival of an army regiment, come to train in the area. (imdb)

American silent comedy film produced by and starring Douglas MacLean, featuring Boris Karloff.

When American Octavia Bassett arrives in the serene old English village of Slowbridge to visit her Aunt Belinda, she scandalizes the town with her cowgirl mannerisms and willful spirit. Octavia's "barbaric" behavior affronts Lady Theobald, the town's arbiter of social matters, who is trying to marry her shy daughter Lucia to the brash Captain Barold. Upon learning that Lucia is secretly in love with Mr.

Robert Street, an author of aviation novels, has acquired the reputation of being an expert pilot, though he is without experience and has an unreasonable fear of airplanes. He is challenged to compete with ace pilot Jules Gaillard in a race for Grace Douglas' love. The film climaxes in Street's thrilling victory after his friends vainly attempt to help him duck out of the competition. (TCM)

On the eve of his wedding, businessman Alan Boyd gets a telegram notifying him that his "bride" has fallen in love with another man and eloped with him. An hour after announcing that he's through with women, he meets pretty Helen Raynor. Schuyler Van Loon, who is after Helen, comes up with a scheme to embarrass Alan in Helen's eyes and ruin his reputation in the bargain - he comes up with a baby that he claims is Alan's illegitimate son. (imdb)

A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he gets, as there are some very strange goings-on at the establishment.