"The Great Train Robbery" 1903
"The Circus" 1928
"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
"Swiss Family Robinson" (1960)
Synopsis: A father, mother and their three sons are abandoned by their ship's crew after having been chased into a storm by pirates. Scuttled and left for dead off of a deserted island they must salvage their ship and cut a new life for themselves as the only inhabitants of the new land. But pirates have a way of turning up again.
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"The General" (1926)
Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life: his sweet-heart, Annabelle Lee, and his engine, The General. When The General gets captured by union spies with Annabelle Lee aboard, Johnnie must risk life and limb to rescue both loves. Based on a true story of a daring Civil War era train theft and the ensuing chase, "The General" sets the bar high for future action films and comedies alike.
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