In early July 1911, during the

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of motion pictures, at David Horsley's Nestor Comedies in

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, New Jersey,

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began turning out a weekly one-reel live-action

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comedy short, which was based on the comic strip. The series lasted 2 years ending in 1913. Approximately 59 shorts were produced. Below is a list of the films separated by years.

1911

* ''Mutt and Jeff Break Into Society'' * ''Mutt and Jeff Make the Feathers Fly'' * ''Mutt and Jeff's Scheme That Failed'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Unlucky Star'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Lady Stenographer'' * ''Mutt and Jeff Discover a Wonderful Remedy'' * ''Mutt and Jeff Join the Opera Co'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Blackhand'' * ''Mutt and Jeff Spend a Quiet Day in the Country'' * ''Mutt and Jeff as Reporters'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Dog Catchers'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Newsboys'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Escaped Lunatic'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the German Band'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Country Judge'' * ''Mutt and Jeff in the Banking Business'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and the Goldstein Burglary'' * ''Mutt and Jeff Get Passes to the Ball Game'' * ''Mutt and Jeff Make a Hit'' * ''Mutt and Jeff at the Fortune Teller's'' * ''Mutt and Jeff in a Matrimonial Affair'' * ''Mutt and Jeff on the Job''

1912

* ''Mutt and Jeff Fall in Love'' * ''Mutt and Jeff and Italian Strikers''

1913

* ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''Whaddaya Mean You're Contended'' * Mutt and Jeff in Panama{{Cite web , title=Image 3 of The leader-enterprise (Fitzgerald, Ga.), September 15, 1913, (Monday Edition) , url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038489/1913-09-15/ed-1/?dl=page&q=mutt+and+jeff&sp=1 , access-date=2023-10-23 , website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA * Mutt and Jeff (unknown title) * Mutt and Jeff (unknown title) * Mutt and Jeff (unknown title) * Mutt and Jeff (unknown title) * Mutt and Jeff (unknown title) * ''The Mexican Problem'' * ''The Hypnotist'' * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''A Substitute for Peroxide'' * ''Johnny Reb's Wooden Leg'' * ''Mutt's Marriage'' * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''The Ball Game'' * ''The Merry Milkmaid'' * ''The California Alien Land Law'' * ''Baseball'' * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''Pickaninni's G-string'' * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''Mutt Puts One Over'' * ''The Sandstorm'' * ''Mutt and Jeff in Mexico'' * ''The Sultan's Harem'' * ''Mutt's Moneymaking Scheme'' * ''Mutt and Jeff in Turkey'' * ''The Matrimonial Agency'' * ''Mutt and Jeff in Constantinople'' * ''Mutt and Jeff at Sea'' * ''Mutt and Jeff at Sea: Part 2'' * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title) * ''Mutt and Jeff'' (unknown title)

1911

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