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- The story of the Titanic disaster based on the account of a survivor.
- Lieutenant Mordaunt and his little sweetheart, Yum Yum, has many pleasant hours in the land of the Rising Sun. So winning are the ways of the little Japanese maiden, that Jack Tar falls very, very deeply in love with her. When love enters all else is forgotten, and thus, when the time for the departure of the fleet arrives, the lieutenant awakens to find that it was all a dream, and that it is now time to be up and doing and leave his little sweetheart behind him. The fleet returns to port, and Mordaunt goes home to his people. Staying at the house are three of his cousins, who greet him boisterously, for being female cousins, they look forward to jolly times with the breezy sailor. Mordaunt's thoughts still turn to the land of the Rising Sun and to his little sweetheart far across the ocean. To their great disappointment, the cousins find a great change in their once cheerful playmate. In place of the breezy sailor man is a poor love-sick swain, who can do naught else but sigh the hours away. The girls find the source of the trouble in the shape of a half-finished letter to Japan, and they decide to have some fun. Arraying themselves in Japanese clothes, they annoy their cousin considerably by appearing before him in the garb he loves so well, only to disappear again into a thicket or behind a tree. Finally, the tormentors are surprised to see their big, manly cousin burst into tears. From that moment Mordaunt becomes more and more melancholy, and in fact, his parents begin to entertain grave fears as to his health. Meanwhile the little Japanese girl beyond the seas has not remained idle. With the energy and enterprise of her race, she has decided to follow her lover beyond the seas. After a long and weary voyage, the little Japanese maiden arrives in Europe. Having carefully rehearsed her part beforehand, the winsome Yum Yum finds little difficulty in finding her way to her lover, who is, by this time desperately ill. At first Mordaunt does not recognize Yum Yum, on account of her European dress, which becomes her so well, but when she again dons the kimono and flaunts again her dainty fan, the lieutenant recognizes her, and all their troubles are forgotten.
- Dick Blair, the idle son of millionaire parents being born with a "silver spoon in his mouth" like many another of the "Idle rich," abuses his opportunities and becomes in early manhood, a dissipated man about town. In spite of repeated warnings and also threats of disinheritance, he continues in the "pace that kills" until his father, realizing that unless the boy is thrown upon his own resources and made to feel actual want, he would go to an early grave, finally drives him from the home that had sheltered him since childhood, and orders him to make his own way in the world. His new life begins when he saves from drowning the daughter of a famous banker and modestly disappears after the heroic deed. In answering an application for a private secretary, he finds his employer to be the father of the girl whom he had saved from drowning. The daughter of the banker recognizes Dick as her rescuer and the banker takes a special interest in him. Dick's sterling qualities eventually win him a junior partnership with his employer and also the hand of the girl whom he rescued from a watery grave. Proud of his wife and the position in life he has attained, he calls upon his father and a happy reconciliation follows.
- Trixie believe the only way she can save her older sister from dying of tuberculosis is by preventing the autumn leaves from falling, so one night she steals into the garden in her nightie and fastens fallen leaves to branches with twine.
- Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- At a tramcar in Copenhagen the piano teacher Magda Vang meets the young man Knud Svane, who falls in love with her. She is invited to spend the summer with him and his parents at the vicarage in Gjerslev. Outside the vicarage a circus troupe passes by, and Magda is saluted by the performer Rudolph Stern. In the night Rudolph climbs a ladder to Magda's bedroom. She tries to flee his advances, but after a hot kiss she surrenders, and runs away with him. Magda is hired as a dancer with Rudolph at the Empire Varieté. When Rudolph fondles a ballet dancer Magda gets furious, and starts a fight in front of the audience. Magda and Rudolph are fired. To earn some money Rudolph forces Magda to play the piano in a band at a garden restaurant. Knud turns up and recognizes her. Incognito he asks her for a private meeting. Magda thinks she is asked to sell her body and refuses, but Rudolph forces her to go. When Rudloph after a while interrupts and finds Magda with Knud, he gets furious and starts to beat her. During the turmoil she grabs a knife and stabs Rudolph in his chest. In her despair she clings to his dead body, and has to be taken away by force.
- One of the first epics on the History of Movies, it tells the story of the Fall of Troy: Paris seduces Helen, queen of Sparta, and takes her to Troy, city state of his father, King Priam. The Greeks declare war against the Trojans, and after ten years of siege finally manage to invade the city with a wooden horse.
- Jim and Bill are chums and partners in a mine. Both are in love with pretty Nora Martin, who accepts Bill. An explosion of powder in the mine destroys Bill's eyesight. Jim falls in love with Nora's friend Kate. Poor Bill in despair over his blindness is about to commit suicide, but Jim prevents him from doing so. Then Jim persuades Nora to go with a minister to Bill's cabin to marry Bill and save him from despair. Bill, thinking that Jim intends to marry the girl, knocks him senseless, and believes he has killed him. Then Bill learns the truth from the girl. Bill is happy when he finds that he has not killed his chum, who presides at the wedding. Later Bill brings about Jim's marriage to Kate.
- You have undoubtedly heard of the Abernathy boys, Louis, nine, and Temple, six years of age, respectively. There is not a newspaper in the country which did not give accounts of their daring ride on horseback from Oklahoma City, Okla., and their arrival in New York in time to take part in the great reception in honor of the homecoming of Col. Theodore Roosevelt. They traveled no less than 2,500 miles on horseback; a feat which older men have not been able to excel. They have taken leading parts in a story of the real wild and woolly western type which will arouse your enthusiasm, which will bubble with excitement and interest. It will undoubtedly be considered the greatest sensation of the year and the best tonic for box-office receipts. The opening scene shows Frank's ranch house, where many cowboys are "killing time," indulging in their sports. Soon one of the boys arrives from the post office with a letter for Frank from his sweetheart, Grace, informing him that he should meet her at the station, as she is coming to spend her vacation at the ranch. Frank leaves the ranch and arrives at the station in time to see his sweetheart insulted by a Mexican. The western blood boils within him. He has a fight with the Mexican, but finally leaves with his fiancée in a buggy for the ranch, tying his own horse to the back of the vehicle. The Mexican swears vengeance. He secures the co-operation of another Mexican and both pursue Frank and his sweetheart. They shoot Frank in the arm, and snatching the girl from the buggy, they escape with her. Poor Frank would have bled to death had not the Abernathy kids made their timely appearance. He is unconscious when he is found, but he is revived sufficiently to tell his story. Immediately little Temple starts to the ranch for aid, while Louis vows to pursue and capture the Mexicans. Quickly does Temple find his way to the Three Forks post office, where more than a dozen cowboys are lounging around. He utters only a few words and they take in the situation in a moment. They mount their bucking bronchos and with Temple in the lead they are off in pursuit of the culprits. The scene now changes. The girl is trying to gain her freedom from her captors. It is like a thunderbolt from heaven when the Mexican hears, "Throw up your hands." The desperate Mexican is about to draw his gun and shoot at Louis, but the kid is too quick for him, and shoots the gun out of the Mexican's hand. Singe-handed does the young lad overcome the burly and contemptible Mexicans. Suddenly, at a distance, during this commotion, little Temple in the lead, is seen approaching at daring speed with the cowboys. They lasso both Mexicans and drag them from the scene. Grace is soon restored to her lover, and the cheers and congratulations showered upon the two young lads will make your heart feel good. You are so much enthused that you would like to go over to the boys and, slapping them on the shoulder, say, "Congratulate you, boys, for your heroism." This picture finishes by showing Louis and Temple with their mammoth Teddy bear, which was presented to them by Col. Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders at their reception.
- A Mormon missionary seduces and kidnaps an attractive young woman, forcing her to accompany him to Utah to become one of his wives.
- Tom Owen and Mae Darcy have a very quiet wedding, wishing to avoid all notoriety for the present and intending to surprise their friends by the announcement later on. But their friends "got wise" somehow and when the young couple finally arrive at the railroad station, they find a crowd there ahead of them and they are duly dealt with according to the latest rules laid down for the accelerated departure of bride and groom. A year slips by and we find Tom wrapped up in business pursuits and careless of manner towards Mae. And Mae quietly grieves over his neglect. Then a former sweetheart of Tom's, Belle Stuart, sends them an invitation to a ball, where Belle proceeds to monopolize Tom to the utter disregard of poor Mae. Left all alone she sits and broods over her misfortune, and then she meets the famous poet, Claude Jones, who entertains her most pleasantly with his talk and his ability as a dancer. Tom finally thinks of his wife and goes to where he left her, but she has gone. He at last discovers her in the conservatory in conversation with the poet. It is his turn to feel jealous and he does so and going rudely over to the couple he informs Mae that they must go home at once. Before they go, however, she invites Claude to call upon them. Soon Claude accepts her invitation and calls, finding her alone. In the midst of their tete-a-tete, Tom arrives at home and orders Claude to vacate the premises at once. Tom and Mae have their first quarrel, and it is a good one. Tom then decides to keep close watch upon her and rigs up a bell so that it will ring in his den every time the door opens. Well, it works all right, only he is kept busy rushing into the room merely to meet the maid or the postman or somebody other than Claude. He then gives up and after another interview with his wife, he secretly writes Claude a letter, informing him that as he loves Mae and Mae loves him, that he, Tom, will surrender all further claim upon her. When Claude arrives he is received most cordially by Tom, who proceeds to pour out his blessings upon the pair and leaves the room. Mae is completely mystified, until Claude shows her the letter and proceeds to press his suit. She, taken entirely unawares, begs for time to think it all over and he goes out to purchase her some flowers. Tom, seeing him leave, telephones Belle Stuart and makes an appointment with her. Mae overhears him at the 'phone and breaks down completely, weeping as if her heart would break. Then Tom leaves the house. Claude, shortly after this returns and attempts to present Mae with the flowers, but she has had enough of him already, and, ordering him from the house, throws his bouquet after him. Tom's conscience will not permit him to keep his appointment with Belle and after wandering aimlessly about his club, he returns home to find his little wife curled up in his den, hugging his dressing gown, trying to forget her troubles in slumber, Tom's heart is touched, his old love is reawakened and taking her in his arms, she opens her eyes and twining her arms about him, they forget all their former doubts and troubles in their present happiness.
- Ralph Vincent is an all-round sport, in spite of the fact that he has a charming wife and lovely baby at home. His wife, Effie, trusts him implicitly, although she has heard some rather ugly rumors concerning him. Ralphs receives a tip on a horse by wire from the city and wants to play it, but has not the money. He tries to borrow it from a fellow employee in the office, but not succeeding, he, at last, obtains it from Hiram Hayes, the old man who runs the grocery store over which the Vincents have rooms. He tells Hiram he needs it for his family. He wires the money on and shortly after, receiving word that his horse has won, he hastily packs a bag and goes to the city. Here, inflated with his winnings, he joins a gay crowd and has the time of his life. He plays poker with the boys and joins a merry crowd of fast men and women at supper. In the meantime, he has mailed the amount of his loan to Hiram and his wife, Effie, is down in Hiram's store when it arrives. There is, however, no letter for her. Putting two and two together, she fears the worst and Hiram kindly offering to look after the baby, she departs for the city, in search of Ralph. Knowing the address of his hotel from the letter-head enclosing Hiram's money, she goes straight there and reaches the café at the height of the festivities, arriving at the very moment that Ralph is distinguishing himself by drinking a toast out of one of the woman's slippers. Effie takes one look and then burying her face in her hands, she rushes from the room and hastens home, heartbroken. Ralph is instantly checked in his mad career by the sight of his little wife and despite the pleadings of his companions, he leaves the café, accompanied by a good-hearted friend named Fred Strong. Some hours later, Ralph comes to his senses in a Turkish bath, surrounded by his friends of the evening. Realizing the baseness of his recent actions. Realizing the baseness of his recent actions, he wants to call up his wife on the telephone to ask her pardon, but he lacks the courage. There he sits a humiliated man, blankly staring at the picture of his baby in a locket. He has spent all of his winnings during his debauch, and has lost the love and respect of his wife and possibly his position. Overcome by remorse he lays down the locket and leaves the room, wandering aimlessly through the bath. Then Fred Strong, who has found the telephone number, calls up Hiram at the grocery store, who responds dressed in his night clothes. Effie and baby are soon brought down to the phone and negotiations for the return of Ralphs are begun. Fred and the balance of Ralph's friends at one end of the wire in their bath costumes and Effie, Hiram and the baby at the other, all in dishabille. Then Ralph is brought to the phone, he talks to Effie and she and the baby talk to him. Effie tells him to come home. While Ralph is dressing, Fred starts a collection for the baby, which proves a generous one and enclosing the bills with the locket in an envelope, directed to the child, they hand it to Ralph and wish him "Godspeed." Ralph arrives and regaining his wife's love and his position, he swears off from a sporting life and the next time he receives a tip by wire, he tears up the telegrams and throws it in the waste basket.
- A pretty farm yard scene opens this subject. The farmer's daughter has two admirers, one a farm laborer, employed by her father, and the other, a young man neighbor farmer of good financial standing. The father is in arrears with his rent, and the rich young suitor to his daughter offers to get him out of the difficulty, providing he will give him his daughter's hand in marriage. The father consents, hut the girl soon shows her objection, preferring the love of the laborer. The rejected suitor, in anger, enters the farmer's barn, intent upon revenge, and accidentally sets fire to the structure. He tries to throw suspicion upon the farmer, but two tramps point out the real culprit, having seen him enter the barn. The young laborer re-enters the employ of the farmer, whom he assists financially with the winnings of a large lottery and later marries the daughter.
- Algie Allmore has one year to prove he's a man in order to wed Harry Lyons' daughter.
- A husband discovers his wife about to elope with a friend, and then forces her to go with him, making her write a note to her child saying that she is going on a long journey. Later the lover reads of a railroad accident, in which many people were killed and telegraphs the husband that his wife was one of the victims. The child mourns for its mother and asks the father to take her where her mother is supposed to be buried. He takes her there and puts up a tombstone. Later the husband falls in love with a widow, which is very objectionable to the child. On one of the child's journeys to her mother's grave, she meets her mother, who has returned, takes her father away from the widow, brings him home and there is a reconciliation.
- A young artist is a great lover of the beautiful, and has a natural horror of anything repulsive. He fails in love with a girl who satisfies his artistic requirements. The Girl's father, a worldly wise inventor, does not approve of his daughter's choice. He realizes that the young artist has many limitations, and doubts if he will make his daughter happy. The girl, when told of his fears, at first laughs them to scorn. Then she begins to doubt herself. Finally, a chance comes to test the father's theory. There is an explosion in the laboratory, and the girl, in trying to save her father, is badly injured. The artist hurries around to the house, and finds that the girl he loves is disfigured for life. She offers him his freedom and returns him his ring. The young man is not of the stuff of which heroes are made. His love cannot survive the loss of the girl's beauty. He takes the ring and hurries away. And the fears of the father are proven. As time rolls on the artist finds that he cannot forget the girl he once hoped to wed. Gradually he forgets her beauty, and thinks more and more of her character and mental attributes. Humbly he returns to the house, and again pleads his suit. At first the girl repels him, finally she consents to take him back. She is heavily veiled when they meet, but she does not raise the veil, neither does be ask her to. Her physical appearance is of no importance he tells her, and so far as he is concerned, this is the truth. For he is no longer the artist, he is the sincere lover. Still wearing her veil, but her beauty regained, the girl accompanies him to the altar. When they return to his studio, the veil is lifted, and with a radiant smile she goes to his arms.
- Bertie is an embryonic botanist. He is pottering with some flowers in the garden, when Nell, the idol of his dreams, passes. He runs out and escorts her home, pleading soulfully with her to marry him. Nell is a full-blooded western girl, and while she admires Bertie for many things, she prefers a real man for a husband. News comes from Nell's uncle, in Red Cloud, that he is going to sell out his store, and go back to Vermont. Nell and her mother set out for Red Cloud, and Bertie, determined to prove himself a man, accompanies them. At Tucson the stage is late, and growing impatient, Nell and Bertie start out for Red Cloud on foot. Bertie purchases a burro to pack their baggage, and it happens to be a burro formerly in the employ of "Tiger Jack," the lone bandit, who has caused the community to quake with fear. The Tucson, Red Cloud stage is held up by "Tiger Jack," and with the property of the passengers, he makes off into the hills. Bertie and Nell and the burro are plodding along toward Red Cloud. Bertie's time is divided between making love to Nell and rhapsodizing over the botanical specimens along the way. He does not observe the disappearance of the burro, and eventually is forced to desert Nell while he goes in pursuit of the wayward animal. Instinctively, the burro wanders into the hiding place of "Tiger Jack," and, a moment later, Bertie encounters the bad man. Bertie is timid until "Tiger Jack" contemptuously destroys Nell's hat, which is on the burro's pack-saddle. Then, the botanist loses his temper and wallops the bandit. He is putting the finishing touches upon the bandit, when Nell comes up. She is amazed at the powers of her lover, and lavishes congratulations upon him. He takes it in a matter-of-fact sort of way, and calls for a rope. When the sheriff's posse rides up, a few moments later, "Tiger Jack" is helplessly bound. The sheriff informs Bertie that he is entitled to the $5,000 reward offered for the capture of the outlaw, and the story closes with the botanist enriched by a bank roll and a bride.
- Yes the money disappeared while every member of the counting room was present. Nell Pierce did not accept the popular verdict, however, but unerringly hit upon a solution of the problem, which proved her wonderful power of deduction. Nell "The Yankee Girl Detective" finally brought her man to bay, and saved an innocent boy from prison.
- John Smith has devoted the best years of his life to an invention which he firmly believes will revolutionize the engineering world. His efforts to bring the people likely to be interested to his way of thinking have reduced him to a state of abject poverty, but never for a moment has it shaken his faith in the value of his invention nor soured his happy optimistic nature. Day after day he makes the weary round, hugging close to his breast his precious plans and each day getting nearer and nearer to the jumping off place, only to return each night to his garret near the roof, tired and footsore, but never discouraged. At last his efforts in the search for consideration are rewarded and Howard Livingston, a wealthy civil engineer, is interested to the extent of granting him an interview. He has adopted a family of waifs, as happy and hungry as he himself is and shares with them his " Chambers near the roof" and the few crusts he manages to absorb. He takes them with him when he goes to the rich man's house to expiate on the wonders of his life's work. He is kindly received by the daughter of the house, who, womanlike, at once recognizes the nobility of the character the shabby coat cannot hide. The children are taken care of and he is delicately offered the food he so much needs. His pride won't allow him to accept any well-meant hospitality, but the close proximity of real food is too much for his impoverished constitution and he collapses in a dead faint. In this unconscious condition his would-be benefactor's partner robs him of his precious plans. He is discovered by the daughter and duly revived but when asked by her father to produce his documents, finds that they have vanished. He is denounced as an impostor and leaves the house dazed and heartbroken. He wanders the streets all night and is found by a friendly policeman early the next morning asleep on a park bench. He is taken to what he is pleased to call his home. In the meantime, however, the kind fates have not neglected him. The unscrupulous partner was seen taking the plans from the fellow's pockets and is denounced. They are returned to their owner by Livingston who, realizing their value, is pleased to offer Smith employment and a just share in the profits.
- Gregory Holmes, the "Cattle King of Arizona" plans to amalgamate his vast possessions with those of Don Romero, a Mexican rancher who is madly infatuated with Ruth, the Cattle King's daughter. She is in reality in love with Jack Hamlin, a young cowpuncher. They are invited to a housewarming by Romero. As Jack arrives at the house, "Billy" Ranson, a young cowgirl takes Jack in tow. Jack also is in love with Ruth, but is afraid to let her know and upon Ruth's arrival at the house, Jack becomes very downcast. "Billy" questions him and he tells her of a home made desolate, a father's murder and of his vain search for the one man he wants to meet, a man whose hand is marked with a blood-red cross. Ruth promenading with Don Romero discovers Jack. "Billy" pretending to sprain her ankle asks Romero to assist her to the house. This leaves the young people alone. Romero reminds Ruth of her promise to dance with him and she accepts his proffered arm. Jack discovers on Holmes' hand the red cross he has been seeking and is about to kill him when he hears Ruth's voice calling "Father." Jack realizes that Holmes is the father of the girl he worships, drops his gun and rushes from the scene. Holmes demands that Ruth marry Romero; she refuses. Romero plans to kidnap Ruth but "Bowie" Bob, before he commits the acts insists on a written agreement from Romero involving him. Ruth sends Jack a note, but on his way to the house, he is knocked unconscious and Ruth is carried away. After the most exciting scenes ever shown in a picture, Jack finally wins the consent of Ruth's father.
- A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
- The dissolute Emperor Heliogabalus dresses as a woman, and looses lions among his guests.
- Lord Kilgore, seated one day in his ancestral home with his best friend, Betsy, at his feet, is called upon by an attorney, who shows him a copy of his uncle's will, containing the remarkable provision that his entire fortune is left to Lord Kilgore, provided he will immediately proceed to American and marry his cousin, Alice Wetstone, whom his lordship has never seen. Lord Kilgore, after mature deliberation, decides to comply with his uncle's wishes, and departs with his four-footed friend, Betsy, for the United States. On the ship he meets Villiers, a New York crook, to whom he confides the purpose of his trip. Villiers conceives the idea of detaining Lord Kilgore and of impersonating him at the home of the girl whom he is going to see. Bribing the wireless operator aboard the ship, he sends a message to his gang in New York to have one of their number disguised as a coachman meet the vessel upon its arrival and prevents Lord Kilgore from sending a message to have his friends meet him. When the ship reaches New York, Villiers secures Lord Kilgore, and leaving him bound in a room at the headquarters of the gang, proceeds to the house of Alice, who has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Lord Kilgore. Villiers reckoned, however, without the trusty friend of Lord Kilgore, his dog Betsy. The wonderful dog takes advantage of Villiers' absence from the room to give her master a pencil and paper, upon which he scribbles a note acquainting Alice of his plight. The dog, with human intelligence, then hides herself in one of Lord Kilgore's suit cases, and delivers the note to Alice, having been carried there by the villain himself. The "best friend" then leads Alice and a rescuing party to the place where Kilgore is detained. His lordship is liberated and the villain arrested, and all ends happily.
- A crippled little girl lives at home with her parents and her grandmother. She loves her grandmother deeply, but her parents can't get along with the old woman, and the girl is torn between both sides.