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- Spartacus sold as a slave rises up and battles the evil Crassus.
- Based on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel. Set in the shadows of Mt. Vesuvius just before its famous eruption.
- It is Polidor's wedding day, and, as usual, the little man is unpunctual. At last the irate best man gets on the telephone and tells him to hurry up. In his anxiety Polidor sits on the tall hat which is to put the finishing touch to his costume. Not a hat in the house is suitable for the occasion, and Polidor hurriedly rings the best man again and tells him of his plight. Straightway all the gentlemen guests are sent out in search of a hat. Meanwhile Polidor himself, on the way to the house, jealously observes every tall hat he sees, and in turn attempts to steal those belonging to a coachman and others, while, when he at last discovers a hatter's, he in his anxiety wrecks the whole place in his efforts to obtain a suitable tile. Polidor is kicked out, and the shop man telephones for the police, the latter, led by a commissioner in his sash of office and wearing a resplendent tile, encountering Polidor. The latter takes to a lamp-post for refuge, and even takes the commissioner's hat as he passes. A hot chase is set up, but Polidor eludes the officers, and although he loses the commissioner's hat, he triumphantly purchases in its place the miniature hat which a blind beggar's dog wears, clad in which he at last appears at the bride's house. Soon, however, the guests appear with piles of hats in all shapes and sizes, and Polidor is persuaded to relinquish his miniature headgear in favor of one made for a man three times his size.
- Polidor's wife is extremely jealous of him and will not allow him to join any late parties at cafés. His friends suggest to him as a means of getting out of the house. He adopt the tactics of a sleep-walker. He accordingly arises in the middle of the night and is just leaving the house when he is discovered by his angry wife. When she sees that he is walking in his sleep, frightened for his safety, she rushes out in the street, and calls the police. They start on a hunt for Polidor, but he is safely enjoying a delightful entertainment with his friends. She breaks in in the midst of the wine supper and Polidor instantly freezes into his somnambulistic attitude. He starts off with the prettiest girl in the room, followed closely by the police and his wife, and by chance drops the letter on the street. When his wife reads this, the police come up and arrest poor Polidor.
- The story relates how Salambo, daughter of Amilcar, ruler of Carthage, and Priestess of Tanit, is the keeper of the Sacred Veil "on which human eyes must not gaze." She falls in love with Matho, a slave, who becomes the leader of a band of mercenaries, fighting for Carthage against Rome. Matho steals the sacred veil and Salambo is ordered by the priests to reclaim it. The lovers meet in Matho's tent and Salambo recovers the sacred veil. Matho is made a prisoner by the Carthaginians through the treachery of Narr Havas, who is rewarded by Amilcar for his treachery by the hand of his daughter, Salambo. Matho escapes from prison and death, and the Oracle of Tanit is made to declare, by the instrumentality of Spendius, Matho's faithful slave, that Matho is acceptable to the God and one day shall govern Carthage. Salambo, who has protested against her marriage to Narr Havas, whom she does not love, is thereupon given by Amilcar, her father, to Matho and the marriage ceremony is celebrated with much pomp.
- Polidor is a young but precocious schoolboy, whose parents receive a letter announcing the approaching visit of an "Indian gentleman"-one Mr. Rebb. Polidor is dispatched to buy wine. A damsel passes, and appears to invite him to follow. He forgets all about his errand and dogs her footsteps, until he is set upon by three ruffians, confederates of the charmer, who soon possess themselves of the money which is to pay for the wine. More than that, they tattoo Polidor's face, and when he gets home he finds he cannot wash the marks off. He decides to pose as the Indian visitor, and, with a sheepskin rug thrown round him, some hen's feathers stuck in his hair, and his face covered with soot, he dashes into the dining-room with a fearful yell. His frightened parents fly to the drawing-room. Polidor follows, but the farce is ended with the announcement of the real Mr. Rebb, and Polidor is soundly beaten and pushed into the street to reflect on the failure of his stratagem.
- Jean, a poor struggling artist, living in a garret on Montmartre, sees from the gallery of the Opera House the famous Spanish dancer, Conchita, and falls madly in love with her. He haunts the street before her house, in the hopes of even a glimpse of her wonderful beauty, but try as he may, cheered on by his faithful model, Ninon, he cannot paint the picture that will do her justice. Conchita progresses from triumph to triumph, and wears the night of her greatest success the poor flowers sent her by the artist in preference to the jewels of her admiring host of friends. Ninon goes to Conchita and begs her to pose just once as Jean's model, so that he may paint her portrait and gain undying fame. Conchita, lured on by her spirit of romance, visits the artist in his studio while he is asleep and dances before him. She seems to float away into nothingness and he cannot tell whether the loving kiss that she gave him was real or only a dream. The picture that Jean paints from the inspiration of the dancer wins the prize at the Academy, and Jean has become famous overnight. The romance is soon ended when the quickly acquired fortune of the now famous painter is dissipated, and the dancer returns to the stage. Jean is broken in health, and comes to live again in an obscure garret, tenderly cared for by the ever faithful Ninon, and on her desperate plea, Conchita comes to dance before the dying Jean. He dies in her arms and she, now realizing that the world holds no further zest, follows him into the unknown.
- Mr. Robb, a wealthy gentleman, has unearthed a well-preserved statue, which turns out to be of great antiquity. He presents it to the National Museum. Mr. Walls, a rich American, offers £2,000 for it, but is refused. Raffles, as a connoisseur, obtains entrance to Robb's house, where he leaves on a table a case of cigarettes, which he has prepared with opium. Mr. Robb is going away, and asks for a number of policemen to be sent to guard the treasure and convey it to the museum. A detachment is sent, and waiting, grow rather tired, and help themselves to the cigarettes, and are soon unconscious. Raffles and his confederates enter, rolling a large barrel containing a block of stone the same weight as the statue. The latter is placed in the cask, and the stone takes its place in the case. Mr. Walls bribes the guard of the train in which Ganimard and his assistants are carrying the case containing the supposed statue. The guard drops the case from the van, but Ganimard sees the action, and seizes Walls, who is carried off to prison. Ganimard proudly carries the case to the Government offices and opens it, disclosing only a stone. In prison Walls receives a letter from Raffles telling him that the case will fail, and telling him to call on Raffles if he wishes the statue. Raffles has a replica made of the statue, and when Walls calls sells it to him as the original for £5,000.
- Jack Daingerfield has been going a fast pace and has lost his entire fortune. His creditors hold a meeting and after a stormy interview he agrees to give them all he has. One of the creditors offers to arrange a marriage between him and a rich girl, Mary Delmar. Jack weakly consents after he has been introduced to the young woman. Lord Lytton, a jealous rival, breaks the romance, and Daingerfield, in despair, accepts a commission from a moving picture company to make a film of lion hunting in Africa. When he reaches the lion country he manages to get several wonderful pictures of the lions, but one of his friends is attacked by a wounded lion, and before they can kill the enraged beast the man is mangled beyond recognition. Jack moves to a safer place to take another film of a lion that is breaking from cover. At this moment he is shot in the back by the two assassins, Lord Lytton and one of his (Jack's) creditors. Bill Tuttle, a bright young American who was the cameraman for the expedition, succeeds in getting the two villains on his film, and when the triumphant hunters return to England the villains are exposed in their true colors by the indisputable evidence. Daingerfield finally wins the girl.
- Helena, a Greek girl, who is spending her holidays at the seashore together with little cousin Mary, has taken a rowboat and gone on a sketching trip, having selected an advantageous spot on a large rock a short distance from the shore. Ali Bey, a Turkish military attache who is stationed at Athens, has been attracted by Helena's beauty. He follows them down to the shore and patiently awaits their return, when he is horrified by seeing that the boat has gone adrift and the tide is fast rising. He immediately raises an alarm and plunges into the water to save them. After a desperate struggle he manages to get them ashore safely. Helena falls in love with the Turkish officer, much to her father's displeasure, but after may arguments her father compels her to marry Captain Humeroki, a Greek officer, although she is in love with her rescuer, Ali Bey, the Turk. Some months later war is declared between Greece and Turkey. Important war documents are in the possession of Helena's husband, and the Turkish officer has been commissioned to secure them. He makes an appointment with Helena to meet her at night in the garden of her home. Here he takes advantage of her love for him by threatening to shoot himself unless she will agree to secure for him a copy of these documents, which she accomplishes while her husband sleeps and delivers them to him. Captain Humeroki has been ordered to the front. Helena becomes remorseful. She cannot stand the strain any longer, so with her butler, whom she has explicit confidence in. She drives to the Turkish headquarters determined to see and persuade her lover. Ali Bey, not to make use of the documents she placed in his possession. While waiting to see him she overhears arrangements being made that convinces her that use has already been made of the documents and the Greek army will surely meet defeat. She realizes that she can save the day, and immediately dispatches her companion, the butler, for a powerful charge of dynamite, which she places at the base of one of the piers of a great bridge, over which the Turks must pass to accomplish their design, thus blowing up the bridge over which is galloping her lover at the head of the Turkish cavalry. The bridge falls, entombing men and horses. Helena is mortally wounded and the Greek officers cover her with the flag while the dying heroine is pardoned by her husband, to whom she has confessed all.
- Mr. Starry, a banker, has been successfully selling stock in a company to work a gold mine in Mexico. The editor of the "Daily Truth" has received information which warrants him to expose the scheme of Mr. Starry, who has become enormously wealthy by the sale of this fraudulent stock. George Ferguson, a war correspondent on the "Daily Truth," while returning 4from the Balkan service, forms the acquaintance of the banker's daughter, Margaret, and falls in love with her. On his arrival his editor informs him of this stock jobbing scheme and tells him that he must proceed with all haste to Mexico and make a thorough investigation. Banker Starry has been informed of the "Daily Truth's" activeness, and his prospective son-in-law, James Park, makes a very attractive proposition to Ferguson to induce him to give up his trip, which results in a duel. Park is slightly wounded and then and there decides to precede Ferguson to Mexico to prevent him at all hazards from sending anything but a good report of the mine proposition. He visits all the dives and makes the acquaintance of many bandits and lion tamers who will serve his purpose. On the arrival of Ferguson, Park arranges to have him directed to the lion tamer's camp where Ferguson is taken prisoner and placed in a cage divided in two parts, one part is occupied by ten lions. Park has provided a table, pen, ink and paper and has lighted a candle, informs his prisoner that he must make up his mind before the candle burns out to write up a glowing account of the mines to be sent to the "Daily Truth," or he will pull the chain that will lift the door allowing the lions in to devour him. Ferguson's guides have located him by this time and have determined that the only way to save him is to set fire to the building. This they do and amid the roar of the lions and the licking of the flames he makes a miraculous escape and arrives back in London to the office of the "Daily Truth," which denounces the fraudulent gold mine proposition in glowing headlines. Banker Starry and his beautiful daughter, Margaret, make a sudden departure for Switzerland. James Park lost his life amid the lions and fire. Ferguson resigns from the staff of the "Daily Truth" and leaves for Switzerland, where he finds the banker and his daughter, who has refunded every cent to the stockholders of the gold mine scheme through the "Daily Truth." The banker's daughter is now Mrs. Ferguson.
- A couple is prevented from marrying by a local tyrant, and they are not reunited until after a number of misfortunes, including pestilence.
- Frank Canti, a professional hunter, has had a very bad season. Winter is approaching, and with an old father and two sick children on his hands, he has no money to buy food or medicine. The proprietor of the only hotel in the village, meets him, and tells him that he must have a couple of wild ducks for a banquet, and offers him a large stipend for securing them for him. Canti realizes that the only place to get them is on the preserves, closed to the layman, and to get them he would have to trespass. He is sorely tempted, but refuses. He returns home and is confronted by the doctor, who insists that the child receive the medicine prescribed, so he returns to the proprietor of the hotel and accepts an advance from him, the balance to be paid on the delivery of the ducks. He goes to the Count's grounds, shoots a duck, and is immediately caught by the keeper of the grounds, who is in love with his wife. He is hailed to the police court, where the keeper swears to a charge of trespassing against him. The penalty for the offense is 300 francs, or one month in jail. Police Officer Moretti's term of three years is practically over. During this time he has saved 300 francs, which he has placed in an envelope, and intends using same as a wedding gift to his bride. The hunter's wife calls on him for advice, he having a reputation for big-heartedness, but he advises her that nothing can be done, and takes her to the lieutenant, thinking possibly that he might see a way out of the dilemma, but, instead, the lieutenant confirms what he has already said. He, too, is extremely warm-hearted and generous, and as soon as the hunter's wife departs, gives the policeman five francs to take to her. The hunter is allowed three days in which to decide whether he must serve his term in prison. The time having expired and the fine not paid, Moretti is given a warrant for the hunter's arrest. He goes to the house, and the children, on seeing him, embrace and kiss him. Touched by this show of affection, he hesitates about making the arrest. In the meantime, the lieutenant decides to go to the house himself to see if the policeman is carrying out his orders. As he approaches, Moretti realizes that he cannot carry out his duty, and pulling out his savings, hands it to the lieutenant in the envelope, and tells him that the hunter has decided to pay the fine. Moretti, having sent for his mother and fiancée, returns to the police headquarters and finds them awaiting his arrival. The hardest task of all is now in front of him, that of telling his beloved ones that he cannot go on with the marriage, as he has lost his savings. In the meantime, the lieutenant opens the envelope that has been given to him by Moretti and notices the inscription, "For My Wedding," written on it. The truth of the situation dawns upon him, and out of his own savings takes 300 francs, places it in another envelope, and writes the inscription, "The Hunter's Fine" on it. He goes into the room where Moretti, his fiancée and mother are, drops the original envelope on the floor and calls Moretti's attention to it. Moretti picks it up and at once realizes the generosity of his superior officer. The last scene shows everybody reunited.
- Particularly attractive in its wonderful panoramas of a great stretch of country taken from immense heights, the subject takes us up to the peaks of several of the greatest heights in the district by mountain railway, where various views are obtained of the beautiful Lake of Bano, both in calm and storm, when its agitated waters are more fierce and dangerous than those of the sea.
- Banker Chavertin lives with his wife and niece, Helen. Chavertin is a partner of Mr. Ducroz in a bank in Paris. The stock exchange, the siren of the financial world, which attracts so many rash people into its coils, has got a peculiar fascination for Chavertin, Deceived by false financial outlooks, he speculates and continues to speculate. Not having enough means to meet his losses, Chavertin appropriates his partner's funds. His partner discovers the loss and listens to the confession of his unscrupulous partner. We have said that Mr. Chavertin has a niece, and Mr. Ducroz is passionately in love with the girl, who is engaged to young Mr. Pontois, a secretary to the foreign office. He says to Mr. Chavertin, "I love your niece Helen, prevail upon her to marry me and I shall forgive you." Pontois receives a note from Helen, inviting him to spend the evening at a family gathering. But the foreign minister shortly after asks him to finish a copy of a secret document of importance. "I shall take the document home and make a copy of it there," answered Mr. Pontois. But when Pontois leaves Chavertin's house the important document had disappeared from his pocket. Chavertin is making full preparation to utterly ruin him. Helen's lover vigorously protests his innocence, but when an anonymous letter arrives, sent by the villainous Chavertin, asking him when he intends to deliver the secret document he has agreed to sell, this letter being ample proof of his guilt, James Pontois is sentenced to prison at hard labor, so the wretch Chavertin thus succeeds in separating the lovers. Helped by his prison comrades, James escapes. He makes for the city. His mind has only one thought, to prove his innocence. Not far from the place where James has fallen asleep there is a gambling house. That evening Mr. Pierreval runs in ill luck. He throws down his last hank note on the table, the roulette goes its constant, giddy way, and Pierreval has lost again. In despair he goes off in the direction of the river. Just before a young couple from the same gambling house, who had been more fortunate, see James sleeping. The lady has a compassionate thought. She asks her husband for a gold coin and throws it into the vagabond's hat. Pierreval comes along, the passion for gambling is still strong within him and he puts forth his hand and takes the money from James' hat. He runs back to the gambling house and the wheel of fortune this time turns in his favor. He thinks of the poor man who had been the cause of his good luck. He retraces his steps and arrives just in time to prevent James from jumping into the river, "I owe my fortune to you and I place it at your disposal," said Mr. Pierreval. Both go to the Grand Hotel, where Pierreval is staying. Helen, rather than marry Ducroz, leaves her uncle's home and offers her services as a housemaid in the Grand Hotel. Very touching is the meeting between James and Helen. They tell each other of the painful vicissitudes they have passed. Pierreval, however, says to them, "Pretend you don't know each other and leave everything to me." George finds Chavertin in a café. The wretch who had been struck with remorse now tries to drown the remembrance of his guilt in alcohol. Pierreval pretends to have been entrusted by a foreign country to buy secret political documents. James and Pierreval arrange a meeting and for a certain sum of money they will receive the document. Pierreval goes at once to the minister and he explains, "Place a detective at my disposal and in twenty-four hours I will give you proof of my friend's innocence." The minister, who after having heard Pierreval's words, is convinced of James' innocence, accepts the proposal. Chavertin is in his study. He has an attack of delirium tremens. Someone knocks at the door. He thinks it is the foreign agent coming for the document, but a vision of vengeance appears before his eyes. James Pontois, Helen, Pierreval and a police detective surrounded by his men. Denial is useless. Chavertin confesses his infamy, then the wretch has an attack of furious anger and attempts suicide. His body is twisted in a sardonic laugh. Madness has got the best of Chavertin. Justice has passed over his head. James Pontois and his wife are fondling a pretty baby a few months old. Pierreval enters and has a little gift for the baby, a charm to bring luck. This remembrance, which Pierreval fastens to the baby's neck is none other than the famous gold coin.