Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
to
to
Exclude
Only includes titles with the selected topics
to
In minutes
to
1-50 of 7,764
- Loosely adapted from Dante's Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by Tangerine Dream.
- 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.
- Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
- 191114mNot Rated5.1 (652)ShortA Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in an exciting battle sequence, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust. Events continue to turn for the worse when invading Yankee soldiers arrive to loot and torch the widow's home. George saves the officer's daughter and battle sword by braving the flames.
- This is the oldest found dramatic film from Serbia made in 1911. "Karadjordje" is a biography of a famed leader of a rebellion against the Turkish empire in 1804. We can see his whole life since childhood until his death in 1817 and all historic events he took part in.
- Mrs. and Mr. Sarah Jane Brown, note the names, are a married couple of 1920. They first appear in the Brown dining room, where Mr. Brown enters from the kitchen with a tray and puts breakfast on the table. One of the Brown girls slaps one of the Brown boys, a timid creature of 13, and makes the poor dear cry. Mrs. Brown, dressed in a very masculine costume, comes in, sits down at the table and pours her coffee. Mr. Brown waits on her, tremblingly. She tries to cut the meat, but it is too touch. She declares the coffee is cold, gets angry and scolds Mr. Brown. That poor man bursts into tears and flees to the kitchen. Mrs. Brown rises angrily, takes her overcoat and Derby and goes out, slamming the door. We next see Mrs. Brown at her office, where she is very attentive to a lady-like young man, her stenographer. We see her at the club, smoking and playing cards with others of her kind. We see Mr. Brown at home making beds, sweeping, washing the clothes, hanging them out and gossiping over the back fence with another man who is similarly employed. We see Mr. Brown "up against" a problem that troubles some present-day women. He stops his wife, one morning, just as she is leaving for the office, shows her his worn-out clothes and shoes and pleads with her for money to get new ones. Mrs. Brown laughs and snaps her fingers and goes out, slamming the door and leaving poor Mr. Brown in tears. Then, dear, sweet, Willie Brown is wooed and won by a handsome young woman, whom his mother brings home and introduces, and the scene closes with the wedding bells ringing merrily for the young woman and her blushing bridegroom.
- Before going out to do some shopping Marguerite Vandall reminds her husband Arthur, a young artist, that it is her birthday by writing the fact across the calendar. Arthur sees the note, and hastens out to purchase a present. Meantime a burglar, who has looted the banker's flat below, takes refuge in the Vandall's store-room, leaving part of his booty on their studio table. Marguerite returns and imagines that this is her husband's present. On Arthur's return, however, he insinuates that it is a present from the banker she has received, and gathering up the articles in his arms, enters the banker's flat just as the latter is giving the detectives details of his loss. Suspicions point to Arthur as the culprit and all march up to his flat. Things are looking bad, but the burglar happening to knock over some cases in the store-room, is discovered, and everything is soon easily explained.
- 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.
- 19117mNot Rated7.1 (1.8K)ShortCartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style.
- A Mormon missionary seduces and kidnaps an attractive young woman, forcing her to accompany him to Utah to become one of his wives.
- Two staid judges, Hay and Holt, are close friends. They have but one child each, an attractive daughter. These old fellows are very dignified and old-fashioned in their ideas, and they guard their girls with jealous care. Two young men of the town are enamored of those pretty girls and pay court to them. They are both surprised in their love-making, by the judges, who angrily order them from their houses, thereby humiliating the young men in the eyes of their sweethearts. The boys swear to get even. They determine to humiliate the judges. So they enlist the services of two gentlemen of shady reputation. The old codgers are enticed from their houses, carried off to a lonely shack in the woods, their beards are shaven off and they are dressed in the garb of children. Frightened half to death by their experience, the old fellows are turned loose to make their way back home as best they can. Their experiences are most amusing. The matter gets into the papers next day, but the names are withheld pending further investigation. Now the boys have them on their hips and threaten to reveal their names unless they give their consent to their daughters' marriage. Of course, the boys win, much to the gratification of the girls and the chagrin of the two crusty old jurists.
- The love of a Moorish maiden, the daughter of the commander of the army, for a Christian knight, is the basis for the story. The first meeting of the two lovers takes place at her father's castle, where the armed knight has come to sign the treaty which ratifies the boundary line between the two nations and terminates a long series of battles. The Moorish chief, a devout believer in his faith, to prove to his enemy the sincerity of the compact, makes a vow before Allah that he will slay, with his own hands, the first person of his race that breaks the bond and crosses the boundary line of his domain. After the affairs of state are disposed with, the chief invites his worthy antagonist to remain as a guest of honor in his castle, as becomes the custom of the time. The young knight accepts the invitation and it is ever thus; that he who tarries on his way ofttimes wanders into Cupid's snare. The dark-eyed maid of noble race looks mysteriously forth from beneath her half-veiled face and Sir Knight forget not the look nor misunderstood its meaning. Love when veiled is a dangerous art and Sir Knight soon finds himself lingering beneath the balcony of his royal lady love of the soft southern moon oft looks down upon the old, old story told again to listening ears. But the course of true love rarely runs through green fields and especially if man and maid are of a different race and faith. So it came to pass that the princess had a rival lover, of her own race, who soon spread the rumor that her knight has been fatally wounded in battle. Secretly she steals forth to join him and great is her joy at finding him well. But soon the lovers realize that she has been made the victim of a trick and its awful truth comes upon her when her father discovers that she has broken the treaty, has crossed the boundary line and he is compelled to keep his vow to his God, to slay her with his own hands. The lover hears of her plight and at the head of a gallant army comes to her succor where Crown and Crescent flash in fierce battle array. Love conquers and all ends well.
- 1911 adaption of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in which three men around the Notre Dame Cathedral are romantically interested in Esmeralda, a Romani girl: Commander Phöebus, Quasimodo the bell ringer and archdeacon Claude Frollo.
- D'Artagan leaves home to seek his fortune. Armed with his father's sword and a letter to the Captain of the King's Musketeers, he rides forth boldly to face the world. At a wayside inn he arrives just in time to rescue a young woman from the clutches of several of the Cardinal's spies. He arrives in Paris shortly after and presents his letter to Captain de Treville of the Musketeers. Here he catches his first glimpse of the famous Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and decides to fight his way into the Musketeers. In leaving, he runs into Athos, who berates him for his stupidity. This is more than he can bear, even from a Musketeer, and a duel is arranged for one o'clock at the rear of the convent. Hastily turning from Athos he comes into violent contact with Porthos, tearing his cloak from his shoulder and disclosing his ragged jerkin beneath. D'Artagnan bursts into violent laughter at this unexpected disclosure and is challenged to a duel at two o'clock at the convent grounds. Upon reaching the street he spies Aramis chatting with two musketeers and decides to join them, when he discovers that Aramis' foot is resting upon a beautiful lace handkerchief. Wishing to ingratiate himself in the good will of Aramis, he calls his attention to the handkerchief. Aramis denies ownership, but D'Artagnan insists that he saw him drop it and, picking it up, hands it to him. D'Artagnan is again soundly berated for his stupidity; the result is another challenge at three o'clock at the convent. D'Artagnan has lost so much time quarreling that he finds it now time for his first duel. He hurries to the convent only to find all three musketeers waiting. Hardly has he crossed swords with Athos, however, when a company of the Cardinal's guards appear and attempt to take them into custody for dueling. D'Artagnan volunteers to fight on their side and is gladly welcomed. The fight proves a glorious victory for the musketeers, who gather up the swords of their fallen enemies and march triumphantly from the field, arm in arm with D'Artagnan, their sworn friend. They are all brought before the king, but when he hears of the odds against them he not only rewards them, but promises to make D'Artagnan a Musketeer.
- D'Artagnan having discovered that the girl he has rescued on his way to Paris is none other than the Queen's confidante, Constance, loses little time in becoming better acquainted. The Queen has a secret love affair with the Duke of Buckingham and as a token of her love, she gives him a set of twelve diamond studs. Richelieu's spy, Milady, discovers this and at once reports it to the Cardinal. He sends Milady to steal the studs and persuades the King to give a state ball and ask the Queen to wear the diamond studs, which he does. As soon as she hears this request she writes a note to Buckingham, but finds she has no messenger whom she can trust. Here Constance comes to her aid. The Queen gives her the note and also her handkerchief as a token and she leaves to find D'Artagnan. He is not far away, so she tells him his mission, gives him the note and handkerchief and bids him God-speed. Richelieu's spy has overheard their plans and hurries to report the matter to the Cardinal. He sends the spy out on the road ahead of D'Artagnan with instructions to prevent his reaching Buckingham. D'Artagnan in the meantime has confided to his comrades that he is on a dangerous mission and all three decide to accompany him. The spy manages to leave D'Artagnan's three friends disabled, but our hero arrives safely at Calais, where he finds the port has been closed. Buckingham's boat is about to lift anchor. He forces the Captain of the port to have him rowed out to the ship, where he meets Buckingham and finds that Milady is also on board. Milady manages to cut off two of the diamond studs and hurrying out of the cabin jumps into D'Artagnan's boat, and is rowed ashore, realizing that Milady has taken them they hastily call for a boat to go ashore, but Milady has taken the last one, so there is no way but to swim. Taking two valuable studs from Buckingham to replace the stolen ones, D'Artagnan leaps through the port and swims ashore. He wins the race to Paris, arriving in time to have the two studs set and delivers the twelve intact to the Queen, who generously rewards him by giving him a valuable ring and also his heart's desire, Constance.
- The old carpenter Geppeto manufactures in his workshop a wooden puppet that will soon come alive. For an hour the doll will live a thousand and one adventures: he will be judged, hanged, swallowed by a whale, taken prisoner by the Indians, saved by Canadian soldiers and, even, returned home mounted on a cannonball that flies through the sky.
- A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
- Film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey.'
- On either side of a central partition, two life histories are given. One is toasted by his friends as he enters manhood and finishes the night in a state of intoxication. The other spends this solemn evening in his career with his mother, reading Holy Writ. So through life the contrast continues; one man rapidly sinks from bad to worse, the other rises steadily. The first, on leaving prison, where he has been placed for his share in a drunken brawl, has to appeal to the second, as an old school friend, for assistance. Met soon after by his old companions, the ex-prisoner has a drinking bout, and ends in delirium tremens. Fighting with a policeman he is arrested and transported, and in a highly effective concluding scene, we are shown "the ocean between two human lives."
- Countess Anna Karenina is torn between her lover Vronsky, and her husband, Count Karenin. Anna's love to Vronsky causes her much pain and social pressure. Her passion to Vronsky drives Anna to leave her husband, but Vronsky goes to war, leaving her helpless. Anna feels so meaningless and lonely, that she becomes suicidal and throws herself under a train.
- Two suitors for the hand of Betty and the accepting of the wrong one, as is many times the case, forms the nucleus for the story conveyed in the picture story of "Buddy." After a rather unhappy life of seven years, during which time the couple is blessed with a boy, the tie that often binds, "Buddy" was the light and joy of the home, yet in his tender years he shuddered at the father's drinking and often seeks him out at late hours and pleads for his return home. The wife can no longer bear with the husband's actions and leaves home and becomes a nurse, the father, realizing at last the responsibility of caring for the boy and the unhappiness his actions have caused, decides to begin life anew, secures work in a broker's office. Buddy, anxious to help daddy, answers a want ad for an office boy and is engaged by a downtown manager as a messenger boy. His employer sends him on an errand, his long absence worries him and he calls at the station and finds Buddy has met with an accident, being run down by an automobile and taken to the hospital. The office manager at once leaves to visit the boy. Upon his arrival, to his surprise, he recognizes the voice of the nurse, who proves to be none other than his former sweetheart in years gone by, and the mother of the patient. The father, being prevailed upon to enjoy a social glass with some friends, finds his old love for liquor has returned and in his stupor falls and injures himself. An ambulance conveys him to the hospital in a critical condition. Before realizing his situation and discovering that both wife and child were in the same room, he expires. Completing a story of human impulse replete with delicate touches of nature.
- A sensational detective story, founded on the romance of Leon Sazie. The noted criminal who terrorized all Europe is shown in these three Zigomar reels in a dramatic and intense struggle for supremacy with Paulin Broquet, the celebrated detective, who takes the two in the most varied and finest resorts. It is literally a chase through the entire continent, with Broquet now having the upper hand and again Zigomar in its possession. Zigomar is the leader of a band of men who persist in plundering rich and poor. They know Broquet is on their trail and set a trap for him. However, he escapes, and in the melee which follows, when he nearly captures Zigomar, the latter also flees. A wonderful feature of this production is the "Will o' the Wisp" dance which the noted dancer, Esmée, performs at a ball in the Moulin Rouge in Paris. The festival begins by a magnificent procession, in which the dancer is carried in a litter, bedecked with jewels. In the succeeding darkness, tiny flames light up and Esmée appears clad in white veils. She appears in the semi-darkness as a white apparition. Then the dance becomes gayer, the dancer turns faster, like a flower with changing colors, and finally sinks exhausted to the floor. There are effects of colored light in this picture that never have been seen before. Immediately following there is a scene of great contrast when Zigomar sets fire to the place and the scene ends in wild disorder.
- Two of the ranch hands, proving troublesome and quarrelsome, they are paid off and dismissed by the ranch owner, Jack Crawley. Riding off, they come across Jack's little daughter, and tying a note to the collar of her pet dog, that Jack will never see his daughter again, they ride off with her. On the dog's return, the note is found, and an Indian volunteers to trail the cowboys and bring back the little girl. Some magnificent western country is seen as the Indian follows the two horsemen in a long pursuit. Ultimately at the top of a hill, where they have halted, he manages to get at their horses and drive them away. One of the cowboys he then tackles in the middle of the lake, and manages to overcome him. The other takes the girl, and it is not until his last cartridge has been expended, and the Indian has vanquished him in a hand-to-hand fight, that he finally gives in and allows the Indian to take the child and return her to her parents.
- Old Dan Burns, a poor but clever violinist, has a hard time to make both ends meet. He is compelled to repair musical instruments for his daily bread, while his wife and daughter take in sewing. At last, he is reduced to the extremity of pawning his old friend and comrade, his violin. Robert Hart and his wife have a little girl, Ella, of whom they are anxious to make a violinist and they have employed as her teacher, a noted instructor, Professor Dupre. Dupre is too high-strung and particular to teach children and accusing Ella of being dull and careless, Hart pays him off and discontinues the lessons. It so happens that Dan Burns' wife and daughter are doing some sewing for Mrs. Hart and old Dan goes to deliver some of it and is paid for it. After he returns with the money, his wife insists upon his getting his violin out of pawn and he goes to the shop to regain it. The pawnbroker tells him he has not allowed for the interest and has not enough money and consequently cannot let him have his instrument. Dan is grievously disappointed and begs permission to play upon it one last time before he loses it forever. The pawnbroker gruffly consents and Dan begins playing, putting his whole soul into the music. As the strains of music float out upon the air, passersby on the street stop and listen to them, a tramp and a newsboy becoming especially affected. One of the most interested is Robert Hart, who stands outside the pawnshop enchanted by the melody. The influence of the music even steals over the pawnbroker, who stops his work to listen. When Dan finally ceases playing and returns the violin, the pawnbroker hands it back to him and even refuses to accept the money and the old man goes out happy. Outside, he is met by Hart, who has been struck by the idea that Dan will make a capital teacher for little Ella and he takes him home with him. Dan and Ella become close friends at once and Dan's patience and goodness of heart soon make of her a most promising scholar, much to the delight of Mr. and Mrs. Hart.
- Nigel Drayton thinks himself rich, but unknown to him his cousin, Gwendolin, with whom he is in love, supplies the funds. Finding himself loser both at cards and on the Derby, he continues his requests for money. Sir Reginald having become enamored with the fair Gwendolin, makes it possible for Drayton to learn the secret source of the funds he thought were his and upon realizing this, his manhood asserts itself. He seeks work, but is unsuccessful. Being an expert whip and good rider, he applies to the academy for the position of instructor. His suave and discreet actions make him at once a favorite of the master of the stables, whose daughter's admiration for Drayton asserts itself plainly, but is rejected by the debonair instructor, causing the ill feeling of the master, who in a short time discharges him. Finding an outgoing ship, Nigel takes passage in the steerage and landing in America, he meets Blodsoe, an old prospector, in time to save him from ill treatment at the hands of the miners and cowboys. They set out to seek their fortune in the gold field, the old prospector finds a rich pocket and Nigel is rewarded for his manly protection in time of need, given half interest. In the final, things go well and the former riding master becomes comfortable and sets sail for England as a first cabin passenger, not the steerage, as was his trip to America. He arrives just in time to intercept the proposed wedding of Gwendolin to Sir Reginald. He returns to America with his bride and meets with a hearty welcome from his cowboy and miner associates.
- Hanford, a young engineer on construction work, is ambitious to succeed in business and also to marry the daughter of his employer. A big contract comes up and he feels that if he can land it, his chances will be decidedly good with the father. The girl he has made sure of in advance. The big contract is the rebuilding of the Wiley plant. He calls upon the Wileys and they lead him to understand that there is a possibility of his getting the order. He goes to work and spends much of his valuable time in study and research and finally lays his plans before their force. When he has finished his exposition the Wileys thank him genially and bid him good-day. He is given to understand that he does not get the order, that they simply wanted to have their force see how a really good salesman went to work (and incidentally they have had valuable points given them in structural engineering). Naturally Hanford is pretty sore and makes up his mind to get even. The opportunity comes when he finds himself a rival of young Wiley for a big English contract in London. Wiley has letters of introduction and every pull; Hanford has nothing. But Wiley incautiously shows the girl, for whose hand he is also a rival, a cipher cablegram to his father and she passes it on to Hanford. Then Hanford sees a way to beat Wiley, Jr. and get square with Wiley, Sr. In the office of the English syndicate having the contract to give is a clerk who strongly resembles Sir Thomas Drummond, the Chief of the Syndicate. Hanford makes a friend of this man and sends him to America, where he meets Wiley, Sr., and impersonates the Englishman of affairs so successfully that Wiley, Sr. takes his tip and cables his son to add fifty thousand pounds to their bid for the English contract, thinking that he is thereby adding this amount as graft for the Englishman. Of course the result is that the contract is awarded to Hanford, and he returns to America on the same steamer with the disgruntled young Wiley. In the custom house, while waiting for their trunks to be examined, all the characters come together and Wiley, Sr. learns how he has lost the big contract and how Hanford has gotten square with him. Incidentally Hanford convinces his prospective father-in-law that he is not only a clever salesman, but a valuable addition to the family, and everything ends happily.
- Mr. Joseph Close, ranch man, with his wife and daughter, visit the town for supplies. The daughter makes a hit with the storekeeper and it is with difficulty that the ranch man induces his daughter to leave. They return home, and the ranch man finds a letter in his mail box from Wm. Schrider, Attorney-at-Law, informing him that his brother is dead, and has left the sum of three million dollars to his daughter, on condition that she produce an official certificate of her marriage one month from the date of her uncle's death. He hurries to the house with the glad information, and his wife rejoices with him. They call Estella, and are astounded when she refuses to get married. The ranch man offers his cowboys one thousand dollars each if they will help him. He suggests that they go to town and kidnap a handsome man and also abduct his daughter. Accordingly, some of the boys are detailed to abduct the daughter, others to kidnap the handsome storekeeper, and the ranch man himself goes after a justice of the peace. The daughter is secured with little difficulty, but Arthur White puts up a strenuous fight before he is tied up. Leaving their captives bound and blindfolded, the cowboys repair to the opposite side of the barn for a friendly game of cards. Arthur succeeds in freeing himself and is very much surprised to find his fellow victim is the girl that has captivated his fancy. They mount a horse and ride away. The cowboys discover that their captives have escaped and start in pursuit. The ranchman arrives at the barn with the justice, to whom he has offered a fat fee to perform the marriage ceremony. He is surprised to find everyone gone. Estelle tells Arthur of the letter her father received. Arthur suggests that they go back and get married. Returning to the barn, they replace the ropes, and blindfolding themselves, they await the return of their captors. The ranchman meets the returning cowboys, who tell him their captives got away. They return to the barn, and are surprised to find their prisoners bound and blindfolded as they were when first captured. The justice then performs the marriage ceremony and everyone is happy.
- After an evening of excessive wining and dining Baron Munchausen must be helped to bed by his servants. Once asleep, he has bizarre and frightening dreams.
- This is the story of the most remarkable case of mistaken identity and the most terrible miscarriage of justice ever written in the judicial annals of the world. Roussel, a wealthy merchant, has the misfortune to have in Gasnier, a bandit, a double; the resemblance between them being remarkable. On the 27th of May, 1795, Roussel visits his father's little inn on the road to Orleans. At 7 P.M. he returned to Paris. At 11 P.M. the same night Gasnier and three companions, Nicolet, Champion and Minot, rob the Orleans coach, carrying $375,000 for General Bonaparte's army. Later Roussel is shot by Gasnier, who thinks the would-be assassin is his son. Roussel, the merchant, is arrested, tried and convicted. His future son-in-law tries desperately to prove Roussel innocent, but is thwarted at every turn by Gasnier and Roussel is finally executed. At the moment of his execution Judge Lebas discovers the real criminal and realizes an innocent man has gone to his death.
- Susan Perkins runs the best and only restaurant in Gould Valley, Montana. She has money but pines for a lover. At last he comes in the person of Tompkins, a prospector. After this Susan neglects her boarders for Tompkins. Thereupon the enraged boarders give Tompkins the choice between being hung or leaving town. He leaves in a hurry but their plot is foiled. Susan declares she will not cook another meal until they bring back her sweetheart. A funny chase for Tompkins follows. He is captured and brought back to his yearning Susan. For reward Susan elopes with Tompkins, leaving a note in which she tells the miners they can cook their own meals hereafter.
- Lillian Randolph, the daughter of an old New England family, has two suitors for her hand, Arthur Neville and Chester Hawley. Neville (the favored one), is addicted to the use of liquor, and is frequently seen under its baleful influence. The other one (Hawley), while of excellent character, is finally rejected in favor of Neville. Smarting under the sting. Hawley devotes his time to spying upon Neville, who, despite his sacred promise to reform, still continues in his downward course, after his marriage to Lillian. While on a prolonged debauch, Neville is seen by Hawley, helplessly intoxicated in a public resort. He sends a letter to Lillian, apprising her of the fact, and telling her where her unfortunate husband can be found. Lillian hastily dons a wrap and goes in search of him. She is seen pleading with her husband to return with her to their home and little child, when Hawley comes into the scene and brutally reproaches her with rejecting him in favor of such a drunken, worthless wretch. Neville, in his half-crazed condition through his long debauch, sees his old rival sneeringly calling his wife's attention to his helpless condition. He draws a revolver from his pocket, rushes from the scene, in pursuit of Hawley, who has tauntingly left the place. He follows him to his home, bursts into the library, revolver in hand, only to be met by three burglars, who are at work looting the home of Hawley. As he appears through the door, he is seized, chloroformed and placed upon the floor. The burglars again resume their work, when another interruption comes. Hawley appears upon the scene. He discovers the intruders at work upon his safe, interrupts them, and is shot with the revolver, which was taken from Neville's hand and placed upon a table. Neville recovers consciousness, finds the body of his rival, sees his own revolver on the table and imagining he did it, rushes from the scene. In a fit or remorse, he seeks his wife, tells her of the murder of Hawley, and flees from justice. He seeks a refuge in the Far West, and after suffering untold agony and remorse for five years, he accumulates a large fortune through mining interests he has acquired. He returns to the East, under an assumed name, institutes a search for his wife and child, whom he finds living in abject poverty and about to be dispossessed by the very man who committed the murder, which he believed himself guilty of. An accident brings him in contact with on of the trio of burglars, who are engaged in the looting of Hawley's safe, and an accidental kindness to the man causes the latter to relent, and he tells the story of Hawley's murder, and discloses the rendezvous of the crooks. His wife and child have been rescued from their direful poverty, and are transformer to Neville's home with every luxury money can purchase. Neville is taken to the crooks' rendezvous, where the principal offender, the murderer of Hawley, confesses his part in the crime. He is arrested, and Neville is reunited at last with his wife, child, and his old family retainer, James, the servant, who has remained loyal through all their trouble and misery.
- Scouts fetch the coast guard to catch saccharine smugglers.
- It is no easy matter for a girl to deliberately face three hardened burglars of the worst type and to calmly contrive to hold them in the house until their captors arrive. She discovers that the burglars are about to enter the house, she steals downstairs to the telephone and 'phones to the station agent of the railroad of which her father is President, and orders out a special engine and wrecking crew to come to her aid. Then she succeeds in a very effective and feminine manner in detaining the burglars in the room downstairs without disturbing her sick mother in the least. This scene is intermingled from time to time with views of the engine and the wrecking crew tearing down the track at sixty miles an hour. At last three long blasts from the steam engine give her warning that the house is surrounded by men. In the next instant she is in the arms of her father, while the dumbfounded burglars are confronted by a crowd of blue coats and the dirt-begrimed men of the roundhouse. She has done her heroic work well without disturbing the mother, who has been kept in ignorance of it all and who is sleeping peacefully.
- In 1863, two brothers were conducting a prosperous brokerage business left them by their father. The older brother was very industrious; the younger was easy-going and inclined to drink. Through his negligence, the business was brought to ruin in spite of all the older brother could do. When the crash came, the younger brother, ashamed of himself, went home, left a note to his mother stating that he was unwilling to be a burden to her, and went away. The older brother saved enough out of the wreck to open a country store. In the village, he met a young girl and they became sweethearts. Meanwhile, the younger brother had gone from bad to worse and finally became a derelict and a tramp. In the course of his wanderings, he come to the village and as chance would have it, called at the home of his brother's sweetheart in search of food. She took him in and gave him a meal and some clothes. While he was eating, the tramp overheard him tell the girl that he had been drafted to go to the war. Though he was anxious to become a soldier, he hesitated on account of his mother and sweetheart. In that moment, the prodigal was overwhelmed with remorse and determined to redeem himself. When his brother left, he followed him, stealthily entered the house, found the drafting paper, stole it and immediately presented himself at the recruiting place where he was accepted in place of his brother. The last scene shows him in the midst of a battle fighting bravely and recklessly. Suddenly he drops, mortally wounded. During a short period of consciousness before his life is ebbed away, he has a beautiful vision of his mother, his older brother and the latter's sweetheart, now his wife, living in happiness and peace.
- Between 1836 and 1839, Diogo Alves, committed a series of crimes and murders, most of them taking place in the Aqueduto of Águas Livres, before being caught by the authorities and being hanged.
- Two brothers, jolly old bachelors, receive a letter from their cousin stating that he is dying and will leave his only child, Vivian, and her large inheritance to their guardianship and care. Recovering from their surprise they call the housekeeper and immediately begin preparations for her reception; buy all sorts of toys and comforts to make a child happy and welcome. They have in their employ a good-looking young fellow as their private secretary, in whom they place great confidence and, indeed, they have every reason to, for he is attentive to his business and theirs. Vivian is expected and her two guardians are very happy in their expectations of entertaining the child. One is beating a drum, the other working a sort of Jumping Jack, anticipating the pleasure of the little one when she sees the amusements. While thus engaged Vivian is announced, and when they get a glimpse of an attractive young lady instead of a child they are very much embarrassed and try to hide the cause of their confusion. They have to adapt themselves to new conditions, and Vivian is soon engaged in straightening up the house and giving it a thorough overhauling. She meets the private secretary; there is an immediate mutual admiration and it is not long before it becomes more pronounced between them, and the old gentlemen become suspicious and decide that the secretary must be discharged. This is the signal for Vivian to assert herself and she does it, convincing her guardians that she is will able to manage her own affairs. The secretary takes his dismissal to heart, is taken sick and reduced to want. The young ward goes to see him and she is followed by the two old fellows. They trace her to the clerks' lodging. When they see her and the young man together they haven't the heart to find fault; their feeling gradually subside and they succumb to the pleadings of their ward, give their blessing and re-engage the young fellow with an increase of salary.
- Old film of New York City in the year 1911. This film was taken by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern on a trip to the United States. It was released two years later.
- When her father becomes ill, a young woman takes over the telegraph at a lonely western railroad station. She soon gets word that the next train will deliver the payroll for a mining company. The train brings not only the money, but a pair of ruffians bent on stealing it. All alone, she wires for help, and then holds off the bad guys until it arrives.
- A loutish husband neglects his patient, loving wife to enjoy a night on the town. When he comes home drunk and irritable, he mistreats her. Then he falls asleep, and has a dream that causes him to reconsider the way that he treats his wife.
- Like Peter Pan, Jack absolutely refused to grow up. His six feet and five and twenty years made not the slightest difference! In spirit he remained the same mischievous boy as of yore. Small wonder then that when he arrived at Uncle Jim's, whom he had not seen for ten years, and was mistaken for their new minister, that he should have instantly decided to have a little fun with the dignified church committee who met him at the station. With much pomp, they escorted him to John Scott's, the minister's boarding place. So the next day when that worthy returned home with just a drop too much, Jack read the old man a severe lecture on the evils of drink, then demanded the bottle and calmly drank its entire contents before the eyes of the astonished John. The pack of cards which the bewildered man dropped as he pulled out his handkerchief caused Jack to follow his host that evening, even without Betty Scott's advice. And great was his glee in beholding the staid committee quietly enjoying a little game of poker. To their amazement the young man joined the game, and proved such an apt pupil that not only did he win everything in sight, but also secured an I.O.U. from Hiram Jones. It was by waving this I.O.U. over the grouchy old bachelor's head that induced that individual to buy Amanda Sniggins a ticket for the Tripe supper, which was to be given for the benefit of the church. Hiram's marked antipathy to Miss Sniggins gave his tormentor an idea. So writing the lady a note in which he congratulated her upon a mythical inheritance, he handed it to Hiram to post and calmly awaited results. Nor had he long to wait, for scarcely had he and Betty seated themselves on the lawn than Miss Sniggins and her now ardent admirer presented themselves to be married. Hardly able to keep his face straight, Jack put them through the most ridiculous of mock ceremonies; then fled into the house, only to be confronted by the real minister and an indignant church committee. Jack's knowledge of their little gathering, however, held the men's tempers in check. But, indeed, so jolly a companion had he proven that when Uncle Bill stepped forward to vouch for the young scamp, even Betty was forced to accept his humble apology.
- Bertie Fawcett is a dudish chap, who believes that he has won the heart of May Vernon, the belle of the co-eds. May, however, regards Bertie as very much of a joke and is in love with Jack Mace, who is her ideal of manly beauty. May's father has no objection to Jack, personally, but does not propose that the daughter he idolizes shall wed a weakling or a ne'er-do-well. Therefore, he tells May in a letter that if "that young man wants to marry you, he must show his ability by earning his own living during vacation." Unfortunately for Bertie, he sees the letter, and egotistically jumps to the conclusion that he is the person referred to. So he hastens to Mr. Blake's house, tells the surprised old man that he accepts the offer, and starts out to make good. Blake naturally is much surprised, never having seen or heard of Bertie before, but his anger changes to mirth when May tells him how the youth has jumped at conclusions too hastily and incorrectly. Bertie finds that earning a living is not so easy as it sounds, particularly if you are a fop, and even though a fop is in earnest. He is successively a waiter, a bill poster, a village constable and a living target in a baseball sideshow, but fails to shine in any one sphere, although he smarts in all of them. And then to cap the climax, when he returns to claim his bride, he finds that May has married Jack.
- Elise and her roommate Martia, were chums at the young ladies' school. Martia had stripped the walls of college banners and the many other little tokens. She carefully lays in the top of her trunk a picture of her chum Elise. While unpacking it on Martia's arrival home, Pascale, her brother, pays her a visit and sees her prize picture of Elise and immediately proceeds to fall in love with it. Martia, a natural-born match-maker, and pleased at her brother's attraction toward her picture, tells him that Elise's father is in need of a superintendent for his orange grove, and suggests that he take a letter from her recommending him as a capable man for the position. Pascale quickly grasps the opportunity and proceeds to Florida. Elise's father gives him employment. Meeting Elise, Pascale finds her more captivating than her picture. Elise, on her part, is unconsciously attracted by the handsome Cuban, but not being aware that he is her chum's brother, and seeing him as her father's foreman, is inclined to keep him at arm's length. Pascale loses no opportunity to show his love for Elise. Elise realizing she is falling in love with an employee on the plantation, goes to her father and asks him to send her away, suggesting that she be allowed to visit her school chum Martia, in Cuba. On her arrival at Martia's home Elise tells her secret. Martia telegraphs Pascale to come home at once. Elise is here. The young man loses no time but quickly follows and prosecutes his suit to a successful ending.