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- On a fine winter morning, an aristocratic couple of city dwellers decide to have a picnic in the great outdoors, however, everything seems to go wrong, all at once.
- In the opening scene, Britannicus is seen wooing Junia, to whom he is betrothed. He is the rightful heir to the throne of Rome. The emperor having died, Nero, assisted by his scheming mother, is proclaimed emperor instead of Britannicus, who is informed by his friends that the throne has been usurped by his treacherous stepbrother. Britannicus, alarmed by these tidings, hastens to Rome to claim the throne, and is met by Nero, who cunningly offers to let the people decide. Nero is hailed by the people as their ruler to the disgust of Britannicus, who informs his betrothed of Nero's treachery, and enlists her influence to recover the throne. He entrusts this letter for delivery to a supposedly loyal friend named Narcissus, who, instead of delivering the message to Junia, hands it over to Nero. Narcissus returns to Britannicus, and makes him believe that Junia has spumed his love message and no longer cares for him. Britannicus, terrified by this second misfortune, can hardly believe his senses, and is for the moment crushed. So as to separate the lovers forever. Narcissus now counsels Nero to have Junia abducted, and the fair woman in the dark of night is made a prisoner by Roman soldiers, and carried to the emperor's palace, where Nero is waiting. He gloats over the lovely form cringing before him in deadly fear, and a violent passion is aroused in the tyrant. Nero, enraptured by the charms of this virgin, decides to make her empress and thereby remove her forever from the influence of Britannicus, his hated rival. He writes Junia to this effect, warning her not to show any further affections to Britannicus, whose life is threatened in that case. Britannicus, after the first shock, begins to hope again, and is seen entering Junia's home to satisfy himself of the true state of affairs. To his dismay, he finds his beloved gone and her attendants unable to inform him of her whereabouts. Immediately he sees the hand of Nero, on whom he calls to demand for information about the woman that is dearer to him than his life. Nero receives Britannicus, and makes him believe that he is his true friend by introducing him into the presence of Junia, who occupies an adjoining room. Britannicus bursts out in a passionate appeal to Junia, while Nero is seen crouching in the background observing the two. Junia has noticed Nero hiding behind a curtain, and therefore dares not confess her love to Britannicus. She treats him coldly, causing her unfortunate lover to rush in despair from the room. Nero, stepping out of his hiding place, again proposes to Junia, who spurns the tyrant, and in her extremity, whips out a dagger with which she threatens to end her life. Nero becomes frightened, desists and infuriated, leaves the room. We now see Nero shaking off the influence of his mother so as to better pursue his career of crime. His mother's armchair thus far was placed next to his throne. He orders the same removed as an outward sign of his future independence. His mother just then enters and a quarrel ensues between the two. She denounces her son before the people as a usurper to the throne, and leaves the palace vowing vengeance. Outside she comes upon Britannicus, and immediately conceives the idea of using her son's hated rival as an instrument in her revenge. She informs Britannicus by letter that Junia still loves him, and offers her assistance in his fight to recover the throne. Narcissus, the spy, is present when Britannicus receives this note. He manages to obtain possession of it, and hastens to Nero to inform him of the impending danger. Meanwhile, Agrippina has introduced Britannicus into the palace, and brought the lovers together. Nero suddenly enters, and beholding the situation. His anger knows no bounds. But before the strong will of his mother, he cowers and slinks from the room. He begins to realize that more desperate means must be employed to destroy his enemy. In such a moment, Narcissus suggests to him the use of poison, and Locusta, the official poisoner, is called in and consulted. She concocts a powerful poison which is tried upon a slave who quickly dies, convincing Nero that this is the quickest way to rid himself once and for all of his enemies. Nero addresses a letter to Britannicus, giving his consent to his marriage with Junia, and fixing a day for the wedding, which is to be celebrated in his palace. We see next the wedding procession and Nero plighting the troth between the lovers. The wedding feast follows, at which the court is sitting around the tables with Nero and his mother upon a raised platform in the center. Nero rises and drinks the health of the newly wedded couple. He bestows a signal honor upon Britannicus by sending him a cup of wine to reply to the emperor's toast. Britannicus rises, and unsuspectingly drinks from the faithful cup. He has hardly touched a few drops when he falls down in great agony. A general commotion begins, during which Nero leaves his table and comes rushing to Britannicus, who is writhing on the floor dying. Agrippina, in a moment sizing up the true situation, accuses her son of the crime amidst the consternation of the wedding party. Junia, seeing Britannicus about to die, has quietly seized the poisonous cup and drinks the rest of the contents. She falls to the floor over the prostrate form of Britannicus, and the two, in a last embrace, die amidst the pandemonium around them. Unable to be together in life, they are joined in death, never to be parted again.
- Angeline was the daughter of wealthy parents, and a coquette. Max is deeply in love with her, but the young lady is so fickle, that although Max has proposed many times, she has never given him a decided answer. Time and time again, the poor fellow has offered his heart and hand, but to no avail. Angeline thinks that Max is too much of a dilettante, and finally in a spirit of mischief, she replies to one of his numerous proposals by telling him that she will never marry until he has learned to juggle three balls. Even the remonstrances of her father fail to move her from her declaration. Poor Max! He knows very well that this is practically out of the question. Nevertheless, he decides to make an attempt, and after visiting a stoic wherein he buys the requisite number of balls, he hies him home and spends hours and hours in the vain attempt to master the mysteries of the juggler. After succeeding in smashing up till the furniture in the house, overturning chairs, and breaking up housekeeping generally, a happy thought strikes him, and he writes to Angeline that he has accomplished her test, and that if she and her father would call, will gladly demonstrate his skill in the stunt. Angeline and papa call. Max repairs behind a screen and with only his head and arms showing, juggles most dexterously. His visitors are amazed, but unfortunately in the wild endeavor to surpass himself in his juggling act. Max overturns the screen, and lo and behold! it's another man's arms doing the juggling act, while Max loaning over him shows only his head above the screen. We hope that Angeline through the trick sufficiently clever to take him anyhow.
- This story, made famous by Dumas, is so well known as to need little description. The plot by which the countess and her husband endeavor to steal the magnificent diamond necklace the queen desired, but refused from the hands of her husband, and how the plot was discovered and foiled, and the ultimate punishment of the countess, makes a most dramatic and enthralling story, powerfully acted, beautifully staged and magnificently photographed.
- Prince Odobert gives his armed men the order to seize a convoy heading for the castle of Idalcre, his powerful rival. To avenge himself, Ildacre, at his daughter Radgrune's instigation, has Odobert's son abducted and imprisoned. What was not planned was that Radgrune would fall in love with the young prisoner...
- This is a famous Arabian fairy tale in which a Princess is loved by two young men, each of whom resorts to various subterfuges in order to vanquish his rival. It is not long, however, until the unwelcome suitor meets his death and the way is made clear for the real lovers to be united.
- The picture opens with Cagliostro in the laboratory of the alchemist, Athlotas, his instructor in magic. The latter predicts to his pupil that his fate is interwoven with that of a gypsy girl, Lorenza. Cagliostro first meets her in a safe, where he picks a quarrel with the Chevalier d'Oisement, who is conversing with her and wounds him in the duel that ensues. Lorenza tries to intervene between the duelists, but Cagliostro by mesmeric influence forces her to be still, and after carries her to his home, where seeing that she is an excellent hypnotic subject he compels her to act as a medium. Lorenza predicts the French revolution and the death of Marie Antoinette. Cagliostro, aided by Lorenza gains celebrity and repute, and is commanded to give an exhibition of his magic before the King, Louis XVI, and his Queen, Marie Antoinette. The latter, delighted with the strange wonderful things, requests to be allowed to read her own future in the crystal. Cagliostro refuses, but is compelled to obey the Queen's commands, and raising the glass to her eyes she reads in it the story of her doom. The King, wild with anger, orders him to be seized, and at the same moment the chief of the police appears to denounce him. The Chevalier d'Oisement had not forgotten Cagliostro, and after obtaining proof of his magical practices had finally accused him to the chief of the police as a sorcerer. In his cell Cagliostro is haunted by visions of the marriage of Lorenza to the Chevalier, and this remarkable man, who really loved the gypsy girl passionately, seeks relief in death by means of a poison ring rather than wait for the judicial sentence of death, which in that prejudicial period he felt sure would be his fate.
- When one of two travelers staying at an inn steals at night from a merchant also staying there, he wakes up the next day to find the merchant now dead and his companion has left him.
- This magnificent film is a portrayal of that period when Ninus was king of Babylon. This is the king who, in order to gratify his desire for luxury and elegance, built the "Hanging Gardens." Semiramis, when first King Ninus was her, was a woman of low estate, living in the country, but her beauty so appealed to the king that he made her his wife. Shortly after, thirsting for power, Semiramis plots the death of her husband, and Ninus is assassinated. The people of Babylon are horror struck at the death of their king, and clamor wildly outside the palace gates for the life of the regicide, but Semiramis, by her audacity and exceeding great beauty quells the clamoring mob when appearing in their midst. Semiramis later wins the esteem of her subjects by personally taking the field with her army and repulsing the invasion of the Arabs. This victory was celebrated with great feasting and merry-making in the Hanging Gardens. Finally, after a glorious reign, Semiramis, according to the legend, ascended to heaven on a cloud and immediately after her death the walls of Babylon fell before the invaders from Arabia.
- Messaoud, an Arabian land owner, meeting Aicha, the beautiful daughter of a neighbor, takes advantages of the law allowing him more than one wife and marries her. The new bride forces Flouka, Messaoud's first wife, to become her servant. Flouka rebels and is being roughly treated by Messaoud when an American, passing by, interferes. He takes Flouka with him as his housekeeper. Some time later Messaoud calls upon the American and assures him that he bears him no ill will. While the men are drinking together Messaoud poisons the American's drink. But he has been observed by Flouka and, seeing an opportunity to be revenged upon Messaoud and at the same time save her defender's life, she reverses the position of the drinks, making Messaoud the victim of his own treachery.
- An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
- The body of a cook is brought to life by an electrician through the use of electrodes.