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1. Gold and the Woman (1916)
60 min | Drama
The daughter of a Mexican aristocrat endures the travails of the Mexican revolution.
Director: James Vincent | Stars: Theda Bara, Alma Hanlon, H. Cooper Cliffe, Harry Hilliard
2. Mrs. Black Is Back (1914)
Comedy
Mrs. Black, formerly a plump, good-natured widow, tells Professor Black, her new husband whom she adores and fears, that she is 29 instead of 36, neatly knocking off 7 years. To further ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas N. Heffron | Stars: May Irwin, Charles Lane, Clara Blandick, Wellington A. Playter
Votes: 21
3. Springing a Surprise (1912)
Comedy, Romance, Short
Young Billy Borman has an old uncle who has turned him out of the house when he foolishly takes unto himself a lovely wife. A year later Billy and Wifie have a bouncing baby boy and Billy ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Billy Mason, Beverly Bayne
4. In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
50 min | Crime, Drama
A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the path of righteousness by a benefactor.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Mary Pickford, David Wall, House Peters, Grace Henderson
Votes: 24
5. An American Citizen (1914)
40 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Berresford Cruger, junior partner of the New York brokerage firm of Barbury, Brown and Cruger, is left a fortune of 60,000 pounds, by an English uncle, Carew, on the condition that he ... See full summary »
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: John Barrymore, Evelyn Moore, Peter Lang, Hal Clarendon
Votes: 33
6. Caprice (1913)
44 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A wealthy young man's marriage to a mountain girl he meets while hunting is disastrous until she abandons him and later reappears incognito as a tutored and sophisticated woman.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, Ernest Truex, Ogden Crane
Votes: 24
7. Giuseppe's Good Fortune (1912)
11 min | Short, Comedy
An Italian street musician sees a barber making love to his sweetheart, and wants to know the reason of it. The girl promptly tells him that she cannot marry him because he is too poor, ... See full summary »
Stars: E.H. Calvert, Ruth Stonehouse, Eleanor Blanchard, Dolores Cassinelli
8. Into the North (1913)
22 min | Adventure, Drama, Short
The story opens in a bank in Minneapolis. Fred Wentworth, one of the clerks, is sent out on a message, and while he is gone the cashier is shot dead by Frank Davis, a robber and bad man ... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Wharton | Stars: E.H. Calvert, Allen Holubar, William Bailey, Dorothy Phillips
9. A Money? (1912)
Comedy, Short
Cal and Billy, two young chaps, turn over their money to their friend Steppling for safe keeping, and he promises to allow them a certain amount each day. Next day the two boys meet some ... See full summary »
Stars: John Steppling, Billy Mason, E.H. Calvert, Howard Missimer
10. The Eternal Question (1916)
50 min | Drama
Ralph Courtland and Pierre Felix are sitting in their Fifth Avenue Club discussing the eternal question, woman. Ralph contends that it is birth and breeding that make the gentlewoman, but ... See full summary »
Director: Burton L. King | Stars: Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton, Arthur Hoops, Warner Oland
11. The Thrifty Parson (1912)
Comedy, Short
Rev. Jimson, pastor of the Little Flock in Cragville, loves Samanthy Spriggins, the village spinster, and the two are engaged to be married. One morning old farmer Tightwad misses some wood... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Eleanor Blanchard, Charles Hitchcock, Charles Huntington
12. The Scheme (1912)
Comedy, Short
Old Bickley refuses to allow his daughter, Bertha, to attend a ball with Bert Brisk, her sweetheart. Now, Bickley intends to take Bert's charming aunt, whereupon Bertha has an idea to bring... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Lily Branscombe, Billy Mason, Eleanor Blanchard
13. Getting a Hired Girl (1912)
Comedy, Short
Poor Mr. Peck is continually kept in hot water by his hired girl, Bridget. She fogs him in a cloud of dust when she sweeps, drives him from room to room when he is vainly trying to read his... See full summary »
Stars: Harry Cashman, Howard Missimer, Miss Allen, Eleanor Blanchard
14. The Fall of Montezuma (1912)
Adventure, Short
A tale of the conquest of Mexico in which Cortez overthrows the reigning emperor, Montezuma.
Director: Harry McRae Webster | Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Frank Dayton, William Walters, William Bailey
15. Fear (1913)
11 min | Drama, Short
Colonel Louis Jordan, at a banquet given to a few of his friends, tells a story of James Hollander's bravery, during the war. Hollander is toasted by his friends. Later, one of the men ... See full summary »
Stars: Harry Mainhall, Howard Missimer
16. Almost a Man (1912)
Comedy, Short
At the Spinsters' Rest the old maids gaze anxiously through the gate at each passing man, and sigh as they pass by unheeding. Meanwhile, three jovial tramps discover a newspaper and stating... See full summary »
Stars: John Steppling, Harry Cashman, Howard Missimer, Billy Mason
17. The Deacon's Reward (1911)
Drama, Short
Deacon Jones, a pillar in the village church, and the richest man in town, has a worthless nephew, who he is finally forced to disinherit. The deacon becomes lonely and resolves to take up ... See full summary »
Star: Howard Missimer
18. There's Many a Slip (I) (1912)
Short, Comedy
Two young people meet on the trail and become infatuated with each other. However, when they part they have not learned the names of each other and both are horrified on arriving at their ... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Standing, Lenore Ulric, Howard Missimer
19. Mr. Up's Trip Tripped Up (1912)
Comedy, Short
Mr. Up receives a letter from his Neighbor, Calvert, just across the hall, to join them at the summer resort for a week's outing. Up immediately 'phones a baggage man and leaves word to ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, William Bailey, Lily Branscombe, E.H. Calvert
20. The Listener's Lesson (1912)
Comedy, Short
The Simpkin sisters of Green Valley are two old spinsters, who are very much in love with Jonathan and David, two country boobs who own adjoining farms. Everything is splendid until the ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, John Steppling, Lily Branscombe, Eleanor Blanchard
21. The Mixed Sample Trunks (1912)
Comedy, Short
Howard Missimer and John Steppling, the former a salesman of ladies' suits, and the latter for a large wholesale surgical instrument concern, manage to get their trunks mixed on arriving at... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, John Steppling, Eva Prout
22. Terrible Teddy (1912)
Comedy, Short
Lillian Boggs receives a telegram from her childhood sweetheart in the west saying that he is coming east to see her. Now Lillian loves Teddy Moose, her western hero, and tells her other ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Hitchcock, Lily Branscombe, John Steppling, E.H. Calvert
23. Well Matched (1912)
Comedy, Romance, Short
Tom West and "Cuty" Gray, old sweethearts, who have not seen each other in five years, have grown enormously stout. They arrange to come on to the city and meet each other. The first ... See full summary »
Stars: John Steppling, Mary Height, Howard Missimer, Lily Branscombe
24. Not on the Circus Program (1912)
Drama, Short
The big circus arrives in town and Frank Mason takes his little five-year-old boy, Billy, to see the street parade. The passing of a little bareback rider attracts Mason's attention and, ... See full summary »
Stars: E.H. Calvert, Eva Prout, Howard Missimer, Frank Dayton
25. The Redemption of Slivers (1912)
Drama, Short
Detected in the act of stealing a wealthy woman's scarf from an auto, "Slivers," a thief, escapes from the clutches of a pursuing policeman and jumps a moving freight train. He applies at ... See full summary »
Stars: E.H. Calvert, William Bailey, Beverly Bayne, Eleanor Blanchard
26. The Legacy of Happiness (1912)
Drama, Romance
Allen Gordon, a young clerk, is discontented and longs for great wealth. His discontentment causes his sweetheart to break their engagement, as his lust for money would only make her ... See full summary »
Stars: Dwight Mead, Beverly Bayne, Howard Missimer, Lily Branscombe
27. The $5, 000, 000 Counterfeiting Plot (1914)
Crime, Thriller
A member of a counterfeiting gang gives a forged note to his daughter. When she spends it on a dress the note ends up in the hands of the secret service, who then bring the entire gang to justice.
Director: Bertram Harrison | Stars: William J. Burns, Glen White, Joseph Sullivan, Cliff Saum
Votes: 28
28. Miss Simkins' Summer Boarder (1912)
Comedy, Romance, Short
Joe Mason, a bashful country boy, tries in vain to propose to Marian Foster, his sweetheart. But his bashfulness always gets the best of him, and the proposal is just as far off as ever ... See full summary »
Stars: Eleanor Blanchard, Mildred Weston, Eva Prout, John Steppling
29. Billy and the Butler (1912)
Crime, Short, Thriller
A young man recognizes a crook disguised as a butler at a friend's house and a chase ensues.
Stars: John Steppling, Francis X. Bushman, Dwight Mead, Billy Mason
30. Andy Plays Cupid (1914)
Comedy, Short
It all happened because Andy had an ineradicable dislike for foreigners. When he read in the newspaper that the beautiful Elsie Worth was to marry the Count de Penutti, he fell deeply in ... See full summary »
Director: Charles H. France | Stars: Andy Clark, Jessie Stevens, Edward Boulden, Janet Dawley
31. A Lucky Mix-Up (1912)
Comedy, Short
Howard Missimer loves Eleanor Hill, but she writes him a letter saying she is leaving home for reasons she cannot explain and hopes to meet him some day under more happy circumstances. ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Eleanor Blanchard
32. The Fisherman's Luck (1912)
Comedy, Short
Fishley and his daughter arrive at the summer resort, and Dolores is introduced to Mr. Steppling, who plays at the summer theater. Fishley discovers them together one morning and angrily ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Dolores Cassinelli, John Steppling, E.H. Calvert
33. Cupid's Leap Year Pranks (1912)
Comedy, Romance, Short
Drowsy Duster, a genial specimen of the genus "hobo" is the target for an old maid who, taking advantage of leap year, proposes to him. He finally tells her to get the license and he will ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Eleanor Blanchard, Dolores Cassinelli
34. The Snare (1912)
Drama, Short
Tom Ransom, a fugitive from justice, is pursued to the cottage of his aged mother and arrested. Pleading with his mother to believe in his innocence Ransom is led away. He manages to escape... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Wharton | Stars: William Bailey, Lily Branscombe, Beverly Bayne, Frank Dayton
35. Lady Audley's Jewels (1913)
Comedy, Short
Augustus Pompleton, with his wife, Clarice Devereaux, of the famous McNight's Celebrated Repertoire Company, are stranded in the small village of Jayville. Pompleton at the suggestion of ... See full summary »
Stars: John Steppling, Howard Missimer, Eleanor Blanchard, Augustus Carney
36. The Cat's Paw (1912)
Short, Drama
Jack falls heir to the Hurley estate, and is guardian for $20,000, held in trust for his sister Eva. That same evening Jack is seen at his club gambling at cards. He loses quite a sum, ... See full summary »
Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Eva Prout, Frances Mason, Helen Dunbar
37. The Adventure of the Button (1912)
Short, Comedy, Drama
Caught in a drenching downpour of rain one day, Hobbs hikes for the nearest store and purchases a raincoat. Arriving home with his purchase he finds that one of the buttons is missing. ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Eleanor Blanchard, John Steppling, E.H. Calvert
38. The Adventures of Kitty Cobb (1914)
Adventure
Kitty Cobb had longings for the big city which she had never seen. One day Kitty met a young civil engineer, Bob Caldecott, on his way to the fort near her home with secret plans. He took ... See full summary »
Director: T. Hayes Hunter | Stars: Marian Swayne, Jack Hopkins, Howard Missimer, Maggie Weston
Votes: 22
39. The Little Poet (1912)
Short, Comedy
Grace and Peter are in love, but Grace's parents refuse their consent to marriage and absolutely refuse to meet Peter. Peter wails out his sorrows in tearful verses, but Grace, who is more ... See full summary »
Stars: James C. Carroll, Charlotte Mineau, Howard Missimer, Francis X. Bushman
40. The Rebellion of Mandy (1912)
Comedy, Short
Old Joshua Hardman, a grouchy farmer, refuses to fit up his place with any of the conveniences of life despite his wealth. Consequently his wife and daughter slave in the old-fashioned ... See full summary »
Stars: Mildred Weston, Howard Missimer
41. Alkali Ike in Jayville (1913)
11 min | Comedy, Short
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Augustus Carney, Howard Missimer, Eleanor Blanchard, Lily Branscombe
42. The Virtue of Rags (1912)
Drama, Short, Fantasy
A grouchy landlord discharges a kind-hearted rent collector for failing to collect the rent from an impoverished widow. After dreaming that he himself is experiencing the sordid experiences... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Wharton | Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Helen Dunbar, Bryant Washburn, Howard Missimer
Votes: 11
43. The Warmakers (1913)
Drama, Short
The Russian ambassador receives a cablegram from his government commanding him to secure the American war plans. Russia being allied to the opposing nation. The ambassador gives a dinner to... See full summary »
Directors: Maurice Costello, Robert Gaillard | Stars: Maurice Costello, Mary Charleson, Charles Kent, Brinsley Shaw
44. The Melody of Love (1912)
10 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Many rocks are strewn in the path of romance between a composer and a society belle.
Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Lily Branscombe, Frank Dayton, Bryant Washburn
45. Bringing Father Around (1912)
Comedy, Short
Harry Brisk, a healthy young chap, loves pretty Minerva Grumpley. Old Grumpley, her father, emphatically declares, however, that Harry cannot marry his daughter until he has a bank account ... See full summary »
Stars: John Steppling, Lily Branscombe, E.H. Calvert, Joseph Allen Sr.
46. The Eye That Never Sleeps (1912)
Crime, Drama, Short
A super sleuth of the Secret Service Bureau disguises himself as a common thief in order to penetrate a gang of counterfeiters.
Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Billy Mason, Frank Dayton, William Walters
47. A Good Catch (1912)
Comedy, Short
Frank and Beverly are sweethearts. Beverly, however, has a craving for taxis and similar luxuries, while Frank earns a "coffee and" salary. He is forced to refuse to hire Beverly a taxi one... See full summary »
Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, Howard Missimer, Joseph Allen Sr.
48. On the Job (1913)
Comedy, Short
They say a traveling man has a girl in every town. Jack Gardener thought he had one in Indianapolis, but he was muchly mistaken. James Rickert, also a knight of the grip, made an ... See full summary »
Stars: John Steppling, Eleanor Blanchard, Howard Missimer, Margaret Spooner
49. Sam Simpkins, Sleuth (1912)
Comedy, Short
Sam Simpkins, a young rube, pays a visit to a phrenologist who, after carefully examining the various bumps on Sam's head, tells him he is a born detective. Filled with enthusiasm, Sam ... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Missimer, Helen Dunbar, John Steppling
50. Ghosts (I) (1912)
Drama, Short, Thriller
Colonel de Valpeau lives alone with his negro servant, Zeno. Being pressed for funds, the Colonel is refused a loan on the hereditary estate, and is threatened with eviction. Zeno now ... See full summary »
Stars: Normand McDonald, Joseph Allen Sr., Frank Dayton, Charles Huntington