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1. Riddle Gawne (1918)
50 min | Action, Western
Riddle Gawne seeks revenge on the man who stole his wife and killed his brother. Gawne saves Kathleen Harkness from cattle rustler Bozzam and discovers that Bozzam is the man he seeks.
Directors: William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Katherine MacDonald, Lon Chaney, Gretchen Lederer
Votes: 71
2. The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
70 min | Drama, History, War
A propagandistic view of the First World War, showing the political greed of the German Kaiser Wilhelm, the resistance of some of his own soldiers, and fanciful prediction of the nature of the war's end.
Director: Rupert Julian | Stars: Rupert Julian, Elmo Lincoln, Nigel De Brulier, Lon Chaney
Votes: 42
3. If My Country Should Call (1916)
50 min | Drama
A pacifist mother tries to protect her son, whose patriotism makes him want to enlist in the army. Her uncle, a doctor, has invented a heart medication which mimics heart disease. Just a drop or ten in her son's drink should keep him home.
Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: Dorothy Phillips, Helen Leslie, Frank Whitson, Lon Chaney
Votes: 27
4. The Millionaire Paupers (1915)
Romance, Drama, Short
Mrs. Burne-Smith and Mrs. Winthrop have determined to make a match between their respective children regardless of the fact that the two in question have never seen each other. Mrs. ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: Grace Thompson, Gretchen Lederer, Lon Chaney, Arthur Shirley
Votes: 14
5. The Cricket (1917)
50 min | Drama
Spurred on by her young actor friend Pascal, Cricket, a young girl, accepts the starring role in a juvenile play. Her smashing success is overshadowed, however, by her mother's death. ... See full summary »
Director: Elsie Jane Wilson | Stars: Zoe Rae, Rena Rogers, Fred Warren, Harry Holden
Votes: 15
6. Lord John's Journal (1915)
Mystery
A series of five related episodes, each complete in itself: #1: Lord John in New York (1915) (4 reels); #2: The Grey Sisterhood (1916) (3 reels); #3: Three Fingered Jenny (1916) (3 reels); #4: The Eye of Horus (1916); #5: The League of the Future (1916).
Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Doc Crane, William Garwood, Stella Razeto, Albert MacQuarrie
Votes: 14
7. The Little Pirate (1917)
50 min | Family, Adventure
In dire financial straits, businessman John Baird considers liquidating the bonds that are held in trust for his little daughter Margery. Failing to comprehend her husband's desperation, ... See full summary »
Director: Elsie Jane Wilson | Stars: Zoe Rae, Charles West, Frank Brownlee, Gretchen Lederer
Votes: 25
8. Polly Redhead (1917)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Aside from the fact that Polly had red hair in abundance, she was not otherwise an exceptional child, save for one thing. She was willing to work and slave, if need be, to keep her baby ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Ella Hall, Gertrude Astor, Charles Hill Mailes, Gretchen Lederer
9. My Little Boy (1917)
50 min | Drama
Fred and Clara marry and there comes to their home the little boy they have dreamed of and whom they determine to call Little Boy Blue. The marriage has estranged Fred's uncle, but he comes... See full summary »
Director: Elsie Jane Wilson | Stars: Ella Hall, Zoe Rae, Emory Johnson, Winter Hall
10. Princess Virtue (1917)
60 min | Drama
Count Oudoff, a fortune-hunting European nobleman, marries a wealthy American widow and brings his new wife and her pretty young daughter Lianne back to Paris. When word gets around that ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Mae Murray, Lule Warrenton, Wheeler Oakman, Clarissa Selwynne
11. The Morals of Hilda (1916)
50 min | Drama
August and Hilda are recent immigrants who cannot understand the American emphasis on weddings, because in their country, couples never get married. Fearing that he will be arrested for ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Frank Whitson, Gretchen Lederer, Richard Morris, Adele Farrington
12. The Spotted Lily (1917)
50 min | Drama
Wracked with illness and discarded by a wealthy and unscrupulous aristocrat, Yvonne Lamour seeks out her former sweetheart Anatole in order to beg him to care for her infant daughter Yvonne... See full summary »
Director: Harry Solter | Stars: Ella Hall, Jack Nelson, George Beranger, Victor Rodman
13. The Townsend Divorce Case (1917)
20 min | Short, Drama
Amy Townsend demands a divorce from Jeremiah Townsend, a prosperous business man, accusing Mary Warren of being the co-respondent in the case. Mr. Townsend begs to defend himself, and after... See full summary »
Director: Harry D'Elba | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Gretchen Lederer, L.M. Wells, Roberta Wilson
14. The Yaqui (1916)
50 min | Drama, Western
In Mexico, a poor Yaqui Indian loses his family through the actions of a racist Mexican officer named Martinez.
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Hobart Bosworth, Goldie Colwell, Dorothy Clark, Charles H. Hickman
15. A Kentucky Cinderella (1917)
50 min | Drama
After the death of her father, a young girl goes to live with her uncle in Kentucky. She immediately comes into conflict with her uncle's shrewish wife.
Director: Rupert Julian | Stars: Rupert Julian, Ruth Clifford, Harry Carter, Aurora Pratt
16. The Grasp of Greed (1916)
50 min | Drama, Romance
A young author is so overjoyed at selling her first book that she unknowingly signs over all her rights to the greedy publisher. Later, after the book becomes a best-seller, the publisher's... See full summary »
Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: C. Norman Hammond, Jay Belasco, Louise Lovely, Gretchen Lederer
17. Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916)
50 min | Western
John Oakhurst is a chivalrous gambler, and his friendship for Sandy Morton forms the motif of the story. Sandy Morton was given to excessive drink, which through the connivance of the ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Hobart Bosworth, Jack Curtis, Charles H. Hickman, Emory Johnson
18. The Greater Law (1917)
50 min | Drama
Failing to hear from her brother Jimmy after his departure for the Klondike, Barbara Henderson goes in search of him. Arriving in the frozen North, Barbara learns that her brother has been ... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Myrtle Gonzalez, Gretchen Lederer, Maude Emory, G.M. Rickerts
19. A Yoke of Gold (1916)
50 min | Drama, History
In the days of '49 some of the aristocracy of old California contrived to gather unto themselves more than their share of the precious yellow metal which abounded. There were those among ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Emory Johnson, Alfred Allen, Richard Morris, Harold Skinner
20. Black Friday (1916)
50 min | Drama, History
Railroad tycoon Richard Strong discovers that his enemies are scheming to bankrupt him. Strong enlists the help of Charles Dalton, and together they foil the plot. By chance Dalton meets Strong's wife, Elinor.
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Richard Morris, Dorothy Davenport, Wilfred Rogers, Mary Maurice
21. The Way of the World (1916)
50 min | Drama
Peter Sturton, a politician and head of the machine, decides to support Walter Croydon, a rising young attorney, for the position of Governor of the State. Croyden is in love with Beatrice ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Hobart Bosworth, Dorothy Davenport, Emory Johnson, Adele Farrington
22. Hungry Eyes (1918)
50 min | Western
Ex-convict Dale Revenal arrives at Dudley Appleton's ranch bearing a letter of introduction from John Silver, Appleton's old friend. Appleton hires Dale, who, through his winning manner, ... See full summary »
Director: Rupert Julian | Stars: Rupert Julian, Monroe Salisbury, Ruth Clifford, W.H. Bainbridge
23. The Path of Genius (1914)
Short, Drama
John Ruskin, an unknown artist, penniless, tramping over England, stops at a tavern and tells the innkeeper that he will paint him a new sign for his tavern if he, will give him something ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond B. West | Stars: Charles Ray, Ann Little, Gordon Mullen, Fanny Midgley
24. Bobbie of the Ballet (1916)
50 min | Drama
Young ballet dancer Bobbie Brent has lost her parents and must care for herself and her younger brother and sister. To keep the children, she pretends that they are her own children and not... See full summary »
Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: Louise Lovely, Lon Chaney, Jay Belasco, Jean Hathaway
25. The Arrow Maker's Daughter (1914)
22 min | Short, Western
Gray Feather, daughter of the Blind Arrow Maker, is in love with White Arrow, son of the Sioux war chief. Gray Feather visits "The Gray Woman of Many Sorrows," the fortune teller of the ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Hunt | Stars: Ernest Swallow, Gretchen Lederer, William Eagle Shirt, Lone Bear
26. Pawns of Fate (1915)
20 min | Drama, Short
Frank Marston is known to the world as a successful man. His daughter Helen is engaged to Tom Farrell, a young business man. One night the young couple go to a gay party at the studio of a ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Frank Lloyd, Marc B. Robbins, Helen Leslie, George Larkin
27. The Red, Red Heart (1918)
50 min | Western
Concerned about the failing health of Rhoda Tuttle, his fiancee, John DeWitt takes her to the lavish Arizona home of his friends, Jack and Katherine Newman. Although the Newmans try to ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Monroe Salisbury, Ruth Clifford, Val Paul, Gretchen Lederer
28. The Little Orphan (1917)
50 min | Drama
When bachelor friends David Clark, Dick Porter and Jerry Mathers agree to adopt Belgian war orphans, David unexpectedly finds himself the guardian of a little girl, Rene Lescere. After ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Ella Hall, Jack Conway, Gertrude Astor, Gretchen Lederer
29. The Chimney's Secret (1915)
Drama, Short
By the flickering light of a candle an old peddler hides a bundle of bills in the chimney of his wretched hovel. In a house nearby Mary, a factory girl, lives with her invalid sister. Mary ... See full summary »
Director: Lon Chaney | Stars: Lon Chaney, Gretchen Lederer, Katherine Campbell, Vera Sisson
30. A Barrier Royal (1914)
Short, Drama
Princess Marie, ward of Duke D'Artier, has been betrothed to Prince De Conti, an Italian, and known as the vilest man in all Italy. The Princess refuses to marry the Prince, dresses as a ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond B. West | Stars: Tom Chatterton, Rhea Mitchell, Walter Belasco, Chester Withey
31. The Rescue (1917)
50 min | Drama
After divorcing her husband Kent, actress Anne Wetherall returns to the stage. Upon receiving a plea for help from childhood chum Nell Jerrold begging Anne to save Nell's daughter Betty ... See full summary »
Director: Ida May Park | Stars: Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, Lon Chaney, Gretchen Lederer
32. Bondage (1917)
50 min | Drama
Despite her literary ambitions, country girl Elinor Crawford has advanced no further than a reporter for a New York scandal sheet. During one of her assignments, she meets Evan Kilvert, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ida May Park | Stars: Dorothy Phillips, Gretchen Lederer, Gertrude Astor, William Stowell
33. The Tenor (1915)
Short, Drama
Antonio and Paula Sartori are left orphans by the death of their mother. Paula is adopted by a rich American woman while Antonio is adopted by the chief of a wandering band of musicians. ... See full summary »
Director: Leon De La Mothe | Stars: Hobart Henley, Carmen Phillips, Gretchen Lederer, Walter Belasco
34. The Pointed Finger (1917)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Walter Armstrong is released from prison and finds it impossible to secure work. As he renews his promise to his wife that henceforth he will travel the straight road they are interrupted ... See full synopsis »
Director: A.W. Rice | Stars: George C. Pearce, Gretchen Lederer, Charles Hill Mailes, Jessie Arnold
35. Business Is Business (I) (1915)
60 min | Drama
Newly wealthy Isidore Lechat lives in a castle in the south of France. He believes that business is the most important thing in life, but manages to stay attached to his children, although ... See full summary »
Director: Otis Turner | Stars: Nat C. Goodwin, Jack Nelson, Maude George, Mlle. Marguerite
36. Paternal Love (1915)
10 min | Short, Drama
Richard Grave has been sentenced for forgery and given a five-year term. This will leave his wife and little baby to face the world alone. He writes his wife telling of his disgrace and ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Millard K. Wilson, Gretchen Lederer, Marc B. Robbins
37. The Gringo (1914)
20 min | Short, Western
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: Harry Keenan, Roy Laidlaw, Walter Edwards, Clara Williams
38. A Model's Confession (1918)
60 min | Drama
An important customer at Armande's, where Iva Seldon works as a model, is Billy Ravensworth, who purchases expensive gowns for a heartless vampire named Rita Challoner. When Billy pays for ... See full summary »
Director: Ida May Park | Stars: Mary MacLaren, Kenneth Harlan, Edna Earle, Herbert Prior
39. An Eleventh Hour Reformation (1914)
Short, Drama
John Cory, a prosperous young attorney, neglects his wife for his business. Marion, his wife, grows tired of being left alone, and upon accidentally meeting an old sweetheart, goes to lunch... See full summary »
Director: Walter Edwards | Stars: Gretchen Lederer, J. Barney Sherry, Harry Keenan, Walter Edwards
40. The Siren (1915)
Short, Comedy
Muriel, a little country girl, is in love with Lloyd, a dashing young city chap. He visits a fashionable café dansante and she follows him. He discovers her there, and in a fatherly manner,... See full summary »
Director: Ulysses Davis | Stars: Gayne Whitman, Patricia Palmer, Anne Schaefer, Gretchen Lederer
41. Model 46 (1916)
Comedy, Short
An actress is recuperating at the beach, and is attended by her doctor who is in love with her. Eddie bids Betty, his sweetheart, goodbye, as she is going to the beach. Back at the store ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Chaudet | Stars: Eddie Lyons, Priscilla Dean, Gretchen Lederer, Lee Moran
42. The Curse of Humanity (1914)
Short, Drama
Realizing that his father, John Collins, who is a big department store owner, will object to his marrying Mary Eyton, a shop girl, Roger Collins secretly marries her. He receives a note ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Charles Ray, Betty Burbridge, Harry Keenan, Fanny Midgley
43. The Double-Topped Trunk (1917)
Short, Drama
In the custom house a double-topped trunk in which are secreted several valuable gems is discovered. Carey Crane, at the head of the service, tells the inspector to leave the case to him. ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Holubar | Stars: Allen Holubar, Frank Whitson, George C. Pearce, Gretchen Lederer
44. The Silent Lady (1917)
50 min | Drama
Little orphaned Kate lives happily in a New England lighthouse with its old keepers, Philemon, Peter, and Captain Bartholomew. When Kate falls sick, the prudish Philemon hires Miss ... See full summary »
Director: Elsie Jane Wilson | Stars: Gretchen Lederer, Zoe Rae, Winter Hall, Harry Holden
45. The Quest of the Widow (1915)
Short, Comedy
In his quest for the widow's hand, Perkins finds the road anything but smooth. In the end he only gets the laugh.
Director: Ulysses Davis | Stars: George Stanley, Anne Schaefer, Gayne Whitman, Gretchen Lederer
46. Wife or Country (1918)
Short, Drama, War
Sylia Hamilton rehabilitates an alcoholic attorney and marries him. When World War I breaks out, she is persuaded to help the German cause and later commits suicide rather than compromise her husbands career.
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Harry Mestayer, Gretchen Lederer, Gloria Swanson, Jack Richardson
47. Jim Regan's Last Raid (1914)
Short, Western
Jim Regan is a worthless drunkard. His wife, Anna, a good woman, refuses to live with him. She staggers out and into the forest where she is picked up by a wagon train. She informs her ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Stanton | Stars: Herschel Mayall, Richard Stanton, Clara Williams, Gretchen Lederer
48. After the War (1918)
50 min | Drama
Madame Gerve is a famous opera singer at the prime donna at the Opera Comique in Paris. When the French Prime Minister proposes marriage, however, she refuses and then sings at a benefit ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: Grace Cunard, Edward Cecil, Frank Whitson, Herbert Prior
49. New Love for Old (1918)
50 min | Drama
At a mountain resort, Kenneth Scott falls in love with Marie Beauchamp, an older woman who merely amuses herself with him. When she deserts him to open a roadhouse, he sadly leaves the ... See full summary »
Director: Elsie Jane Wilson | Stars: Ella Hall, Winter Hall, Gretchen Lederer, Emory Johnson
50. What Did He Whisper? (1915)
Comedy, Short
Under an assumed name, Phineas courts a widow and makes love to his own wife. He lands in court with a Breach of Promise suit looming large. He confesses, whispers in his wife's ear, and all is forgiven.
Director: Ulysses Davis | Stars: George Stanley, Anne Schaefer, Otto Lederer, Gretchen Lederer