With Vitagraph Company of America (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Captain Blood (1924)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Peter Blood, a young Irish physician, treats a rebel soldier wounded in battle, and he is arrested, tried for treason and sent into slavery to Barbados. He and his friend Jeremy are bought ... See full summary »
Directors: David Smith, Albert E. Smith | Stars: J. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige, Charlotte Merriam, James Morrison
Votes: 73 | Gross: $0.45M
2. Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurs back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.
Director: Winsor McCay | Stars: Winsor McCay, George McManus, Roy L. McCardell, Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan
Votes: 3,475
3. Aunty's Romance (1912)
13 min | Short, Drama
In honor bound, Stephen Fiske, Jr., son of a supposed millionaire, tells Doris Myhtle, his fiancée, that the death of his father has revealed that he has died penniless and left him a poor ... See full summary »
Director: George D. Baker | Stars: Maurice Costello, Florence Turner, Mary Maurice, Harry T. Morey
Votes: 24
4. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 1,354
5. The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898)
4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A reel of mirth-provoking stunts that will draw the pennies from the children, but which is of much interest to young and old alike. It opens with a crowd of children leaving school and ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 55
6. The Haunted Hotel (1907)
5 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
On a dark and stormy night, a traveler takes a room at a spooky hotel in the forest. As soon as the proprietor leaves, the room comes alive with ghosts and poltergeists who torment the man as he tries to unpack, eat, and go to sleep.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Paul Panzer, William V. Ranous
Votes: 459
7. The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)
90 min | Drama
Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the enemy are preparing to invade. The ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Wilfrid North | Stars: Charles Richman, L. Rogers Lytton, James Morrison, Mary Maurice
Votes: 19
8. From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
TV-PG | 71 min | Biography, Drama
An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.
Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: R. Henderson Bland, Percy Dyer, Gene Gauntier, Alice Hollister
Votes: 612
9. Clothes Make the Man (1910)
Short, Comedy
"Clothes make the man, and you can't expect to make a good impression unless you keep up your personal appearance." This is the remark of one of the young fellows at one of our fashionable ... See full summary »
10. Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics (1911)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style.
Directors: Winsor McCay, J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Winsor McCay, John Bunny, Maurice Costello, George McManus
Votes: 1,745
11. How a Mosquito Operates (1912)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A hungry mosquito spots and follows a man on his way home. The mosquito slips into the room where the man is sleeping, and gets ready for a meal. His first attempts startle the man and wake him up, but the mosquito is very persistent.
Director: Winsor McCay | Star: Winsor McCay
Votes: 1,265
12. No Tickee, No Washee (1915)
Short, Comedy
Mike Callahan has but one collar, and that soiled, to attend the annual outing of the Bricklayers' Union with, so he sends it to Wing Lee, the Chinaman's, to have it done up in a rush. The ... See full summary »
Director: Edmond F. Stratton | Stars: William Shea, Kate Price, Johnny Cahill
13. The Life of Moses (1909)
50 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The persecution of the children of Israel by the Egyptians. Now there arose up a new king in Egypt. And he said unto his people. Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and ... See full synopsis »
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Pat Hartigan, Julia Arthur, William Humphrey, Charles Kent
Votes: 59
14. Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs (1918)
14 min | Comedy, Short
A man decides to stage a fake robbery in front of his girlfriend's father (who doesn't like him), hoping it will make the father change his opinion. Unfortunately, real crooks wind up ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, Frank Alexander, James Donnelly
Votes: 43
15. Over the Top (1918)
90 min | Drama, War
After the sinking of the Lusitania, American James Garrison "Garry" Owen joins the British army and fights gallantly until he is wounded and subsequently discharged. Recuperating in New ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfrid North | Stars: Arthur Guy Empey, Lois Meredith, James Morrison, Arthur Donaldson
Votes: 20
16. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
Short, Crime, Drama
The millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, H. Kyrle Bellew, Paul Panzer, J. Barney Sherry
Votes: 51
17. The Way of the Cross (1909)
Short, Drama
A story of ancient Rome. The scene of this story is laid in Rome in the days of Nero. Rome has recently suffered conflagrations and other disasters, and Nero, hoping to divert the public ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Rose Tapley, Maurice Costello, William Humphrey, Edith Storey
18. Bunny's Birthday Surprise (1913)
8 min | Comedy, Short
Birthday or no birthday, John Bunny has to go to his city office just the same. On this particular occasion he has an unusually tiring days work and arrives home completely fagged out. His ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfrid North | Stars: John Bunny, Flora Finch, Frank Mason, Mr. Chamberlain
19. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
12 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In ancient Athens, four young lovers escape into the woods. Meanwhile, tradesmen rehearse a play. All of them suffer from the shenanigans of mischievous fairies.
Directors: Charles Kent, J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Walter Ackerman, Charles Chapman, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello
Votes: 349
20. Brother Bill (1913)
9 min | Short, Drama
Bill and Jim, brothers, live a lonely life in the mountains. Jim makes a trip to town. He becomes infatuated with Nan, the daughter of the general storekeeper, Pete, one of the rough-necks ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: Ned Finley, Edith Storey, Chester Hess, Kingsley Higgins
Votes: 21
21. Julius Caesar (I) (1908)
13 min | Short, Drama, History
Shakespeare's historical tragedy of the rise and fall of Julius Caesar, told in fifteen scenes.
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, William V. Ranous | Stars: Charles Kent, William Shea, Maurice Costello, William V. Ranous
Votes: 63
22. Huns and Hyphens (1918)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Larry, apparently a wealthy young man-about-town, romances Vera, who has developed a new invention, a gas mask, for use in the war. Larry leaves Vera's house unaware that German spies are ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Stan Laurel, Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, Mae Laurel
Votes: 90
23. Black Beauty (I) (1921)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
Anna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.
Director: David Smith | Stars: Jean Paige, James Morrison, George Webb, Bobbie Mack
Votes: 25
24. The Heart of Maryland (1921)
60 min | Drama
When the Civil War breaks out, Alan Kendrick, an army officer born in the South, stays in the army to fight for the Union, but his sweetheart Maryland sides with the South. She soon ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Terriss | Stars: Catherine Calvert, Crane Wilbur, Felix Krembs, Ben Lyon
25. Jean and the Calico Doll (1910)
Drama, Short
A large sum of money is exchanged between Mr. Doyle and another man, who pays the money to Mr. Doyle. During the transaction Mr. Doyle's son is sitting at the window and his little daughter... See full summary »
Director: Laurence Trimble | Stars: Jean, Helen Hayes
26. A Florida Enchantment (1914)
Unrated | 63 min | Comedy
A young woman discovers a seed that can make women act like men and men act like women. She decides to take one, then slips one to her maid and another to her fiancé. The fun begins.
Director: Sidney Drew | Stars: Sidney Drew, Edith Storey, Charles Kent, Mrs. Sidney Drew
Votes: 272
27. The Old Guard (I) (1913)
Short, Drama
Decorated by the Legion of Honor for his services in the Imperial Guard, under the Emperor Napoleon, on the burning sands of Africa and the snows of Russia. Havresac, one of the Old Guard, ... See full summary »
Director: James Young | Stars: Charles Kent, Clara Kimball Young, James Young, Tefft Johnson
28. Pioneer Trails (1923)
70 min | Western
Jack is orphaned as a young child when his wagon train is ambushed by Indians. Twenty years later, he rescues Rose from a runaway stagecoach. The two fall in love, much to the displeasure of Blaney, who later frames Jack for murder.
Director: David Smith | Stars: Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, Bertram Grassby, Otis Harlan
Votes: 25
29. In Northern Forests (1911)
10 min | Drama, Short
One of Phil's most redeeming qualities is his love for children, which is easily seen when the poor fellow is in a railroad coach being taken handcuffed to prison. In the seat next to him ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin R. Phillips, Julia Swayne Gordon, Robert Gaillard, Florence Foley
30. No Story (1917)
Short, Drama
Chalmers, young space writer on the Beacon, is approached by a seedy man named Tripp from the mechanical department of the paper, who says he has knowledge of a big story that may be ... See full synopsis »
Director: Thomas R. Mills | Stars: Thomas R. Mills, Stanley Walpole, Alice Brodier, Mrs. Charles Willard
31. Conscience (1910)
Short, Drama
The love of a wife for another, the jealousy of the husband when he discovers his wife's duplicity and the killing of the lover by the infuriated husband, brings about the development of "... See full summary »
Director: Van Dyke Brooke | Stars: Maurice Costello, Mary Maurice, Van Dyke Brooke
32. The Little Runaway (1918)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lord Killowen, the landlord of a little village in Ireland, employs Harvey Dowd and his worthless son, Peter, to collect the rents. When Peter arrives at the modest home of Ann, a young ... See full summary »
Director: William P.S. Earle | Stars: Gladys Leslie, Edward Earle, Jessie Stevens, Mary Maurice
33. Tearing Down the Spanish Flag (1898)
Not Rated | Short, War
The film consists of a single shot of a hand tearing down a Spanish flag.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 98
34. The Golden Shower (1919)
50 min | Drama
A rich libertine leaves all his money to a college girl who had refused his advances. The ensuing scandal makes her retire to a small town, where she meets the dead man's son.
Director: John W. Noble | Stars: Gladys Leslie, Robert Cummings, Frank Morgan, Estelle Taylor
Votes: 25
35. Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest, Held at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910 (1910)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Sport
Billed as the "Fight of the Century", reigning champion Jack Johnson takes on former champion James J. Jeffries in a gruelling 15-round beatdown.
Stars: James J. Jeffries, Jack Johnson
Votes: 132
36. Romeo and Juliet (I) (1908)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Paul Panzer, Florence Lawrence, John G. Adolfi, Josephine Atkinson
Votes: 61
37. School for Wives (1925)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Conway Tearle, Sigrid Holmquist, Peggy Kelly, Arthur Donaldson
Votes: 25
38. The Flower of the North (1921)
93 min | Drama
Two men, Philip Whittemore (Henry B. Walthall) and Thorpe (Harry Northrup) both go to the Northwest to gain the right-of-way for their railroad company from D'Arcambal (Emmett King). ... See full summary »
Director: David Smith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Pauline Starke, Harry Northrup, Joe Rickson
Votes: 13
39. Princess Nicotine; or, the Smoke Fairy (1909)
Unrated | 5 min | Comedy, Short, Fantasy
A drowsy pipe-smoker attempts to nap, only to be tormented relentlessly by the mischievous Princess Nicotine and her fairy companion.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Paul Panzer, Gladys Hulette
Votes: 963
40. Vengeance - and the Woman (1917)
Approved | Action, Adventure, Crime
Directors: William Duncan, Laurence Trimble | Stars: William Duncan, Carol Holloway, George Holt, Tex Allen
Votes: 43
41. The Count and the Wedding Guest (1918)
Short, Romance
Mary Conway was a nonentity in Mrs. Scott's New York genteel boarding house. She had never had a beau. Andy Donovan, a new boarder, caused her first flutter and regret for her ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Justice | Stars: Jean Paige, Webster Campbell
42. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgers (1912)
Short, Drama
Mrs. Lirriper keeps a boarding house. Major Jackman, dissatisfied with Mrs. Wozenham's, further down the street, comes to live at Mrs. Lirriper's and becomes the "star" boarder. Mr. Edson ... See full summary »
Director: Van Dyke Brooke | Stars: Mary Maurice, Clara Kimball Young, Courtenay Foote, Van Dyke Brooke
43. The Turn of the Balance (1910)
Drama, Short
Hotel life is always punctuated with new and interesting arrivals, in this instance there is a man in the case as well as a woman. They are both young and have a mutual love. The young girl... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Costello | Star: Maurice Costello
44. Troublesome Secretaries (1911)
7 min | Short, Comedy
After father fires his secretary for having a forbidden relationship with his daughter, the son and her suitor come up with a scheme to outwit her father.
Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: John Bunny, Mabel Normand, Ralph Ince, Alec B. Francis
Votes: 87
45. The Deerslayer (1913)
23 min | Drama, Short
Wah-Ta-Wah, or Hist, the lady-love of Chingachgook, a Delaware chief, has been captured by the warlike Hurons. Chingachgook asks the aid of Deerslayer, a white man brought up among the ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Hal Reid, Laurence Trimble | Stars: Harry T. Morey, Wallace Reid, Ethel Dunn, Hal Reid
Votes: 17
46. The Deluge (1911)
17 min | Short, Drama
This is a Biblical drama performed 3317 years B.C., a picture of the destruction of the world by a flood. The Lord, observing the wickedness of the world, decides to destroy it. He ... See full summary »
Votes: 16
47. Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Comedy
Director Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick.... See full summary »
Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Stan Laurel, Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, William McCall
Votes: 143
48. A Lady and Her Maid (1913)
14 min | Comedy, Short
The photographer sends Miss Ophelia a dozen photographs of her in different poses. Selecting the best one, she presents it to her favorite boarder, Billy, who does not think much of it and ... See full summary »
Director: Bert Angeles | Stars: Norma Talmadge, Florence Radinoff, James Morrison, Lillian Walker
Votes: 40
49. The Ninety and Nine (1916)
50 min | Drama
Ruth Blake lives with her father and mother in Marlow, a small town in the west. To this town comes Tom Silverton from the city. He is always intoxicated, and Ruth sets to work to reform ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: Lucille Lee Stewart, William Courtenay, Josephine Lovett, Frank Currier
50. The Thieving Hand (1908)
Unrated | 5 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Short
A one-armed man obtains an artificial limb which he cannot control.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: Paul Panzer
Votes: 647