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- Herod's terrible vengeance is here shown. This particular scene shows a large number of people who had gathered together, outside of Bethlehem, hoping to flee from the wrath of the wicked king. In the foreground are seen mothers with their babes as the soldiers enter with drawn swords. One poor woman whose infant is slaughtered before her face stands bewildered. As the cruel soldiers advance they are seen hurriedly trying to escape from the spot.
- Gertie, just returned from the east, receives an invitation from her uncle Jack to come up to the ranch. The cowboys give her and her friends a right royal welcome. Most exciting scenes are witnessed when some of the cowboys try to ride a savage steer. Gertie's sweetheart Bob is one of the boys and later in the day a Mexican rival, having first inserted some cards in one of Bob's top boots, makes it appear that Bob is cheating. Dismissed, Bob rides to the Old Cactus Road. An Indian girl runs up and tells how she saw the cards were placed on him by the Mexican. He writes a note to Gertie and asks her to come to him. The Mexican, however, intercepts the Indian with the note and she is bound and left. Altering the note as to the place of meeting one of the Mexican's friends takes it and delivers it to Gertie. She falls into the trap and finds only the Mexican awaiting her. He attempts to make love to her but she spurns him. Meantime the Indian girl, having bitten through the ropes that held her captive, has run and informed the other boys. They start in pursuit, while she dashes off to Bob and tells him her story. Bob arrives at the spot first, in time to grapple with the Mexican and after a struggle both fall over the cliff, but manage to hang on to a ledge. The cowboys then, after a great ride through typical western country, come up. They throw a lasso under Bob's arm and draw him up, while the Mexican in the effort falls to the bottom of the cliff. Returning home to uncle Jack's ranch all is explained by the Indian girl and the picture ends with a pretty view of Bob and Gertie on their honeymoon.
- Lucy Davis, of Hamilton, Ind., not contented with the lowly comforts afforded by her mother and grandmother, decides to seek employment in New York City. After writing several big concerns and receiving one note with a little encouragement, she prepares to leave home. Arriving at the little station in Hamilton, she attracts the attention of George Edwards, a traveling salesman and intimate friend of several notorious people in New York City. He presses his attentions upon her and insists upon helping her on the train, having previously wired Violet Bowers, an old friend of the underworld in New York, advising her the time of their arrival. Violet, much interested in seeing new faces, prepared to meet George and his "find" at the Pennsylvania Railroad Terminal in New York. Lucy, on her arrival in the metropolis, is much amazed at its magnitude and is an easy prey for the clutches of George's friend, Violet Bowers. Violet has little trouble in persuading Lucy to take quarters at her house until such time as she secures a position. Arriving at the beautiful residence sustained by Violet Bowers, Lucy tells the story of her family's early prosperity, her father's untimely death, later of their want and poverty, and that she has come to the city in order that she might provide more comforts for the folks at home. Violet is touched by the innocence and youth of Lucy and decides to save her from the many pitfalls of friendless girls in the big city. George Edwards arrives, demands an interview with Lucy and when refused by Violet, decides to accomplish it by force, when he is intercepted by Jones, a friend of Violet. A short quarrel ensues and George leaves swearing vengeance on Jones. Violet returns to Lucy, insists upon her accepting a loan and induces her to return to her mother. She accompanies her to the station, waves a fond good-bye and feels the better for having saved an innocent girl from a life of misery and shame.
- A beautiful and interesting series of pictures depicting the care, comforts and education bestowed upon unfortunate children, who, despite the deformities, learn useful occupations, so that in later years they are self-supporting and not dependent upon society.
- The wealthy Miss Mills, a charity worker, finds her kindness misunderstood by her lover. Too proud to deny the accusation, that is prompted by a too great love, she refuses to prove her innocence. But things taking their natural course, soon show the young man the error of his hasty supposition and bring him humbly to beg the girl's forgiveness, which is granted him.
- Fougeray, a railroad employee and his wife, are celebrating on the same day the engagements of their two children, their son, Peter, and their daughter, Louise. Louise is engaged to Jean Leroy, who is also employed by the same railroad, and in his leisure hours gives much time to inventions. One day when Louise is carrying breakfast to her father she walks along the tracks and is at the point of being run over by the express train when she is saved by Henry de Lachesnayes. With intrigue, vain promises and a mock marriage, Henry succeeds in making her forget her fiancé. One day she is obliged to confess to her parents that she is unable to marry Jean Leroy because she is to become a mother. A few days later, Louise learns that Henry is going to marry a rich American girl, Miss Simpson. She is stunned, leaves the home of her parents, and goes to the church, where she comes face to face with Jean Leroy, who has been following her for many days. He now learns why Louise refused to become his wife. Jean goes to the house of the Countess Marsanges, and seeks an interview with Henry de Lachesnayes, whom he reproaches for his conduct. As Jean does not want to leave the house without a reply, Henry threatens him with his revolver. The Countess in trying to disarm her brother, accidentally kills him and then accuses Jean of having committed the murder, who. in spite of his denials, is condemned to ten years' imprisonment. Five years elapse. Louise has a son, but she and her parents struggle on. There is scarcely any bread in the house. The three of them decide to die and take advantage of the occasion when their son, Peter, his wife and children, take out little Albert to put their plan into execution. The unhappy ones are about to succumb when Louise's son returns and saves his mother and grandparents. The Countess Marsanges is on the point of being arrested for having taken a large amount of money from the treasury of the home, when under the weight of threatening danger and remorse over the committed crime, she informs the commissioner of police that she is the real murderer of her brother. Jean Leroy is set free and awaits his rehabilitation. The young man goes again to the house of the Fougerays and will marry Louise, whom he has never ceased to love, in spite of her error, and is willing to recognize little Albert as his son. As good fortune usually reigns on all sides, Jean Leroy receives the following letter: "Dear Sir, From the papers I have learned that you are innocent man and will soon be rehabilitated. I hasten to inform you that your invention of which I have the drawings has been patented and offer you 100,000 francs for same. Signed. G. Arnel, Chief Engineer."
- Beth Landis. a pretty eighteen-year-old girl, returns home at the end of a year in boarding school to find that her father, a well-known novelist, is about to marry his stenographer. Although unfavorably impressed with the woman from the start, she makes no effort to persuade him not to fulfill his promise of marriage. Beth is in love with her father's secretary, and her dislike of her stepmother increases when, a few months after the wedding, she discovers that the woman is practicing her arts of fascination upon the youth. In a fit of temper she accuses her rival and during the argument the father enters the room. In a mad attempt to stop the girl's tirade and so prevent her husband from learning the truth, Mrs. Landis seizes a revolver and fires. The bullet strikes Landis instead of his daughter, and he falls apparently lifeless at her feet. Beth swoons, and before she regains consciousness, the woman places the butt of the revolver in her nerveless hand. The shot does not kill the novelist, but deprives him of the power of speech, so he is not able to report the actual truth of the affair, and Beth is sent to prison. The secretary, however, is suspicious. He summons a great specialist and without the knowledge of Mrs. Landis an operation is performed which restores the injured man. Then the truth comes out, the guilty one is punished and Beth is freed to become the wife of the secretary.
- Gilbert Darman loved a rather sporty woman and when he found out her true character and the fact that she was betraying him with another man he killed himself. His twin brother swore to avenge him and when the woman settled down to lead a respectable lite with her innocent daughter he set out to win the girl's affections. When the mother discovered his identity his revenge was complete as the girl was dying of love for him and he refused her. In the end her innocence touched him and he returned to her at the mother's prayer. The mother went out into the world to repent her former life.
- A street vendor dressed as a sandwich is chased by a delirious portly man who believes him to be an actual sandwich.
- Jimmy Carter, a millionaire, leading an idle, indulgent life, gets an urgent message from his friend, Reginald Travers. Travers, who is dying, has been ruined in the stock market by Mortimer Reynolds, and penniless, he leaves his little daughter in care of Carter, who promises faithfully to look after her. After the death of Travers, Carter takes Ruth to his luxurious home and gives her to the motherly care of Mrs. Jenkins, his housekeeper, Mortimer Reynolds, anxious to add Ruth to his list of unfortunates, instructs his mistress, Edna Morris, to make her acquaintance and to gain her confidence. Carter and Reynolds become bitter enemies because of Reynold's sarcastic reflections on the relationship between Carter and Ruth. As time passes, Ruth, by her winsomeness and innocence gradually changes Carter's mode of life. He no longer feels an interest in the gay life of former days, and even loses his taste for the morning nip. Unconsciously, Ruth is transforming his sympathetic dutiful interest in her to love. In a moment of ecstasy he crushes her in his arms. At the Charity Ball, where Ruth is taking part in a tableau, she meets Edna Morris. Fearful of Reynold's wrath should she fail, the unhappy girl works her way into the graces of Ruth. Carter sees this and immediately takes Ruth home, refusing to explain his conduct to her. Meeting Ruth in the park the following day, Edna denounces Carter for his action of the previous evening, "Why should he object to me, pray? Everybody knows that your father didn't leave you a penny, and that you are living on the, shall I say, generosity, of Mr. Carter." Stunned by the revelation that she is looked upon as Carter's mistress, the impetuous little girl rushes to the house, and in a burst of fury, screams her hatred of Carter. In the still of the night, she makes her way out of the house to Edna's apartment. It is here that Reynolds finds her. Impelled by a fiendish lust, he forces her to partake of his wines, and slowly they begin to work their effect. Carter, who, in desperation, has been searching for her, finds her in the apartment, stupefied and disheveled. Disgusted and heartsore, he looks upon her contemptuously and leaves, feeling that she has gone the way of Edna. Mrs. Morris, Edna's mother, prompted by a subconscious feeling that all is not well with her child, comes to the house from her little cottage in the country. She takes both penitents back home with her, hoping that they may forget and begin life anew. Meanwhile, Reynolds, whose financial affairs have taken a turn for the worse, and who is being sought by the police for forgery, attempts to make his escape. He is caught by the police and so made to pay for the misery and misfortune which he has brought upon others. Miserable and despairing because Carter has mistaken her, Ruth can find no peace. But Edna, she who has dragged her to darkness and degradation, succeeds in lifting her once more to the light of hope. The once impetuous Ruth is again folded in the arms of Carter, knowing that there only will she find eternal happiness and peace of soul.
- Nora O'Brien leaves Ireland to visit her brother in America. On the trip she suffers a concussion, and soon is mistaken for another Irish girl named Nora who is on her way to visit her aunt in the US, Mrs. Watson, who has not seen her niece in many years. Nora, still somewhat dazed from her injury, is taken to the Watsons' home, and when Mrs. Watson's son Jack returns from college, he falls in love with her but cannot express it to her because he believes she is his cousin. Complications ensue.
- Ashby Leene, once a famous actor, but now poverty stricken, dies, leaving his grandchild, Lizette, in the care of Granny Page, his landlady. Lizette's new home is one of kindliness and she becomes a friend of Paul, Granny's young nephew, who runs a newsstand. Remembering her promise, Granny spends a good deal of time at the newsstand when Paul is away on deliveries. She resents Dan Nye's attention to Lizette. One day Lizette sells a paper to Henry Faure, an elderly millionaire, who is attracted to the bright-faced girl. Faure has been mentally depressed since the death of his wife and little girl. Longing for someone to love, Faure offers to adopt Lizette as his own daughter. Though Paul and Granny are heartbroken, they consent. For a time Lizette is happy in her new home. While Faure is away on business, Lizette visits her old friends. Faure unexpectedly returns. To his dismay Lizette begs that he let her stay a while longer with Granny. He reluctantly consents. His old depression returns. The housekeeper finally writes Lizette, begging her to return for Faure's sake. Lizette finds an abandoned infant on the doorstep upon her return. She is overjoyed. She is admitted by the butler, who is aghast to see that she has returned with a baby. When questioned, she tells them that she is the baby's mother, etc. Faure asks her about the child's father. Lizette innocently answers that she don't know. She realizes in a vague way that babies have fathers and, seeing that everyone is greatly upset, she decides that if the baby must have a father she will give Dan Nye the honor of naming him. Faure loves her so much that he cannot find it in his heart to denounce her. Nor can the kind old housekeeper, who is highly amused at Lizette's lack of knowledge about babies. Dan Nye is amazed when Faure calls to see him and charges him with being the father of Lizette's baby. He conceals his astonishment, quick to realize that he has an unusual opportunity for blackmail in the affair. When Faure declares he must marry Lizette for the sake of her good name, Nye admits he is the baby's father, but refuses to marry the girl unless Faure pays him an exorbitant sum. Faure agrees to this, upon the condition that he accompany him and marry Lizette at once. The young woman who abandoned the child calls to reclaim it, but Lizette is unwilling to give it up. But she is finally induced to give it back to the rightful mother. Nye is thrown out of the house, and Paul, who has long cherished a love for Lizette, is made happy by her acceptance of him.
- Under promise of marriage, innocent Mary Ellen Ellis leaves her country home to accompany the experienced Walter Benton to the city. Mary Ellen finds herself in an underworld milieu, but she is able to influence burglar Bull Clark to reform, thus earning his undying gratitude. Clark is able to repay Mary Ellen when he rescues her from The Weasel, who has followed her to her apartment. When Benton returns and finds his wife and Clark together, a fight ensues between the two men in which Benton is killed by The Weasel. Clark is accused of the murder and sentenced to jail, but escapes and joins the Navy. Meanwhile, Mary Ellen is forced to live in shame until she is rescued by Jane Murray, an office assistant in an East Side infirmary. There Mary Ellen meets Dr. Graham, Benton's cousin, and the two fall in love. Fear of the doctor's scorn for her past life forces Mary Ellen to leave, and she is abducted by The Weasel and imprisoned in a vacant room. A newsboy informs the doctor of her whereabouts, and through the doctor's efforts Mary Ellen wins her freedom as well as his love.
- Kind hearted millionaire Old Man Greyson sells Goose Island, off the Maine coast, to religious fisher folk who have established a squatters' settlement there, for three fish. When Greyson dies, the transferred deed is lost. Years later, Greyson's son George finds resistance when he attempts to evict the squatters. He laughs at their "fish story," and sends men to fight, but when he meets Mary Aldron, the beautiful ward of the village minister, George offers to accept her plea for him to withdraw if she will be his house guest for ten days. Humbled by Mary's innocence, George gives up his plans for seduction when she repels his advances. Back at the island, Mary is publicly denounced as a harlot by her once admiring friends. When the man she loves, a former derelict she earlier reformed, also turns against her, Mary seeks refuge with George. After a misunderstanding, she returns to the island, but George pursues and fights to save her from being branded with a gold cross. Mary then accepts George's love.
- John Murdock, haunted by the memory of what he believes to have been an unrequited love, neglects his work, resulting in a disastrous train wreck. Following his termination, John goes in search of the woman responsible for his downfall. Meanwhile in New York City, Mary Stanhope remains silent during her divorce hearing until the judge awards custody of their child to her husband. She then discloses a story of disloyalty, cruelty, and abuse, which compels the judge to reverse his decision. Later, Mary takes a trip to the Adirondack Mountains and encounters the destitute John, who recognizes her as the woman he loved and lost. When he attempts to kill her child, Mary reveals that John is the father. The child's charm inspires John to reform, leading to his reconciliation with Mary.
- A story of leprosy (or syphillis), seduction, murder, cruelty, and final redemption.
- John Courtney, an artist, wins success with his painting "Faith" for which Mignon, a waif, has posed. When he secures a contract from millionaire Page to reproduce the subject on a panel in his home, Courtney squanders advance money given him by the millionaire, and discovering that he has been duped by Page's daughter, who he thought loved him, he steals away in the night, and next day missing funds and the murder of Page appears to involve him. Through Mignon's efforts he is absolved from blame and is also regenerated. The story closes with their betrothal.
- Newland Archer is engaged to May Mingott of a prominent New York family. Shortly after the engagement is announce, Newland finds himself attracted to May's older married cousin Countess Ellen Olenska.
- Die freche Susanne führt ein aufregendes Doppelleben zwischen ihrem Heimatort und Paris: Im Provinznest gilt sie als das stets tugendhafte und bodenständige Mädchen, während sie in der Weltstadt, in die sie immer entwischt, die Königin der Nacht ist, mondän und verführerisch, von vielen Männern begehrt. In Paris lernt sie René kennen und beginnt um ihn zu werben, doch sie hat eine adlige Konkurrentin: Jacqueline. Ein munteres Dreiecksverhältnis beginnt, verkompliziert durch die Interventionen verständnisloser Moralprediger. Ihr standesgemäßes Finale findet die Geschichte im Moulin Rouge.
- Competes friends working on the same farm at the heart of the girl, but she liked the younger, generating jealousy in the heart of the other lover, seeks to differentiate between loved ones, take advantage of the owner of the farm these feelings, who shall kill the girl's father, and deliver a charge to the young older, and pushes the young man to escape from the farm, even with impunity, which is intended however, that proved the charge, the younger lover in revealing the truth to succeed, and be arrested on his farm.
- A village maiden gets her chance at becoming a big star in the Berlin theater.
- An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.
- The story of a fisherman who helps a young girl who is left alone after her mother dies.
- A drunken lion tamer is found mauled in the lion cage. However, Evans also finds a 6-inch hole in his back. So, Allen must figure out who stabbed the lion tamer.
- The friend of a pleasant minister has invented a camera that takes a strange kind of photo, and with it, he plans to put Germany in a position to rule the world.
- 1951–1952TV Episode
- It is the story of two brothers, one a lawyer for a syndicate who despite his shady underworld connections has never crossed the line of legality, and his younger brother, a graduate medical student whose future is jeopardized by the other's reputation.
- When a sea captain refuses to toss a man overboard because he is ill, the crew causes a mutiny and tosses both captain and sick man adrift in a boat.
- A man born and raised in the slums enters the life of crime with the gang he's with until a young woman helps him to leave that life behind and make something of himself.
- An incident in the life of Mark Twain.
- A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
- After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane (Pinal) drives her car from Mexico City to Cuernavaca to meet her parents in their country house. The car breaks down in the highway and Mane has to ask for help. Mechanic Cruci (Infante) arrives and, after testing the car, offers Mane a ride on his motorcycle. Back in Mane's house, she invites him some drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve. They get drunk and, the morning after, Mane's parents arrive and find them sleeping together. Not knowing what happened, Mane and Cruci are forced to get married against their will.