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- Pauline, a young maiden, must protect herself from the treacherous "guardian" of her inheritance, who repeatedly plots to murder her and take the money for himself.
- With the help of a private detective, Elaine tries to catch the masked criminal mastermind The Clutching Hand, who has murdered her father.
- Stevens, the bank clerk, is ambitious. His great desire is to become a lawyer. He stays at the bank at night to study, but is unable to take a course at college owing to his poverty. He handles immense sums of money every day and is strongly tempted to steal some, but fights off the desire till one evening when a belated customer comes late to the bank with a deposit of several thousand dollars. He sees a way for his ambition to be gratified and takes the money. His wife refuses to go with him, so he deserts her and his small daughter and goes away. Some time later we see him in a strange town living under an assumed name. His ambition has been gratified and through the good will of the political boss he has been made a judge. He falls in love with the daughter of his friend, the boss, but is deterred from marriage by the thought of his wife whom he had deserted. In the meantime Mrs. Stevens has become destitute and unable to support her daughter. She takes her daughter to an orphan asylum and releases all claim on her. Mrs. Stevens is unable to obtain work and at last is found unconscious and taken to a hospital. Her handbag, containing her identification papers, is lost and picked up by another woman who is in the last stages of exhaustion. The woman succumbs to the cold and on being found is thought to be Mrs. Stevens. Her death as Mrs. Stevens is reported to the papers. Judge Harding (formerly Stevens) sees the report of the death and marries the daughter of the boss. The boss decides to run Judge Harding for governor of the state, but his choice is attacked very strongly by a young lawyer, Norris. The boss and Harding try to buy Norris, but finding that he cannot be reached they decide to "frame up" his sweetheart in order to break his determination to prevent the election of Harding. They get her into trouble and Judge Harding is appointed to try the case. He is conducting the case in a very severe manner with a decided feeling against the prisoner. The superintendent of the orphan asylum has followed the course of the little girl's life and comes to the city to see her. She recognizes Mrs. Stevens as the woman who left the child at the orphanage and takes her to see the trial. As Mrs. Stevens enters she recognizes in Judge Harding the man who deserted her so many years ago. While the jury have retired to settle the case Mrs. Stevens accuses Judge Harding. The sudden excitement causes an attack of heart failure just as the jury return with a verdict of "Not Guilty."
- Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between the two.
- Jean Valjean, a good man convicted of a minor crime, escapes from imprisonment and spends the rest of his life running from the vindictive and implacable man of the law, Javert.
- A film about family secrets...and deathbed confessions.
- An army pilot is on a visit at the home of another army pilot in the neighboured country. He falls in love with his sister. After the outbreak of a war between the two countries, her brother is killed by her friend in a battle, he is killed by some friends of her brother. She engages her with her brother's friend who was there, but then she finds out about that battle.
- 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.
- Drama involving bull fighter Gayetano and his enamored girl friend Juanita. After a dramatic abduction by jealous rival Manuel, her following faithlessness to Gayetano climaxes with Manuel's death in the arena and her own demise by the hand of Gaeytano.
- The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his undertaking by Dixmer, a master tanner who passes himself off as an ardent revolutionary and his wife Geneviève, who also happens to be the Knight's sister. While on mission with her brother, she is saved from arrest thanks to the intervention of Lieutenant Maurice Lindey. Geneviève, who is married without love to Dixmer, falls for the young man, who requites her love. A tunnel is dug between a house rented by Dixmer and the Tower of the Temple but the various attempts to rescue the queen attempts fail. Marie-Antoinette risks the guillotine. Lindey finds himself involved in the plot.
- In 1572, young queen Marguerite de Valois is driven by her mother Catherine de Médicis to marry Henri de Navarre, a Protestant leader, so as to appease the tensions between Catholics and Huguenots. But the marriage of convenience proves a double failure because not only are the newlyweds ill-matched sexually but a horrible killing spree (the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre) ensues as well...
- Three charming sisters vow to one another eternal adherence to the blessing. of single life. Augusta, ring-leader of the three, is particularly violent toward the sterner sex. She looks for a position, obtains several, but resigns them because of the unwelcome attentions forced upon her by various men. Meantime her sister Ethel gives music lessons in their apartment, while Clara, the third sister, a medical student, secures a position as assistant to young Doctor Squibb. In the same apartment house with the sisters lives a girl who is receiving attentions from Carl Waldeck, a young attorney. Her father has forbidden the young man to call upon her. Carl calls upon her one day and barely manages to escape the angry father. He seeks refuge in the apartment of the three sisters and entreats them to permit him to stay there to avoid his pursuer. To get rid of him they make a bridge of their ironing-board. On this he escapes through a window into another flat. The morning after Augusta receives her answer to a position in an office of two attorneys. She makes such a good impression upon Mr. Speck, one of the attorneys, that she secures a position. Here she undergoes the same annoyances that she has received before, which only ends when she knocks the office manager down. This causes him the loss of his position. She is now promoted to his position and requests that her former position be given to her sister, Ethel. Mr. Speck consents. Ethel makes a hit with the office clerk. Clarence Hallroom, a confirmed bachelor. He and Ethel make eyes at one another and are intercepted by Augusta, who asserts her authority and puts a stop to the lovemaking. One day Carl returns from his vacation to his work, and is recognized as the ironing-board tourist. The beauty of Augusta has made a profound impression on him but in seeking to obtain from her a corresponding feeling he receives a rebuff. He decides to teach her a lesson. He arouses her jealousy by a flirtation with Ethel. Augusta resigns her position and leaves and compels poor Ethel to leave with her. Clarence cannot forget her and seeks an excuse to call upon her. Freed from the grim censorship of Augusta, they shortly come to an understanding. A little later Augusta, now returning to her home, receives a call from Waldeck. As she will not admit him by the door, he enters the apartment through the window by means of the ironing-board. His eloquence sweeps away the last vestiges of her old-time man-hate, and she also becomes engaged. That very same day the charming Clara joins the ranks of the brides-to-be becoming engaged to Dr. Squibb.
- Jean Clédat, a young sculptor, has fallen in love with Gabrielle Normand, a painter. Jean's father, who expected him to perform his art in his native town, is surprised not to see him come back after his studies at the Fine Arts Academy, all the more as Marie-Claire, his kind-hearted fiancée, is waiting for him at home. Suspecting a love affair, Clédat Senior comes to visit Jean out of the blue. Not only are his suspicions confirmed but they are even reinforced when he catches sight of a doll in his son's studio. After telling Gabrielle that he will provide maintenance for the "child", he forces his son son to go back home. The only thing is that he is making a mistake : there IS a four-year-old girl, but she is Gabrielle's little sister, not her daughter...
- The rebellion of 1832 is on. There is rioting and barricading in the streets. Marius in despair, and in the hope that a bullet will soon end his life, joins the mob and becomes a fighter in the ranks of the insurgents. Javert gets orders to investigate the extent of the insurrection. He assumes a disguise, and goes to a tavern, the headquarters of the rebellion, He is quickly recognized and seized. They search him and tie him to a wooden pillar. Documents on him reveal his identity, and the rioters condemn him to die if the barricade is taken. Martial law is proclaimed, and the people are ordered to disperse. They refuse, and a volley is fired. Eponine, in the mob, dies at the first fire. Marius thinking his death to be at hand, writes a note to Cosette, telling her where to find his body in case he is killed. Gavroche is sent with the note, but Valjean gets it at his home. He sees that this love affair is deeper than he bad supposed, and he goes to the scene of the rioting to find Marius. Gavroche is killed while trying to secure ammunition for the revolutionists in searching dead soldiers for cartridges. Fierce fighting follows and the rioters, realizing that they are losing ground, order the execution of Javert. Valjean interferes and tells them that Javert's life belongs to him. Taking Javert outside, Valjean frees his hands, fires a pistol in the air, and lets Javert go, thereby sparing his life. The military take the barricade by storm. Marius badly wounded, is picked up by Valjean, who disappears into a sewer opening and escapes with him underground. Javert, in the streets, comes upon Thenardier robbing the dead. In pursuit of this man, he comes upon Valjean emerging from another part of the sewer. Javert drops Thenardier and arrests Valjean. Valjean shows him the note of Marius to Cosette concerning the disposing of his body, and he begs permission to take Marius to the home of his grandfather before submitting to arrest. Javert consents, but accidentally drops upon the ground the order of arrest for Jean Valjean, which he has carried on his person, Thenardier pounces upon the order and keeps it for future blackmailing purposes. He also follows Valjean and Javert to the home of the grandfather of Marius. Javert observing the God-like character of Valjean, is overcome with remorse, and for the first time in his life departs from his path of duty and allows his prisoner to escape. He then writes his resignation to the police, and, as a public acknowledgment of his mortification and weakness, he ends his own life. The grandfather of Marius is deeply grateful for the boy's safe return. He sends for Valjean and asks the hand of Cosette for Marius. This Valjean grants, and transfers his property to Cosette. The lovers are married at the church, at which time Valjean shows the first signs of failing health. Thenardier thinks the time now ripe to commence blackmailing with the order of arrest. He negotiates with Marius, who buys it from him for a good sum. Marius goes to see Valjean to question him about the paper, but finds him low in health, and fondling Cosette's little dress of other days, the place lighted with the good priest's candlesticks. Marius hands him the order of arrest. Valjean feebly acknowledges it, and tells the story of his persecutions. Cosette arrives as Valjean is dreaming of the good priest who helped him to be a better man, and soon he expires peacefully in the arms of his two children. -- Moving Picture World synopsis
- Madame Bartlett, a celebrated biologist, employs Vera Knight as her assistant at the suggestion of a friend and soon comes to love her for the many good qualities the girl possesses. Chilton, Mme. Bartlett's secretary, is hard up for money through steady and severe losses at gambling, and begins to falsify the account books in order to replenish his funds. In the meantime, his charm of manner has created a profound impression upon Vera's heart, and when he proposes marriage she accepts with a happy heart. Relying upon his honor and promises, Vera becomes a victim of abused confidence and soon finds herself in an embarrassing position. She asks for and obtains a leave of absence and retires to a farm in the country where her child is born. Chilton, in the meantime, continually postpones their marriage on various pretexts. While the secretary is talking to one of his creditors one day, Mme. Bartlett overhears the conversation which makes her suspicious. A little later in Chilton's absence she examines the ledgers and finds proof of the secretary's speculations. Shortly afterwards Vera comes down to the city to make one last plea to the man who abused her trust in him. While she is beseeching him to keep his promise and marry her, Mme. Bartlett enters the room, confronts the secretary with his double guilt and tells him he must marry the girl or go to jail. Frantic with the fear of public exposure, Chilton that night enters the Bartlett library, and, finding the ledgers, tears the incriminating pages from the books. He also seizes the opportunity of taking whatever valuables he finds. While he is engaged in doing this, he is overheard by Mme. Bartlett, who enters and catches him. A struggle follows in which the woman is shot and killed. The commotion is heard by Vera who rushes in just as Chilton has escaped through the window. While she is bending over the body of her friend the servants come in and accuse her of the crime. She is arrested, tried and found guilty on circumstantial evidence, and receives a life sentence. While the years of her life in jail roll away her infant son. Adopted by the farmer and his wife, grows up to manhood in ignorance of his real parentage. By good conduct Vera becomes a "trusty" and, as such, enjoys the confidence of the prison officials. By a strange accident she uncovers a plot among the convicts to overpower their guards and escape. By means of her warning the revolt is nipped in the bud. For this Vera is rewarded with a pardon and freedom. Twenty years have now elapsed and the eager mother longs to see again her boy. Going back to the farmhouse where she left him, without disclosing her identity, she learns that her son has become a successful business man and is engaged to the daughter of Senator Bristow. Determined not to cast a shadow upon the young man's happiness, Vera leaves the words unsaid that a mother's heart prompts her to speak. She accepts a position in the Secret Service and soon becomes of value to the organization. She is soon assigned to a case wherein a certain Baron Metzger is reported to be attempting to steal plans of certain fortifications of the United States Government. While running down the clues she finds that her own son is strangely implicated in some way with Metzger. Her astonishment is increased when she recognizes in the Baron the Paul Chilton who betrayed her. She does not know that Metzger has persuaded the young man to gamble and that her son has lost beyond his means. To further her investigations, Vera has Senator Bristow make her his secretary. Metzger gets Walter so completely in his power that he is able to persuade the young man to aid him in securing the much-desired papers. Walter invites his prospective father-in-law who ride with him in an auto driven by Metzger disguise. By means of a drugged cigar the Senator becomes unconscious. In tardy revulsion at his complicity in the unworthy act, Walter refuses to steal the papers. Metzger does so instead. The Senator recovers consciousness and a struggle follows which ends in him being hurled dying from the car to the road. How Walter becomes suspected of the crime but through his mother escapes the implication; how Metzger is pursued until finally the runaway locomotive in which he is attempting to escape leaves the track and carries him to his death end a most absorbing drama.
- On a raid by the corsairs several slaves are captured, among them a very beautiful Greek girl, Medora. The Lieutenant who has been in charge of the expedition casts covetous eyes on Medora and desires her for his personal harem. She is afraid of the man and on arriving at the headquarters of the band appeals to the head of the corsairs for protection. He takes her for himself, and tells the Lieutenant to pick one of the other girls. The Lieutenant becomes very angry and attacks his chief. The chief gets the better of him and throws him out of the band. The Lieutenant, thirsting for revenge, goes to the Sultan and tells him of the plans of the band. The Sultan has been looking for an opportunity to break up the band for some time and gives the Lieutenant some soldiers to go to the home of the Corsairs and secure the beautiful slave. The expedition is successful and in the absence of the chief they carry off the slaves. The Lieutenant, however, does not say anything of the booty which is hidden in the cave as he intends to return alone some other time to secure it. When the chief Corsair returns he is told of the attack by his father who has seen the whole proceeding. The Corsair is aroused and plans a ruse to get Medora back. Medora has been taken to the Sultan who places her in his harem and makes her one of his favorites. The Corsairs dress up as women and go to the palace. The Chief poses as a slave dealer and gains admittance to the palace to show the Sultan his beautiful captives. When in the interior of the palace they cast aside their disguises and attack the harem guards. They are repulsed, however, and the chief is made a prisoner. On Medora's suggestion he is put in a cell to await torture. That evening the Lieutenant goes to the cave to secure the booty. He is successful in gaining admittance to the store place and proceeds to take the choice of the valuables. The same evening Medora plans to escape with the Corsair. She gains admittance to the prison and is successful in getting the Corsair out. They proceed to a boat and row away to the former hiding place of the band. When they arrive they discover the Lieutenant in the act of cleaning out the booty. Following him back to the cave the Corsair closes the secret door, locking the Lieutenant in so that he cannot escape. The Corsair and Medora then sail away, leaving the Lieutenant to his fate.
- Jean Valjean, guilty of a minor theft of food, is pursued and hounded for years by a relentless lawman, Javert.
- About the daughter of the Borgia, a noble medieval house. From her numerous and unhappy weddings, to the forced monacation, to the will of her family.
- The Thenardiers and their small daughter, Eponine, and young son, Gavroche, are seen at their dingy country tavern. Here little Cosette, the daughter of Fantine, is seen performing drudgery and menial tasks. The Thenardiers are treating their own children kindly, but are cruel to Cosette. One day she is sent for water with a heavy pail. On the way she passes a toy store, and longingly admires a doll. On her way back she meets Jean Valjean, who asks her the way to the Thenardiers. Cosette leads him toward their place. On the way she looks longingly at the doll once more, and her action is observed by Valjean. He has learned by her talk that she is Fantine's child, whom he is seeking. Cosette runs ahead, and Valjean enters the tavern while Cosette is being scolded. He remonstrates with the Thenardiers, and goes out to the toy store and buys the doll for Cosette. Returning, he informs the Thenardiers that he has come to pay the child's board bill, and take her away. They gleefully accept the money and Valjean departs with the little girl. Thenardier, thinking he might have got more, follows him, but Valjean shows him the note that Fantine had written before she died, telling him to take care of the child. Valjean realizes a sum of money on securities, and decides to live in an obscure house in the poor quarter of Paris with little Cosette, away from the prying police. But the janitress of the house becomes suspicious of her new tenants and calls in the police after peeping and observing Valjean counting money, an unusual thing in that quarter of Paris. Javert by this time has been appointed to the detective force of Paris. He considers this case worthy of his personal inspection and goes to Valjean's lodgings and secrets himself in the garret above Valjean's room. Valjean takes alarm at Javert's boring through the ceiling. He leaves quickly, carrying Cosette, but is followed by Javert and his men. He is cornered in a blind alley, but makes his escape with a clothes line by the thrilling and dramatic feat of scaling an almost perpendicular wall. After a night of suspense he finds himself biding in the grounds of a convent. Here he meets the old gardener, Fauchelevent, whom he assisted from under the wagon and obtained for him his present position. The old man shows his gratitude by giving them asylum and getting Valjean a position as assistant gardener. The old man introduces him to the nuns as his brother, and thereafter Valjean is known as "Fauchelevent." Javert gives up the hope of capturing Valjean. Years after, Valjean still known as "Fauchelevent," is living in quiet ease with Cosette, now grown up, as his daughter. The Thenardiers have moved to Paris and are living in poverty, under an assumed name. In the next room to them dwells Marius, a student. Thenardier frequently appeals to him for money, and usually gets some. Eponine, Thenardiers daughter, also grown up, has fallen deeply in love with Marius, unbeknown to him. Marius walks and studies in the park, and there for the first time sees Cosette, sitting with her "father" Valjean. The two young people are attracted by each other at once. A little later Valjean is accosted by Eponine who is begging. She tells a pitiful story and Valjean and Cosette decide to go to her home and investigate the condition she has told concerning her family. Arriving there, Valjean leaves his coat and money, but neither he nor Cosette are recognized by any of the Thenardiers. As they leave the place, Marius is just returning home and he again comes face to face with Cosette, an incident which Valjean does not seem to like. Cosette accidentally drops a rose, Marius quickly picks it up and presses it to his lips. This action is observed by Eponine who becomes intensely jealous. Valjean has left his address with the Thenardiers in case they should need any further assistance. Marius demands of Eponine to give him the address, and this she does in a spirit of self-sacrifice. Marius starts at once to the house where Valjean and Cosette reside. He writes a note declaring his love, and puts it on a garden bench where Eponine has informed him Cosette lingers every evening. At this moment Cosette appears, reads the note and is surprised by Marius who has stepped behind the bushes at her approach. Valjean coming, suspects something, though Marius gets out of the way, and Cosette is taken to task by her foster father for the first time in his life. Marius has a wealthy grandfather who dotes on the lad provided his wishes are followed. The young man writes him of his love for Cosette and begs his sanction to an early marriage. The grandfather sends for Marius and tells him he cannot consent. .Marius repudiates him then and leaves in high anger. -- Moving Picture World synopsis
- Edwin Drake meets, at a summer resort, Ruth Borden, a charming and heartless adventuress. Deceived as to her true character, he is cleverly ensnared by the designing woman, who intends to use his affection for her as a means to secure money from him. Their engagement is announced and too late the dupe finds out the woman's true character. At the cost of most of his money he buys freedom from her and goes to a little farm which he owns in the country, sick at heart and poor in pocket. Beth, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor, becomes acquainted with Drake by chance, and there springs up in them a mutual interest in one another. Mr. Andrews, seeing his daughter, for whom he has higher plans, in conversation with the roughly clad stranger, is surprised and annoyed. His annoyance is not lessened when his friend, Dr. Wilson, who is visiting him, tells him that the stranger is a dear friend of his and so introduces the young farmer, and the haughty man of wealth to one another. At her father's wish, Beth avoids, but cannot forget, the handsome young neighbor. In the meantime, Weston, the accomplice of Ruth, gambles away the money extorted from Drake by the girl, and makes free even with the woman's jewelry in order to get funds to satisfy his passion. Two weeks later Drake, while working in the fields, suffers a sun stroke and takes to his bed, seriously ill. His condition growing worse, his little sister goes to the nearest house for help. She finds Beth giving a lawn party, and telling her of her trouble and anxiety, easily persuades her to come home with her and give her the assistance she needs. When Drake, a few days later, is able to be up again, he writes Beth, tells her that he is poor, but that he loves her, and asks her to meet him that evening at the rustic bridge. Beth, feeling the call of her heart stronger than the admonitions of her father, responds to the note in person, and then and there promises to marry him, the wedding taking place a few days later. In the meanwhile, Weston's losses at the gambling table have made him desperate and it occurs to Beth and him that they may be able to get additional money from Drake. At once they start to plan with that end in view. Beth at first charmed with the novelty of her new home, soon finds the drudgery of her household tasks irksome, and when her society friends call upon her and find her in her gingham dress, she begins to be ashamed of her position. Finally she secretly leaves the house and returns to her old home, intending to remain, but Dr. Wilson tells her that she will soon become a mother and that her duty lies with her husband. Going back to the little home, she sees Drake talking with a strange woman, and jumping to the conclusion that he is unfaithful to her, and knowing that her father has practically disowned her because of her marriage, she leaves the village to hide in a distant town. Drake's visitor is Ruth, endeavoring to get more money from him. In the presence of the doctor, who knows all, Drake orders her from his house for all time. How Ruth meets Beth and repents of her ways, how Dr. Wilson brings husband and wife together again, and how the baby drives away all dislike of poverty from Beth's life, end a very interesting and appealing drama.
- Theodore Reibeth, a medical student, is introduced to Mlle. Aut Nissen in a moving picture studio where she is taking one of the leading roles. He is attracted to her by her unusual beauty and charm. Circumstances later make it possible for him to see her frequently at her home, and he falls in love with her. Mlle. Nissen is very fond of animals and has in her apartments a private collection of lions which she shows to him. Reibeth's graduation is at hand when he receives a letter from his brother telling him that through unfortunate investments their fortune has been lost. In this predicament Mlle. Nissen comes to his aid and lends him enough money to finish his studies, which he accepts and graduates with high honors. Later at a reception Reibeth sees Mlle. Nissen flirting with another man. He protests very strongly and the controversy causes a rupture which separates them. Years pass and he almost forgets the celebrated actress. His wedding announcement in one of the papers, however, comes to the attention of Mlle. Nissen who asks him to call. He does so and the old love returns. His faith in his former love is still so great that he allows himself to be blindfolded by her and led into one of the lower portions of the house. When he tears the blindfold from his eyes he discovers he is in the den of lions. With death in a terrible form almost upon him he manages to escape. Mlle. Nissen seeing him free makes her own life a penance for the tragic deed she had planned.
- Lord Edward Litchfield is in love with Beth, a beautiful American girl of modest parentage. Lord Edward's father goes to Beth and tells her that should Edward marry her it will spoil his whole career and at the same time be a great shock to his parents. Beth bows to his will and on the next visit to her tells Lord Edward that her love for him is dead. He pleads in vain and at last goes away brokenhearted. He does not see Beth again for several years and in the meantime has become engaged to Mildred Sperry, a young lady of whom his father and mother both approve. Beth hears of his approaching marriage and writes to him asking for the return of her letters. He takes them to her in person. Then his old love awakens and he tries to persuade her to take him back. She refuses. In the course of her life she meets the Duc de St. Claire, a Parisian nobleman, who is much taken with her charms. This nobleman asks for her hand, but she cannot forget Lord Edward. Lord Edward marries Mildred and has a son who grows up into a fine, handsome boy. Owing to the death of the Duke's brother he adopts his niece Valerie. Fate throws Lord Edward and his wife and Beth and the Duke together at a hall in Washington. Lord Edward renews his acquaintance with Beth, but is told by her that he should be true to his wife and he, in shame, leaves her. After he leaves, the Duke sees her, and renews his suit. He gets no encouragement and in anger tells Lord Edward's wife that her husband is still in love with Beth. Mildred is very much alarmed, but is reassured by Beth, who has overheard the conversation. The Duke passes out of her life then for about fifteen years. In the meantime. Lord Edward's son has grown up and is sent to Paris to complete his education. There he meets the niece of the Duc de St. Claire. They find a mutual attraction and are much together. The Crimean War breaks out and the Duke goes with his regiment to the war. Beth has become a Sister of Mercy and is in one of the hospital tents. Valerie writes her uncle, the Duke, telling him of young Lord Edward. The Duke, angered because he thinks he might have won Beth had it not been for Lord Edward, refuses his permission for any further acquaintance. The boy, nearly heartbroken upon hearing this, in a desperate mood enlists for war. He is seriously wounded in battle and on being taken to the hospital the letter written by the Duke to his niece is found on him. This reveals his identity to Beth. She goes to the Duke and adds her plea to that of the young lovers. The Duke consents. He recognizes the Sister of Mercy as his former acquaintance and renews his suit, only to be told that for her there is no future except in the work that she has sworn to carry out.
- In a small Dutch village, two children, Anna, the miller's daughter and Johannes, the shepherd are close friends. When Anna's father dies, her mother sends her to live with her aunt in Brussels. Theren the manager of a theatre who had seen her dancing at the village party, accepts to train her as a ballerina. Johannes tries to follow her but his mother forces to go back to the village. The years pass and Anna has become a famous ballerina. When Johannes comes to visit her, she refuses to see him. She falls in love with an aeronaut who takes her on his balloon for a flight. The balloon is caught in a storm and falls to the ground. Anna survives the crash but she had become blind. She returns to the village to live with her mother. There she finds Johannes who has never stopped loving her.
- While on a hunting trip in North India, George Hamilton and his daughter Sarah find a native hut in which a woman has just died. Her little daughter, crying beside her mother's body, touches the heart of the man and he takes her to his home in Calcutta. She grows up into a most beautiful young girl, but is used as a servant by Sarah Hamilton. Captain Carruthers, a doctor in the British army, is engaged to Sarah and on his calls at her house is very kind to the little orphan, Aissa. This is so different to the treatment she is used to, that she expresses a deep devotion that will last as long as she lives. Sarah is of a very cold disposition and, though engaged to Carruthers, does not seem to care very much for him. She strikes Aissa in a fit of temper and the doctor reproves her for it. To makes him jealous she flirts with one of the officers of the regiment. She discovers that this officer is very rich and throws Carruthers over to try to win him Carruthers, suffering from a fever, sees Sarah flirting and in a fit of temper strikes his superior officer, badly wounding him. Some of the soldiers see the scene and report to the commander, who orders Carruthers' arrest. Aissa tries to persuade Carruthers to escape, but he refuses. She puts one of the native drugs in a glass of water he has asked for. and as he becomes unconscious has him carried off by some of his native servants to whom she has explained his predicament. They take him to the mountains where he regains his strength, but is afraid to return on account of his action. Sarah achieves her purpose and marries the rich officer, Colonel Allen. On a hunting trip later, the Colonel is seized by an attack of appendicitis. The party do not know what to do, as they are very far from medical aid. A native beater tells them of a wonderful man who lives in the next valley, who has been healing all the natives who have been sick. They decide to take the Colonel to him as a last resort. They ride off without waiting for Mrs. Allen. On their arrival at Carruthers' hut none of the party recognizes him and Carruthers does not recognize the Colonel, as he has grown a beard to hide the scar given him in the fight. Carruthers consents to perform the operation. Just after he has started Mrs. Allen (Sarah) rushes in. She recognizes Carruthers and he finds out for the first time on whom he is operating. He is very much tempted to let the Colonel die, but Aissa brings him to his senses. He finishes the operation and pronounces it successful. The Colonel regains consciousness and, recognizing Carruthers, starts to sit up. The movement causes a bleeding in the wound and his death, not, however, before he begs Carruthers' forgiveness. Sarah does not seem to mind the death of her husband and asks Carruthers to return to civilization with her and be as he was before. Carruthers spurns her request, and turning to Aissa proclaims that he will make her his bride as she has shown that she is a much better woman that any other he has ever met.
- Napoleon's military star first shone at the siege of Toulon in 1793, where he commanded the artillery, a post which he filled with the greatest energy. For his valiant action at Toulon, he was rewarded with the rank of brigadier-general. In 1796 the campaign was vigorously pursued in Italy, until in November, the French were hotly contending against the Austrians at Arcola, where the latter succeeded in retaining possession of the bridge over the Alpone River. However, the French desperately attacked them on the 17th and successfully carried the position. On July 1, 1798, Napoleon arrived before Alexandria. The campaign in Egypt was a desperate one and much hardship and suffering was endured by the French army. Napoleon's enterprise, however, was again met by success and on the 18th of August, 1799, he set sail for the continent after the conquest of Egypt. In the beginning of 1800, Napoleon again pursued operations in Italy, which extended to June, when after successfully crossing the Alps by the St. Bernard Pass, the second Italian campaign was brought to an end. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. One year later he was desperately engaged in the famous battle of Austerlitz against the allied forces of Russia and Austria. Here was fought a great pitched battle which finally ended in a decided victory for the French. Thus the battle of Austerlitz brought the war of 1805 to a close. Napoleon's campaign in Russia in 1812 was weighted with great losses, both from his battles as well as from the terrible toll of the severe Russian climate. After the battle of Borodino, the French army entered Moscow, the Russian capital, where Napoleon had decided to make his winter headquarters. But the Russian patriots, rather than have Moscow fall into the hands of the invaders, burned the capital, causing the French to evacuate the city. Therefore, in October, 1812, the Grand Army began the retreat from Moscow, a retreat which proved so disastrous to the French. Harassed in flank and rear by the Cossacks, they left a track of dead and dying across the frozen plains of Russia. On the 5th of December, Napoleon left the army and started on the journey to Paris. Napoleon's campaign in France ended in April, 1814, when he was forced by the allied powers to abdicate the throne of France and retire to the island of Elba. The history of the origin of Napoleon's resolve to leave Elba is still to some extent wrapped in mystery. He returned to France on March 1, 1815, and at once commenced operations to restore the imperial throne. Several months later, on June 18th, he was engaged in the famous battle of Waterloo, which resulted in his overwhelming defeat by the allies under Wellington and Blucher. Thus was brought to a close the military career of Napoleon, who soon after was exiled to the island of St, Helena, where "the captive giant was handed over by the Earth to the guardianship of the Ocean." There he remained a prisoner till March 5, 1821, when his indomitable spirit surrendered to Death, the conqueror of all.
- Mr. Effington and his daughters Maud and Edith hear Miss Destinn at the opera. Edith expresses a wish to meet Miss Destinn, so her father invites Miss Destinn to the birthday party to be given for Edith. Maud is very fond of animals. A friend sends her some lion cubs which she trains to do tricks. She also has several full-grown lions in her private menagerie. Edith is very fond of music and loves her young teacher, Jack Harris. Her father objects to her attachment, and drives him from the house. Atwood, a business friend of Mr. Effington, asks for Edith's hand in marriage. At the birthday party he proposes to her, but is refused. At the party Maud is showing how tame her lions are, and on a dare Miss Destinn, who has accepted the invitation to be present, enters the cage with her and, with one of the lions lying on the piano, within a few inches of her, sings parts of Mignon, Atwood chagrined at Edith's refusal of his hand refuses to assist Mr. Effington in his business, with the result that the business fails. Mr. Effington does not survive the shock and the two girls, brought up in luxury, are forced to go out into the world to make a living. They consult Miss Destinn as to what they should do and receive her assurance that she will help them as best she can. They decide to use Maud's lions and advertise for a young man to play a part in a moving picture drama. Jack Harris sees the advertisement and answers it. He and the girls are much surprised to meet again and he renews his suit for Edith's heart. Edith accepts him and the preparations are made for the wedding. Maud is heartbroken and confesses that she has loved Jack for a long time. She goes with the happy couple to get the marriage license, but cannot face the ordeal. Disappointed and dejected, she goes back to the house and dressing in her sister's wedding dress, enters the cage of the lions. The lions do not seem to recognize her and she loses control of them. When Jack and Edith return they are horrified to find that Maud has become indeed "The Lion's Bride."
- While traveling incognito through his kingdom, Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Tholberg becomes infatuated with Katrina, the daughter of innkeeper Hermann Ardelheim, but their idyll is interrupted by the arrival of a courier bearing the news that Austrania has threatened war. Katrina is heartbroken to discover the identity of her sweetheart whom she can never hope to marry. After Ludwig's departure, Katrina overhears the plotting of two spies and with the help of her brother Raolf, she confronts them. In the ensuing struggle, Katrina kills one of them, who turns out to be the Austranian ambassador. Although Katrina admits her crime, Marshal von Trump plans to execute Raolf in order to pacify the Austranians. Katrina appeals to Ludwig, who pardons Raolf over the advice of his counselors causing Austrania to declare war. A crucial battle is fought near the Ardelheim inn, during which Katrina becomes a heroine by signaling the advance of Ludwig's troops. She is fatally wounded by the Austranians and is then brought to the inn where she dies with Ludwig at her side. He then eulogizes both Katrina and Raolf, who has also died in battle.
- Marc Devernis, the son of a wealthy banker, has two passions in life, his lovely fiancée Louise and aviation. Unfortunately for the two lovebirds, Louise's mother is ruined after making bad stock market investments and Devernis vetoes their marriage. To make matters worse, as Marc reneges, the heartless father cuts off his son. The young man then decides to take part in an air show with a substantial prize...
- An Indian rajah determines to give the prince, his son, the advantages of an American university education, and brings him to the United States. Arriving at the university town they stop at the hotel there and are immediately besieged by the reporters who scent a good story, especially as it is reported that the rajah brings with him one of the famous jewels of the world, a magnificent diamond. Among the reporters is a young man on his first assignment who at once makes friends with the prince. In the meantime Nell Reardon, the "badger queen," is approached by Moreland, a "gentleman" crook, and threatened with exposure if she does not aid him to obtain possession of the rajah's jewel. She promises her aid and as a first step registers at the same hotel as the rajah, under the alias of the "Countess Mirska." Billy is assigned to interview her. The prince is struck with the woman's charms and persuades Billy to introduce him. At the instigation of Moreland. the woman persuades the prince to show her the diamond. Fearing his father's displeasure the young man secretly takes the jewel from the strong box. Seeing their opportunity, Moreland and Harley, his "pal," invite the prince to have some refreshments at the hotel café and the prince asks to have Billy included in the party. The jewel is passed around and admired. By accident, and while no one is looking, it falls from the case and lodges in the cuff of the reporter's trousers. Later, while in his own room, he discovers it and immediately runs back to the hotel to return it to the prince. Unable to find him, he decides to stay at the hotel for the night, takes a room and throws himself upon the bed, fully clothed. The anxiety of his responsibility preys upon his mind so that his slumbers are disturbed and his rest is a nightmare. In the meantime the prince discovers the loss, tells the crooks of it and they search the café together. The crooks secretly believe each other guilty, but when they tax one another with the crime they mutually prove their innocence. Without saying anything to each other they visit the reporter's home and search his room. Finding one another in the room their mutual distrust deepens. Billy's distraught mind causes him to talk in his sleep and while doing so he drops the jewel over the hotel balcony. It falls at the feet of the prince, but he does not enjoy its possession long. Harley, who has been spying upon him, knocks him out and escapes with the diamond. The further vicissitudes of the diamond are intensely interesting and lead up to the superb climax where the prince recovers it and sees the baffled crook, Moreland, go over the bridge into the ravine below in the trolley car in which he has tried to escape.
- Our own Max attends a boxing bout and comes home very enthusiastic about the sport. On his way home he purchases a punching bag and attaching it to the chandelier proceeds to break up housekeeping. However, he finally becomes proficient and one fine night when Max has looked too long upon the wine when it was red, he challenges his friend to a pugilistic encounter. His friend accepts and there in the restaurant they put on the gloves and for about 20 rounds belabor each other unmercifully. Great comedy stuff is introduced because the two men both wear roller skates during the entire stunt.
- The Archduke Rodolphe d'Illyrie is secretly united to Countess Sarah Mac Gregor and they have a daughter together. The young woman learns that her father-in-law is potting to have the marriage annulled so she writes her brother to ask him to get rid of the old man. When her letter is intercepted, she leaves her child in the care of farmers near Paris and escapes to America. The Archduke finds the whereabouts of his daughter but he finds the house has been destroyed by a criminal fire and figures that she died. He sets out to find his daughter's murderers and meets the evil Schoolmaster and his friend la Chouette. They actually hide the child, that they call Fleur de Marie, and force her to beg for their profit.
- A magnificent hand-colored production of an episode in the life of the notorious court beauty and favorite of Louis XV of France. Historically correct and admirably done by an excellent cast of French artists. This picture is one of the finest examples of the motion picture art.
- Harris is the secretary and confidential man of Banker Walrath, and when Mr. Walrath is about to leave on a business trip, he asks Harris to take charge of the wife's magnificent pearl necklace for him and place it in his vault. Shortly afterward Mrs. Harris calls up her husband on the 'phone and reminds him that they are to go to a dance that night and therefore to come home early. Detained at the office by pressing work, and unwilling to disappoint his wife, Harris lacks time to place the necklace in the bank and decides, in a fatal moment to take it home with him. On arriving home his wife, seeing the package, opens it, and greatly admires the splendid pearls. But Harris' intention of going to the dance is frustrated by a telegram from Walrath asking the secretary to come on to New York on the next express, as he needs him. The secretary hastily packs his grip, places the jewels in it, intending to take them with him. But his wife has yielded to temptation, and unknown to him, removed them from the grip, leaving in their place a note saying that the pearls are safe and that she could not resist wearing them. Later, on reaching the train, Harris finds the note, and, consumed with anxiety, leaves at once to return home. In the meantime, at Harris' request, his friend, Wendell, has taken Mrs. Harris to the dance. Unknown to her an escaped convict has entered the house, and when on her return she is removing the pearls, she sees in the mirror the reflection of the intending thief. She hastily looks the door, and with her husband's revolver, awaits developments. Knowing that the woman is alone, the thief brazenly endeavors to force in the door in the face of her threats to fire. At this dramatic juncture, the returning Harris hurriedly enters the house. The thief conceals himself, sees Harris go to the door and receive in his body the bullet intended for another. Harris' call to his wife as he falls, causes her to open the door. The thief, seizing his opportunity, grasps the jewels and escapes to hide his booty beneath a nearby tree. Later he is captured by the police, who do not know of this last crime and sent back to prison for ten years more. When Harris recovers the detectives question him as to the missing pearls. His story is considered weak, since he dare not expose his wife, and he has to bind himself to pay $2,000 a year for ten years to make good for the necklace. His wife, aghast at the trouble she has caused him, writes to the banker confessing her miserable share in the loss of the pearls, and decides to go away from the scene of her shame. She secures a position as stewardess on a ship and for years expiates her weakness by absence from the home and the man she loves. How finally the mystery of the missing jewels is cleared up, how the thief is struck down by the hand of God at the very moment when he is reaching oat his hand to seize the fortune within his grasp, and how husband and wife are at last reunited, end an unusual drama.
- Haskell Brown takes up the promotion of the "Golden Nugget" Mining Company, and staking his honor on the proposition advises all his friends to buy stock in it. One of them, Robert Truesdell, a wealthy manufacturer, not only invests heavily himself but recommends the purchase of the stock to his workmen. A flood of orders for the stock is the consequent result. No sooner is the company successfully launched than Brown gives a reception to his friends who have invested in it. At the reception are Truesdell and George Thurston, the latter being the fiancé of Marietta, Brown's daughter. At the height of the merriment Brown receives a cable from the manager of the mine to the effect that the mine shows a two million dollar deficit. Overwhelmed he retires to his room and kills himself. The next day Brown's house is mobbed by the angry workingmen who have lost their all. Truesdell stands by Marietta in her distress and promises to pay every cent the men have invested. Thurston deserts Marietta now penniless, and Truesdell takes the forlorn girl under his wing and later marries her. Five years later the Truesdells are happy in their little home with the daughter that has been born to them. By dint of hard labor Truesdell has paid back every cent to the persons who invested in the defunct mine at his advice. Like a serpent there re-enters into their Eden Thurston, now returned from the far east. Seeing Marietta's beauty his old infatuation returns and he treacherously revives the old love in the girl's heart. She confesses this to her husband, and obtains a separation from him. Finding out too late the fickle nature of Thurston, and the broken hearts he has caused, she visits upon him a terrible vengeance which she expiates by a term in prison. To her, sick and hopeless, comes Truesdell and in his arms she finds forgiveness.
- Wolf Erickson, captain of the "hell-ship" Ellen Miller, returns to port after a very successful voyage. On account of his terrible temper, he is greatly feared by his entire crew. Even his son, John, a lad of about ten years or so, is victim of his father's wrath. The son, however, has not inherited his father's hasty temper. In a boyish scrap John severely trounces the son of the ship's owner, who complains to the boy's father. Erickson thrashes his son with a rawhide whip. For this, Erickson's wife severely reprimands him. The brutal captain silences her and falls asleep. Ten years roll quickly by, and John, now grown up, calls at the home of Nell, his sweetheart, to take her to a dance at the Crescent Club. He still feels the weight of his father's stern hand, however, and it is only by stealth that he manages to keep his appointment. Furious at being disobeyed, John's father follows him to the dance, where he thrashes his son and sends him home. Sick at heart, John decides to leave his tyrannical father, and after three days' traveling reaches the city. He goes to a cheap hotel for lodging, and falls in with one of the denizens. This man is a member of a band of shanghaiers, who causes him to be drugged. Losing consciousness, he is carried to a ship lying in the harbor. A day later, he sleeps off the effects of the drug, and is horrified to be confronted by his father, for whose ship he has been shanghaied. His father instructs the mate to be as severe with his son as with any other member of the crew. The mate proceeds to carry out instructions, and soon a furious battle rages. John vanquishes the mate. Pursued by his father, John strikes him with a crowbar and jumps overboard in a desperate effort to escape. During the melee a lamp was overturned and soon a fire rages in the hold. Desperately the crew battle against the raging flames, but the fire gains steadily. From the shore John sees the crew escape from the doomed ship, which sinks to the bottom after a terrific explosion. John returns home to seek solace and sympathy at his mother's side. While his mother is ministering to his wounds his father returns. The captain suspects his son's presence. He enters John's room, followed by the anxious mother. During the scuffle that follows, John shoots at his father but kills his mother. With a start the father awakes and realizes that it was all a horrible nightmare. Deeply impressed by the vivid dream, he surprises both mother and son by declaring that never more would his hand be raised in anger.
- Zamirsky, a gentleman of Cracow, Austrian Poland, wastes his patrimony and being in urgent need of funds goes to the money lender, Isaak Lewi, to whom he has had recourse in the past. Entering the money lender's apartment, he sees for the first time Rebecca, Isaak's daughter, and she makes a deep impression on him. Isaak advances to him the money asked for and the young man goes his way, first, however, having made an appointment with Rebecca to meet him next day. The two meet, and the love which the Gentile has excited in the fair Jewess takes complete mastery of her. Her little sister, worried by Rebecca's prolonged absence from the house, suspects the truth and begs her to cease her folly at once and for all. The Sabbath night of the Jews comes, and while at their orthodox dinner Zamirsky enters, breaking in on the ceremony, and pleads with Isaak for more money. The money lender refuses to do any business on the Sabbath and Zamirsky leaves the house disappointed in his wishes. Shortly afterward the Rabbi calls. He tells Rebecca that he has heard rumors of her conduct with the Gentile and warns her to stop before it is too late. Rebecca takes from her father's safe her dowry and hurries with it to the man she loves. He takes it and then persuades her to elope with him. Isaak, bowed with grief at his daughter's waywardness, seeks solace in dispensing charity to the poor of his race. On the Day of Atonement while in the Synagogue, Isaak, utterly beside himself with his sorrows, blasphemes Jehovah and is carried from the edifice overcome. Later, realizing the enormity of his blasphemy, he performs penance by doubling his charities. In the meantime Zamirsky has returned to his evil ways and with gambling and dissipation becomes more and more estranged from the girl who sacrificed her all for him. Rebecca is broken-hearted at Zamirsky's conduct and goes back to her old home. Aided by the supplications of her sister, she begs her father for forgiveness and shelter. The unbending old man, however, spurns her and sees the daughter, who was once the light of his life, die before him of a broken heart. Over the body of the unfortunate girl, with faltering voice, he pronounces the sacred words prescribed by his religion.
- George Notman is engaged to Marjorle Vincent, and the young people, though the marriage was arranged by their parents, are thoroughly devoted to one another. George has a friend, Warner, who beneath a polished exterior hides a deceitful and treacherous character. This is plainly shown when he attempts to make love to Marjorie, the fiancée of his friend. His advances are indignantly repulsed and the girl then learns to thoroughly distrust the man and to endeavor to oppose his influence with George. George's father makes his son a present of a large sum of money with which to purchase a splendid pearl necklace for Marjorie. Warner basely suggests that with this money it would be possible to make large sums gaming at the table and persuades him to venture it. The inevitable happens; the money is lost and George is confronted with the necessity of securing funds in some way to purchase his sweetheart her necklace. Warner suggests visiting a certain woman, known to the police as a "fence," who makes a practice of loaning money at usurious rates of interest. At her store they are shown a fine necklace which she is willing to sell and accept George's notes in payment. The necklace is bought and the notes given. Not long afterward at the wedding reception detectives call and ask for George's father. To him they exhibit his son's notes, which they have found in a raid upon the "fence." They ask to see Marjorie's necklace. At once they are able to identify it as one stolen from a jeweler not long before. The heartbroken father writes a check for the value of the necklace to save it from confiscation. Angered beyond all control at this proof of his son's folly, he upbraids him before the whole assembly, then falls in an apoplectic fit which not long after is the cause of his death. After his marriage George falls more and more under the sinister influence of Warner. The combined fortunes of his wife and himself are insufficient to sustain the drains made upon them by his gambling losses. Warner suggests an evil plan and again George assents to it. Finding a man who is a typical "sucker," they work an old confidence game upon him and persuade him that they can give him the names of the winning horses before a race. He loses, of course, and later by plying him with drink they are able to steal the rest of his money. The victim learns the name and address of George and calls upon his wife. He tells her of her husband's crime and threatens him with immediate arrest if the money is not returned at once. When George comes home and learns that his guilt has been found out, he attempts suicide. Moved by the misery of the unhappy wife the victim of the theft relents and for her sake promises to push the case no further. The years pass. Compelled by her poverty Marjorie has placed her little son in her uncle's care, since she is not able to give the boy a proper bringing up. George and David have taken a little country inn, where they prey upon the rural gamblers. Old beyond her time, Marjorie, still faithful to her marriage vows, does the work of a menial around the house. Her uncle, feeling that she should see her son again, gives him a large sum of money and sends him to her. How Warner and George, ignorant of the young man's identity, plan to rob him; how they are thwarted and David suffers the penalty for his many misdeeds, and how the father, sobered by his narrow escape from killing his own son, resolves to live a better life, end a most dramatic film.
- Frank McGlynn, Sr. plays a rabid fan who, upon learning that the Giants and White Sox are going to tour the world, decides to join them. The film is an odd combination of straight documentary and comedy. At least once McGlynn is helped into the ballpark by noted baseball flake "Germany" Schaefer. Among the highlights were a filmed race between "Hans" Lobert and a race horse in Oxnard, California and Jim Thorpe wrestling Fred Merkle on the floor of the Colosseum in Rome. The film was made during the Giants and White Sox world tour of 1913-1914. During the tour the two teams played games on four continents.
- The scene opens in a railway station in France. Henri Marteau, the station master, Marie, his wife, and his little daughter are living happily. War is declared with Prussia and Marteau is one of the conscripts called out. A message is received from the War Department appointing Marie as station mistress during his absence. When leaving, Marie gives him a small photo of herself and little daughter. In a battle Marteau is mortally wounded. When dying, he gives the photos to the Prussian officer, who gave him his wound, with the request that he forward them to his wife with news of his death. Before he has time to give the officer the address, he dies. Later the station house is attacked and the officer in charge of the attacking force is wounded and left in charge of Marie. One day he gives Marie the photos of the dead soldier's wife and daughter with the request that she forward them. She discovers she has been nursing the man who killed her husband. The station house is used as a divisional point by the Prussian invaders, from which they send orders and information to their troops. Marie, faithful to her own country, taps the wires and learns all the plans of the attacking forces. Owing to the message she carries to the French commander, one division of the Prussian army is cut to pieces. Suspecting that the wires have been tapped, the Prussians watch and discover Marie in the act of taking word of the plans to the French. Marie is tried by court-martial and sentenced to death. The little girl goes to the Crown Prince to plead for her mother's life. She finally persuades him to pardon her mother, but before the messenger arrives the firing squad have done their work. Completely prostrated by the loss of both her parents, the little girl collapses on the grave of her mother.
- Inge, an orphan, is employed by a well-to-do fisherman in a small village. As is customary, she is treated as one of the family. Jan, the son of the fisherman, falls in love with her and wins her. His mother has other aspirations for her boy. The girl's lover is approached by his neighbors, who engage in smuggling, and is told he can make money by joining them. He yields and casts his lot with theirs. Inge, seeing them leave in their motorboat to meet a smuggling vessel, requests to be taken along and is granted. The contraband goods are no sooner removed from the vessel to their motorboat than they are pursued by the revenue men. The young fisherman and his companions have barely landed when the revenue cutter overhauls them. The young men escape among the cliffs and are pursued. Meantime, Inge has escaped with the motorboat and signals the smugglers from the water. By her assistance the smugglers escape the revenue men and return. Jan is informed by his father of the receipt of a letter from the magistrate of the place, calling attention to Jan's engagement to his daughter and that it is only because of the engagement that he has refrained from foreclosing a mortgage on his home. Alarmed by the threat, Jan's father takes him to the magistrate's house and plans for a speedy marriage. Meantime, Inge informs Jan's mother he has promised to marry her, and she is an expectant mother. Infuriated, the old woman turns her out of the house. The poor girl seeks refuge with her aunt. Jan refuses to have anything to do with her, even when the baby is born. The day of the wedding arrives. Jan is driving his father and mother to the magistrate's house. Inge tries to stop him and listen to one last plea. He refuses and strikes her with his whip. Inge goes to the revenue inspectors and tells them of the cave where the smugglers store their goods, revealing the guilt of Jan. She soon repents this and informs one of Jan's friends that the revenue men are on his trail. Arriving a few minutes before the revenue men at the magistrate's house, the friend warns the bridegroom-to-be and the wedding guests see with consternation Jan leave in haste, while the final words of the ceremony are yet to be pronounced. Inge meets Jan, takes him to a sail boat, and together they escape. Pursued by the revenue cutter, they fail to stop and Jan is shot down. Left without anyone at the tiller, the little boat is capsized, and the girl and her betrayer drown in each other's arms.
- A profile of the Trap Door Spider and how it camouflages itself in order to hunt its prey.
- Two girls in entirely different stations in life are very fond of each other. Sophie, the daughter of rich parents, and Marie Jean, her maid. Both are engaged to be married, Sophie to Count Rene and Marie Jean to Bertrand, a workman. Philip, the secretary to Sophie's father, is in love with Sophie, but dares not tell her of it. Finally the two girls are married the same day and are very happy. Count Rene, however, falls under the spell of Dr. Renault, whom he thinks a very good friend of his. In reality, Renault is in love with Sophie and is planning to have Rene put out of the way so that he can press his suit. He invites Rene to a dance and there has him meet a duelist who insults him. Rene to vindicate his honor meets the duelist and is killed. Bertrand, Marie Jean's husband, has also fallen into evil ways and is led to drink by a friend. In course of time a child is born to both the girls. Sophie's daughter is very sickly and the doctor advises that the child be sent to the country to be nursed by an old lady, but the child dies. Doctor Renault sees an opportunity to get into Sophie's good graces and when Marie Jean becomes poverty stricken, owing to Bertrand's actions, he advises that her child be sent to the care of some institution. On the way there he contrives to steal the child from its guardian. He takes it to Sophie and tells of the care he has taken of her child in order to restore it to health. Sophie, not knowing that her child had died, believes him and is very grateful. Philip, the secretary, who had been in love with Sophie before her marriage, hears of the death of Count Rene and returns to Paris to see if he can be of any aid to Sophie. When he hears of the loss of Marie Jean's baby he decides to help her recover it. While on the search he finds the death record of Sophie's daughter. This arouses his suspicions of Doctor Renault and he has the doctor watched. The shock of the loss of their child and the realization of the trouble he has caused forces Bertrand into a different mode of life. He swears never to touch another drop of liquor and gives every assistance to Philip in his quest. They are finally successful in running down several clues, and as a result of their efforts the lives of the two girls take a turn that assures happiness.
- Prince Ludwig, of Gravania, is very wild and indulges himself in many dissipations which reflect no credit on the good name of the reigning family. He has a double in his servant Enrico whom he dresses in his uniform when he leaves the palace so that his absence will not be noticed. Enrico is in love with a pretty peasant girl, Valerie, who in turn is faithful to him. On one of the rides through the royal parks Prince Ludwig sees the girl and falls desperately in love with her. True to Enrico, however, she repulses the Prince. He not being used to have his wishes frustrated has the girl kidnapped and brought to his room in the palace. Before the Prince returns Enrico accidentally enters. Valerie tells him of her plight and he helps her escape through a secret passage. Valerie has no sooner disappeared from the room than the Prince enters and a quarrel starts between him and his servant in which the Prince is killed. News comes almost simultaneously that the king is dead, and Enrico dressing himself in the prince's uniform goes out and passes himself off as the prince. Later the body of the supposed servant, but in reality the prince is found, and the blame is laid upon the newly made servant-king. The cabinet decides to make way with the king because of his scoundrelly action in killing his servant. When Enrico goes to the home of Valerie to declare himself truly the trap is laid by the chief of police. Valerie recognizes her true lover and tries to aid him to escape, but the paths are too well guarded and the false Enrico falls a victim to his own ambition.
- In the days of King Ahasueras, who reigned over all the provinces from India to Ethiopia, a feast was given to show the riches of his kingdom. Thinking to display the great beauty of his queen, Vashti, the king commanded her to appear before him. But Vashti refused to obey the king's command, which greatly angered him. The wise men of the kingdom counseled the king that he should punish the queen for her disobedience lest all the wives should rebel against the will of their husbands. So it was decreed that Vashti should no longer be queen. Then the officers of the king gathered together the young girls of the kingdom so that he might choose a new queen. Now. there was a certain Jew named Mordecai in the palace and he had brought up Esther, the daughter of his uncle. And when the king beheld her, he was well pleased and chose her from among all the rest to be queen instead of Vashti. But Mordecai charged her not to reveal that she was a Jewess. And it chanced that one day Mordecai learned of a plot against the king's life, and this he told to Esther, who informed the king. The plotters were hanged and Mordecai' s name was written in the king's book of chronicles. There was in the kingdom a prince, Haman, who was held in high esteem by the king. And all the king's servants reverenced Haman, but Mordecai would not bow before him. Then was Haman angered against him and he induced the king to order the destruction of all the Jews. When Mordecai learned of this he sent word to Esther, beseeching her to influence the king in behalf of the Jews, her people. But there was a law in the land forbidding anyone to go before Ahasueras unless ordered to do so, and Esther feared the wrath of the king. However, Mordecai persuaded her and she appeared before the king and was received by him. Esther invited the king and Haman to a banquet the next day. Haman was much pleased to be thus honored. When he beheld Mordecai at the king's gate, he ordered gallows to be erected that the Jew might be hanged thereon. But the king desired to honor Mordecai for his deed in warning him of the plot to murder him, and asked Haman how he might reward a faithful servant. Haman, thinking that the king wished to honor him, suggested great honors. When he learned that it was Mordecai who was to be rewarded. Haman was in great fear lest the king should hear of his intention to hang Mordecai, who was then arrayed in the king's apparel and the royal crown was placed upon his head. Then Haman led Mordecai through the streets of the city, proclaiming that the king thus honored the Jew. On the next day, when the king attended the banquet, Esther told him that she was one of the Jews and that Haman had sought to destroy all of her people. Then was the king angered against Haman and ordered him to be hanged on the gallows, whereon he had sought to hang Mordecai. Mordecai was then given the house and lands of Haman and was made a great man in the kingdom. And so also was Esther greatly honored and peace was declared unto all her people.
- The incomparable Whiffles presents the amusing story of a miserly brother who refuses to tide his kin over a hard place with a loan. Whiffles threatens to commit suicide, and that night the rich and extravagant Whiffles is haunted in his dreams. In the morning, as soon as he looks at them, the members of his household take on the appearance of his brother. To cap the climax the supposedly dead Whiffles returns to his brother's home and scares him so much that he has no difficulty in securing the loan.
- Andrew Garfield, a banker, disowned his son for marrying beneath his station. He learns of his son's death and regrets his action. He determines to locate his son's widow and child in order to repair to some extent the results of his harshness. He advertises for them in the newspapers. The child chances to read the advertisement. Her mother decides to call on the banker, but has no suitable apparel. She writes a note to a neighboring family, asking for a loan, explaining the circumstances. These people, however, are a set of rogues, and take advantage of her confidence. Under pretense of helping her, they make her and her child prisoners and lock them in a wretched cellar. The woman then passes herself off to the banker as the widow whom he is seeking. Having been installed in the banker's home with her child, she succeeds in admitting her husband and her brother under the guise of servants. Puzzled by a series of thefts, the banker calls in Nick Winter, a famous detective. He disguises himself as a doctor, and calls for the intended purpose of treating the supposed widow, who has feigned an attack of paralysis. One night Nick finds Garfield drugged. He hides himself in the room and sees two masked men and a heavily veiled woman enter. He holds them up at the point of a gun, but they escape after switching off the electric lights. Then follows a series of remarkable escapades. Nick finds a note in his room advising him that he has been recognized and threatening him if he remains. He puts a dummy in his bed and sets an automatic picture camera to take the picture of any intruders. The robbers enter and attack the dummy, which they suppose to be the detective. He rushes in and captures both men. Then he brings in the banker to show him the prisoners. But again they have escaped. Nick takes the camera and develops the film, which shows him the prisoners being released by the mysterious woman. He recognizes the servants and proceeds to trail one of them. The trail leads to a tavern where the robber gives Nick the slip by a clever ruse. He steals a wagon and drives off. Nick gives chase but to all appearances the robber escapes and drives to the house where the real widow and her child are prisoners. Nick crawls out of the wagon in which he had hidden, captures the thief and rescues the captives. He then returns to the banker's home in another disguise. The thief makes his escape and returns to warn the others. Nick and the old man are made prisoners and placed in a dungeon of the old house. Learning of a secret contrivance for flooding the dungeon with sand, the robbers set the machinery in action. Soon the prisoners realize that they are doomed. Writing a note to the police. Nick fastens it to a pigeon which he had concealed in his hat, and releases it. The police get the note and arrive just in time to rescue the men and capture the robber band, who are this time sent to prison.
- Talby is a celebrated tragedian. Among his most fervent admirers is Gaby Sombreuse. One day, Gaby meets her idol in the flesh and is... very disappointed. Talby, for his part, falls madly in love with the young woman while realizing the age gap is impassable. Six years later old age takes its toll: nobody wants Talby on the boards any more. To survive, the old thespian has no other choice but to become a clown in a small circus...
- A mother takes her son outside in the winter snow to acquaint him with nearby anmals, such as woodpeckers, a deer, raccons, squirrels, and other creatures.