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- A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
- Considered too dangerous to be on the force, ex-cop Mickey McCardle is tormented by the brutal murder of his partner. When a serial killer begins to stalk the streets of New York, McCardle senses that the same man responsible for his partner's death is to blame. Obsessed by his suspicions, McCardle must rise from the shambles of his life and take up a trail of revenge.
- Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. While the drug dealers continue to disappear, their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents. Junior, an ex-convict struggling to get his life back on track, is a product of this legacy. His younger brother Manny, the salutatorian of his high school class, embodies the hope of the future. On the night of his graduation party, Manny finds himself faced with an ill-fated decision that could change his life forever.
- Yes the money disappeared while every member of the counting room was present. Nell Pierce did not accept the popular verdict, however, but unerringly hit upon a solution of the problem, which proved her wonderful power of deduction. Nell "The Yankee Girl Detective" finally brought her man to bay, and saved an innocent boy from prison.
- A Puerto Rican man finds out he is half Jewish.
- Caterina was born in South America but lives in New York. Her willingness to make close emotional connections to others is as much of a burden as it is a gift.
- It remained for the fearless "Italian Sherlock Holmes" to run down the boldest and most merciless band of kidnappers ever recorded by a Sicilian Camorrist, who had escaped from Italy and later became a small banker in New York; this gang of terrorists had been levying blackmail on the small Italian merchant who showed signs of prosperity until the police were thrown into confusion by the succession of bomb outraged and kidnapping which followed when a victim failed to respond. Finally, a young Italian police lieutenant, Victor Petrosio, begged for a chance to break up the gang. He was given the opportunity and the story of his wonderful experiences and the dangers he encountered, we have told in pictures. Not only do we show "the Italian Sherlock Holmes" fighting against terrible odds at the risk of his life, but the scenes incident to the rescue of the kidnapped children, the capture of the wily Black Hand leader, and the return of the children to their grief-stricken parents; but we illustrate that notable occasion when the brave Petrosio was honored for his daring by the entire department in the presence of his brother officers and representatives of the press.
- Stash involves an idealistic woman raising money for her church. She embarks on a scavenger hunt that leads to an unspeakable encounter with the Devil himself.
- A waif of the poorer class is secretly adopted by a well-to-do woman who longs for a baby. Her husband, a physician, returns from a sojourn abroad and is told the child is his own, which information he receives joyfully. At the age of seventeen, the girl has grown to lovable girlhood and is much adored by those whom she believes to be her rightful parents. Her real father, a depraved and dissolute sot, suddenly appears in the doctor's absence and demands the return of his child. In an effort to rid herself of the wretch, Mrs. Van Sant offers him money, increasing the amounts again and again but he is obstinate and clearly indicates he wants the girl to support him, if not with honest toil, then by her beauty and innocence which he would market to the highest bidder. The distracted woman, thinking only of saving Millicent from a fate worse than death, and fearing her husband might learn of the deception she has practiced so many years, mixes a drug with brandy and gives it to the brutal father, apparently consenting to his demands, even to guiding him where the young girl is sleeping peacefully in her bed-chamber, then advising him to return the following day. On his way out the man reels and falls before reaching the door and Mrs. Van Sant, fearful that her crime will be detected if he dies in the house, summons a physician friend of her husband's and they succeed in reviving him just as Doctor Van Sant returns. The drug is recognized and the poor woman finally decides to confess everything and rely on her husband's good heart for forgiveness. She is cast off, much to her surprise, instead of receiving a verdict of approbation. Finally, the distracted woman again visits her sleeping charge and breathing an anguished farewell silently glides away to the cabinet where the doctor keeps his most deadly drugs.
- Ron and Casey are expecting a child, but things get out of hand when they both try to protect each other from an inevitable break-up.
- It was a sad group which sat in a cold cottage, just a few days before Christmas. With two children to provide for, Widow Mitchell found her cross a heavy one to bear, but she bravely struggled on. Helen slipped from the house quietly. After wandering about for half an hour, suddenly, she saw in the distance an old man. He was dressed peculiarly and smoked a stubby pipe. Here, indeed, was Santa Claus. Shortly be reached a cabin on the hillside and entered. Helen stood outside almost too frightened to breathe, but she soon summoned up courage enough to slip up and peek through the window and there she saw an old trunk, its lid thrown back, and in the old man's hands an old doll and a locket. He was thinking of the past. His mind wandered again to the scene of long ago when his little home was made desolate by an Indian uprising. Then she hurried home to tell her mother about finding Santa Clans. To please the child, she helped her fix up a note asking Kris Kringle for the things she wanted. Helen bravely went to the old man in the cabin and handed him the message. He read it over slowly. By degrees he drew from Helen the story of her widowed mother and sick brother. At dusk Helen's mother rushed in. She had grown anxious when the child had not returned and decided to go in search of her. At the sight of the old man, Mrs. Mitchell fell, fainting in the arms of her father. The old man lost no time in arranging the Christmas details. Helen and brother bad their tree and loads of toys.
- After an angry fight with his boyfriend, Thomas walks across Manhattan to cool off.
- House Of Dolls is where you can get your hair and nails done by some of the biggest voices Manhattan has to offer. VH1 Beauty Bar follows the House Of Dolls staff as they take their day jobs seriously but aren't afraid to have fun when the sun goes down.
- Neglected and abused by her husband, May Sommers has submitted to the indignities heaped upon her, as only a good and loyal wife can, when he brutally drove her from home, broken-hearted, she sought peace and happiness in the waters of the bay. But fate had other designs for her future and she is rescued by the son and daughter of a wealthy planter. In this family she is cared for and after a long convalescence is induced to remain as a companion and governess to the eldest daughter. Her past was forgotten, care and tenderness restored the girlish beauty that she possessed at the time of her marriage. Thrown into daily companionship with the son of her benefactors, there could be but one outcome, love, and he very soon told her of his affection and asked her to become his wife. May dare not confess her terrible secret, and allowed her suitor to think that love was not reciprocated. So time passes until May's husband appears upon the scene as a suitor for the hand of the daughter of the family in which his wife has found a home. May waylays her husband and threatens him with exposure unless he takes his departure, and wild with rage at her interference, this brute beats and chokes his wife whose life is perhaps saved by the timely arrival of her admirer. At bay, May's husband skulks off vowing vengeance, but meets his just deserts. Being unfamiliar with the neighborhood, he loses his way in the night and falls over a cliff, where his lifeless body is found next morning. A year later May's lover gains the reward he so long waited for.
- When a shiftless, worthless son advances the theory that he need not work so long as Dad is willing to and spends his time in pool rooms and other disreputable places, he is only one in thousands of others just like him. He doesn't mind if a loving mother grieves; he won't allow himself to realize she cares. He's in the rut and he's going to stay there. Then his father's house is robbed and suspicion points to the son. The evidence is strongly against him and things look dark. Luckily for him, a big-hearted desk-sergeant seems to think there's some good in the young fellow, at least he takes a chance of losing his stripes and shield, and allows him to go out of jail for twelve hours when the boy swears he can bring in the real culprit. Nor did the sergeant make a bad guess for the erring son did bring in the thief, and the money he stole, besides. You can imagine how proudly that desk-sergeant felt when he brought that boy home, acquitted of the crime, and led him to his grief-stricken mother. Dear old Dad tried to maintain a stern exterior but his trembling lip betrayed his inward emotion. Anyway, everybody seemed to realize a big lesson had been taught. A future loomed up ahead of the boy and he made up his mind to go after it. Perseverance won and he later on owned a paying business of his own. And, do you know, he blames "the copper" for it all.
- Danvers was a "good fellow," in all that term implies, with but one exception: his good-fellowship did not extend to his own home unless he over-reached himself and then his wife was compelled to suffer humiliation through his methods of entertaining friends. On one occasion he was so intoxicated when his friends called, in response to his invitation to dine at the Danvers apartment, they left in disgust after witnessing a disgusting scene between husband and wife in which Danvers upbraided her for not being jovial and entertaining to his guests. Weston, one of the party, happened to be a one-time sweetheart of Mrs. Danvers and he knew too well how keenly she suffered. He naturally longed to leave as quickly as possible to save both she and he the consequences of a further scene. Then the demon in Danvers exhibited itself. He cursed his wife for "being a baby" and sending away his guests and, as a parting shot, told her he was tired of her "whining," and was going to leave her for a while to think it over. The next morning Danvers was as fully repentant as he had been brutal the evening previous. His promises to refrain from drinking were accepted by her with a certain degree of unbelief, for he had made such promises many time before. Nevertheless she prayed in her heart, as only a good woman knows how, that this was the turning point in his life. Then she sent him off to his office with a tender kiss and a cheering smile. Meanwhile Danvers had posted letters of apology to both Weston and Brandon. The latter took occasion to speak lightly of Mrs. Danvers in the former's presence and Weston ordered Brandon from the studio, whereupon he left vowing vengeance. Mrs. Danvers returned from a short drive in the afternoon to find Brandon waiting for her in the drawing-room. Without ceremony he calmly told her to leave "that drunkard-husband" of hers and fly with him, a real man who loved her madly. Astonished and fearful at first, then gaining courage, she denounced him as a coward who would betray a good friend, then called her valet and ordered him shown to the door. But Brandon was not to be so easily repulsed. Already he conceived a plan to bring this proud beauty added misery. He felt certain she would not tell he husband of the proposal he had just mad. He knew Danvers was jealous of Weston, so he dispatched a message to the unsuspecting broker informing him that his wife and the artist were in the latter's studio, preparing to elope, and signed the letter, "From a friend." Then he sent a telegram to the wife saying that her husband was dangerously wounded and lying in Weston's studio, signing this "Danvers." Mrs. Danvers received her message first and rushed frantically to the first available vehicle with instructions to drive with all speed to the Weston address. Arriving there, breathless and pale with fear and anxiety, she fell fainting in the artist's arms, crying for her husband. Danvers entered a moment later and found Weston's arm around his wife's waist and in his other hand a glass of wine, with which he had just succeeded in reviving her. With a cry of rage he cursed them both, refusing in his blind madness to hear a word of explanation from either his astonished wife or Weston. He stormed from the room declaring he would seek a divorce without delay. Meanwhile, the book in which Mrs. Danvers had hurriedly closed up the telegram she received was carelessly tossed on the top shelf of the family book case, where it slipped off and dropped behind, wedged in between book case and wall. There it laid until some time after Danvers had secured his divorce. Mrs. Danvers had gone home to her mother, her heart broken, yet her pride rebelled when she thought of attempting reconciliation with her husband, as he had wronged her deeply, so she did not offer the slightest defense to his charges in court and the judge granted him a decree with a protest from his wife. Weston manfully refrained from intruding on her feelings until some time later. Then he begged her to marry him and she told him to wait until she was vindicated and her name publicly cleared from the shameful charges her husband had brought. Danvers sat one night in the solitude of his library, at his home. Longing for his wife had changed his manner of living. He no longer spent his nights in drinking, in fact his former companions shunned him now and he realized, as never before how much alone in the world he was. Suddenly a picture dropped from the wall and wedged behind the book case. Startled, he rang for the butler and nervously ordered him to replace the portrait. On moving the book case the butler finds a book concealed behind which he picks up and hands to Danvers, previous to adjusting the misplaced picture. From the edge of the book Danvers saw a yellow paper protruding and curiously he drew it out. Then he read the message his wife had received on the day he found her in Weston's studio and he realized that a terrible error had been committed. To rectify the wrong inflicted on an innocent woman was the repentant man's first thought. His former wife received him when he called and listened to his wild pleadings for forgiveness with a smile which he interpreted as being one of gladness that he had come. But she was happy to know she was vindicated, that was all, and she coldly told him he must never attempt to see her again. Later on, when Danvers picked up an evening paper and read of Weston's marriage to the divorced wife of William Danvers, he tried in vain to conjure up one single reason why things should not have turned out as they did. He knew that he alone was to blame.
- Walking down one of Constantinople's quiet streets, Sandy Whipple, sailor, etc., chanced to spy a pretty maid out for an airing. He was attracted by the girl because he caught her eye just at a time when she smiled, so he followed in her wake. Her path led directly to the palace of the Sultan. Perceiving his presence, Zuleika, queen of the royal harem, desired a further acquaintance, for she cleverly eluded her chaperone and motioned Sandy to a secluded corner in the garden where she soon joined him. Sandy was told to wait for her signal, then she would show him the palace. Sandy obeyed instructions and was rewarded by a visit to the palace. Unconsciously, he was standing in the "Wishing Grotto of the Enchanted Bird," and was so lost in amazement at the sight that he did not hear his fair companion's cry of fear. Then he was bundled into an old casket and told to remain quiet. Sandy used his eyes to good advantage and took in the entire strange ceremony through a crack in one of the panels. First came the Sultan, attended by his royal body-guard, fan bearers and dancing girls. Then more girls appeared attended by the Grand Vizier and a detachment of soldiery. They grouped themselves around an oddly fashioned throne, and there he saw, perched on a jeweled pedestal a turkey to whom the royal party made obeisance. By simply bowing to the enchanted bird every wish of the Sultan's was gratified. He wished for gold and fat wives, and, at a nod from the turkey they all appeared. After that they all filed out and left Sandy in possession. Quick to realize the value of the wishing bird our hero lost no time in clutching him and making off with him to the nearest ship. There he hid the turkey under a tarpaulin and also concealed himself until the vessel was well under way. Jerry Jones had his weather eye on the proceeding and he managed to remove the royal plunder and transfer it to the ship's steward. Sandy was put to work and later invited to the mess room for a feast. Roast turkey was on the ship's menu and Sandy was presented with the wish-bone for his portion. "He ate the meat and saved the bone," as the saying goes, but was thunderstruck to find, later on, his valued bird missing. His rage knew no bounds. Sandy could fight when riled and here he proved it. Port was reached at last and Sandy wandered off to the nearest rum-shop to drown his sorrow and disappointment. Thirty years after, we find him in a room in "The Sailor's Rest," raking over the past. From his dunnage he drew a bleached and shiny wish-bone and unconsciously wished for a wife and children, when lo! He actually beheld the gratification of his wish in the shape of a buxom woman of fifty and several dirty-faced kids of various ages. Then hunger came and he decided to try his luck on the food proposition. But he made a mistake by wishing himself in the main dining room of the Hotel Plaza for the guests disapprove of his presence and succeed in having him thrown out. Outside the hotel Sandy betook himself to Central Park and there seated himself on a bench to think it over. Unconsciously his hand closed on the wishbone in his pocket as he longed for a cool place. In an instant he was knee deep in snow, with a crowd of boys throwing snowballs at him. Back to the Orient was his next wish. Around him he sees familiar Oriental faces, among them his beloved queen. Summoning the royal flower girls, the Sultan orders them to scatter roses about the sailor-turkey; Zuleika and her handmaidens gather round and fold him in their warm embrace and Sandy is the happiest man-bird in all Mohammed's realm.
- A seafaring man of middle age had been paying attention to a young lady for a number of hears, and finally musters up enough courage to propose. This is accepted, with the stipulation that he will forsake his convivial companions, his pipe and tobacco. These conditions seem difficult to fulfill. Armed with the best set of resolutions ever adopted, he sallies forth to prepare for a six months' cruise. Meeting a number of cronies, who congratulate him upon his successful wooing, he is enticed into a saloon, to drink a toast to his fiancée; they load him to the guards and while in this condition, an idea occurs to him that it would be quite proper to pay his sweetheart a final visit and present her with a bouquet of roses. She fires him on the spot and it looks as if "Love's Young Dream" is over. We see him next day starting for his vessel full of "remorse and regret," those tuneful companions depicted upon his countenance. His little nephew and the niece of his betrothed were witnesses of the betrothal, which makes his regret more poignant. Twelve years later the captain returns from his rovings to find that his early love is still true, and had left the "gate open." The young couple have grown up and are engaged to be married. He is timid, however, and afraid to venture near the house, he makes himself known to his nephew, who endeavors to adjust matters, and assures him that his sweetheart of yore is only longing to forgive him. After several laughable incidents the old couple are about to enter upon the sea of matrimony. They sail down life's stream together.
- Who kidnapped the parson? The town was thrown into confusion by the sudden disappearance of Rev. Jones, and rumors multiplied until one was at a loss to believe whether or not he eloped with the pretty girl whose photo was found on the floor of his study with an endearing message inscribed on the back. And if you were to glance through the list of those booked for passage on the S.S. Oceanica, bound for the West Indies, you would not find the name of Parson Jones, even though something warned you he was on board. It would be a shame to expose the plot before you see the film.
- Tales are numerous of the miscarriage of justice. Many crimes have gone unpunished and not a few men have been sorely punished for criminal deeds never committed. But the man who goes through life with a conscience shattered by the knowledge of wrong inflicted on another usually comes to grief, sooner or later. So it is no wonder that one of the principals in this all-absorbing film narrative of ours, a wealthy broker, who accidentally filled one of his employees and told the world it was a case of suicide, was seized with frightful horror when confronted by a likeness of the dead man's face, many years after. Still, if the son was not likened unto his father, and had not applied for a position to the very man for whom his parent worked, eighteen years previous, the old broker would have no doubt carried his ever-haunting secret to his grave; but fate conspired to bring about proper restitution for the sorrowing family and a combination of circumstances served to add unusual interest to the unfolding of the plot.
- Francine and Roger, each having their own dramas with debt, meet on a blind date and find joyful connection in the sea of troubles.
- From sunny Spain comes the story of a Senorita's devotion. The story of a love which went for naught, and could only be shown in silence. It has to do with a young American whose sojourn in Spain was marred by an encounter with brigands who left him for dead. Papinta, a pretty Senorita, while gathering flowers along the mountain side, discovers the wounded Yankee and brings him back to life. The story then becomes exciting. We leaves the film to tell what followed. Suffice it to say, there's a surprise in store not only from the standpoint of a story but photography as well.