A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.

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The Child Crusoes

The Child Crusoes

Jack, a little orphan, is anxious to become a sailor, and although Captain Rhines refuses to take him aboard his ship, manages to sneak in as a...

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Just Show Folks

Just Show Folks

A day in the life of a family of circus performers.

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The Money Kings

The Money Kings

Three part chronicle of how the rumor of war triggers greed in some men and the comeuppance they suffer because of hubris.

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The One Good Turn

The One Good Turn

A political crime film in which a militant, anarchist father allows his political ideals to prevail over human dignity. The father uses his young...

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Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.

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Susie Snowflake

Susie Snowflake

When a young girl who has grown up as a music hall entertainer is brought to live in a stodgy New England town, the quiet town life is changed...

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Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Billie and Dollie are very much in love with each other, and they declare their love under the cherry trees. In later years Billie receives news of...

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Sawdust and Salome

Sawdust and Salome

A rich swell travels out West to escape marrying a social climber. There, he meets and marries a bareback rider from traveling circus. Bringing her...

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Ransomed; or, A Prisoner of War

Ransomed; or, A Prisoner of War

Making his departure from home. Captain Jack of the Confederate army, leaves to rejoin his regiment, but before doing so promises his boy that he...

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As You Like It

As You Like It

After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her...

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Bunny and the Bunny Hug

Bunny and the Bunny Hug

Norman Winthrop, a surveyor, accidentally meets John Bunny, an Irish watchman of a building. He introduces him to Tom and Will Hawley, two of his...

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The Meeting of the Ways

The Meeting of the Ways

Tom and Dick are brothers and are being educated at the same college. Tom is a studious fellow and graduates with honors, while Dick is expelled...

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The Anarchist's Wife

The Anarchist's Wife

In this Vitagraph short, anarchism threatens to ruin lives and families. Luigi and Rosa are a couple with an adorable child, but trouble is afoot –...

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Father's Hatband

Father's Hatband

A short comic film in which Sam and Doris use the hat of Doris’ father (a manager) to send letters to each other.

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The Signal Fire

The Signal Fire

A short romantic drama in which a captain and his wife are separated by a shipwreck. The woman ends up on a desert island with another man, and...

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The Stumbling block

The Stumbling block

A man is rejected by a woman, and then decides to have her dog stolen. The dog is very approachable, and although he at first wants nothing to do...

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Pride and the Devil

Pride and the Devil

The Mouse and the Lion

The Mouse and the Lion

John Burling, a detective, rounds up some members of the Night Hawk gang. Bill Hanks, the chief, swears to get even with him. Tim, a little street...

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A Reformed Santa Claus

A Reformed Santa Claus

The employees of Harrison's mine have been out on strike for a long time. The men wait for him until he is leaving his office in the evening. They...

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