An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is likewise kidnapped and rescues the young woman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011 in partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation New Zealand Project.
A mother is waiting or her son, a railroad engineer, to return home. The night becomes stormy and she discovers that a broken railroad trestle lies atop the track. She must try to get word to him before his train reaches the trestle.
Alice was sitting in the park one day. She sees a jogger called Rabbit. When she first meets him she thinks he's a jerk later she finds him nice and relaxing. She falls in love with him. He takes her to Queenie's party. Rabbit later finds out that Queenie wants to kill him. So Rabbit packs up to leave the country. When Alice finds this out she commits suicide which brings her into a fantasy world.
Colonel de Valpeau lives alone with his negro servant, Zeno. Being pressed for funds, the Colonel is refused a loan on the hereditary estate, and is threatened with eviction.
Bill, who is with a bunch of cowboys on their way to town, picks up from the wreckage of a prairie schooner a little baby girl. Five years later the little girl, while running after butterflies, gets lost. Bill, waking up from his siesta, goes in search of her, but she cannot be found. The little girl, in the meantime, has climbed into a freighter's wagon. For twelve years she lives with him. One evening, while gambling with Mexican Pete, the freighter loses his money, and the girl, whom he had staked against the Mexican's winnings. But before the Mexican can take the girl away, Bill wins her from the Mexican, places her in the care of a woman neighbor and eventually marries her.
An archeologist discovers an ancient parchment inside a mummy case, and realizes that he is the reincarnation of the lover of an Egyptian princess who took her own life many centuries earlier.
The Duke de Longtour, a European nobleman, with impoverished estates, comes to America and wins the hand of Stephana Martin, an American heiress, defeating Marquis Ferdinand, an adventurer and his rival.
An old doctor hires a young new doctor to join his practice, particularly to attract women for more business.
An old rocking chair makes a story out of Old Boggs, his daughter Madge, and her boyfriend Jack.
Mistaken identities and backstabbing partners
An Italian laborer is mistakenly accused of kidnapping the child of one of his clients.
A capable but homely new hire becomes ill and recommends her beautiful cousin during leave. The bosses and clerk get a surprise at the end.
A pet parrot dies and get mixed up with the neighbor's Chrismas turkey.
An old man plots to have his enemy's son convicted of his own murder.
Mrs. Jack Magee sues her flirty husband for a divorce. He enlists in the army to avoid paying alimony, but will he end up preferring that to matrimony?
An entry from Raoul Barre's Animated Grouch Chaser series
Mr. Jack flirts with a chic little miss, but accidentally knocks one of her gloves into the soup dish. He promises to replace it, but trouble ensues.
Mr. and Mrs. Pantomus finally get lucky with a good cook, Tillie. When Tillie wants to go to the city, Mr. Pantomus takes her out, but confusion ensues.
A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.
Mr. Simpkins gets a raise, but puts some of it away for himself. Overnight, he believes he's accidentally poisoned himself, but does his wife have something to do with it?
