Falling Leaves

Falling Leaves 1912

6.60

It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the disease seems preparing to soon claim yet another life, a teenage girl named Winifred. Winifred's mother and little sister Trixie are devastated. When Trixie hears the family doctor say of Winifred that "when the last leaf falls, she will have passed away," she interprets the doctor's words literally. Thinking over what she has heard, she determines to do everything possible to save her sister.

1912

Matrimony's Speed Limit

Matrimony's Speed Limit 1913

5.50

A man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance. It's 11:50 a.m. and he can't find his fiancée.

1913

A House Divided

A House Divided 1913

6.00

A married couple, suspecting one another of infidelity, decide to "live separately together."

1913

Algie, the Miner

Algie, the Miner 1912

4.80

When Algie Allmore asks to marry Clarice, the young woman's father gives him one year to prove that he's a man.

1912

Broken Oaths

Broken Oaths 1912

1

Vinnie, Colonel Beggs' daughter, complains to her father that Lieutenant Sterling is paying her unwelcome attentions. The Colonel assures his daughter that she has no cause for fear. He immediately forgets the incident, as important military developments occupy his time. But soon Vinnie has a more serious complaint, and the Colonel is forced to act.

1912

A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money 1912

6.35

Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy flips for Sam and his newfound wealth, and dumps the rival. Sam throws an engagement party where he indulges in a friendly game of cards with his former rival and another man, who unbeknownst to Sam, is a card shark.

1912

Canned Harmony

Canned Harmony 1912

6.00

The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be suitor, cannot play a single note. When he is about to give up, Billy’s roommate suggests bluffing his way into the Professor’s favor with the aid of a suitably musical disguise and a well-hidden phonograph player.

1912

The Ocean Waif

The Ocean Waif 1916

5.50

An abused young woman finds safety and love in the arms of a famous novelist.

1916

A Man's a Man

A Man's a Man 1912

6.00

A Jewish man is treated poorly by a member of the upper-class. When tragedy strikes, the Jewish man has an opportunity for revenge, but he turns the other cheek.

1912

Making an American Citizen

Making an American Citizen 1912

4.90

A recent immigrant learns several hard lessons about how husbands in America are expected to behave.

1912

The Dream Woman

The Dream Woman 1914

1

In this story the hero is haunted by a beautiful young woman who tries to stab him to death with a knife. This fantasy recurs on each of his birthdays, becoming more and more real as the years go on. He leaves home to secure a place as groom, but arrives at his destination too late. Forced to retrace his steps, he seeks shelter in a little inn, forgetting that the hour of his birth is approaching. In the middle of the night he awakens, terrified with fright… Based on Wilkie Collins' novel “The Dream Woman”.

1914

The Detective's Dog

The Detective's Dog 1912

5.70

When Kitty's family adopts a homeless dog they couldn't guess how much it would be of help in her fathers detective work.

1912

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum 1913

4.70

Alice Guy's version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. This film is partially lost.

1913

The Coming of Sunbeam

The Coming of Sunbeam 1913

1

Proud old Major Neal disowns his only child, a beautiful girl, because he considers her marriage a misalliance. Years pass. The old major becomes a recluse feared by all. One morning, a hamper is found beneath the Major's covered driveway.The hamper contains a baby girl.

1913

Cousins of Sherlocko

Cousins of Sherlocko 1913

6.00

Two mediocre detectives try and catch a notorious pickpocket. Meanwhile, an innocent man is mistaken for the pickpocket and is forced to put on a disguise to evade capture.

1913

Starting Something

Starting Something 1911

5.30

A suffragette gets her husband drunk, leading to an escalating parade of mishaps as more people get drunk on their "lime juice."

1911

The Girl in the Arm-Chair

The Girl in the Arm-Chair 1912

5.46

Peggy Wilson has recently become an orphan and a ward of the Waston family. She’s also inherited the late Robert Wilson’s vast fortune, which puts her very much in Mr. Waston’s favor. He would like his son, Frank, to marry Peggy, but Peggy “is not his style” and “her money is no inducement”. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

1912

A Terrible Lesson

A Terrible Lesson 1912

1

The story involves a man who goes to a gambling den regardless of the protestations of his wife. He is extremely lucky and his luck attracts attention. Strangers become friendly with him and he being a "good feller," "sets up" the crowd. After the night's playing, he is advised by the owner of the den that it would be hazardous for him to attempt going home alone with so much cash on his person. Chance decides to remain over night. He is shown to a room. During the night, he not only finds that he has been trapped, but an attempt is made on his life. (Moving Picture World)

1912