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My Madonna
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My Madonna

Oct 25, 1915

My Madonna
1915 137 min 1 vues
Inspired by a Robert W. Service poem, the story concerns a Parisian demimonde named Lucille who becomes the model of an aspiring artist named Robert. Falling in love with Robert, Lucille endeavors to spare him disappointment by secretly buying his "unsaleable" paintings. Luck of luck, one of his portraits of Lucille, "My Madonna," wins first prize in an art contest.
Drama
Loaded Dice
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Loaded Dice

Feb 10, 1918

Loaded Dice
1918 137 min 1 vues
Richard Gordon's lack of religious conviction prompts him to live a life of crime. When he demands to be included in a scheme to corner the food market, the conspirators agree to accept him as a partner provided that he contribute $100,000 to the operation. In order to obtain the money, Richard blackmails Harry Palmer with the aid of his girl
Drama
Regeneration
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Regeneration

May 11, 1914

Regeneration
1914 72 min 1 vues
Remembering the miserable end of his father who had died a drunkard's death, George resolves to conquer the terrible craving he has inherited.
Drama
Bab's Diary
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Bab's Diary

Oct 07, 1917

Bab's Diary
1917 50 min 1 vues
Bab comes home for the Christmas holidays. Given to fabrications, Bab has been keeping a diary in which she describes and imaginary boyfriend named Harold Valentine. Imagine what happens when a real Harold Valentine shows up as her parents' house guest.
Romance
The Swamp Fox
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The Swamp Fox

Apr 30, 1914

The Swamp Fox
1914 137 min 1 vues
Long before he was the subject of a Walt Disney TV miniseries, Revolutionary-era guerilla leader Francis Marion, aka the Swamp Fox, was the "star" of this three-reel Kalem costume drama. The first part of the film ends as Marion and his followers capture English general Gates right from under the noses of the "Redcoats." The closing scenes find Marion and company emerging victorious from a battle between the British and the Colonials at the DeMotte farm.
Adventure
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
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Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

May 25, 1914

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
1914 50 min 1 vues
General Wolfe, appointed commander of the expedition against Quebec, comes to bid his mother goodbye. Before sailing, the general calls upon his sweetheart, Katherine Lowther. She presents him with a locket containing a miniature of herself. Wolfe places the jewel on a chain about his neck. Mignon Mars and her brother, Hubert, of a Canadian family, are captured by a body of men attached to the Royal Americans. Lieutenant Arleigh, the officer in charge, secures their release. Mignon loses her heart to the young officer. General Montcalm arrives at Quebec and takes command of the French forces.
Drama
Shenandoah
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Shenandoah

Jul 04, 1913

Shenandoah
1913 30 min 1 vues
Bronson Howard's Great Civil War Story in Three Reels, Featuring General Philip Sheridan's Ride from Winchester, 20 Miles Away.
Drama
The Fatal Legacy
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The Fatal Legacy

Sep 10, 1913

The Fatal Legacy
1913 22 min 1 vues
On his wedding eve Henry Halleck opens a sealed envelope which has been handed down to each generation, and learns that the family is cursed with a lust for drink. He signs the pledge which bears the signatures of his fathers.
Drama
Through the Flames
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Through the Flames

Jun 24, 1914

Through the Flames
1914 137 min 1 vues
Donald Hall discovers that his wife is engaged in a flirtation with Major Humphreys. The husband forbids Marion to see the man again. Despite this injunction, the woman accompanies Humphries to a road house with a party of friends, while Donald is at a directors' meeting. A fire breaks out and destroys the road house. Marion and Humphreys barely escape. Fearing to return home, the woman heeds Humphreys' pleas and elopes with him. Her handbag is found in the ruins of the building. Donald is led to believe his wife dead.
Drama
A Celebrated Case
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A Celebrated Case

May 01, 1914

A Celebrated Case
1914 137 min 1 vues
Foster sister of the Duchess d'Aubeterre, Madeline, marries Jean Renaud, a French soldier, and has a daughter named Adrienne. Five years later, on a battlefield, Renaud is entrusted by the Count de Moray with jewels and papers proving that Adrienne is his heir. After Moray's death, Renaud gives everything to Madeline and then returns to the battle.
Drama
The Peril of the Dance Hall
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The Peril of the Dance Hall

Feb 17, 1913

The Peril of the Dance Hall
1913 137 min 1 vues
After the death of his wife Pablo Florenti, an Italian, takes his little daughter, Pepita, and embarks for America, where he secures employment as a common laborer. Reaching young womanhood, Pepita becomes a typical American girl and is a source of joy to her father. One morning the old man meets with an accident while on his way to work and is assisted to his home by Ralph, a young motor-cyclist policeman. Ralph thus makes the acquaintance of Pepita. Pepita has refused several invitations to visit a public dance hall, knowing her father's objections.
Drama
The Prosecuting Attorney
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The Prosecuting Attorney

Feb 03, 1913

The Prosecuting Attorney
1913 137 min 1 vues
The prosecuting attorney's impassioned address clinches the conviction of the criminal who, breaking away from his guard, viciously assaults the prosecutor but is finally quieted. At home, the attorney's wife reads a newspaper account of the affair and is greatly disturbed.
Drama
A Mississippi Tragedy
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A Mississippi Tragedy

Apr 05, 1913

A Mississippi Tragedy
1913 23 min 1 vues
Calhoun, a planter, lives with his son and daughter, James and Martha. He strongly objects to young Gordon, who has been paying court to Martha and who has the reputation of being a gambler. Calhoun forbids Gordon from entering the house. One day as Gordon is traveling up the river he sees Calhoun who is returning from the sale of his cotton crop and is counting his money on the deck. Meredith, an unscrupulous gambler, also notices Calhoun and determines to relieve him of his money.
Drama
The Wartime Siren
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The Wartime Siren

Mar 29, 1913

The Wartime Siren
1913 137 min 1 vues
When the Civil War breaks out Eric Warren, a young physician, enlists and is commissioned captain. In the field of action his clever maneuvers constantly harass the Confederates and Colonel Ashby, chafing under many defeats at the hands of the young officer, decides to capture him through a subterfuge.
Drama
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Dec 17, 1913

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913 30 min 1 vues
Uncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is to be taken from her, she steals the boy and runs away.
Drama
The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve
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The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve

Mar 04, 1916

The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve
1916 12 min 1 vues
Steve Nelson, a clever crook, arrives at the little station where Helen is operator. He lives quietly at the village's little boarding house preparing for a coup when Helen receives instructions that lead her to suspect Steve.
Thriller
Wanted, a Sister
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Wanted, a Sister

Jul 22, 1912

Wanted, a Sister
1912 11 min 1 vues
In the college play, Tom and his room-mate, "Bunch," take prominent and successful parts, Tom as the hero and "Bunch" as the heroine, in which he is an excellent female impersonator. The day after the performance, "Bunch" makes an engagement to take a real chorus girl to dinner. Unexpectedly his mother comes to college to visit him and he makes Tom take the girl.
Comedy
The Chest of Fortune
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The Chest of Fortune

Mar 02, 1914

The Chest of Fortune
1914 20 min 1 vues
Just when we think that this movie will be about a Southern family in Civil War days, the action jumps to modern-day 1914, still in the southern United States. Handsome Jack (Guy Coombs) is in love with the fair lady played by Marguerite Clayton.
Bab's Burglar
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Bab's Burglar

Oct 28, 1917

Bab's Burglar
1917 50 min 1 vues
When Bab Archibald's father gives her $1,000 with the proviso that the gift will serve as her allowance for the year, our heroine proceeds to blow the dough on a brand new car. The car is subsequently totaled when Babs runs afoul of a milk truck, and paying for the damages leaves her with a measly 16 cents. Frustrated yet undeterred, Babs takes a job as a cabbie. One of her customers leaves something behind - a blueprint for the Archibald mansion. Could this customer be nothing more than a crook? Bab is on the case!
Comedy
When Knighthood Was in Flower
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When Knighthood Was in Flower

Sep 15, 1922

When Knighthood Was in Flower
1922 121 min 10 vues
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement.
Drama
The Darling of the CSA
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The Darling of the CSA

Sep 06, 1912

The Darling of the CSA
1912 15 min 1 vues
Anna Q. Nilsson is the title character, Agnes Lane, a daring spy for the South during the Civil War. She delivers an important message regarding an attack on a Yankee fort, then infiltrates the fort and turns herself in, only to change into a Union soldier’s clothes and escape with more confidential information. The Confederate soldiers love her, and treat her with respect, despite her un-ladylike profession. During the attack, morale appears to flag, but she sneaks out a message that she has been captured by the Yankees and is due to be executed, urging the boys to greater heroism. As they capture the fort, she again infiltrates and pretends to be grateful to her “rescuers.”
Drama
The Confederate Ironclad
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The Confederate Ironclad

Oct 04, 1912

The Confederate Ironclad
1912 16 min 3 vues
During the Civil War, Elinor, a pretty Northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt-- Little does anyone suspect she works as a spy. Lieutenant Yancey, who's nearly engaged to the fetching and resourceful Rose, is gallant enough to show the Yankee guest around, including a walk down a hidden creek where a gunboat is built and awaits powder. Elinor sends this intelligence North, and the Bluecoats attack.
History