Marc Robbins

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The Mainspring
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The Mainspring

Nov 27, 1916

The Mainspring
1916 50 min 1 vues
Finding himself penniless, Lawrence Ashmore, whose late father was ruined on the stock exchange, obtains a position as a reporter. Ashmore is assigned to investigate the reported fatal illness of Jesse Craven, one of Wall Street's financial monarchs.
Drama
Li Ting Lang
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Li Ting Lang

Jul 24, 1920

Li Ting Lang
1920 50 min 1 vues
In a day and age when interracial marriages were considered taboo, film star Sessue Hayakawa rarely got the girl in his pictures. The issue of prejudice is broached here -- and Hayakawa still doesn't get the girl, who in this case is society girl Marion Halstead (Doris Pawn).
Drama
True Blue
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True Blue

May 05, 1918

True Blue
1918 60 min 1 vues
True Blue begins with the marriage of black-sheep British nobleman Gilbert Brockhurst to the daughter of a Western rancher. When he learns that he has inherited his father's title and estate, Brockhurst deserts his wife and young son Bob. Upon attaining adulthood, Bob becomes the boss of his grandfather's ranch.
Western
When a Man Sees Red
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When a Man Sees Red

Oct 28, 1917

When a Man Sees Red
1917 70 min 1 vues
Story based on a Saturday Evening Post story entitled "The Painted Lady," which was written by Larry Evans. First mate Luther Smith returns to his home port to discover that his sister has died after being raped. Not long after, his mother dies from grief. Smith swears revenge and ships out on a boat manned by Sutton, "the worst captain this side o' hell". Smith doesn't realize yet that Sutton is the one who ravished his sister, but at sea, his brutalities become obvious.
Western
Secret Love
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Secret Love

Jan 31, 1916

Secret Love
1916 60 min 1 vues
In an English mining town during the 1870's, Joan Lowrie falls in love with Fergus Derrick, the new chief engineer who vows to improve working conditions. Joan's father Don, however, runs the mine and likes conditions just as they are. As a result, he quickly learns to detest the crusading Fergus, even to the point of trying to murder him.
Drama
Sealed Orders
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Sealed Orders

Mar 30, 1914

Sealed Orders
1914 20 min 1 vues
Crooknose is a child of the slums. The slums his mother, dark alleys his father and his family is composed of the crook, the gambler, the demi-monde and the policeman. But despite these family connections Crooknose is organically a decent fellow.
Drama
The Sandhill Lovers
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The Sandhill Lovers

Jun 15, 1914

The Sandhill Lovers
1914 20 min 1 vues
Dave and Phillip Hull, twins, are totally different in character. Dave is steady, slow to hate and true in love. Phillip, the gay and popular gambler, is perhaps more lovable on the surface, but shifty and flare-tempered underneath. Dave loves little Meg, daughter of Hardy, a cattle rustler. Dave does not know that the father is a cattle rustler, however.
Western
His Heart His Hand and His Sword
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His Heart His Hand and His Sword

Nov 09, 1914

His Heart His Hand and His Sword
1914 20 min 1 vues
O'Rourke, soldier of fortune and hero of many wars, finds himself in Paris without funds. In a spirit of recklessness, he pawns a valuable watch given him by a grateful republic for services rendered. With the proceeds he enters a prominent Parisian restaurant to dine. There he attracts the attention of the Princess de Grandlieu, her husband, the Prince, and her legal advisor, M. Adolph Chambret. While there an incident occurs which earns the hatred of her advisor, who is in love with her.
Drama
Alias Jimmy Valentine
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Alias Jimmy Valentine

Feb 29, 1920

Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920 60 min 1 vues
The saga of Alias Jimmy Valentine began with the O. Henry story "A Retrieved Reformation". This surprise-ending tale was adapted into a stage play by Paul Armstrong, which subsequently was adapted to film several times
Drama
The Girl Who Ran Wild
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The Girl Who Ran Wild

Oct 09, 1922

The Girl Who Ran Wild
1922 50 min 1 vues
M'liss, raised in the mountains as an unruly tomboy, is orphaned and is offered "protection" by Calaveras John and Johnny Cake, friends of her father's murderer. She shows no interest in anything until the new schoolmaster persuades her to tidy herself and get some education. Believing the schoolmaster to be in love with some other girl, M'liss decides to run off with another man.
Their Golden Wedding
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Their Golden Wedding

May 30, 1915

Their Golden Wedding
1915 10 min 1 vues
Jane Darling is an invalid, whose husband, Charles, was formerly a famous actor, but in his old age has come down to be doorkeeper at a theater. For his wife's happiness, Charles still lets her think he is a famous star.
Drama
A Tale of Two Cities
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A Tale of Two Cities

Mar 10, 1917

A Tale of Two Cities
1917 70 min 6 vues
At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly wastrel, Sydney Carton. Carton embarks on a daring plan to save the husband of the woman he loves.
Romance
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
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Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings

Sep 27, 1915

Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
1915 60 min 1 vues
Impoverished Molly Hanlon is befriended by crooked gambler Lee Kirk, she marries him in a phony ceremony. While frequenting Kirk's gambling den, Molly meets Miles Rand, the dissolute son of Judge Rand, whose obvious attraction for her encourages Kirk to swindle him out of his money. Penniless, Miles accepts a loan from Molly and returns East to study law. On the day that Molly learns that her marriage is not legal, the gambling den burns down and Kirk is presumed dead. After escaping with Kirk's money, Molly goes East where she encounters Miles, now a district attorney. In spite of the objections of Judge Rand, Molly accepts Miles's proposal, but after Kirk arrives in town, she calls off the engagement. When Kirk enters her apartment through a window, Molly kills him in a panic and is arrested for murder. The still faithful Miles defends her in court, and after her acquittal, she confesses her past and reunites with her old love.
Drama
The Crippled Hand
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The Crippled Hand

May 01, 1916

The Crippled Hand
1916 50 min 1 vues
Diminutive heroine Ella Hall dreams that she's Cinderella, and that a wealthy gentleman of her acquaintance (played by Leonard) is her Prince Charming. All of this takes place during a musical stage production of Cinderella, a sequence distinguished by its authentic backstage atmosphere.
Drama
The Measure of a Man
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The Measure of a Man

Nov 20, 1916

The Measure of a Man
1916 50 min 1 vues
Divinity student John Fairmeadow likes his liquor and as a result is expelled from the seminary. He travels out West and lands in a camp where lumberman Batch has just died. He reads the funeral service and befriends the dead man's daughter Pattie.
Drama
Riders of the Purple Sage
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Riders of the Purple Sage

Sep 01, 1918

Riders of the Purple Sage
1918 57 min 1 vues
Lassiter quits the Texas Rangers and spends his life in pursuit of a group of Mormons who kidnapped his married sister. In a town on the Utah border, he meets the Withersteens and falls in love with their daughter, Jane. He also befriends Venters, and helps him track down some bandits who have been rustling the Withersteens' cattle.
Western
The Marriage Market
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The Marriage Market

Oct 25, 1923

The Marriage Market
1923 58 min 1 vues
The story of a wealthy young flapper, Theodora Bland (Pauline Garon), and the amorous adventures and misadventures she has after being expelled from a fashionable and costly east-coast boarding school.
Comedy
The Social Buccaneer
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The Social Buccaneer

Oct 16, 1916

The Social Buccaneer
1916 50 min 1 vues
While working in China for Nathan Goldberg, a New York Jewish importer, Chattfield Bruce comes to admire the Robin Hood philosophy of Wong Lee, who gives to the poor all the food, clothing and money that he steals from the rich. After Chattfield informs Wong Lee of a betrayal among his gang, Wong Lee gives him a ring that is guaranteed to give the wearer the allegiance of any Chinese throughout the world.
Mystery
An International Marriage
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An International Marriage

Jul 23, 1916

An International Marriage
1916 50 min 1 vues
Florence Brent is the daughter of Bennington Brent, who runs a successful laundry business. Florence's childhood friend, John Oglesby, is a Congressman. When Florence visits her friend, Eleanor Williamson, in Washington D.C., she meets Eleanor's fiancé, who is a Count. The Duke of Buritz, a countryman of the Count, tries to corrupt Oglesby for political reasons. Meanwhile, the Count breaks his engagement to Eleanor, having become enamored of Florence. Oglesby eventually exposes the duplicity of the Count and Duke.
Comedy
Human Hearts
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Human Hearts

Aug 19, 1922

Human Hearts
1922 102 min 1 vues
Innocent country boy Tom Logan is taken in by the scheming Barbara Kay, a city woman who knows Tom is set to inherit his fathers farm which sits on a rich coal field. Toms father sees through her plot and disinherits him when her marries Barbara. When Barbara tires of farm life, the ensuing events lead to death and misplaced guilt.
Drama
Human Hearts
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Human Hearts

Aug 19, 1922

Human Hearts
1922 102 min 1 vues
Innocent country boy Tom Logan is taken in by the scheming Barbara Kay, a city woman who knows Tom is set to inherit his fathers farm which sits on a rich coal field. Toms father sees through her plot and disinherits him when her marries Barbara. When Barbara tires of farm life, the ensuing events lead to death and misplaced guilt.
Drama
Les Misérables
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Les Misérables

Dec 03, 1917

Les Misérables
1917 90 min 1 vues
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Drama