Magda Foy

A 1917 silent drama film

C'est le début de l'automne et le Dr Headley démontre avec enthousiasme ce qui semble être un remède miraculeux contre la tuberculose. Non loin de l'endroit où il travaille, la maladie semble se préparer à bientôt prendre une autre vie, celle d'une adolescente nommée Winifred. La mère de Winifred et sa petite sœur Trixie sont dévastées. Lorsque Trixie entend le médecin de famille dire à propos de Winifred que "quand la dernière feuille tombera, elle sera décédée", elle interprète littéralement les paroles du médecin. En réfléchissant à ce qu'elle a entendu, elle décide de faire tout son possible pour sauver sa sœur.

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

A young man of high social position sacrifices his home and family for a girl of the stage. Cast off by his family, the young man finds that he is not qualified to earn his living. In the meanwhile his wife grows ill, a child is born, and several years after, the man finds himself in narrow straits. He prepares to go out and burglarize a place. His child enters when he leaves his revolver on the table. The child plays with it as with a toy and then innocently removes the bullets. The father comes back and takes the revolver and goes out. Accidentally, the son breaks into his own father's office. The father happens to be working late that night. The son breaks in, tries to shoot his own father. By the intervention of God, the son is saved from a patricide.

Un philanthrope réputé est capturé par un gang tapageur, mais l'un des enfants impliqués résiste à l'insistance du gang pour qu'il se tourne vers une vie de crime.

At a large factory, the workers decide to strike. Although the leader of the workers believes his boss is treating them unfairly, the strike movement spirals out of control.

"Wild Bill" Gray is a renegade and a wife-beater. He is about to start on some expedition of crime and his wife implores him to stay at home. She receives a beating for her trouble. Jim, a cowboy, rides past the shack, hears Mrs. Gray's screams and interferes, and takes Mrs. Gray over to his friend, the postmaster, so that she may have a good home. "Wild Bill" plans vengeance. Paxton, the postmaster, starts for the station with money and gold, and is accompanied a short way by Jim. Gray sneaks after them. After going with Paxton a short distance, Jim takes a turn in the road and Paxton rides on alone. Gray closes up on the postmaster, gets the drop on him, but Paxton is quick and there's a hand-to-hand struggle. Bill, however, worsts Paxton, and finally sends him over a precipice. But in falling, Paxton falls into a tree and thus is saved from sure death.

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)

Based on the opéra comique of the same name, the film follows the exploits of Italian brigand Fra Diavolo.