William H. Tooker

1

A Bride for a Knight

Dec 15, 1923

A Bride for a Knight

1923 50 min 1 vues

While having dental work done, Jimmy inhales too much gas and begins believing that he is a detective. He sets out to capture a gang of thieves who robbed Jean's uncle's bank.

Comedy

5

The Invisible Ray

Jul 01, 1920

The Invisible Ray

1920 225 min 1 vues

A scientist discovers a death ray and locks it in a box, giving the key to his daughter, who soon finds herself hunted by criminals looking to steal the deadly mineral.

Science Fiction

1

Proxies

May 01, 1921

Proxies

1921 70 min 1 vues

Carlotta Darley (Dean) is engaged to Homer Carleton (Crosby), but regrets that Homer is not as tall and handsome as the butler Peter (Kerry).

Drama

1

Ambition

Jun 25, 1916

Ambition

1916 50 min 1 vues

Jude Hunter (Katherine Hughes) is a committed musician who is in the middle of preparing for the biggest and most important performance of her life. When mysterious, unprecedented, and seemingly connected deaths occur as the competition draws near, she begins to feel unsafe, thinking that she might be the next target.

Drama

5.8

Soup to Nuts

Sep 28, 1930

Soup to Nuts

1930 70 min 8 vues

Le magasin de costumes de M. Schmidt est en faillite parce qu'il passe son temps sur des inventions à la Rube Goldberg ; les créanciers envoient un jeune manager qui tombe amoureux de la nièce de Schmidt, Louise, mais elle n'en aura pas. Les amis de Schmidt, Ted, Queenie et quelques pompiers maladroits essaient d'aider; les choses tournent mal lorsque Louise doit être sauvée d'un incendie.

Comedy

1

Good Morning, Judge

Apr 29, 1928

Good Morning, Judge

1928 60 min 1 vues

Freddie, a rich young idler, meets Julia Harrington, a wealthy social service worker who runs a haven for reformed criminals. By telling her he is a hardened criminal, he is allowed to stay at the mission.

Comedy

7.2

La Lettre écarlate

Jan 08, 1927

La Lettre écarlate

1927 97 min 27 vues

Un village de la Nouvelle-Angleterre en 1645. Ses très puritains habitants se plaignent du comportement "choquant" d'Hester Prynne auprès du révérend Dimmesdale. Celui-ci est attiré par la jeune femme et ils ont une liaison passionnée, vite frappée du sceau de l'infamie, d'autant plus qu'un enfant naît de cette union...

Drama

1

The Light in Darkness

Jul 09, 1917

The Light in Darkness

1917 49 min 1 vues

Bank cashier Ramsey Latham is sentenced to prison for violation of the banking laws. On his way to the penitentiary, he encounters Hilary Kenyon, a young girl who speaks encouragingly to him. Later he is surprised to discover that Hilary is also a prisoner, having been found guilty of manslaughter for killing a man who attacked her.

Crime

1

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

Apr 01, 1915

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

1915 137 min 1 vues

Judge Randolph Legarde becomes a dual personality when he is kicked in the head by a horse.

Drama

1

A Modern Magdalen

Feb 17, 1915

A Modern Magdalen

1915 137 min 1 vues

Although laborer Joe Mercer loves factory girl Katinka Jenkins, she agrees to become the mistress of Lindsay, the mill owner, in order to escape dire poverty and cruel parents. Katinka sends Lindsay's money to her family, but eventually, he finds himself unable to pay his employees, and only under Joe's influence are the men prevented from striking. Reformer John Strong, who loves Katinka's sister Olivia, visits Katinka to request that she cease her disgraceful dance performances, but he soon submits to her charms and is passionately embracing her when Olivia enters the room. Katinka then learns of the situation at the mill and realizes that the compromise of her honor has ruined more lives than her own.

Drama

1

The Devil Dancer

Nov 03, 1927

The Devil Dancer

1927 73 min 1 vues

An English explorer disturbed by the practices of an isolated tribe attempts to rescue a native girl he has become fascinated with. THE DEVIL DANCER was highly praised at time of release for its exquisite cinematography, especially in the use of light and shadow. The film received an Academy Award nomination in this category. Sadly, it is among the lost. No prints or negatives are known to survive.

Drama

4.6

East Lynne

Jun 18, 1916

East Lynne

1916 74 min 5 vues

An adaptation of the 1861 novel by English author Ellen Wood: The story of long-suffering Lady Isabel Carlisle cast in a modern setting.

Drama

1

The Ordeal

Nov 01, 1914

The Ordeal

1914 75 min 1 vues

During the Franco-Prussian War, Jean Renyea wins the love of Helene, thus incurring the enmity of Pierre, her hunchbacked suitor.

War

1

The Look Out Girl

Nov 02, 1928

The Look Out Girl

1928 137 min 1 vues

The lookout girl for the notorious Mowbray gang tries to leave her gangster past by marrying a wealthy doctor, but her past catches up with her very quickly when the gang finds her.

1

Draft 258

Nov 15, 1917

Draft 258

1917 40 min 1 vues

Mary Alden and her brothers Matthew and George have extremely different political views. Matthew is a committed pacifist, and is constantly giving speeches against war. George is notified that his draft number, 258, has been called and to report for induction, but he refuses. Mary, on the other hand, is intensely patriotic and comes up with a plan to shame him into reporting for induction. Meanwhile, Matthew is being set up for a patsy by a gang of German secret agents, led by Van Bierman, who are planning to blow up an airplane factory.

Drama

1

The Woman the Germans Shot

Oct 27, 1918

The Woman the Germans Shot

1918 60 min 1 vues

The true story of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who served with the underground in Belgium during the First World War.

Drama

5

The Night of Love

Jan 22, 1927

The Night of Love

1927 80 min 1 vues

Montero, son of a Gypsy leader, is about to take a bride according to primitive ritual, when the Duke de la Garda demands his right as feudal lord--to take the bride to his castle for a night. Rather than accede to the duke's advances, the girl chooses death by her own hand. Montero swears vengeance.....

Romance

3.706

Murder by Television

Oct 01, 1935

Murder by Television

1935 53 min 17 vues

James Houghland, inventeur d'une nouvelle méthode par laquelle les signaux de télévision peuvent être instantanément envoyés n'importe où dans le monde, refuse de vendre le processus aux sociétés de télévision, qui envoient ensuite des agents pour acquérir l'invention de toutes les manières possibles. La nuit de son émission initiale, Houghland est mystérieusement assassiné au milieu de sa manifestation et il incombe au chef de la police Nelson de déterminer qui est le meurtrier parmi les nombreux suspects présents.

Thriller

1

A Daughter of the Sea

Nov 22, 1915

A Daughter of the Sea

1915 50 min 1 vues

Margot, the motherless daughter of a New England fisherman, dreams of a better life. After rescuing the wealthy Jack Rutledge's mother, Margot is taken in by the family. Jack and Margot fall in love against the will of his mother and must find a way to marry.

Drama

1

The Bellamy Trial

Jan 23, 1929

The Bellamy Trial

1929 95 min 1 vues

The Bellamy Trial is a 1929 American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham.

Drama

1

My Friend the Devil

Nov 19, 1922

My Friend the Devil

1922 80 min 1 vues

Silent romantic drama...

Drama

1

Her Surrender

Jan 01, 1916

Her Surrender

1916 50 min 1 vues

A story of violence, deceit, deception and malfeasance among the rich set and the hoodlums with whom they unknowingly become involved.

Drama

1

Ladies Must Dress

Nov 20, 1927

Ladies Must Dress

1927 60 min 1 vues

Joe and Eve are engaged, but Joe cannot help contrasting the drabness of her attire with the dressy clothes of their friends. Eve overhears him talking of this and breaks with him. Then, with the help of her friend, Mazie, she metamorphoses into a ravishing beauty. Joe is remorseful, but the situation is made more complex when he suspects Eve of questionable relations with her boss.

Comedy

4

Birds of Prey

Mar 27, 1927

Birds of Prey

1927 56 min 1 vues

Helen Wayne and Archie Crossley, two clever pickpockets, rob J. Hamilton Smith, a well-known metropolitan banker, and he is later recognized by one of their gang as a former prisonmate; they demand a price for their silence, and he is forced to accede.

Crime

1

Springtime

Dec 28, 1914

Springtime

1914 50 min 1 vues

Madeline De Valette is betrothed to her father's cousin, Raoul De Valette, arrangements having been made when she was but a child. Valette requests his cousin's presence at his home to be presented to his fiancée. Raoul has been carrying on a love affair with L'Acadienne, a beautiful Creole who loves him devotedly. Much against his wishes, he is compelled to leave L'Acadienne. In spite of her pleadings and threats, he sets out for the Valette home.

Drama

6

Diamond Jim

Sep 01, 1935

Diamond Jim

1935 88 min 1 vues

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

Drama

5

How Molly Malone Made Good

Oct 25, 1915

How Molly Malone Made Good

1915 70 min 1 vues

Molly, an Irish girl just hired by a New York newspaper, is assigned as a test a chain interview of celebrities that must be accomplished within a set amount of time. She goes through innumerable paths and obstacles to achieve the goal.

Adventure

1

No Defense

Apr 05, 1929

No Defense

1929 60 min 1 vues

No Defense is a 1929 romantic drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. It was a silent film with part talking and sound-effects by the Vitaphone Company. It was distributed by Warner Brothers.

Romance

5.2

A Woman of Experience

Jul 08, 1931

A Woman of Experience

1931 74 min 3 vues

It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Elsa, a beautiful prostitute, wants to help the war effort, but is rejected as a nurse, but a government official thinks that she will make an excellent spy.

Romance

1

The Purple Highway

Aug 05, 1923

The Purple Highway

1923 70 min 1 vues

Two inmates and a cleaning girl at a home for struggling artists achieve success and fame when they pool their talents and produce a smash hit Broadway musical. Edgar ( Monte Blue ), the playwright, is in love with April ( Madge Kennedy ), the ex- leading lady, but she doesn't discover that she loves him until it's almost too late.

Comedy

1

The Greatest Love

Dec 01, 1920

The Greatest Love

1920 60 min 1 vues

Director Henry Kolker's silent romantic melodrama starred Vera Gordon, who was billed as "The 'Mother' of 'Humoresque'", Bertram Marburgh, Yvonne Shelton, Hugh Huntley, and William H. Tooker

Drama

6.2

The Average Woman

Mar 01, 1924

The Average Woman

1924 48 min 3 vues

Reporter Jimmy Munroe is writing an article on "the average woman". He meets Sally Whipple in the library and chooses her as a likely subject, following her around to gather material for his article, and eventually falls in love with her. Her father, Judge Whipple, doesn't like it; he has Jimmy arrested and allows him to see Sally only once a week. Meanwhile, disreputable businessman Van Alten is after Sally, and tries to pressure her into marrying him by threatening to release letters he says will embarrass her father.

Drama

1

Night Watch

Sep 09, 1928

Night Watch

1928 70 min 1 vues

Night Watch is a 1928 American drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Paul Lukas, and Donald Reed. It was an adaptation of the dramatic 1921 play In the Night Watch, written by Michael Morton. The film is set almost entirely on a French warship at the beginning of the First World War.

War

1

Peacock Alley

Jan 23, 1922

Peacock Alley

1922 80 min 1 vues

A young man brings his new worldly Parisian wife back home to Pennsylvania.

Drama

1

Red, White and Blue Blood

Nov 24, 1917

Red, White and Blue Blood

1917 137 min 1 vues

A hard-core socialite turns over a new leaf after spending time with a less fortunate family.

Comedy

6

The Net

Dec 02, 1923

The Net

1923 137 min 1 vues

The Net is a 1924 silent mystery drama.

Crime

1

Woman's Man

Oct 02, 1920

Woman's Man

1920 137 min 1 vues

A man almost loses his fortune, not to mention his fiancée, to a society scion.

Western

1

God's Country and the Law

Jun 01, 1921

God's Country and the Law

1921 137 min 1 vues

God's Country and the Law is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Pine Tree Pictures and distributed by Arrow Films. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Fred C. Jones and Gladys Leslie in the leading roles. It was adapted from the 1915 novel God’s Country and the Woman by James Oliver Curwood,which had been previously filmed under that title in 1916.

Western

1

Heliotrope

Nov 28, 1920

Heliotrope

1920 70 min 1 vues

A prison inmate obtains his release from prison in order to rescue his daughter from the clutches of her unscrupulous mother's plot to implicate the girl in a blackmail scheme.

Drama

1

The Stealers

Oct 03, 1920

The Stealers

1920 68 min 1 vues

Rev. Robert Martin is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and taken up a life of crime as head of a band of pickpockets masquerading as religious workers who ply their trade in the wake of a traveling carnival company. He tries to keep the true nature of his work secret from his daughter Julie, but she learns the truth while traveling with his band for a week.

Drama

4.5

Romance of the Underworld

Nov 10, 1928

Romance of the Underworld

1928 68 min 1 vues

When a gangster's speakeasy is raided by the police, one of the people picked up is the gangster's pretty young girlfriend. A kind-hearted cop takes pity on her and helps her get out of that life. While waitressing to earn money for college, she meets a wealthy and handsome young man and they fall in love--but he doesn't know about her somewhat shady past and her relationship with the gangster.

Drama

1

Virgin Lips

Jul 25, 1928

Virgin Lips

1928 59 min 1 vues

In a banana republic, way south of the Texas border, a dumb-Dora American girl, Norma (Olive Borden), lets her ruby-red lips promise more than she is willing to deliver, and she finds herself a prisoner in a notorious dance-hall/brothel. But her American aviator boyfriend, Barry Blake (John Boles), is flying to her rescue. He does just that but, alas, they are quickly captured by a gang of outlaws. Possibly the many expensive pieces of jewelry she has gathered from the many male friends she has made along the way, including El Presidente, captured the outlaws' attention.