The Forest Rose

The Forest Rose 1912

1

Forester and Maywood, two wealthy neighbor planters, volunteered their services to defend their country when the war of the Revolution broke out. Forester was made colonel of his regiment, while Maywood became a captain. The men mortgaged their plantations and gave the benefits to the government, which was hard pressed for funds. Colonel Forester was mortally wounded at the battle of Cowpens, but before he passed away, Captain Maywood promised that he would care for Forester's motherless little girl.

1912

Not Guilty

Not Guilty 1910

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Young clerk Harry Martin has valuables stolen by the thief Joinville planted on him by that rogue. The cops finding the hot stuff on him arrest Harry and he is sent up the river unjustly. Desperate to prove his innocence, he seizes the chance of escape on a passing hay wagon and returns to town. Trapped at his mother’s house he engineers another daring escape, he is nearly hunted down when Joinville’s conscience finally gets the better of him and he confesses to the crime.

1910

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1912

5.80

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

1912

Tempest and Sunshine

Tempest and Sunshine 1910

1

Planter Middleton of Kentucky has two beautiful daughters, "Tempest," and "Sunshine," because of their different dispositions. "Sunshine" loves Dr. Lacey of New Orleans but is wooed by village postmaster Bill Jeffreys, who she rejects when he proposes. Soon after the Dr. & Sunshine become engaged, he is compelled to return to his home city. During his absence, "Tempest," who loves him, conspires with Bill Jeffreys to intercept the lovers' letters making the pair doubt each other. The Doctor decides to marry "Tempest” while Sunshine is brokenhearted. Just as Tempest and the Doctor are about to be married, the ceremony is interrupted by Jeffreys, who confesses the plot, and the lovers reunited.

1910

War and the Woman

War and the Woman 1917

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After learning that her stepfather, John Braun, is a spy, Ruth leaves him and starts out upon a cross-country journey. In her travels, she sees a plane crash to earth and rushes to assist its pilot, John Barker. The two fall in love and are married. In the midst of their honeymoon, war breaks out and John is called to his post, leaving Ruth alone with only the servants to protect her. In John's absence, the enemy invades the countryside, commandeers the Barker house and imprisons Ruth in her room. Meanwhile, John takes leave to search for his wife. Managing to get through the enemy line, he arrives just as Ruth, enraged at the action of the invaders, dynamites the cellar of the house. As the building explodes, Ruth and John escape in his plane.

1917

A Modern Monte Cristo

A Modern Monte Cristo 1917

4.50

This adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas story tells of a man, living in the present day, who returns home incognito and wealthy after having been a sailor for years and living on a desert island surrounded by water filled with pearl-oysters. He revenges himself on his enemy, who had unjustly accused him of a crime he did not commit.

1917

Clarence Cheats at Croquet

Clarence Cheats at Croquet 1915

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Released under Thanhouser's "Falstaff" comedy brand, in this film two rival lovers face off at croquet. One wins out because of his honesty, or rather, Clarence gets it wrong because he cheats at croquet.

1915