The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan 1914

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An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is likewise kidnapped and rescues the young woman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011 in partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation New Zealand Project.

1914

Alice

Alice 1982

4.00

Alice was sitting in the park one day. She sees a jogger called Rabbit. When she first meets him she thinks he's a jerk later she finds him nice and relaxing. She falls in love with him. He takes her to Queenie's party. Rabbit later finds out that Queenie wants to kill him. So Rabbit packs up to leave the country. When Alice finds this out she commits suicide which brings her into a fantasy world.

1982

The Haunted Rocker

The Haunted Rocker 1912

1

An old rocking chair makes a story out of Old Boggs, his daughter Madge, and her boyfriend Jack.

1912

The Voice of Conscience

The Voice of Conscience 1912

1

An accidental death on a hunting trip results in an innocent young man being accused of murder.

1912

A Horseshoe for Luck

A Horseshoe for Luck 1914

1

Sidney Edwards finds a horseshoe, but his bad luck starts immediately. After several incidents, his son quietly borrows the horseshoe, perhaps to turn their family's luck around.

1914

The Golden Thought

The Golden Thought 1916

1

A deputy marshal rounds up the bad guys and gets the girl.

1916

Captain Alvarez

Captain Alvarez 1914

1

A melodrama about an American who becomes a revolutionary leader battling evil government spies in Argentina.

1914

The Firing of the Patchwork Quilt

The Firing of the Patchwork Quilt 1912

4.00

A mother is waiting or her son, a railroad engineer, to return home. The night becomes stormy and she discovers that a broken railroad trestle lies atop the track. She must try to get word to him before his train reaches the trestle.

1912

When Soul Meets Soul

When Soul Meets Soul 1913

1

An archeologist discovers an ancient parchment inside a mummy case, and realizes that he is the reincarnation of the lover of an Egyptian princess who took her own life many centuries earlier.

1913

Blackbeard

Blackbeard 1911

1

Pirates attack the town of Martinique and capture the governor. But the townspeople rally back in a battle between ships.

1911

A Mistaken Accusation

A Mistaken Accusation 1913

1

An Italian laborer is mistakenly accused of kidnapping the child of one of his clients.

1913

Jane Was Worth It

Jane Was Worth It 1915

1

Initially, Hughie finds his new cook Jane unsatisfactory, until he tries several others.

1915

Bill's Sweetheart

Bill's Sweetheart 1913

1

Bill, who is with a bunch of cowboys on their way to town, picks up from the wreckage of a prairie schooner a little baby girl. Five years later the little girl, while running after butterflies, gets lost. Bill, waking up from his siesta, goes in search of her, but she cannot be found. The little girl, in the meantime, has climbed into a freighter's wagon. For twelve years she lives with him. One evening, while gambling with Mexican Pete, the freighter loses his money, and the girl, whom he had staked against the Mexican's winnings. But before the Mexican can take the girl away, Bill wins her from the Mexican, places her in the care of a woman neighbor and eventually marries her.

1913

His Wife Knew About It

His Wife Knew About It 1916

1

Mr. and Mrs. Pantomus finally get lucky with a good cook, Tillie. When Tillie wants to go to the city, Mr. Pantomus takes her out, but confusion ensues.

1916

The Iron Heel

The Iron Heel 1912

1

An old man plots to have his enemy's son convicted of his own murder.

1912