The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912

6.20

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.

1912

Falling Leaves

Falling Leaves 1912

6.60

It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the disease seems preparing to soon claim yet another life, a teenage girl named Winifred. Winifred's mother and little sister Trixie are devastated. When Trixie hears the family doctor say of Winifred that "when the last leaf falls, she will have passed away," she interprets the doctor's words literally. Thinking over what she has heard, she determines to do everything possible to save her sister.

1912

The Cameraman's Revenge

The Cameraman's Revenge 1912

6.99

A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema. This was one of Starewicz' first animated films, and stars a cast of animated beetles.

1912

The Old Actor

The Old Actor 1912

5.40

An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the theatre he panics at the thought of telling his family the bad news and decides to disguise himself as a beggar. His daughter's beau accidentally gives him a five dollar gold piece, thinking that it was a smaller coin. A chase ensues with a policeman, the daughter, and her beau in hot pursuit. When caught he is recognized by his shocked daughter, but is quickly forgiven by all. Meanwhile the actor hired to replace him has already been fired and a messenger is dispatched to rehire the Old Actor to the delight of his wife, daughter, and fellow actors.

1912

The Troublesome Step-Daughters

The Troublesome Step-Daughters 1912

4.00

A widower with four grown daughters remarries and brings his new wife home to meet them. The girls set out to make life as difficult as possible for their new mother.

1912

Calcutta Pageant

Calcutta Pageant 1912

1

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

1912

Red Saunders' Sacrifice

Red Saunders' Sacrifice 1912

1

Wanted outlaw Red Saunders shelters a young girl and her mother in his mountain hideaway after a house fire. The mother falls gravely ill and Red must sacrifice his freedom to go into town to find a doctor.

1912

The Massacre

The Massacre 1912

5.90

The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.

1912

The New York Hat

The New York Hat 1912

5.70

To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town.

1912

Bread Upon the Waters

Bread Upon the Waters 1912

1

Tim Clancy, an ex-convict, on the day of his release, returns home and is welcomed by his mother and sweetheart. He decides to turn over a new leaf. He applies and secures work at the Ganes shoe factory. Here he is recognized by a detective and when his record is made known to the management he is discharged. The inevitable follows.

1912

Getting Rid of Trouble

Getting Rid of Trouble 1912

1

The Newlyweds move into their new flat and prepare to entertain their uncle.

1912

The Conquest of the Pole

The Conquest of the Pole 1912

6.30

A science fantasy film that deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Based on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" by Jules Verne.

1912

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

How a Mosquito Operates

How a Mosquito Operates 1912

6.10

A hungry mosquito spots and follows a man on his way home. The mosquito slips into the room where the man is sleeping, and gets ready for a meal. His first attempts startle the man and wake him up, but the mosquito is very persistent.

1912

Her Bitter Lesson

Her Bitter Lesson 1912

1

Aurora Floyd elopes from boarding school with John Conyers, but hardly a week has elapsed before she discovers that she has married a worthless libertine. She appeals to her father for aid and advice and he finally pays Conyers to leave the country for a year, so that she can secure a divorce on the ground of desertion.

1912

The House of His Master

The House of His Master 1912

1

The blight of Sylvia Steem's otherwise happy young life, is her husband's crave for drink.

1912

The Wreck of the Vega

The Wreck of the Vega 1912

1

Five years ago the world was shocked to hear of the sinking of one of the finest and fastest ore boats on the Great Lakes. During one of the worst storms in the memory of sailors this great boat, the Vega, became suddenly lost and almost without warning, was driven ashore on the rocks near the Fox Islands in Northern Lake Michigan.

1912

The Three Valises

The Three Valises 1912

1

Jim Allen accidentally finds a valise full of burglars' tools. At the same time he discovers that he has fallen heir to a $10,000 legacy. In order to secure the legacy he must be in a distant city on the following day. Being hard up, he decides to borrow the necessary carfare from his double, an unscrupulous broker named Harrington.

1912

The Awakening

The Awakening 1912

1

Bill Williams, a poor inventor with a large family, suddenly comes into great wealth through the sale of an invention. Sudden affluence turns his head, and he changes at once from the plodding mechanic of the dingy shop into an ultra-fashionable man of the town.

1912