The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed 1916

5.80

In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan Dwan. Fairbanks stars as Lo Dorman, who has been ostracized from society because of this mixed ethnicity - his Native American mother was abandoned by his white father. When Lo catches the eye of the rich white debutante Nellie (Jewel Carmen), he becomes a target for the racist Sheriff Dunn (Sam De Grasse), who wants to break them up and take Nelli for his own. This love triangle becomes a quadrangle with the arrival of Teresa (Alma Rubens), who is on the run from the law. Through fire and fury Lo must decide who and what he truly loves.

1916

Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman 1916

5.60

A WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.

1916

Rübezahl's Wedding

Rübezahl's Wedding 1916

5.00

In this film, the people of a Tyrolean town climb up into the nearby mountains, searching for a place where they can hold a picnic and a spring festival: ideally, a place where they can eventually erect dwellings and cultivate crops. Led by the local nobleman (Arthur Ehrens), they find an appropriate spot, and the festivities begin. Some children briefly perform a charming folk dance. Suddenly the Rübezahl arrives and threatens to kill all the townsfolk if they don't leave immediately.

1916

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1916

6.20

Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.

1916

One A.M.

One A.M. 1916

6.74

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.

1916

American Aristocracy

American Aristocracy 1916

4.00

A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter.

1916

The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop 1916

6.60

A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

1916

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes 1916

6.30

When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal affecting the royal family, Sherlock Holmes decides to take over the case. (Considered lost, a copy was found in 2014, in the vaults of the Cinémathèque Française.)

1916

The Rink

The Rink 1916

6.60

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

1916

Where Are My Children?

Where Are My Children? 1916

6.02

Walton, the District Attorney, yearns to have children. Soon after defending an author on trial for publishing indecent literature, Walton discovers a secret his wife and her socialite friends have been hiding from him.

1916

Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen 1916

6.51

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

1916

The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker 1916

6.40

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

1916

Wife and Auto Trouble

Wife and Auto Trouble 1916

5.00

A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law.

1916

Mary and Gretel

Mary and Gretel 1916

5.80

Alice in Wonderland meets the Garden of Eden in this surreal fable of a drunk rabbit, bowling dwarfs, and the two bewildered girls of the title.

1916

Shoes

Shoes 1916

5.95

A young working girl, struggling to support her family on her meager salary, desperately wishes for a new pair of shoes.

1916

The Fireman

The Fireman 1916

6.20

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

1916

Judex

Judex 1916

6.84

When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)

1916

La Baraja de la Muerte

La Baraja de la Muerte 1916

2.00

In 1916 the Santiago society shuddered with the crime of a wealthy businessman. Corina Rojas, his young wife, was the first woman sentenced to death in Chile and her story inspired the first national feature film.

1916