6.6 Сюжет (англ.)
A greedy tycoon decides, on a whim, to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing the grain's producers into charity lines and further into poverty. The film continues to contrast the ironic differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
A Corner in Wheat
13 грудня 1909 (Світ)
США
14 хв
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A greedy tycoon decides, on a whim, to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing the grain's producers into charity lines and further into poverty. The film continues to contrast the ironic differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
Сюжет (англ.)
Each night, after the day's work at the factory, the three bachelor friends met and declared anew their attachment over a social glass. They bound themselves to remain thus as long as life ...
Three Friends (1913)
Three Friends
2 січня 1913 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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Each night, after the day's work at the factory, the three bachelor friends met and declared anew their attachment over a social glass. They bound themselves to remain thus as long as life ...
Сюжет (англ.)
In this latter day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house. The jealous brother summons police, who then charge ...
The Burglar's Dilemma (1912)
The Burglar's Dilemma
16 грудня 1912 (Світ)
США
15 хв
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In this latter day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house. The jealous brother summons police, who then charge ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her...
The Painted Lady (1912)
The Painted Lady
24 жовтня 1912 (Світ)
США
12 хв
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A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her...
Сюжет (англ.)
Two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret. He squanders money on gambling, as his interest in her gradually wanes. One day after losing the company money in a card game, he decides to commit suicide. He telephones his wife from the office, as he puts a revolver near his head. The wife tries to keep him talking while the reliable business partner races to the office in an attempt to save his old friend. Will he make it in time?
Death's Marathon (1913)
Death's Marathon
14 червня 1913 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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Two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret. He squanders money on gambling, as his interest in her gradually wanes. One day after losing the company money in a card game, he decides to commit suicide. He telephones his wife from the office, as he puts a revolver near his head. The wife tries to keep him talking while the reliable business partner races to the office in an attempt to save his old friend. Will he make it in time?
Сюжет (англ.)
A very pretty girl, is always surrounded by many male admirers, much to the dismay of one very shy fellow, who never can get a chance to speak with her. One day the girl visits a friend in ...
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)
So Near, Yet So Far
29 вересня 1912 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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A very pretty girl, is always surrounded by many male admirers, much to the dismay of one very shy fellow, who never can get a chance to speak with her. One day the girl visits a friend in ...
Сюжет (англ.)
Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a girl who lives in his building.
The Miser's Heart (1911)
The Miser's Heart
20 листопада 1911 (Світ)
США
18 хв
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Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a girl who lives in his building.
Сюжет (англ.)
A stirring episode of the Civil War. At the beginning of the Civil War, Kentucky attempted to hold a neutral position between the belligerents, and her sons decided for themselves which ...
In Old Kentucky (1909)
In Old Kentucky
20 вересня 1909 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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A stirring episode of the Civil War. At the beginning of the Civil War, Kentucky attempted to hold a neutral position between the belligerents, and her sons decided for themselves which ...
Сюжет (англ.)
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost, but there was the chance which the hand...
The Broken Locket (1909)
The Broken Locket
16 вересня 1909 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost, but there was the chance which the hand...
Сюжет (англ.)
Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unknown to her, the music has a healing effect on all who hear her as she passes by.
Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience (1909)
Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience
3 жовтня 1909 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unknown to her, the music has a healing effect on all who hear her as she passes by.
Сюжет (англ.)
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family,...
The Hessian Renegades (1909)
The Hessian Renegades
6 вересня 1909 (Світ)
США
10 хв
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During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family,...
Сюжет (англ.)
Florence and Nellie are dressmakers, sewing to eke an existence. A wealthy woman calls for a gown they have just finished. She is accompanied by an unconscionable profligate, who, tempting ...
The Two Paths (1911)
The Two Paths
2 січня 1911 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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Florence and Nellie are dressmakers, sewing to eke an existence. A wealthy woman calls for a gown they have just finished. She is accompanied by an unconscionable profligate, who, tempting ...
Сюжет (англ.)
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he...
The Battle (1911)
The Battle
6 листопада 1911 (Світ)
США
19 хв
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Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he...
Сюжет (англ.)
An abusive father and husband attends a play one night and sees that the "villain" in the piece does to his family exactly what he is doing to his own family.
Сюжет (англ.)
He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and spent his play hours around, the switch-tower. Thus at the crucial moment he was able to save his ...
The Switch Tower (1913)
The Switch Tower
15 червня 1913 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and spent his play hours around, the switch-tower. Thus at the crucial moment he was able to save his ...Сюжет (англ.)
Reliable authority states that nine million human lives were sacrificed through the zeal of fanatical reformers during the Christian epoch. Religious fanaticism was in most cases the cause,...
Rose o' Salem Town (1910)
Rose o' Salem Town
25 вересня 1910 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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Reliable authority states that nine million human lives were sacrificed through the zeal of fanatical reformers during the Christian epoch. Religious fanaticism was in most cases the cause,...
Сюжет (англ.)
Before the revolution in France the nobility exercised a most despotic rule over the peasants, subjecting them to abject slavery. Not only did they suffer pecuniary oppression, but their ...
The Oath and the Man (1910)
The Oath and the Man
21 вересня 1910 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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Before the revolution in France the nobility exercised a most despotic rule over the peasants, subjecting them to abject slavery. Not only did they suffer pecuniary oppression, but their ...
Сюжет (англ.)
John Rogers, a young chemist, is sincerely loved by the eldest of two sisters, but in a state of infatuation prefers the younger girl, fascinated by what he would call vivacity, but which ...
A Flash of Light (1910)
A Flash of Light
17 липня 1910 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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John Rogers, a young chemist, is sincerely loved by the eldest of two sisters, but in a state of infatuation prefers the younger girl, fascinated by what he would call vivacity, but which ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.
The Sealed Room (1909)
The Sealed Room
2 вересня 1909 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.
Сюжет (англ.)
Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a wealthy lord, who proposes marriage and wants to introduce her into his social circle. But ...
Wilful Peggy (1910)
Wilful Peggy
24 серпня 1910 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a wealthy lord, who proposes marriage and wants to introduce her into his social circle. But ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
The Usurer (1910)
The Usurer
15 серпня 1910 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
Сюжет (англ.)
A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon ...
The House of Darkness (1913)
The House of Darkness
10 травня 1913 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A young wife and her musician husband live in poverty in a New York City tenement. The husband's job requires him to go away for for a number of days. On his return, he is robbed by the neighborhood gangster. Sometime later, an unrelated mob shoot-out ensues. The husband happens upon the melee, recognizing the crook who robbed him. Can the husband retrieve his money?
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
31 жовтня 1912 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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A young wife and her musician husband live in poverty in a New York City tenement. The husband's job requires him to go away for for a number of days. On his return, he is robbed by the neighborhood gangster. Sometime later, an unrelated mob shoot-out ensues. The husband happens upon the melee, recognizing the crook who robbed him. Can the husband retrieve his money?
Сюжет (англ.)
The children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before she inherited her fortune, plans to burglarize that very house, unaware of the occupants or the trap.
A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)
A Trap for Santa Claus
20 грудня 1909 (Світ)
США
16 хв
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The children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before she inherited her fortune, plans to burglarize that very house, unaware of the occupants or the trap.
Сюжет (англ.)
A renegade Indian kills a chief who has insulted him. The chief's brother swears vengeance and pursues the renegade, overtaking him just in time to rescue him from another tribe who are ...
The Indian Brothers (1911)
The Indian Brothers
16 липня 1911 (Світ)
США
18 хв
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A renegade Indian kills a chief who has insulted him. The chief's brother swears vengeance and pursues the renegade, overtaking him just in time to rescue him from another tribe who are ...Сюжет (англ.)
Mrs. Randall is strongly addicted to the reading of cheap novels, so much so that she has little time for anything in the nature of domestic duties. The care of her ten-year-old girl child ...
A Salutary Lesson (1910)
A Salutary Lesson
11 серпня 1910 (Світ)
США
16 хв
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Mrs. Randall is strongly addicted to the reading of cheap novels, so much so that she has little time for anything in the nature of domestic duties. The care of her ten-year-old girl child ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.
The Way of Man (1909)
The Way of Man
28 червня 1909 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.
Сюжет (англ.)
Mary is coerced into helping with a burglary of a minister's apartment. Later she repents and goes to the minister's storefront mission to help.
A Strange Meeting (1909)
A Strange Meeting
1 серпня 1909 (Світ)
США
11 хв
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Mary is coerced into helping with a burglary of a minister's apartment. Later she repents and goes to the minister's storefront mission to help.
Сюжет (англ.)
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the ...
A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
A Child of the Ghetto
6 червня 1910 (Світ)
США
16 хв
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After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A telephone operator hears a robbery in progress over the Phone and goes in search for help.
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
6 січня 1913 (Світ)
США
17 хв
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A telephone operator hears a robbery in progress over the Phone and goes in search for help.Фільтр
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