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

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

The Cameraman's Revenge

The Cameraman's Revenge 1912

7.00

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

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

Canned Harmony

Canned Harmony 1912

6.00

The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be suitor, cannot play a single note. When he is about to give up, Billy’s roommate suggests bluffing his way into the Professor’s favor with the aid of a suitably musical disguise and a well-hidden phonograph player.

1912

The Virtue of Rags

The Virtue of Rags 1912

1

A grouchy landlord discharges a kind-hearted rent collector for failing to collect the rent from an impoverished widow. After dreaming that he himself is experiencing the sordid experiences of being destitute, the old man sees the error of his ways and becomes suddenly charitable.

1912

The Two Convicts

The Two Convicts 1912

1

Students Lind and Beck are on a hiking trip in North Zealand. They enjoy the summer sun, eat apples by the roadside and soon come across the idyllic estate Sølyst, where they fall in love with the estate owner’s two beautiful daughters. Soon, however, dark clouds loom on the horizon: the simple-minded farmer they gave a shilling on the way is in fact an escaped criminal named Black Carl, and he has sinister plans. (Stumfilm.dk)

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

Cleopatra

Cleopatra 1912

3.50

The fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ultimately disastrous for both of them.

1912

The Girl and Her Trust

The Girl and Her Trust 1912

6.30

A train-station telegraphist warns the next station of approaching bandits.

1912

The Heart and the Money

The Heart and the Money 1912

5.20

The innkeeper's daughter is in love, but her mother has already decided that she is going to be married to another man.

1912

The Invaders

The Invaders 1912

5.50

The U.S. Army and the Indians sign a peace treaty. However, a group of surveyors trespass on the Indians' land and violate the treaty. The army refuses to listen to the Indians' complaints, and the surveyors are killed by the Indians. A vicious Indian war ensues, culminating in an Indian attack on an army fort.

1912

The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species 1912

4.20

A man and three women leave an abandoned mining town and travel across the desert. After the man's death, his wife plans revenge against her companion, whom the wife suspects had an affair with her deceased husband.

1912

In Night and Ice

In Night and Ice 1912

5.20

In Nacht und Eis (English: "In Night and Ice"), also called Der Untergang der Titanic ("The Sinking of the Titanic") and Shipwrecked in Icebergs in the US, is a 1912 German silent adventure-disaster drama film about the sinking of the Titanic. It is the second one made, and the first surviving one, about the disaster.

1912

The Speed Demon

The Speed Demon 1912

4.00

An ambitious race driver who is not allowed to compete decides to outwit his competitors.

1912

What the Doctor Ordered

What the Doctor Ordered 1912

4.00

A Mack Sennett comedy short starring Mack Sennett, Kate Toncray & Mabel Normand.

1912