The Toilers

British romantic drama film starring Ronald Colman as a young man who leaves behind his family and girl in a Cornish fishing village to seek his fortune in London. Two of five reels survive.

1919-03-01 | en

The Midlanders

Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.

1920-12-01 | en

Behind the Lines

The daughter of an American diplomat is forced to spy for Mexican revolutionaries.

1916-09-11 | en

The End of the Rainbow

The daughter of a lumber man disguises herself and gets hired as the secretary of her father's rival.

1916-10-30 | en

Gloriana

A newly adopted girl is doted on by her adopted father but faces indifference from her adopted mother.

1916-11-06 | en

The Reward of the Faithless

A woman who is presumed dead takes revenge on her unfaithful husband.

1917-02-12 | en

Saving the Family Name

A chorus girl gains infamy after the suicide of her beau.

1916-09-11 | en

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

1916-09-04 | en

The Mysterious Mrs. M

A depressed man grows to love life just as his fortune teller's predictions become dire.

1917-02-05 | en

My Man

Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey, a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is called off when Fannie finds Joe making love to her unprincipled sister, Edna. Fannie auditions for Landau, a theatrical producer, and goes on the Broadway stage. Fannie is a great success, and she and Joe soon find their way back into each other's arms.

1928-12-15 | en

The Little Orphan

Three bachelor buddies, David Clark (Jack Conway), Dick Porter (Richard LeReno), and Jerry Mathers (George Webb) adopt three Belgian children who have been orphaned by the war. David winds up with Rene Lescere (Ella Hall), who -- much to his dismay -- comes with a pet goat and chicken. But Rene comes to love her foster father and vice versa. In fact, she's determined to find him a wife who will also serve as a foster mom for her.

1917-06-18 | en

Tortured Souls

1917-05-02 | ru

The Unattainable

An actress falls in love with a shepherd, to the dismay of a wealthy suitor. One reel survives at the National Archives Of Canada and the Library of Congress.

1916-09-04 | en

Three Week Ends

A sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire playboy, although he is in reality only an insurance agent.

1928-12-08 | en

Wild Power

1916-05-29 | ru

Mysterious Someone

1914-11-09 | ru

Anna Karenina’s Daughter

1916-01-01 | ru

The Co-respondent

1917-10-06 | en

The Boy Girl

A tomboy, raised by a father who wanted a son, runs away from boarding school and gets a job at a firm.

1917-03-05 | en

The Darling of New York

Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their stolen jewels in her ragdoll. In New York, Big Mike, finding Santussa a nuisance, dumps her and the doll in a trash can, where a newsboy finds her. After several adventures, Santussa finds her grandfather, the jewels are handed over to customs officials, and the gang of crooks is reformed.

1923-12-03 | en