All Films

Periwinkle

1917 • 50 min • United States of America

On a desolate beach near a lifesaving station, Ira, the youngest member of the lifeguard crew, rescues a baby girl from a wreck. The child is cared for at the station, where the men christen her Periwinkle. Living near the station are Ephraiam Rawlins and his childless daughter Ann, a widow with maternal longings. Joyously, Ann takes charge of Periwinkle and raises the girl as her own. Grown to adulthood, Periwinkle is the bright spot for the men at the station. One day, Richard Langdon Evans, a dissolute, wealthy young New Yorker, is cast ashore from the wreck of his yacht. Periwinkle, aiding the lifesavers, helps bring him back to life. Her innocent goodness and faith transform Dick from a carousing society ne'er-do-well to a man of noble ambitions. Thus rehabilitated, Dick wins Periwinkle's hand in marriage.

Big Timber

1917 • 50 min • United States of America

Stella Benton, a young society girl who has lost her beautiful voice through the death of her father, goes to live with her brother Charles, in the lumber camp. Charles Benton is having a struggle to make both ends meet, and when his cook quits, he makes his sister do the work for the hundred men in the lumber camp. Jack Fyfe, a neighboring lumber man, meets Stella and gradually falls in love with her, but love is not reciprocated. Seeing that she is being overworked, Fyfe offers to marry her, in spite of the fact that she does not love him. A child is born of this loveless marriage, and the couple are reasonably happy, until Walter Monahan, a wealthy lumberman, begins to make love to Stella.

The Cure

1917 • 26 min • United States of America

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

On Record

1917 • 50 min • United States of America

Wanting to escape from the drab life of the country, Helen Wayne moves to the big city and becomes a secretary for the Calder family. Just before beginning her new job, however, Helen meets a man who promises to take the hungry girl to dinner. When she goes to the prearranged meeting place, she is arrested and her name is put on the police record. Some time later, Helen and young Rand Calder fall in love. As they are about to announce their engagement, Martin Ingleton, the man who earlier had caused Helen's arrest, attempts to ruin Rand's business ventures. When all of the principals go to court to fight the issue, Ingleton recognizes Helen and tries to label her a woman of unworthy character. Instead of causing Rand to admonish her, however, Ingleton instigates Helen to tell the judge her story and she is exonerated.

A Man There Was

1917 • 56 min • Sweden

Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.

Princess Virtue

1917 • 60 min • United States of America

The daughter of a disowned upper class Bostonian finds acceptance in Parisian society.

Pardners

1917 • 50 min • United States of America

Justus Morrow, a young Englishman of family and some wealth, went to Alaska to make his fortune ...

Cheerful Givers

1917 • 50 min • United States of America

A 1917 film directed by Paul Powell.

Police Dog on the Wire

1916 • 5 min • United States of America

There is no discernible plot in this alluring early animated effort, just the title mutt; a cigar-chomping cop; a drunk named Piffle; a flirtatious dog;! and a hungry cat.

The Adventures of Wee Rob Roy

1916 • 4 min • United Kingdom

An animated film of the adventures of Wee Rob Roy.

Concerning $1000

1916 • 20 min

An inventor needs $1000. The first film made using the Kodachrome two-color process.

Introducing Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse

1916 • 3 min

The first animated Krazy Kat cartoon

Camp of Gouda

1916 • 26 min

Documentary about refugees from Belgium.

Australia Prepared

1916 • 60 min • Australia

Australia Prepared highlights the country's contributions to the First World War, beginning with the recruiting of soldiers after war is declared. Segments include: footage of troops training at Liverpool Camp, NSW; the manufacture of rifles and ammunition; shipbuilding at Cockatoo Docks; and the production of khaki soldiers' uniforms.

Bororo Rituals and Festivals

1916 • 31 min • Brazil

A document of daily life in a Bororo tribe in western Brazil, including the different phases of their funeral rites.

Hawaii: The Paradise of the Pacific

1916 • 9 min

Travelogue about the island of Hawaii.

Queen Alexandra's Drive Through London: Topical Budget 252-2

1916 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria tour London by carriage. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

Budapest

1916 • 8 min

The earliest surviving film featuring the Hungarian capital. The only information it came with, from the Austrian film archive, is that it was shot in 1916. Apart from the Sió fountains of Városliget featured in the opening sequences, all other monuments can still be visited today. The last reel is probably lost.

Minnehaha Falls Minneapolis

1916 • 1 min • Norway

Photo record of people by the titular waterfall. It is known that Hans Berge traveled around Minnesota at this time and therefore this may be his own recording, but it may also be a recording Berge has bought. Possibly it is a fragment from a production of Selig Polyscope Company.

Launch of an Observation Balloon

1916 • 4 min • Germany, United States of America

Brief documentation of the preparations for the launch of a reconnaissance balloon, and then the take-off itself. This takes place on a lake in a snowy mountain landscape.

Artists Summer Festival

1916 • 2 min • Netherlands

An advertising film where posters are presented about the festival held on 9 July at the stadium in Amsterdam.

Seeing Yosemite with David A. Curry

1916 • 3 min • United States of America

This Travelogue has some interesting title cards as we see David A. Curry shouting and then where his shout is "pointed" is a description of what we're about to see.

Master Trick's Adventures

1916 • 5 min • Sweden

A man experiences peculiar situations.

Women Cyclists' Rally

1916 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Female cyclists from all parts of London meet at the Angel Ditton, before cycling to Wisley for a picnic.