All Films

The Patriot

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Family relationships of a New Mexico family are just one part of this silent cowboy western about a war veteran who finds a goldmine. He wants to earn enough money to take care of his young son, but crooked officials swindle him out of the mine, and then his son is killed. He swears vengeance and joins up with Mexican bandit, "Pancho Zapilla", who intends to destroy his whole town.

The Fireman

1916 • 26 min • United States of America

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

The Dummy

1916 • 20 min • United Kingdom

Men have a race to win a girl and get involved with crooks posing as a beautifying machine.

The Three Godfathers

1916 • 60 min • United States of America

Three outlaws fleeing a posse through the desert come upon a dying woman and her baby in a wagon. Before she passes away, she makes the men promise to take care of her baby and get it safely through the desert.

Whispering Smith

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Whispering Smith is a virile, fearless type of the true American whoso theory of life is to give every man a chance to show what is in him. There is nothing of the bully or braggart about him. He is only a man who knows instinctively what is right and never falters in his steps to see that justice is given where it is deserved and crime punished on the same basis. Originally shot as a serial to be called "Whispering Smith", distributor Mutual Films decided to release it as two separate films - this film, which was released first, and Medicine Bend (1916).

Charity

1916 • 60 min • United States of America

Drama written by the film's star Linda Arvidson, under her married name Linda Griffith, was her both her final screenplay and film appearance.

Behind the Screen

1916 • 24 min • United States of America

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.

The Target

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Colorado lawyer Bill Brent, falsely accused and imprisoned for a murder committed by his partner, escapes to Canada with his cellmate where they become wealthy in the trapping business. When out of a trapping expedition the pair rescue Nita, the only survivor of a boating accident. In time Bill and she fall in love and marry then Bill makes the unwise decision to try to return to see his elderly mother.

The Suspect

1916 • 60 min • United States of America

The Suspect is a 1916 lost silent film directed by S. Rankin Drew. Set in France and Russia, the plot revolves around the cruelties of Russian Grand Duke Karatoff, known to friends and enemies alike as "the butcher." Sophie, leader of a band of revolutionaries, attempts to assassinate Karatoff but accidentally wounds his son Paul instead.

David Garrick

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

The true story of the famed British actor David Garrick and his love for Ada Ingot.

Rolling Stones

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Rolling Stones is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Dell Henderson.

The Serpent

1916 • 60 min

Peasant girl Vania is assaulted by a duke who murders her lover and sends her away to London.

Madcap Ambrose

1916 • 22 min • United States of America

Ambrose likes his mother's assistant, but when she inherits a fortune, the obstacles to their relationship keep mounting.

Tangled Hearts

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Montgomery Seaton, one of the idle rich, pays more attention to his friends' business than to his marital situation.

The Witch

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

A young woman uses her hypnotic powers to destroy the potential marriage of her crush.

Shell 43

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

William Berner is an English spy who is doing his job behind German lines. While working for the allies, he proves sympathetic toward a German Lieutenant and saves his life. He gives up his own romance for the cause and is killed when the Allies shell the German trench where he happens to be.

The Matrimaniac

1916 • 46 min • United States of America

A young couple attempts to elope, with the bride's irate father in hot pursuit. The train stops briefly and the young man dashes off to find a minister, but before he can get himself and the minister onto the train, it leaves, carrying his bride-to- be away. Now the young man, minister in tow, pursues his bride while her father and a horde of lawmen pursue them both.

American Aristocracy

1916 • 52 min • United States of America

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

The Vagabond

1916 • 24 min • United States of America

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

The Count

1916 • 24 min • United States of America

A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…

The Floorwalker

1916 • 28 min • United States of America

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.

The Aryan

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Steve Denton, rich from years of prospecting, is fleeced by the citizens of Yellow Ridge. In his rage, he kidnaps the woman most responsible and makes her his slave in a desert hideaway.

The Sowers

1916 • 50 min • United States of America

Headed by a young nobleman, the Russian League of Freedom determines to free the peasants from oppression by the government. Prince Paul Alexis is in love with Karin Dolokhof, daughter of the chancellor. Both are working for the league. Shortly after they announce their engagement the prince receives word from the Czar that he must marry the Princess Tanya, for political reasons.

Police

1916 • 26 min • United States of America

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.