All Films

So Clever Are German Spies

1914 • 1 min • United Kingdom

A horse and cart carrying two nuns is stopped by two men with fixed bayonets.

Thirty Leagues Under the Sea

1914 • 13 min • United States of America

Directed by Carl Gregory.

Etienne of the Glad Heart

1914 • 19 min • United States of America

Etienne Cloquet, a young woodsman, is in love with Marie, the pretty daughter of Paul Le Groux, a salmon fisher. Etienne has such a sunny disposition that he has become generally known as "Etienne of the Glad Heart."

The Ghostly Burglar

1914 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Comic short film in which a colonel is troubled by a burglar who comes dressed as a ghost. A colonel shows his guests his burglar trap. When the burglar sneaks into the house at night and secretly hides in a suit of armour, it is not he but the colonel's housekeeper, also in a suit of armour, who is caught in the trap. Great consternation!

Broncho Billy-Guardian

1914 • 12 min • United States of America

Broncho Billy hears a child scream and rushes on the scene in time to prevent Jim Haley, a big brute of a man, from beating his little daughter, Josie, with a horse whip. Later, Haley and Pedro, a half-breed, are caught rustling cattle and are given the customary treatment, but not before Haley writes a note to Josie, stating that the boys will take care of her. The boys send Josie east to school and ten years later, when she returns a young lady, they all fall in love with her.

The Telltale Knife

1914 • 10 min • United States of America

Mabel Madden, thrown upon her own resources, inherits a saloon from her father. She is somewhat infatuated with Tom Mason, against whom suspicions have been aroused of rustling cattle from the neighboring ranchmen. But she is also a great admirer of the intrepid sheriff.

Red Cross Dogs

1914 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Talented and obedient Red Cross dogs prepare to rescue Berlin's wounded from the Front.

In the Shadow of the Throne

1914 • 45 min • Denmark

When Prince Otto is involved in a hunting accident, the game warden’s daughter Ellen becomes his nurse. She falls head over heels in love with him and the infatuation is mutual. But when the prince’s father, the ruler, dies, it turns out that the prince’s heart is bequeathed to someone else. In her deep despair over her lost love, the game warden’s now downhearted daughter knocks on the convent gate. (stumfilm.dk)

A Maid of War

1914 • 10 min • United States of America

While Sweedie is studying her war map in her grog shop, two bums enter the place and start drinking wine. When Sweedie asks them to pay for it they dash out of the place. She calls the police and they pursue the bums. Sweedie is outdistanced in the chase and thought she saw the police enter a certain house, so she rushes in.

An Angel Unaware

1914 • 11 min • United States of America

Mrs. Dixon had an ungovernable temper which finally brought about a separation between her and her husband. She moved to other parts, taking her child with her. In the years that passed, he longed for the companionship of his wife and finally seeks pleasure in the company of one of the factory girls.

Hearts Adrift

1914 • 50 min • United States of America

A lost film. A man and a woman are shipwrecked on a desert island. It doesn't take long before they fall in love and, figuring that they would never see civilization again, declare themselves married and eventually have a child. One day, however...

Onésime's Family Drama

1914 • 7 min • France

Much to his annoyance, Onésime's relatives arrive to stay with him, and the family resemblance is striking.

The Vampire's Trail

1914 • 26 min • United States of America

A young mother wants to be with her child so much that she is cross to her husband when he asks her to spend a pleasant evening with him away from home. The husband in consequence seeking diversion and relief from business cares alone, drifts away from her.

Nearly Married

1914 • 12 min

Russell Shirley calls on Harriet Gorman, to whom he is engaged, and they happily plan for their wedding, which is to take place in a few days. On the night of the wedding the guests are assembled and the minister is half through with the ceremony, when Russell suddenly discovers that the ring with which to seal the marriage is not on his person and is nowhere to be found.

Aylesbury Hunt Steeplechases

1914 • 5 min • United Kingdom

Stormy skies make brollies essential at the last meeting before WWI of this forgotten fixture of the jump racing calendar.

Absinthe

1914 • 40 min • France, United Kingdom

A Parisian artist becomes addicted to the liquor absinthe and sinks to robbery and murder.

Fat Man on a Bicycle

1914 • 2 min • United Kingdom

A clumsy oversized cyclist causes chaos.

A Leech of Industry

1914 • 20 min • United States of America

Newly immigrated from Russia young factory worker Irma loves Alex, and they plan to marry. When he is killed in an explosion a heartbroken Irma finds herself in the family way. Alex’s brother Ivan proposes marriage though it costs him the love of Margaret. Years pass and Ivan becomes successful in business, finding himself in competition with his former employer for a large contract. Margaret, still bitter at being spurned, works with Ivan’s competitor to steal information on his bid for the job. Ivan discovers the plot in time and a race to the state capital ensues between him on a special train and his adversaries in a car alongside. A collision leads to a divisive victory for Ivan who also comes to realize his heart truly belongs to Irma.

Army Cross Country

1914 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Private Daly of the Connaught Rangers triumphs in the Aldershot Command annual cross country race, months before the outbreak of WWI.

Lord Mayor's Show

1914 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Colonial troops greet London's new Lord Mayor in a patriotic wartime ceremony.

Palace Pandemonium

1914 • 1 min • United Kingdom

The campaign for women's suffrage steps up as Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

An Unplanned Elopement

1914 • 12 min • United States of America

A young woman lingers too long on the boat seeing her sweetheart off, and the two embark together on an unplanned elopement to Europe.

Die Millionenmine

1914 • 32 min • Germany

The smart detective Brown had once convicted the criminal Ellen Sandow and brought her to prison. Now he visits her in the infirmary there. When Ellen has served her sentence and left prison, she is first taken to the luxury hotel "Esplanade" with Brown's help, where she is taken in by a wealthy relative of Brown. Ellen threatens to get into the old waters when she meets a former gangster friend in the luxury accommodation. This John Verdon intends to steal a valuable plan from a mining company and is hoping for Ellen's help. But she has learned from her past mistakes and informs Brown of Verdon's sinister plans. After further turbulent events, Brown succeeds in putting the villain down.

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

1914 • 20 min • United States of America

Kitty, the pretty young wife of a Texas businessman, feels neglected and unwanted as her husband pays more attention to his business interests than he does to her and spends more and more time away from home. A handsome young neighbor notices her emotional state and decides to try to take advantage of it. In her confused and lonely condition, Kitty finds herself attracted to the man and begins to think about running away with him.