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Purzel als Schornsteinfeger

Purzel als Schornsteinfeger

1912 • 3 min • Germany
Comedy short.
Doctor Mitchoff's Discovery

Doctor Mitchoff's Discovery

1912 • 12 min • France
Dr Mitchoff discovers a way to find, through a dead person's eyes, the last image they have seen.
Help! Help!

Help! Help!

1912 • 8 min • United States of America
A send-up of Griffith's THE LONELY VILLA and other movies of that sort, such as THE GIRLS AND DADDY, THE LONEDALE OPERATOR and many others, as the heroine, thinking that burglars are trying to break into her home phones her husband at the office, who rushes home.... well, who tries to rush home in his chauffeur-driven automobile.
A Girl of the West

A Girl of the West

1912 • 14 min • United States of America
A Western drama in which a gang steals John’s horse and then kidnaps Polly when she tries to warn the new buyer.
Miss Julie

Miss Julie

1912 • 41 min • Sweden
End of the 19th century. In a mansion, Miss Julie lives with her father. She has just broken her engagement but is attracted to a valet, Jean. They spend the Midsummer Eve together and plan to fly to Switzerland. Anna Hofman-Uddgren was almost the first female film director in Sweden. Beaten by a couple of months by Ebba Lindkvist.
La ribalta

La ribalta

1912 • 5 min
A woman and a mistress fight.
La Rançon du Bonheur

La Rançon du Bonheur

1912 • 27 min • France
The bright junior lieutenant Jacques Mareuil, son of an admiral, is stationed in one of our great military ports, and is neighbors with the young Suzie Darvel, who has opted for a career as an opera singer. Having a great knowledge of music himself, the navy officer, who finds the girl’s voice quite interesting, writes her a melody, making it a gift to her. That same day, he receives orders to set sail, putting an end to the beautiful love story which had just begun. Three years later, junior lieutenant Jacques Mareuil returns to Paris. While attending a performance of Carmen, he recognizes the interpreter of the Bizet character as his lovely neighbor from the past. Jacques Mareuil falls in love with the great singer and wants to marry her. His father is however categorically opposed to the decision, and with the aid of one his colleagues at the Naval Department, he obtains an immediate departure to Indochina for Jacques.
Home Folks

Home Folks

1912 • 12 min • United States of America
Griffith interweaves two tales of one family: A stern father rules his family by what he thinks to be the Bible's precepts, but it is simply the influence of his own narrow mind. Hence when his boy suggests going to a barn dance, he flies into a rage and commands that the boy remain at home. The boy, however, becomes rebellious and goes, and for this act of disobedience the father drives him from the house and forces the rest of the family to swear never to mention his name again. It's soon revealed that father does have a soft spot and misses the boy. Mary's not-so-bright suitor, the local smith, asks for her hand. When her brother does return to the old home to reconcile, Mary's partner believes her to be unfaithful.
The Automatic Moving Company

The Automatic Moving Company

1912 • 4 min • France
Hired to move house for a patron, furniture, appliances and cutlery pack up and move on their own, headed up by a team of baskets. Often confused with Cohl's film Le Mobilier fidèle (1910).
His Mother

His Mother

1912 • 11 min • Ireland, United States of America
An Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.
Le Mariage de Suzie

Le Mariage de Suzie

1912 • 15 min • France
Suzie takes a cruise and finds a flirt behind her guardian's back.
Bandits En Automobile - Episode 2: Outlaws

Bandits En Automobile - Episode 2: Outlaws

1912 • 17 min
In 1913 early French film pioneer Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset died abruptly at the age of 51. His filmography of about 60 titles includes all film genres but is today mostly lost. He was particularly interested in detective or crime genres and with series like Nick Carter and Zigomar he is considered as one of the creators of the serial. The spectacular siege of Jules Bonnot's Gang at Choisy-le-Roi near Paris on April 28th 1912 inspired Jasset to make this 'Bandits en automobile'. French audiences recognized immediately the resemblances with the actual Bonnot Gang, a reason for which the film was prohibited in many cities.
Vanquished

Vanquished

1912 • 28 min • Denmark
A beautiful but eccentric countess amuses herself by subjecting her numerous suitors to silly tests. Most men turn into frenzied dogs in the company of the countess, but there’s one who behaves differently in quite a lascivious way. Chas Burns isn’t easily ordered around and won’t hesitate to do anything to get his way. Not even when it turns out that a death ride on the rails is the only direct route to success and the countess’ cunning heart. (Stumfilm.dk)
The Greater Love

The Greater Love

1912 • 16 min • United States of America
A romantic Western in which a notorious criminal who is in love with the fiancée of the sheriff digs his own sentence by reuniting the sheriff, whom he has wounded, with the girl.
The Dwarf

The Dwarf

1912 • 16 min • France
A manuscript delivered to a playhouse is eventually turned into a major hit with critics and audience alike. The only problem is that no one knows who wrote it. The actress of the play receives a call from the author and the two quickly becomes friends, but the man won't give any details about himself- He has a secret.
Burning Heart: An Indian Tale

Burning Heart: An Indian Tale

1912 • 14 min • France
An Indian maiden wishes to marry her lover, but her father refuses because he does not have the requisite bride price.
The Heart and the Money

The Heart and the Money

1912 • 18 min • France
The innkeeper's daughter is in love, but her mother has already decided that she is going to be married to another man.
Juan and Juanita

Juan and Juanita

1912 • 12 min • United States of America
Juan leaves for Rawlins, Arizona, where he wants to find a job so he can marry his fiancee Juanita, because Juanita's mother says a man must have quite substantial savings before he can marry her daughter. Juan takes a job with the railways. When a former employee raids the money train on which Juan is working, he manages to escape with the aid of a trolley, as a result of which the attack can be thwarted. For his courageous act Juan gets two thousand guilders as a reward.
Cordial Agreement

Cordial Agreement

1912 • 17 min • France
Max and his friend, who came to visit him in Paris both fall in love with his new maid. The girl is very friendly, and while one plays the piano, she dances with the other - and they are so happy that even the decor dances at the rhythm.
The Pavements of Paris

The Pavements of Paris

1912 • 14 min • France
Early Gaumont short by an unknown director.
Roald Amundsen's South Pole Expedition

Roald Amundsen's South Pole Expedition

1912 • 21 min • Norway
Roald Amundsen's South Pole Journey is a Norwegian documentary film that features Roald Amundsen's original footage from his South Pole expedition from 1910 to 1912.
White Cloud's Secret

White Cloud's Secret

1912 • 13 min
A short Western. An Indian is rescued and cared for by the son of the cowboy, who was once robbed by the father of the Indian. Out of guilt, the Indian leaves behind the gold he has stolen, for his saviour.
Absalom

Absalom

1912 • 15 min • France
After being passed over in the succession, Absalom rebels and raises and raises an army to depose his father, King David. Also called "David's War with Absalom" and "A Prince of Israel".
The Railway of Death

The Railway of Death

1912 • 17 min • France
When gold is discovered the first man there gets to stake his claim. Joe and another man race each other, which involves a thrilling episode on a train.