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The New Fire Chief

The New Fire Chief

1912 • 11 min • United States of America
Small-town businessmen decide to establish a Fire Department; they lack polish, at first.
The Redemption of Red Rube

The Redemption of Red Rube

1912 • 14 min
A short Western about a bandit who saves the daughter of the sheriff.
A Brave Little Woman

A Brave Little Woman

1912 • 8 min • United States of America
Daniel Lyttell is very ill, but Doctor Bozel assures Clara that the crisis is over and that her husband will eventually get well. In the dead of the night, a burglar enters the Lyttell home. His silent footsteps reach the ear of the sick man. Clara, too, hears mysterious noises. She pacifies Daniel and tells him to rest and sleep. Softly she steals out of the room to investigate and soon discovers the burglar. Quickly rushes to the telephone, but finds that the wires have been cut. For a moment she hesitates and fears, fears for her husband. Goes to his bedside and rejoices to find him asleep. Hastily dons a wrap and envelops her head in a black veil, leaves the room and busies herself rummaging in the drawers of a desk. The burglar comes upon her but is unable to intimidate the brave little woman. Clara tells him she, too, is a thief; only she came to steal very important letters. When the man attempts to go into the bedroom for his "haul," she commands him to stay where he is.
The Little Girl Next Door

The Little Girl Next Door

1912 • 14 min • United States of America
Helen Randall and Ruth Foster were little tots. The two children lived side by side on one of the fashionable streets in New York City. One day Helen and her parents were starting for the park when the little one suggested that they invite Ruth to go with them. The idea pleased them all, and as to Ruth, she was in an ecstasy of delight. She skipped down the steps into the Randalls' automobile, and her father (a widower), watching her as the machine whizzed off, realized more than ever the little treasure he possessed.
The Mills of the Gods

The Mills of the Gods

1912 • 39 min • United States of America
A silent crime film in which the wealthy landowner Lorenzo, who has been taunting poor Miguel and his family for years, eventually gets his comeuppance.
The Knight of the Snow

The Knight of the Snow

1912 • 16 min • France
One of the last films Georges Méliès made. By now, he was under contract for his former rival Pathé, where he made a few of his most lavish productions, including this one. Here, Méliès performed in front of the camera as the Devil […]. His incarnation of Satan this time is a sprightly antagonist who kidnaps a princess by locking her in a cage and taking off through the sky in a dragon-pulled carriage. […]
The Lucky Holdup

The Lucky Holdup

1912 • 9 min • United States of America
A young couple elope and short of cash move hotels. Knowing they are unreachable someone tries to extort money from her banker father claim they have been kidnapped.
Max and the Donkey

Max and the Donkey

1912 • 7 min
Max Linder strays further from his usual haunts of situational comedy, far into straight slapstick as he gets into a dispute over the woman he is courting with a pantomime donkey -- although whether the donkey wants the girl or Max i something I can not quite make out.
Hoffmeyer's Legacy

Hoffmeyer's Legacy

1912 • 5 min • United States of America
Hoffmeyer is harassed by creditors, but thinks his troubles are over when he receives a legacy of $500. He sneaks away from his wife to make a "flash" around town, and comes home at 2 A.M., feeling happy. His joy is short-lived, however, when he finds the door locked, and his spouse on the other side demands the money before she will permit him to enter. He takes half of it and hides it under a barrel, and his wife, peeping behind the curtain, sees him. After he has retired she goes out to get the rest of the money, and Hoffmeyer locks the door and refuses to let her in until she sends in the money. Clad in her nightgown, she is being thoroughly chilled, when she sees men approaching and runs away.
Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem

1912 • 40 min • United States of America
Following a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet a very special newborn baby. Meanwhile, King Herod, driven by a hideous prophecy, orders him to be found and murdered.
Calino, Station Master

Calino, Station Master

1912 • 7 min • France
Calino is left in charge of a railway station.
Bringing Home the Pup

Bringing Home the Pup

1912 • 10 min
A short comedy about a boy who buys a dog during the holidays; the family seems unable to get rid of it.
Saved from the Titanic

Saved from the Titanic

1912 • 10 min • United States of America
A young woman tells her parents and fiance (in flashback) about the recent sinking of the Titanic and her experiences as a passenger during the disaster. Her intended marriage now faces a new hazard because her fiance is a sailor and her parents have just been reminded of the dangers of the sea. Premiering in the United States just 29 days after the event, it is the earliest dramatization about the tragedy.
Twixt Love and Ambition

Twixt Love and Ambition

1912 • 15 min • United States of America
Silent one-reel melodrama
Twice Lived

Twice Lived

1912 • 25 min • Germany
A mother is so shocked by her daughter's almost being overrun by a car that she needs internment in a sanatorium. The doctor, in love with her, takes advantage of her amnesic cataleptic state to make believe she has died and take her away from her family. Destiny, though, will make them meet again.
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad

Betty Fools Dear Old Dad

1912 • 20 min • United States of America
Betty and David are lovers, but Betty's Dad prefers Aaron for a son-in-law. Betty spurns him and tries to elope with David.
Did'ums Diddles The P'liceman

Did'ums Diddles The P'liceman

1912 • 7 min
Did'ums takes on suffragette behaviour and makes a policeman's life miserable with her antics.
A Lively Affair

A Lively Affair

1912 • 8 min • United States of America
Women attending a suffragette club meeting wear pants, boss their husbands, neglect their kids, play poker, and fight. Their husbands stay home to care for the children and run the household.
The Life and Death of King Richard III

The Life and Death of King Richard III

1912 • 55 min • France, United States of America
Shakespeare's tragedy of the wicked and hump-backed Duke of Gloucester, who rises to the throne of England by chicanery, treachery, and brilliance.
Humor Pages Under A. Arkatov's Guidance

Humor Pages Under A. Arkatov's Guidance

1912 • 3 min • Russia
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

1912 • 17 min • United States of America
The Goddess, the prettiest and best-natured girl that ever graced that little mining town, meets the tenderfoot prospector and leaves him another worshiper of her. His chances, however, are slim for Blue-grass Pete has won her affections, he having at an opportune moment saved her from the fangs of a snake which was about to attack her. Pete's affections turn to the Goddess's sister, while Pete's friends plot to rob.
Padre

Padre

1912 • 39 min
Directed by Dante Testa and Gino Zaccaria.
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1912 • 30 min • United States of America
Robin Hood is a 1912 film made by Eclair Studios when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century. The movie's costumes feature enormous versions of the familiar hats of Robin and his merry men, and uses the unusual effect of momentarily superimposing images different animals over each character to emphasize their good or evil qualities. The film was directed by Étienne Arnaud and Herbert Blaché, and written by Eustace Hale Ball. A restored copy of the 30-minute film exists and was exhibited in 2006 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
The Water Nymph

The Water Nymph

1912 • 8 min • United States of America
Mabel and her sweetheart go to the beach and play a trick on the boyfriend's father.