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A Fatal Lie

A Fatal Lie

1911 • 38 min • Denmark
Doctor Willy Prager’s long, selfless office hours come at the expense of his attention-seeking fiancée. During a garden party, Willy is summoned to an ill child’s bedside and leaves his fiancée Erna in the hands of his faithful friend Alfred. Out of sheer boredom, Erna tries to kiss Alfred, but the loyal friend rejects her. Erna feels devastated and lies to Willy that it was Alfred who tried to seduce her. However, Alfred refuses to tarnish Erna’s honour and tacitly accepts when Willy challenges him to a duel. (Stumfilm.dk)
A Woman Scorned

A Woman Scorned

1911 • 18 min • United States of America
Thieves follow a doctor as he takes home a large sum of money. Later, when they break into his house, the doctor's wife and daughter are trapped. One of the thieves has jilted his sweetheart, who tells the doctor of the robbery, and helps him save his family.
Delhi Durbar

Delhi Durbar

1911 • 10 min • United Kingdom
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
The Failure

The Failure

1911 • 18 min • United States of America
A man loses his business and his fiancée, and drifts into the saloons. There he meets a similarly-downtrodden young woman. She works behind the scenes to help him recover his life, and eventually he realizes how steadfast she is.
Tweedledum as Aviator

Tweedledum as Aviator

1911 • 6 min • Italy
Robinet, the lead in this Italian slapstick comedy, wants to be an aviator in the worst way, and this being an Italian slapstick, that's how he does it. Italian slapstick in this period was absolutely bone-breaking, so much so that it makes Keystone slapstick look like drawing-room comedy by contrast.
Railroad Raiders of '62

Railroad Raiders of '62

1911 • 9 min • United States of America
Union raiders infiltrate Confederate territory by train. Early film version of the Civil War incident on which Buster Keaton's The General and Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase was based.
When Marian was Married

When Marian was Married

1911 • 10 min
Silent, b&w, 35 mm.
Tramp Strategy

Tramp Strategy

1911 • 12 min • United States of America
A woman plans to dress her fiancé as a heroic tramp in order to impress her father, but a real tramp intervenes in his place.
Tilly and the Fire Engines

Tilly and the Fire Engines

1911 • 3 min • United Kingdom
Tomboys drive a fire engine through a fairground and hose the firemen.
One on Reno

One on Reno

1911 • 10 min • United States of America
When a bored wife seeks a Reno divorce, she regains the attentions of her inattentive husband.
The Siege of Calais

The Siege of Calais

1911 • 20 min • France
Historical film set during the Hundred Year War.
Her Child's Honor

Her Child's Honor

1911 • 16 min
Unable to bear the abuse of her drunken soldier husband, the wife left her home and went to the city, where she became a nurse in a hospital. Her husband, recovering from a spree, treated his wife's disappearance as a joke and soon went with his company to the Philippines. Meantime a doctor at the hospital had fallen in love with the young wife and when news came from the Philippines that her husband had been killed she married him. They were very happy and a child was born to them. To a friend in her old home she sent a photograph of herself and family. Then her soldier husband returned for he had not been killed. During a reception at her new home he appeared on the scene. A dancer was to be there, but being unable to keep the engagement, the wife had prepared to perform the dance herself. The appearance of her soldier husband greatly excited her for it made her second marriage illegal.
In Old Madrid

In Old Madrid

1911 • 11 min • United States of America
A young Spanish couple want to be together, but are hindered by the girl's parents. They try a ruse to get a chance to be alone, but it is discovered. The young man then decides to resort to more daring methods.
The Snare of Society

The Snare of Society

1911 • 10 min • United States of America
A society woman gambles at cards.
The Man from the East

The Man from the East

1911 • 20 min • United States of America
Jack Manning is a young man, one year out of college. His father, recently died, leaving him a fortune. And as the father was a retired banker, Jack has nothing to keep him in New York, with the exception of Elsie Dean, a rich banker's daughter. Jack is desperately in love with Elsie.
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner

Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner

1911 • 12 min • United States of America
It's Christmas, and a young woman is on her way to celebrate the holidays with her parents. A group of drunk cowboys startle her horses making her wagon, with the woman on it, speed off. By chance Broncho Billy saves her life and the grateful girl invites him over for Christmas dinner. Little does he know that the young lady is the Sheriff's daughter…
The Voice of the Child

The Voice of the Child

1911 • 18 min • United States of America
A businessman neglects his wife, who is tricked into believing he is having an affair. She packs to leave him, but is distracted by their little girl, and can't bear to go.
The Right of Youth

The Right of Youth

1911 • 33 min • Denmark
Court huntsman, Søtoft, is courting his daughter Else’s lady-in-waiting, Miss Engelke. That’s why it’s a bit of a punch in the stomach when, late one evening, he discovers his son Ove in close contact with her. Chamberlain von Plessen, who had been gossiping to Søtoft and is himself spying on the young couple, is going to set fire to the room they’re in. The hurt Søtoft wants to leave the young couple to their cruel fate – that is until he discovers that it’s not Engelke, but his daughter Else, who is trapped in the flames with her brother. (Stumfilm.dk)
The Awakening of John Bond

The Awakening of John Bond

1911 • 30 min • United States of America
A slumlord learns just how important it is to maintain clean living quarters when his wife contracts tuberculosis.
The Long Road

The Long Road

1911 • 17 min • United States of America
Edith enters a convent after losing her fiancé to someone else. Years later, Edith finds him again, now poverty-stricken, and secretly helps his family.
Burgos

Burgos

1911 • 4 min • France, Spain
The documentary was entirely filmed in the province of Burgos, containing monuments and architecture considered emblematic of Spanish heritage. Color was added to the film at a later date, by hand. Burgos is a fine example of the timeless beauty of hand-stenciled film, as well as sound actuality filmmaking by two cinematic pioneers.
Water Lilies

Water Lilies

1911 • 15 min • United States of America
Albertina is a celebrated dancer whose fame is widespread. However, she has overtaxed her strength, is forbidden to appear in public and is obliged to seek quiet and rest. She retires to her Aunt Mary's home, a beautiful and restful country place, where she secures the much-needed seclusion and comfort. Next door to Aunt Mary there lives a very handsome fellow who has often admired Aunt Mary's niece and to tell the truth she admires him. Growing restless under the enforced retirement, Albertina strolls down to the lake where the water-lilies grow. She pulls a number of them into a garland which she holds bewitchingly above her head. They give her an inspiration and involuntarily she pirouettes, bends and swerves her lithe and willowy form like a nymph of ethereal sweetness. The young man who lives next door is rowing upon the lake; He see Albertina dancing on the velvety field of grass, is charmed by her, and rushes toward her.
A Seaside Introduction

A Seaside Introduction

1911 • 4 min • United Kingdom
'Brighton. Dude searches for girl's lost shoes and stockings.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Manicure Lady

The Manicure Lady

1911 • 11 min • United States of America
The manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.