Trying to Get Arrested
A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.
Genre Short
A Child’s Faith
A loving father favors a prosperous young man as his daughter’s suitor but disowns her when she chooses a working-class man. Years later, the husband struggles against the ravages of tuberculosis to support his wife and daughter. The heroine’s father…
The Rubes and the Bunco Men
A Gilbert M. Anderson film directed by , released in 1909.
The Sacrifice
Oh, the woe of simultaneous birthdays, as were Mr. and Mrs. Hardlucks’, and both being of a generous nature, were seized with an insatiable desire to make on this anniversary of their nativity suitable gifts, each to the other, Hardluck…
The Salvation Army Lass
A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a barfight turned deadly, her life seems directionless– that is, until she’s saved from the streets by a band of Salvationists. She enrolls,…
The Seventh Day
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
The Slave
A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can’t support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy food.
The Sleeping Tonic
A Gilbert M. Anderson film directed by , released in 1909.
The Son’s Return
A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents’ inn. They don’t recognize him, but noticing his fat wallet, plan to rob him.
The Suicide Club
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
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