The Open Gate
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
Genre Short
The Peachbasket Hat
Mrs. Jones leaves her baby with the maid and goes shopping for a new hat. Meanwhile, the maid invites a band of gypsies into the house for a palm reading. After the gypsies leave, no one can find the baby,…
The Message
Man zählt das 7. Jahrhundert. Die Stadt Mekka steckt voller Intrigen. Ihre mächtigen Führer befinden sich in einem erbitterten Kampf gegen einen Mann, der den uralten Götzenglauben und damit die Gewalt der Herrschenden untergräbt: Mohammed. Der 40-jährige Prophet verurteilt Unrecht…
The Mexican Sweethearts
A Mexican spitfire romances an American soldier to make her Mexican lover jealous. When the lover is about to kill his rival, she convinces him it was all a joke and the two reconcile.
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three soldiers are arrested as Catholics and condemned to die. Cromwell decides to spare two of them and to determine which should die by chance. The…
The Expiation
William is drawn to Edward’s wife, Helen. Sensing his feelings might lead him into an affair, he decides to go away. As he says goodbye to Helen, Edward spies from behind a curtain. Soon afterwards Edward shoots himself, believing Helen…
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
Mack Sennett appears as a party guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
The French Duel
Alphonse and Gaston get into an argument over cocktails and agree to a duel.
The Girls and Daddy
Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy’s money.
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors…
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