Ben’s Kid

A Francis Boggs film directed by , released in 1909.

A Francis Boggs film directed by , released in 1909.
Mack Sennett appears as a lover in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of…

Mack Sennett appears as a man in the bar in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
A short version of James Fenimore Cooper’s famous tale about Natty Bumppo, or “Hawkeye,” and his exploits during the French and Indian war.

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.

Mack Sennett appears as a barbarian in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Mack Sennett appears as a policeman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple of thugs witness…

Mehr als jede andere Idee entzweit der Gedanke an ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen die politischen, wirtschaftlichen und philosophischen Debatten. Warum sollte eine Gemeinschaft Einkommen ohne Gegenleistung gewähren? Würde überhaupt noch jemand arbeiten, wenn jeder ohne Lohnarbeit sein Auskommen fände? In einer…