The Cricket on the Hearth
After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.
Genre Short
The Mended Lute
In an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.
The Curtain Pole
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing…
The Day After
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year’s Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but as guests begin to arrive their resolve weakens, and soon they are both cavorting drunkenly. Next morning Mr. Hilton, feeling very…
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.
Nursing a Viper
During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple’s home. They save his life by disguising him as a servant, but he soon…
His Lost Love
Mary marries James, after jilting his brother Luke. Mary’s sister arrives and soon James is professing his love to her. The shock of this kills Mary and leaves her newborn daughter motherless. Luke offers to raise the daughter. Years later…
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