Genre Short

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 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 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 Necklace

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The necklace is stolen, and Mr. Kendrick goes into debt to replace it. The thief discovers it’s costume jewelry, but the Kendricks never learns the truth;…

The Neighbors’ Kids

A neighbor visits her friend, taking with her her child, a little girl about the same age as the friend’s little girl. Both children being full of mischief, they immediately put into execution a number of startling and ingenious pranks.…

The Note in the Shoe

A shoe-factory worker puts a note in a shoe box offering to marry the lucky buyer. As a result, she is dismissed from her job, but her employer finds her so attractive that he suggests a new job for her,…

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