His Desperate Deed(1915)

One Precious Year(en)

A classy woman has an affair with a rake after she learns that she has a terminal disease

Viy(ru)

In The Wild Blindness Of Desires(ru)

A man in love with a married woman plans to kill her husband. By mistake he kills her brother, and is haunted by the ghost of the murdered brother.

Vera, the Medium(en)

Vera, a woman of questionable character places a wager that she will be able to destroy a happy marriage and inveigle the husband into becoming her lover. She succeeds to the extent of a midnight tryst in the family's home, witnessed by the couple's 12-year-old daughter. Her resolve weakened by the child's piteous pleas, Vera deliberately loses the wager, freeing the sadder-but-wider husband to return to his forgiving wife.

The Phoenix(en)

On account of bad character, Leslie Blackburn, a gambler, was disinherited by his father and the fortune willed to his half-sister, Sadie. However, Blackburn would not be put off in this way, so he endeavored to do away with Sadie, but, unknown to him, she was rescued by the Salvation Army and grew into womanhood under their care.

Virginius(en)

Roman citizens celebrate their leader, Appius Claudius. However, Dentatus, an old general, expresses scorn for Appius's inexperience. The citizens attempt to attack Dentatus but a young Roman, Icilius, intervenes to save him.

The Gamblers(en)

Mrs. Travers, a society leader, is madly in love with Arthur Ingraham, a rising diplomat. Arthur is not in love with her and avoids her advances. He is in love with Beatrice Langton, a young debutante, to whom he becomes engaged. Mrs. Travers is furious.

Indian Romeo and Juliet(en)

Oniatare, a young brave of the tribe of the Hurons, and Kowa, a chief of the Mohicans, are in love with Ethona, or "The River Flower," an Indian Princess. The Hurons and the Mohicans are sworn enemies. The young brave and "The River Flower" meet from time to time. Kowa notices this and in plaintive song would lure the fair Ethona to him. But it is of no avail.

Brothers(en)

This subject deals first with a woman who has lost her husband. Her two boys are now her mainstay and support. These boys are aged respectively 6 and 8. They sell papers and give their earnings to their mother. The elder of the boys is inclined to be wild and one day be is arrested for craps playing and is sent to a reformatory.

Mother o' Dreams(en)

A poor orphan's dream of luxuries and a mother's love, which eventually becomes a reality

The Chain Invisible(en)

James Wadsworth sets his sights on the lovely society girl Anna Dalton and determines to marry her. To achieve that goal, he follows her everywhere she goes, including on a ship to South America. He comes up with a plan to make her love him--he throws her overboard, follows her over the side and swims with her to a deserted island. His somewhat unorthodox method works and he wins over Anna, but problems arise when Richard Towne, Anna's fiancé who has been searching for her, finds the island and discovers the two.

Within Three Hundred Pages(en)

A necklace belonging to Mrs. Stuyvesant is stolen from Lawyer Smirney's office. It was smuggled in from China years before. Chief Knox is notified and believes Smirney guilty when he finds a diagram in his pocket, and following it, finds a necklace. Ho Fing-Tang, a Chinaman, studying law in the office, is not suspected by Knox, but Spider, a newspaper reporter, believes differently. Ho Fing-Tang is injured and in a delirium keeps repeating "Huns 764." Spider goes to the office and from a book called "Hun's 129 Reports," he extracts the real necklace. The stones Knox found prove to be paste.

The Wasted Years(en)

Broken-down tramp Weatherby finds inspiration to change his life after seeing the play "Youth". The plot follows Weatherby as he is given money by a kind passerby, which he uses to buy a theater ticket and see the drama that becomes the catalyst for his transformation.

Singed Wings(en)

Spanish dancer Bonita della Guerda has a dream in which she is killed by a jester after declaring her love for a prince. Because she fears the dream will come true, she dares not reveal her love for Peter Gordon, whose uncle, Bliss Gordon, also shows her considerable attention. Bonita's relationship with Bliss is misunderstood by both Peter and her longtime protector, Emilio. In his jealousy the latter shoots Bliss's wife, Eve, who is performing Bonita's dance in hopes of recapturing her husband's love. Bonita no longer fears her dream and is united with Peter. A lost film.

A Self Made Wife(en)

Tim Goodwin and his wife Corrie are living in poverty when Tim's oil well strikes it rich. He soon works his way to the top of the social scale, but Corrie doesn't change at all--she stays a dour, drab woman with no social skills whatsoever. Tim gets so embarrassed by her that he hires a "social secretary" for her to teach her how to function in the social strata in which they find themselves.

The Love Doctor(en)

A doctor transplants the brain of a girl who is in love with him into a girl he is in love with.

Brawn of the North(en)

Brawn, played by Strongheart, rescues a young woman from a snowstorm and a human killer.

The Housemaid(en)

Wealthy widower Carson wants his son Bob to marry high-society girl Blanche Willard. However, Bob has fallen in love with May, an attractive housemaid in their home. The situation becomes more complicated when the elder Carson suddenly decides to remarry and brings his new wife, Lucy, home. Lucy immediately antagonizes her young stepson, Bob. When Bob refuses to marry Blanche, his stepmother discovers his secret affair with May. Lucy then uses this information to cause further trouble within the family dynamics.

Hunted Down(en)

John Dayton is shot by George Willis in a saloon quarrel. The deed is seen by Arline Marsdon, who gives Willis money and a marked timetable, whereby he escapes and goes further west. Mrs. Dayton is determined to bring the murderer to justice and engages the services of Craig Burton, a detective.

Loaded Dice(en)

Dice Allen is a square-playing gambler who falls in love with a girl whose father gambles away their ranch. He uses his skill at cards to win back the money but is robbed and beaten and suspected by the girl. Finally, learning the truth, she goes to Dice for help, and he enters his own horse in a race and wins enough money to save the ranch.