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poster The Witch's Revenge

The Witch's Revenge

Two guards bring a sorcerer into the hall of a palace of the time of the Middle Ages. The king who follows them orders the sorcerer to be chained and to be condemned to death for his practice of witchcraf…

poster A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

30mn - Drama, History

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.

Hamlet

Hamlet is a 1913 British silent drama film directed by Hay Plumb and starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude Elliot and Walter Ringham.

poster The King and the Jester

The King and the Jester

French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).

poster The Sea Squawk

The Sea Squawk

A Scottish immigrant on board ship becomes a pawn in a jewel heist aboard the S.S. Cognac, a three-star liner. Blackie Dawson, the uncrowned king of jewel thieves, and his accomplice Pearl Blackstone, hav…

poster The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

A good shepherdess is persecuted by an evil, tantrum-throwing princess. A good fairy decides to intervene, and dishes out quite a bit of retribution.

poster Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

102mn - Adventure, Drama

Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there …

poster A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

94mn - Comedy, Drama

Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

poster Cleopatra

Cleopatra

125mn - Drama, History

The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony. Only a small fragment of this film survives.

poster Robin Hood

Robin Hood

30mn - Romance, Adventure, Drama

Robin Hood is a 1912 film made by Eclair Studios when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th centur…

poster Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

89mn - Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Timeless tale of Beauty and the Beast set in the period of the Vikings. Freya, a warrior and the beautiful daughter of a Viking king, is held prisoner on an island castle by a Beast whom has been cursed b…

poster A Harem Knight

A Harem Knight

A pretty harem girl is rescued by a U. S. Navy officer. Whilst fleeing from the guards the girl takes refuge in the rooms of the notorious Rodney St. Clair, an erring Knight, who is proud of his long list…

poster The Woodsman

The Woodsman

Detective Alex Whiting protects an amnesiac girl who witnessed a series of ritualistic murders, but finds himself drawn into a dark world where ancient superstitions and modern evil collide in the shadows…

poster The Two Gladiators

The Two Gladiators

100mn - Adventure

The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.

poster The Enchanted Sedan Chair

The Enchanted Sedan Chair

A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned. Now, what does the illusionist …

poster That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

125mn - Drama, History, Romance

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

poster The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

24mn - Crime, Drama

A lonely widower living in the Italian quarter of the city, whose only solace since the death of his wife is his little child, reluctantly becomes a member of a secret society existent among his countryme…

poster Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

137mn - Drama, History

"The Roman Banquet, the golden glories, the unrivaled luxuries, the wine, the dance, the song, the beautiful women, the sumptuous splendors that taxed a barbaric world for a night of feasting and revel-- …

poster The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

110mn - Drama, Horror

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popul…

poster The Cavalier's Dream

The Cavalier's Dream

1mn - Horror, Fantasy

He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast. Mephistopheles appears; then the old witch, who suddenly changes to …

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