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The Suicide Club poster
Movie

One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself. Presumed to be a lost film.

The Suicide Club

May 1909

The King of the Cannibal Islands poster
Movie

Believed to be the first film to feature cannibals.

The King of the Cannibal Islands

Apr 1908

Sherlock Holmes Baffled poster
Movie

Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

May 1900

The Black Hand poster
Movie

Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped. When he is unable to meet their request, they take Maria away. The Black Hand is the earliest surviving gangster film.

The Black Hand

Mar 1906

Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room poster
Movie

A young man leers through a peephole in the wall separating two dressing rooms, but he is caught, and is humiliated by his victims, two pretty ladies.

Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room

May 1905

The Deception poster
Movie

A wife offers to support her artist husband by teaching piano. She can't find work at the conservatory, and ends up working in a laundry, without telling him the truth. When he discovers her lie, he is determined to leave her, until she is injured and he understands the sacrifice she made for him.

The Deception

Mar 1909

Rip Van Winkle poster
Movie

An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of small men drinking and playing. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to find that 20 years have passed and things are a lot different.

Rip Van Winkle

Aug 1896

Lucky Jim poster
Movie

Gertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack marries Gertrude. He finds himself once again very jealous of the late Lucky Jim.

Lucky Jim

Apr 1909

The Wooden Leg poster
Movie

A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows a tramp's wooden leg, pretending that it's hers, and the disgusted suitor rejects her.

The Wooden Leg

Mar 1909

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora poster
Movie

A gang of lawless freebooters who terrorized the country and made travel in the mountains a hazardous pastime hold up a stylish landau in which are seated an old gentleman, a duenna, and a pretty young Senora. The inevitable happens; all are relieved of their valuables, and while the gentleman and duenna are sent on their way, the girl is held a prisoner.

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

Aug 1908

The Boys Think They Have One on Foxy Grandpa, But He Fools Them poster
Movie

The boys dance to Grandpa's banjo playing, then indicate that he can't equal their skill. Grandpa gets up and performs an intricate step while still playing the banjo.

The Boys Think They Have One on Foxy Grandpa, But He Fools Them

May 1902

The Eavesdropper poster
Movie

Hidalgo offers his daughter's hand in marriage when he can't repay a loan to Manuella. But when Manuella overhears the daughter bidding farewell to her lover, he is so moved by their devotion that he cancels the debt.

The Eavesdropper

May 1909

Confidence poster
Movie

Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her. When the blackmail plot is exposed, Nellie's husband expresses his complete faith in her.

Confidence

Apr 1909

Drive for a Life poster
Movie

Harry's jealous former mistress puts poison in some candy intended for his new fiancée. Harry discovers what she has done, and races to save his fiancée before she eats the candy.

Drive for a Life

Apr 1909

Trying to Get Arrested poster
Movie

A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.

Trying to Get Arrested

Apr 1909

Personal poster
Movie

A man who has placed a personal advertisement for a prospective wife goes to wait at the meeting place that he designated. Soon a woman comes in response to the advertisement. Before the two have a chance to converse, several more women arrive on the scene. Now completely flustered, the man flees, initiating a lengthy chase.

Personal

Jun 1904

Trilby and Little Billee poster
Movie

Trilby lounges on a table with her shoes off, smoking, laughing, enjoying a piece of cake, and kissing her friend in a scene from the popular eponymous novel and stage play. Now lost, it is considered the first book-to-film adaptation.

Trilby and Little Billee

Sep 1896

Mrs. Jones Entertains poster
Movie

In the third installment of the "Mr. and Mrs. Jones" series, Mrs. Jones hosts a luncheon for her Ladies' Temperance League chapter on the condition that her husband, Mr. Jones, stays out of the way, but he manages to secretly drink a decanter of alcohol. When the empty bottle is found, the attendees suspect one of their own is a secret drinker, leading to chaotic accusations before Mr. Jones is exposed as the culprit.

Mrs. Jones Entertains

Jan 1909

Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade poster
Movie

Schneider is trying to write a speech but he can't concentrate with all the noise around him. During the night, Schneider catches burglars in his house, but when he sees they are stealing all the noisy distractions, he helps them get away.

Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade

Apr 1909

Duel Scene from Macbeth poster
Movie

Based on a scene from Shakespeare's play: Macbeth, king of Scotland, is being challenged by forces led by Macduff. Young Siward comes to confront the king, but Macbeth kills him easily. Then Macduff himself arrives. The two rivals exchange words, and then begin a deadly fight.

Duel Scene from Macbeth

Jul 1905

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