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Documentary on the process of hay-making, from the cutting of the grass to the stacking of the hay.
May 1904
Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away from her family, but is reluctant to reveal the full story. Intent on concealing her identity from her pursuers, Denis coerces her into marrying him. But when the body of Margaret's missing father is discovered, it leads Denis to suspect his wife of murder.
Mar 1923
A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.
Jun 1914
A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered with the appearance of a deadly serpent.
Dec 1914
HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.
Sep 1920
A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.
Jul 1905
Three suitors try to impress a girl by chasing her all over the place. Finally she makes her choice.
Aug 1907
Funny how we think of the loutish behaviour of some of today's teens as a modern-day phenomenon. Here, in a short film more than one hundred years old, we see two tearaways terrorising a bed-ridden old lady, sabotaging a number of honest workmen as they go about their daily work, vandalising a bakery and taking a vehicle without consent - all in the space of six frenetic minutes.
Sep 1910
A working knowledge of Morse code and the foresight to pick a train driver for a sweetheart come in handy in this ‘race to the rescue’ thriller. When the wealthy Mr Harvey has to go away on a train journey, a couple of sharp-eyed crooks take the opportunity to burgle his home. Only the live-in maid stands between them and Harvey’s safe. Can our plucky heroine save the day?
Jan 1915
A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.
Feb 1915
A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.
Apr 1920
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
Feb 1920
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.
May 1903
A housekeeper's daughter loves a toper's affianced friend.
Oct 1915
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
May 1909
Two young men help two girls escape.
Apr 1911
Survey of the Boer war with reconstructions and actualities.
Jun 1902
A man is obsessed by the 'Salome' dance.
Jul 1909
The pursuit of a highwayman taking a message to a knight (First British one-reel feature).
May 1906
A poor author has an engaged girl pose as his wife to please his dying father.
Mar 1924