The Stepmother
1906 · 6 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama
A poor boy is mistreated by his stepmother when his father isn't present.
Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché
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★ 10.01912
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★ 10.02005
MovieDocumentaryDrama
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Fra Diavolo · 1912Fra Diavolo
★ 10.01912
MovieAdventureDrama
Based on the opéra comique of the same name, the film follows the exploits of Italian brigand Fra Diavolo.
His Double · 1912His Double
★ 7.01912
MovieComedy
A father who is determined his daughter should marry a count leading the boyfriend to dress up as the count to thwart his plans.
Tarnished Reputations · 1920Tarnished Reputations
★ 7.01920
MovieDrama
While visiting a small village, popular young artist Robert Williams meets innocent country girl Helen Sanderson and, enchanted by her beauty, induces the girl to pose for him. An attraction develops between them, but just as the portrait is completed, Robert is called back to the city. Helen fails to hear from him again and Robert's neglect draws her to the city, where she is sent to a reformatory on a false charge. Once released, she begs Judge Princeton for help and, feeling sorry for the unfortunate girl, he introduces her to playwright George Wendbourg, who adopts Helen and makes her a great actress. Seeing Helen on stage reawakens Robert's love for her and he begs her for forgiveness. After initially snubbing him, Helen relents and the two finally are reunited.
Falling Leaves · 1912Falling Leaves
★ 6.61912
MovieDrama
It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the disease seems preparing to soon claim yet another life, a teenage girl named Winifred. Winifred's mother and little sister Trixie are devastated. When Trixie hears the family doctor say of Winifred that "when the last leaf falls, she will have passed away," she interprets the doctor's words literally. Thinking over what she has heard, she determines to do everything possible to save her sister.
A Fool and His Money · 1912A Fool and His Money
★ 6.41912
MovieComedy
Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy flips for Sam and his newfound wealth, and dumps the rival. Sam throws an engagement party where he indulges in a friendly game of cards with his former rival and another man, who unbeknownst to Sam, is a card shark.
A House Divided · 1913A House Divided
★ 5.81913
MovieComedy
A married couple, suspecting one another of infidelity, decide to "live separately together."
The Girl in the Arm-Chair · 1912The Girl in the Arm-Chair
★ 5.71912
MovieDrama
Peggy Wilson has recently become an orphan and a ward of the Waston family. She’s also inherited the late Robert Wilson’s vast fortune, which puts her very much in Mr. Waston’s favor. He would like his son, Frank, to marry Peggy, but Peggy “is not his style” and “her money is no inducement”.
A Sticky Woman · 1906A Sticky Woman
★ 5.61906
MovieComedy
A lady uses her maid to lick her stamps, when an overtly excited man notices the maid, forcibly kisses her, and they wind up stuck to each other.
Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance · 1900Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance
★ 5.51900
MovieMusic
A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow. "L'Hiver: Danse de la neige" is the fourth and last film of the series DANSE DES SAISONS. "Le Printemps: Danse des roses", "L'Eté: Danse de la moisson" and "L'Automne: Danse des vendanges" are lost or unlocated.
Starting Something · 1911Starting Something
★ 5.31911
MovieComedy
A suffragette gets her husband drunk, leading to an escalating parade of mishaps as more people get drunk on their "lime juice."
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy · 1896The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
★ 5.21896
MovieFantasy
A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. Note: This is a LOST film; the existing film of the same name is the remake from 1900.
The Magician's Alms · 1905The Magician's Alms
★ 5.21905
MovieFantasyDrama
A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.
At the Floral Ball · 1900At the Floral Ball
★ 5.11900
MovieMusic
A turn-of-the-last-century hand-tinted short, which features two women, Miss Lally and Miss Julyett, dancing at a ball. By the legendary French filmmaker Alice Guy (attributed only, but not confirmed in any primary sources).
The Thief · 1913The Thief
★ 5.01913
MovieDrama
Three wartime friends, two wealthy, and one poor, reunite at an upscale dinner party. Things take a turn when the poor man is accused of stealing something.
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MovieWarAnimation
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