A Chase Across the Continent

A Chase Across the Continent

1912 · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Directed by J. Searle Dawley

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TwilightTwilight · 1919
Twilight
★ 9.01919
MovieDrama
A baby, found strapped to a donkey in the North Carolina mountains where her father drowned, is called Twilight and raised by the Anwells. At sixteen, Twilight, in love with her foster brother Jim, who runs the family's lumber business, grows jealous when Elise Charmant, vacationing with her father, a brain specialist, monopolizes Jim at the Fireman's Ball.
Has the World Gone Mad!Has the World Gone Mad! · 1923
Has the World Gone Mad!
★ 9.01923
MovieDrama
Mrs. Adams (Hedda Hopper) succumbs to the spirit of jazz, moves into her own apartment, and even has an affair with Mr. Bell (Charles Richman), the father of her son's sweetheart. Miss Bell (Elinor Fair) discovers their meetings, and only then does Mrs. Adams realize the unhappiness she has caused. Shortly thereafter, she effects a general reconciliation.
A Romance of the Cliff DwellersA Romance of the Cliff Dwellers · 1911
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
★ 8.01911
MovieDramaRomance
The story itself deals with the primitive instinct of mankind; to desire was to take at strength of arms, and thus one of the chiefs chose for his own a maiden fair who was loved in turn by a young brave, and whose admiration she returned. But like unto the dark ages, whenever a man desired a maid he took her with or without her leave. Thus far did the chief go, but her lover decides to match his strength of arms for so fair a bride, and they fight upon the cliff's edge. But here the maid takes up the bow of fate and sends an arrow into the heart of her captor. Thus the two forest lovers are united, but a life for a life is the law of their race and the lover is brought to the council chamber and tried before his kinsmen. To shield the woman he loves he remains silent.
Beyond PriceBeyond Price · 1921
Beyond Price
★ 7.01921
MovieDrama
Sally Marrio, neglected wife of a prominent shoe designer, has three wishes: to be a millionaire's wife, to be famous, and to have a child.
The Charge of the Light BrigadeThe Charge of the Light Brigade · 1912
The Charge of the Light Brigade
★ 7.01912
MovieDrama
Silent film drama of the famous incident..
The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa ClausThe Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus · 1907
The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
★ 6.91907
MovieFamilyFantasy
A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.
FrankensteinFrankenstein · 1910
Frankenstein
★ 6.11910
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.
College ChumsCollege Chums · 1907
College Chums
★ 6.01907
MovieComedy
While in a park, a young woman sees her fiancé being quite affectionate with another woman. When she calls him on the telephone to demand an explanation, he tells her that it was his sister. She is not satisfied, and insists on coming over to meet his 'sister'. As the young man broods over how to get out of trouble, an old college friend comes over, and he offers to pretend to be the sister. At first this works, but soon it has created even more complications.
Snow WhiteSnow White · 1916
Snow White
★ 5.91916
MovieFantasyDrama
Snow White, a beautiful girl, is despised by a wicked queen who tries to destroy her. With the aid of dwarfs in the woods, Snow White overcomes the queen.
Rescued from an Eagle's NestRescued from an Eagle's Nest · 1908
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
★ 5.51908
MovieDramaAction
A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it.
Laughing GasLaughing Gas · 1907
Laughing Gas
★ 5.41907
MovieComedy
A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can't stop laughing, and every other passenger catches the laughter from her.
The Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the Pauper · 1909
The Prince and the Pauper
★ 3.51909
MovieDramaComedy
Extremely condensed version of the Mark Twain story of a royal heir and his poor doppelganger trading places.
CapriceCaprice · 1913
Caprice
★ 1.01913
MovieComedyDrama
A lost film. A wealthy young man's marriage to a mountain girl he meets while hunting is disastrous until she abandons him and later reappears incognito as a tutored and sophisticated woman.
Out of the DriftsOut of the Drifts · 1916
Out of the Drifts
1916
MovieRomance
An Eastern drifter stakes a claim near Boiseville but spends his nights gambling away his gold. Moll, one of the owners of the gambling hall, tries to help him quit the habit. When is neighbor, Peter Gardner teams up with Moll’s partner, Dick Weed, to try and steal the claim, Moll (who is secretly the drifter’s mother) and Gardner’s daughter, Kate, who is in love with the drifter, attempt to stop them. Gardner nearly succeeds in winning the drifter's claim in a card game, but an amnesiac named Crazy Oby suddenly regains his memory, recognizes Gardner as the man who robbed him years ago, and shoots him. Before dying, Gardner confesses that Oby is Kate’s real father. With the villains defeated and the truth revealed, the drifter and Kate find happiness together and prepare for their wedding.
Rich Man, Poor ManRich Man, Poor Man · 1918
Rich Man, Poor Man
1918
MovieDramaRomance
Born and raised in poverty, Marguerite Clark has learned to expect very little out of life and thus is rather surprised to learn that she is the niece of a wealthy financier. Alas, this puts a crimp in her romance with a handsome young architect, who has long despised the financier for causing the downfall of the architect's father.
A Good Little DevilA Good Little Devil · 1914
A Good Little Devil
1914
MovieDrama
A partially lost film, with only one surviving reel. A movie released in 1914 directed by Edwin S. Porter.

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