The Car of Chance

Master of Love

September 1919 •German

Lost film. A man's devotion for a woman brings about his ruin.

Deserted at the Altar

December 1922 •English

Anna Moore, a poor orphaned country girl, and her little brother, Tommy, live with hypocritical Squire Simpson, who conspires with his son to acquire the inheritance due the girl.

Convention City

December 1933 •English

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. President J.B. Honeywell is to choose a new company sales manager. T.R. Kent and George Ellerbe are two salesmen who both want the job. However, they both get into trouble: T.R. is discredited when jealous saleswoman, Arlene Dale, interferes with his attempted seduction of Honeywell's daughter, Claire, and George attempts to seduce Nancy Lorraine. The position of sales manager is bestowed upon a drunken employee as a bribe after he catches J.B. about to visit "Daisy La Rue, Exterminator." Considered a lost film.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

August 1958 •English

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Josselyn's Wife

May 1919 •English

Bessie Barriscale and Nigel Barrie play Ellen and Gibbs Josselyn, a young married couple who have spent several years in Europe while Gibbs, an artist, developed his talent. When they return to the States, they stay with Gibbs' father (Tom Guise) and stepmother (Kathleen Kirkham). Gibbs had never cared much for his stepmother, Lillian, but now he warms up to her -- a lot. Lillian is much younger than her husband and begins spending a suspicious amount of time with her stepson.

Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair

January 1914 •English

Mabel Normand stars in this comedy short in which she has a world of trouble with her rival lovers.

Mabel’s Latest Prank

September 1914 •English

Mabel meets a masher in the park while en route to get a position as maid. Later she finds the man was the husband of her new mistress. There is an exciting chase scene, and the picture winds up with everyone in the lake.

Mabel’s Nerve

May 1914 •English

Mabel attempts to master a bucking horse as it speeds towards a cliff with Mack hot on her trail!

In the Haze of Opium

September 1918 •Russian

Mysterious World

May 1916 •Russian

Spiritual Eyes

January 1919 •Russian

Love by the Monastery Walls

March 1918 •Russian

Lovers' Post Office

November 1914 •English

A short comedy in which two lovers post their letters in a box in a tree. The old man gets wise and sets a snare, by which he catches Fatty's hand. The girl releases the snare and Fatty hooks the old man by the leg.

Mack at It Again

April 1914 •English

Yes, Mack Sennett is at it again, as is Mabel Normand. This one is where Mack has gone back to work and he certainly hustles some, and makes his actors follow suit.

A Missing Bride

June 1914 •English

A lost comedy short starring Mabel Normand in an unconfirmed role.

På livets ödesvägar

October 1913 •Swedish

The son of a poor fisherman and the daughter of a wealthy landlord fall in love, but meet with obstacles to being together. Their happiness meets with objection by her father, who intends to permanently separate them.

Stranglehold

October 1931 •English

A novelist living in a boarding house imagines a murder that involves his fellow boarders.

Passion for Adventure

January 1922 •

A lost Croatian film.

Two Crowded Hours

July 1931 •English

A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself.

On Borrowed Time

July 1939 •English

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.