The Girl in the Checkered Coat

He Raised Kane

December 1922 •English

Kane, who does not want his father to know he is a fighter, thinking he objects, nearly loses the fight when he sees him at the ringside. In the end, it is the words of encouragement from his father which causes him to win. It develops that the "Kid's" father has known it all the time and has been getting reports on his son's prowess in the ring. Eighth episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.

The Chickasha Bone Crusher

January 1923 •English

Kid Roberts, the champion, thoroughly beats a tough Westerner (from Chickasha, OK) who follows him from city to city, determined to get even. The man taunts the Kid, by insisting that he is afraid to fight without gloves. Finally his wife appears and begs the Kid to refuse to fight her husband because he is neglecting his ranch and family. The Kid's sweetheart and the ranchman's wife do some scheming and succeed in ending the fights, but not until the Kid has beaten his opponent with his bare hands. Ninth episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.

When Kane Met Abel

January 1923 •English

The "Kid" is in the studio playing the star role in a "super-feature." The director gets his cast to put extra snap into the big scene by making each of the fighters think the other is double crossing him. 10th episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.

Joan of Newark

February 1923 •English

Twelfth episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.

Tropical Love

October 1921 •English

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, The Drifter, young and educated, and The Seeker, old and feeble-minded, meet and form a partnership. The Seeker meets Rosario, unaware that she is his daughter, left there 20 years previously when his mind was affected by a tropical storm that killed his wife and wrecked his home. Rosario is deeded land belonging to her father and is about to sell it to Clifford Fayne when The Seeker discovers gold there and urges her to desist. Fayne lures her to a cabin and tries to force her to sign the bill of sale; The Drifter and her father rescue her; the father is mortally wounded but lives long enough to learn that Rosario is his daughter and that she will be happy with The Drifter.

The Tower of Lies

October 1925 •English

After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when her letters become less frequent and it is suspected she may be using her body to get the money.

Subway Sadie

September 1926 •English

A New York fur saleswoman falls for a man she meets on the subway and must decide if she wants to accept a much dreamed for work transfer to Paris, or stay and get married.

Peacock Alley

January 1922 •English

A young man brings his new worldly Parisian wife back home to Pennsylvania.

The Lily

October 1926 •English

One Increasing Purpose

January 1927 •English

Stars Edmund Lowe as WWI veteran Slim Paris. Though most of his comrades died in battle, Paris returns home with nary a scratch. This convinces him that his life has a "greater purpose" in the scheme of things, so he sets about to find that purpose.

The Stolen Bride

August 1927 •English

The daughter of a count and the son of a shoemaker, both Hungarian, fall in love in America. As they're about to marry, the young woman is called back to Europe. When her betrothed goes after her, difficulties ensue.

Old Shoes

April 1925 •English

A widowed woman marries her husband's brother, who soon proves to be a tyrant stepfather to his adopted son.

Thrilling Youth

August 1926 •English

Billy Davis discovers that his father's bakery business is in serious financial trouble and leaves college in order to help his family.

A kuruzsló

September 1917 •Hungarian

The Probation Wife

May 1919 •English

A 1919 film directed by Sidney Franklin.

The Isle of Conquest

October 1919 •English

A 1919 film directed by Edward José.

Adrienne Lecouvreur

January 1913 •French

A considered lost film from 1913

Diary of a Lost Woman

October 1918 •German

The Flash of an Emerald

September 1915 •English

The picture starts with Robert Warwick walking into the office of director Albert Capellani (the film's actual director). Capellani offers him the role of a heavy and hands him the script. The next four reels show Warwick playing a Raffles-like character, an ingenious crook who moves through society, committing robberies and even murder.

Die Diktatur der Liebe. 1. Die böse Lust

January 1921 •German

A tale of cheating in both love and business.