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Leather Stocking
A short version of James Fenimore Cooper's famous tale about Natty Bumppo, or "Hawkeye," a…
Lest We Forget
A rich little girl helps a poor little girl by making their Christmas enjoyable.
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his retur…
Love Finds a Way
A Duke's daughter is loved by a gallant knight, but her father wants her to marry another.…
1909
Love's Stratagem
Nell Connors is in love with Jack, a sailor, but is unaware that he was shipwrecked and is…
1909
Lucky Jim
Gertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack ma…
Making It Pleasant for Him
A comedy drama which clearly portrays the adventures of a country chap who falls into the…
1909
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The only known moving-image footage of the author, filmed at his home, Stormfield, in Redd…
1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been f…
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he…
1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones stays out late playing poker with his buddies. While he's gone, a burglar starts…
Mrs. Jones Entertains
In the third installment of the "Mr. and Mrs. Jones" series, Mrs. Jones hosts a luncheon f…
1909
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
If all husbands have had similar experiences, it is too bad to harrow them up with the tel…
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
Mr. Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions when he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat…
1909
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love wit…
1909
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
Part two of Blackton's "The Life of Napoleon". After Waterloo, Napoleon reminisces. His tr…
Nella de Loredano
Italian Short
NSB Bergensbanen 1909
From the opening of the Bergen Railway in 1909 with King Haakon. We follow the train along…
1909
Nursing a Viper
During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican belie…
1909
Oh, Uncle!
Harry's rich old bachelor uncle thinks Harry is still single. When Uncle announces a visit…
1909
Oliver Twist
Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.
On the Western Frontier
Among the tall trees and mountains of the Far West, a father, son and daughter dwell peace…
One Touch of Nature
"A pathetic story of mother's grief. No more intense emotion can be imagined than a mother…
1909
Pippa Passes
Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a he…
1909
Pranks
Tom and Ethel separately decide to go bathing in a river. Pranksters switch their clothes…
Princess Marie's Funeral
The funeral of Princess Marie who died on December 4th, 1909.
1909
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
A smoker falls asleep, and two mischievious fairies play with his pipe. He discovers this,…
1909
Resurrection
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial,…
Saul and David
Tells the biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the book of Sam…
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Schneider is trying to write a speech but he can't concentrate with all the noise around h…
Sealed Instructions
The scene is laid at the White House, the President's home. Looking down the broad avenue…
Seil und Tau Fabrikation in Howrah bei Kalkutta
A short film showing the industrial process of jute works in India.
Shanghaied
Shanghaied is a 1909 dramatic short.
1909
She Would Be an Actress
Mrs. Youngwife has become stage struck. She purchases a book, "How to Become a Great Actre…
Stirring Days in Old Virginia
This picture story is a series of stirring war scenes occurring in 1865, at the homestead…
1909
Sweet and Twenty
Alice misunderstands when she sees her sweetheart Frank accidentally kissing her sister, a…
1909
Tag Day
The custom of young women "tagging" men on the public streets (on a day specially set asid…
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room
This story is based upon the celebrated drama of that title
1909
Tender Hearts
A country boy and a city boy are both courting the same girl. The girl sees the country bo…
1909
The Aborigine's Devotion
An Indian cares for a dead white man's child, protecting him from a thieving fur trader.
The Amateur William Tell
A man reads the story of William Tell and sets out to emulate his feats.
1909
The Awakening
A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marri…
The Awakening of Bess
The Awakening of Bess is a silent short film of 1909 directed by Harry Solter . The protag…
The Best Man Wins
Charles Shea, the handsome young foreman of the Bar Z ranch, has won the love of the winso…
The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep is a 1909 drama
The Brahma Diamond
An unscrupulous tourist plots to steal the famous diamond, "The Light of the World," trick…
1909
The Bride of Lammermoor
Sir Walter Scott adaptation, existing in fragmentary form in the Library of Congress paper…
1909
The Broken Locket
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the princ…
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will…
The Children's Friend
Three little girls fall into a sand pit and can't get out. One of them ties a note around…
The Colored Stenographer
It is Mr. Bunk's unlucky day. Before leaving for business, he is despoiled of all his read…
1909
The Cord of Life
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an…
1909
The Country Doctor
While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor.…
1909
The Cowboy Millionaire
Bud Noble, a handsome specimen of manhood, is foreman on the Circle "D" ranch outside of C…
1909
The Cricket on the Hearth
After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engage…
The Criminal Hypnotist
To a reception there is invited a celebrated professor of hypnotism, and during the evenin…
1909
The Curtain Pole
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a r…
1909
The Day After
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themse…
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three…
The Deception
A wife offers to support her artist husband by teaching piano. She can't find work at the…