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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…