George Lessey
1911
Romeo and Juliet
Thanhouser's version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
1912
A Romance of the Rails
For years, William West has been living in a little house owned by the railroad. He has ne…
A Soldier's Duty
Lieutenant John Miller, U.S.A., receives a note from his southern sweetheart chiding him f…
At the Masquerade Ball
A short comedy about the romance between Margaret and John. At a masked ball at the home o…
Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story
An elderly bank clerk declines to donate money to a tuberculosis fund, but soon his daught…
The High Cost of Living
Forbidden from marrying the man she loves by her wealthy businessman father because he is…
1912
The Passer-by
A random passer-by is invited to a bachelor party of rich men where he tells a tale of los…
1913
At Bear Track Gulch
This western, with its simple story set in a gold mining camp, recycles many of the elemen…
Bread on the Waters
A son, down and out on liquor, finds redemption.
John Manley's Awakening
John Manley one day learns to his great sorrow that Caroline Hastings, whom he was going t…
1913
The Ambassador's Daughter
The theft of an important document from the ambassador's residence leads his daughter to i…
The Bells
At the express wish of her father, Lucy Martin marries Leo Noakes, a stingy man and one tw…
The Portrait
Not "as in a looking glass" but "as in his own portrait" in a dream does Paul Le Grand, th…
The Twelfth Juror
A play based on a famous English case of a man being executed wrongfully on circumstantial…
The Brass Bowl
Resemblance of a society man to a notorious crook forms the basis of this dramatic, thrill…
1914
The Story of the Willow Pattern
The story of the romance behind the iconic blue willow china design.
1915
Graft
20 two reels episodic dramatic serial now lost. (1) Liquor and the Law (1915); (2) The Ten…
The Marble Heart
A modern artist named Raphael dreams that he is the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, who ha…
1915
The Suburban
Robert Gordon wants Donald, his son, to marry Sir Ralph Fisher's sister, but Donald loves…
Old King Coal
Stone assures Weisner, head of the Coal Trust, that Larnigan will never start for Pennsylv…
The Harbor Transportation Trust
Bruce Larnigan, in connection with Jack Stevens, is editing the "Independent," the newspap…
The Insurance Swindlers
The insurance companies, organized in one mighty trust, have been using the policy holders…
The Power of the People
Bruce Larnigan finds himself so bitterly opposed by the administration that he resigns his…
The Railroad Monopoly
Tom Larnigan, encouraged by his victory over the Textile Trust, turns his attention to the…
1917
Patria
Spies from Japan conspire to steal the Channing "preparedness" fortune and invade the Unit…