John R. Cumpson
The Mills of the Gods
A woman in love with an unsuccessful author tries to convince a publisher to accept his wo…
The Note in the Shoe
A shoe-factory worker puts a note in a shoe box offering to marry the lucky buyer. As a re…
1909
The Peachbasket Hat
Mrs. Jones leaves her baby with the maid and goes shopping for a new hat. Meanwhile, the m…
The Road to the Heart
Miguel casts out his daughter when she marries a poor man, causing his wife to leave him,…
The Roue’s Heart
Mons. Flamant, a typical roué of the French nobility, is surrounded by all the pleasures a…
The Sacrifice
Oh, the woe of simultaneous birthdays, as were Mr. and Mrs. Hardlucks', and both being of…
1909
The Salvation Army Lass
A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following…
1909
The Suicide Club
One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he…
1909
The Violin Maker of Cremona
A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage a…
1909
The Voice of the Violin
A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hu…
The Winning Coat
A young courtier gambles in a tavern and wins a coat from the leader of a gang. In the poc…
The Wooden Leg
A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. S…
1909
They Would Elope
Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked…
1909
Those Awful Hats
A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
Trying to Get Arrested
A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the poli…
1909
Two Memories
Henry and Marion have a lover's quarrel and part in anger. They do not reconcile, and ten…
1909
What Drink Did
A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initiall…
1910
How Bumptious Papered the Parlor
Mr. Bumptious insists on wallpapering the parlor himself, in order to save money.
The Eternal Triangle
A young wife instigates a duel between a dashing count, with whom she has been having an a…
The Governor’s Pardon
An honest man trades places with a convict so the convict can see his dying wife, but he i…
The Nichols on a Vacation
A philandering husband arranges an ill-planned rendezvous at the same restaurant his wife…
1910
The Stenographer's Friend; Or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph
It's a busy day at the office, and the stenographer is exhausted from trying to keep up wi…
Two Men
An orphaned girl raised by a miner in the wilderness falls in love with a tenderfoot, even…
Billy's Séance
Billy is out for a stroll when he spies a prepossessing-looking young woman. He follows an…
1912
Mr. Smith, Barber
A short silent comedy in which Billy, who has lied to his wife so that he can go out on th…