William Humphrey
1909
A Midsummer Night's Dream
An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adapta…
Benedict Arnold
Arnold, reproved by General Washington, decides, with the bitter hatred of a small nature,…
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…
1909
Oliver Twist
Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.
1909
The Judgment of Solomon
"The Judgment of Solomon" was billed as a Vitagraph High Art Film. Biblical Production. It…
The Life of George Washington
A two-part silent movie, with the first part focusing on Washington's early life and Frenc…
1909
The Life of Moses
Released in five parts (The Persecution of the Children of Israel by the Egyptians, Forty…
1909
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
A story of ancient Rome. The scene of this story is laid in Rome in the days of Nero. Rome…
Hako's Sacrifice
Poor Hako, a Japanese boy, is sold into bondage to a cruel fisherman who makes his life a…
In Neighboring Kingdoms
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.
1910
Twelfth Night
When Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked and separated, Viola dresses in…
A Message from Beyond
Brought up in the lap of luxury and indulged in extravagance, Jack Morrison is gradually l…
1911
A Tale of Two Cities
An early film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its s…
An Aeroplane Elopement
Maude Brooks is in love with an aviator, George Pinckney. Maude tells her father that she…
Jean Rescues
Alice is in an unhappy relationship with her fiance. She falls for a new man, but he goes…
Picciola; or, The Prison Flower
Comte de Charney is sentenced to life imprisonment for political conspiracy. In the same p…
The Death of King Edward III
King Edward III reigned from 1327 to 1377. He was a son of Edward the Second and he was bo…
The Freshet
Tom Ennis, a stalwart, sturdy fellow, is apprenticed to John Matthews, the village blacksm…
Every Inch a Man
Bob, son of a farmer, decides to become a detective.
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes
The night of the grand reception and dance finds Belle Oakley in high glee as she leaves f…
Nothing to Wear
The Heart of the King's Jester
A short drama directed by William Humphrey.
1912
The Money Kings
Three part chronicle of how the rumor of war triggers greed in some men and the comeuppanc…
1913
A Princess of Bagdad
A caliph imprisons the cobbler's son his daughter has fallen in love with, but the cobbler…
Mixed Identities
Edna and Alice, the twins, get positions as stenographers in the offices of Mr. Redman and…
The Butler's Secret
After a serious quarrel with his father concerning his debts, Wallace Dixon leaves the hou…
The Spirit of Christmas
The day before Christmas in a squalid tenement room shared by young sisters Nell and Bess,…
1914
Polishing Up
When his wife goes away on vacation, a husband decides to use that time to do a little "pl…
Uncle Bill
On his way to New York to visit his relatives, the Masons, for the first time, Uncle Bill…
The Good in the Worst of Us
Crime drama where Minnie's past overtakes her. She flees Jim to escape his bad influence.…
The Return of Maurice Donnelly
A wrongfully executed man is resurrected and tracks down the real culprits.
1931
Manhattan Parade
Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusin…
1931
Murder at Midnight
Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out…
1931
Subway Express
Inspector Killany of the New York City police department is called in to investigate the m…