Samson

Samson 1914

10.00

Samson, an Israelite whose enormous strength is legendary, falls in love with Zorah, a Philistine, and marries her, overcoming his father Manoah's objections.

1914

The Magic Cloak of Oz

The Magic Cloak of Oz 1914

4.40

The fairies of Oz gather in the forest of Burzee one evening and weave a magic cloak that gives the wearer one wish, so long as it has not been stolen.

1914

Liberty Belles

Liberty Belles 1914

5.00

Liberty Belles, silent comedy film from 1914 starring Dorothy Gish, Jack Pickford, and Gertrude Bambrick.

1914

Gendarm Möbius

Gendarm Möbius 1914

1

Based on a Victor Blüthgen's novel, the story tells the tragedy of Gendarm Mö­bius and his only daughter Stina. Having an affair with Lohmann, Stina gets preg­nant. She secretly goes to the city to have her baby. But it is born dead. She comes back home. [The film starts from here.] She finds that her lover Lohmann got en­gaged and the wedding will be celebrated the next evening. Getting mad, Stina sets fire to Lohmann's house in his wedding night. She is caught by her own father Gendarm Möbius: on account of the fam­ily honor, they choose their own death.

1914

Damn the War

Damn the War 1914

5.60

An army pilot is visiting the home of another army pilot in a neighboring country, and falling in love with his sister, when war breaks out.

1914

England Expects

England Expects 1914

1

The cowardly son of a military family is cured by his wife's faith.

1914

Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home 1914

5.00

John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery. In deep despair, he thinks of better days, and writes a song that later provides inspiration to several others in their own times of need.

1914

Concentration

Concentration 1914

1

The dead man's decentralized life is exemplified in a half-finished will and an incompleted invention of a printing press. The mother impresses upon her two sons the power of concentration by a magnifying glass held to the sun's rays. One accepts the lesson and finishes the work of the father. The other becomes the tool of the rival printer. His lesson was to come through experience and the suffering of others.

1914

The Stepmother

The Stepmother 1914

1

A new bride tries to win the affection of her stepchild.

1914

Turned Back

Turned Back 1914

1

George Cantor and Tom Johnson love the same girl; one wins the girl from the other and the loser leaves swearing revenge on his successful rival. A few years later, the two marry. George is a successful doctor; Tom is an unemployed laborer with a wife, a sick baby, and little food at home.

1914

Broncho Billy, the Vagabond

Broncho Billy, the Vagabond 1914

1

Broncho, the vagabond, is thrown out of the gambler's place because he has no money. He is light-hearted, nevertheless, and while strolling through the woods, runs upon a little girl trying to chop some wood. His heart is touched and he helps her. She leads him to the shack she calls home and Broncho is filled with pity when he sees her father sick

1914

Strongheart

Strongheart 1914

5.00

STRONGHEART (1914) is a Native American Indian drama. Based on a famous play of the time, the film features an all-star cast. Originally five reels, the film was reissued at three reels in 1916.

1914

Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret 1914

5.70

Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous fiancé.

1914

The Plumber

The Plumber 1914

1

This Keystone from the end of 1914, involving the usual suspects running around some plumbing issues will not hold many surprises for those familiar with Keystone in this period, or, indeed, with the works of the Three Stooges, who often played inept plumbers. It is, nonetheless, very nicely performed, especially by Charles Murray who mugs it up freely and ineptly, as well as the pretty girl who plays the house's maid.

1914

The Painted World

The Painted World 1914

1

Raised to believe that her mother Elois, is dead, 18-year-old Yvette Muree is aghast to learn that mom is a burlesque queen.

1914

The Hypnotic Violinist

The Hypnotic Violinist 1914

1

Dr. Crampton and his wife are dining in a fashionable restaurant, where a gypsy orchestra under the leadership of Zigo, the famous hypnotic violinist, are playing. Struck by her beauty, a desire to possess her overwhelms Zigo.

1914

Barnyard Flirtations

Barnyard Flirtations 1914

1

Fatty tries to catch two "chickens" – one feathered, the other one wearing skirts.

1914

A Flash in the Dark

A Flash in the Dark 1914

1

Randall is a rich mine owner whose business affairs cause him to neglect his somewhat frivolous wife. There is a mutual friend whom Randall carelessly allows to entertain his wife. As a result, the friend pays more than natural attentions to the woman. The three visit one of Randall's mines. The wife and friend go down the mining shaft in a bucket. While they are yet underground, a quantity of dynamite explodes. The mine is filled with poisonous fumes.

1914

The Spider and Her Web

The Spider and Her Web 1914

1

The story concerns the reformation of a fast woman who runs a gambling establishment. Her one fear is of death and her regeneration is brought about.

1914