Movies 1909 Page 5

The events of the two factions, Guelph and Ghibelline , are intertwined with the life of Dante Alighieri

It might not take you long to cotton on to the trick of this film, but the results are still impressive. Though the various strings, wools and...

Several unique specimens of highly ornamented porcelain are shown in series. In each case the various pieces of ware are in reality formed of living...

An adaptation of Ivan Nikitin's poem 'Ukhar-kupets' for Pathé.

The fates of two people align as a beggar tries to steal money from a sleeping newspaper boy. Instead of reporting the crook to the police, the...

André Deed is tired of being beat up, so a strong man has no trouble selling him one of the springs with handles at either end. When I was a kid,...

La Revolución de Mayo (in English: May Revolution) is an Argentine silent movie premiered in 1909. As the name denotes, it is focused on the events...

A woman in love with an unsuccessful author tries to convince a publisher to accept his work.

The aristocrat Macaire, out of jealousy, plans to ambush his comrade Montargis because the King favors him.

Tells the biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the book of Samuel

An escaped convict takes refuge in the home of a police officer out on duty. He seizes the officer's daughter and pulls her into a window recess,...

A parlor full of bon vivants pass around an enchanted pair of spectacles that “reveal the personality and pleasures of the one who wears them.”

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

An Italian movie.

William is drawn to Edward's wife, Helen. Sensing his feelings might lead him into an affair, he decides to go away. As he says goodbye to Helen,...

If all husbands have had similar experiences, it is too bad to harrow them up with the telling of this story. If they have not, perhaps it will be a...

A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows a tramp's wooden leg, pretending that it's hers,...

Nick Carter serial, sequel of the successful original master series, "Nick Carter, le roi des détectives," launched in 1908 with 6 episodes. This...

Romance of a Boot and a Dancing Slipper

A man and his wife try to enjoy a picnic, but strange and surreal happenings prevent them from doing so.

Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money.

A young female teacher is assigned to an unruly class. After a student revolt, a passing surveyor helps her restore order, and the teacher becomes...

After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.

A household cook named Margie has a sudden mental breakdown and attacks her employers, the Holland family. After being briefly restrained, she...

"Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a...

A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses a beer with lunch, then gives in. After work, two...

A few of us have had the chance to read our own obituary notice, but it fell to the lot of John Goodhusband the rare privilege of viewing his own...

A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing...

A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy...

Jack Windom experiences a sensation of awe at the reception of the Hindoo dagger from his old chum, Tom, who was traveling in India. Hanging the...

After being jilted for another, a woman sends her lover's old letters to the new fiancée and looks forward to the reaction. But when she spots her...

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The necklace is stolen, and Mr. Kendrick goes into debt to...

Nellie is a struggling artist whose paintings lie unsold. Billy, a successful painter, loves her, but she tells him that she cannot marry until she...

A young courtier gambles in a tavern and wins a coat from the leader of a gang. In the pocket he finds details of a plan to kidnap the Queen. He...

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.

Two thieves, Ned and Mike, scheme to rob a pawnbroker, Mr. Einstein. Ned seduces Einstein's daughter Rachel to aid their plan, but during the...

Sir Walter Scott adaptation, existing in fragmentary form in the Library of Congress paper print collections.

A husband suspects his wife of an affair. The wife's cousin borrows a shawl to meet her lover in the garden. The husband spies the couple embracing,...

Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his...

During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three soldiers are arrested as Catholics and condemned to die....