Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1912

5.78

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

1912

Silas Marner

Silas Marner 1916

3.50

After having been wrongly accused of murder and robbery, a heretofore kindly and gregarious weaver becomes a nasty, bitter, lonely old miser. Originally a seven-reel picture, a three-reel re-release survives.

1916

King Lear

King Lear 1916

4.40

Silent adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear

1916

The Coffin Ship

The Coffin Ship 1911

5.00

A love story filmed in Long Island Sound with a stowaway and a shipwreck.

1911

King Rene’s Daughter

King Rene’s Daughter 1913

5.00

This elaborate and well-staged silent version of Hertz' play is exceedingly well produced for 1913: it starts off by introducing the actors by name and role, then showing them in double exposure in street clothes and in costumes. The production values are also elaborate and the look of the set designs reminds one of the elaborate backdrops that Melies used in his shots.

1913

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit 1913

1

A short adaption of the novel by Charles Dickens.

1913

Cinderella

Cinderella 1911

6.40

Elaborately produced version of the well known George O. Nichols fairy tale interrupted by just a few summarizing intertitles, with Florence LaBadie and Harry Benham.

1911

The Two Roses

The Two Roses 1910

4.00

Released on June 7, 1910, THE TWO ROSES was Thanhouser's 16th release and was advertised as "A powerful, pathetic, pretty story of life in Little Italy." The film featured Marie Eline (Tony, an Italian boy), Frank H. Crane (Tony Prolo, young Tony's father), and Anna Rosemond (Tony Prolo's wife). In this film Marie Eline was billed as "The Thanhouser Kid" for the first time.

1910

David Copperfield

David Copperfield 1911

1

Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's tribulation-filled journey to adulthood, Thanhouser released the three films over the course of three weeks beginning on October 17, 1911, one 1,000 foot reel per week.

1911

A Dog's Love

A Dog's Love 1914

6.40

A lonely little girl is befriended by Shep, a neighbor's collie. The girl meets an untimely death, leaving Shep behind.

1914

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet 1911

2.00

Thanhouser's version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

1911

The Vicar of Wakefield

The Vicar of Wakefield 1917

5.00

The production vindicated the new feature-length movie format by restoring several characters, plot complications, and atmosphere that had been truncated in Thanhouser’s 1910 version of less than one-sixth the length.

1917

The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country 1917

4.80

Convicted in a revolutionary conspiracy, a man rashly states that he wishes never again to hear the name of the United States of America. The judge grants him his wish, sentencing him to life aboard a ship always at sea, aboard with sailors under orders never to let him hear of his homeland in any way. The punishment nearly destroys him, while changing him thoroughly.

1917

Robin Hood

Robin Hood 1913

1

Robin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest, pursued by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

1913

The World and the Woman

The World and the Woman 1916

3.50

In "The World and the Woman", Jeanne Eagels plays Mary, a prostitute (which is implied by her walking the streets and being hassled by policemen) who reluctantly takes a better position at a country lodge as a maid. In this woodland community, she attends church and the path to Salvation becomes clear to her. Through Mary's faith, the injured folk of the countryside are healed. However, her old employer, whose lustful advances she'd previously spurned, still has designs on her.

1916

The Girl of the Grove

The Girl of the Grove 1912

1

The girl was young, pretty, and also a good businesswoman; When her father died she took up the reins of management and ran an orange grove with successful results. Her capable hands were so busy that she had no time to think of love. One day, however, "the prince" appeared.

1912

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

Joseph in the Land of Egypt 1914

5.00

Film realization of the Biblical story of Joseph, played here by future director James Cruze.

1914

The Center of the Web

The Center of the Web 1914

5.00

The police set out to take down a gang of counterfeiters, using every tool they have including police dogs.

1914

Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags 1912

1

Drama of life in the foreign legion of Africa

1912

Lucile

Lucile 1912

1

Lucile is a 1912 drama film short.

1912