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- In Part Two of Louis Feuillade's 5 1/2-hour epic follows Fantômas, the criminal lord of Paris, master of disguise, the creeping assassin in black, as he is pursued by the equally resourceful Inspector Juve.
- A young woman's sweetheart fights for the Union, while her brother fights for the Confederates, in the pivotal 1863 battle of the U.S. Civil War.
- A detective is trying to break down the crime gang - The Red Club.
- Brendan O'Malley is a Robin Hood like bandit, who repeatedly escapes from jail, survives attempts to kill him, and eventually manages to sail to safety on a ship with the lady of his heart who helped him in his latest escape.
- The first story begins with a young and pretty girl named Isabelle sitting upon a hill. It is then that she is attacked by Pedro. And following the common thematic trajectory of the time, Isabelle is then rescued by the kind and brave medical student who spends his time as a minister for the poor, Alonzo. Pedro is insistent on revenge and applies to the local monastery where Alonzo works in order to frame him. He hopes to frame him for the mysterious and sudden disappearance of the church's jewels. The frame ends immediately after Pedro plants the jewels in Alonzo's home and the monks are quick to punish Alonzo and Isabelle.
- Reluctant to believe that his brother has committed suicide, Gerhard Bern travels to Rotterdam with a detective, and helped by the consul and his charming daughter Ilse he'll try to find the truth about a secret society his brother was connected with. When another member is found dead his suspicions grow even stronger. Both men had insurance policies.
- A man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance. It's 11:50 a.m. and he can't find his fiancée.
- Bout de Zan is a very precocious young man! When the circus comes to town, he does what any kid might do in this situation--he steals the circus' elephant!!! Later, he sits on the curb with the elephant and begs coins off people--with a sign saying 'blind since birth'...
- The whole history of the Ottoman Turks is a romance. The Thirteenth Century had half run its course when a Seljuk Sultan was one day bar beset near Angora by a Mongol host. Ertoghrul, a member of the Oghuz family of Turks, was journeying from the banks of the Euphrates, when he unexpectedly came upon the battlefield of Angora. Loving a scrimmage and seeing that the weaker side was getting the worst of it, he led his four hundred riders into the fray and won the day. Thus was the foundation of "Turkey in Europe" laid. Little did the impulsive Turk think that by his chivalrous act he had taken the first step towards founding an empire which in the later centuries, has been, and still is, in an intense political problem. In two generations the little body of shepherds had possessed themselves of the whole of the northwest corner of Asia Minor. Before Orkhan, the new Sultan, lay a valuable prize. The wealthy provinces of the Byzantine Empire were falling to pieces. Constantinople was the goal of his ambition, and the value of the firm and equitable government of the Turk was known to the Greeks who contrasted it with the persistent and perfidious intrigues of the Byzantine Emperor. Good and impartial government under the conditions obtaining, was out of the question. Civil war had reduced the Empire, and the advent of the Turk would have been welcomed. Slowly but persistently the Turks pushed further into Europe, and by the middle of the Fifteenth Century were masters of all the country round Constantinople save the city itself. All attempts to win it had failed, and this film, "The Fall of Constantinople," beautifully hand-colored, shows how Mohammed II succeeded in wresting the city from Constantine XIII, the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople.
- William Sanderson is a young seafaring man who has risen from the ranks of an ordinary seaman until he has reached the post of second officer on board the ship "Aetna." He is in love with, and is beloved by Edna, the only daughter of Miller, the ship owner, and the latter favors the match because of the manliness of the young officer. It is partially on this account that Willie, as he is called by his shipmates, receives his commission as second officer. The "Aetna" sails on a long foreign trip and after being granted shore leave, falls into the hands of evil companions and finds himself in a resort frequented by sailormen. His better judgment is overcome by a desire for frivolity and he proceeds to "treat" all hands without any regard for expense. But when he is left alone and is called upon by the boarding house keeper to pay his bill for refreshments. Willie is in financial straits. The boarding house keeper takes whatever money he has left and then causes the young officer to sign a paper, the contents of which the latter knows nothing about. Willie is hustled into a bedroom and left to sleep off his stupor, but Millie, the daughter of the boarding house master, has become suspicious and plans to bring about the release of the young officer. On the following morning Willie is rudely awakened from his slumbers and hustled aboard the ship "Cuttlefish," which is being made ready for a long voyage. She is well on her way to sea when Millie notifies Edna and her father of what is happening. Their steam yacht is brought into commission and after many hours the "Cuttlefish" is sighted. Willie has been ordered to do his trick at the wheel and when he overbears the skipper remark that the vessel is being chased, he decides upon desperate means and leaves the wheel, after shifting the course of the "Cuttlefish" in the direction of the approaching steamer. Willie scales the shrouds and when the crew of the vessel attempt to overtake him, he plunges headlong into the ocean and eventually is rescued by the sweetheart and good friends who are aboard the steam yacht. There is general rejoicing and while the "Cuttlefish" tacks into the breeze and disappears, the young second officer and Edna enjoy a reunion. In the meantime, Millie, the daughter of the boarding house master, who is also aboard the yacht, finds an admirer in one of the young officers and all ends happily.
- It all happens because Winky has a good appetite. He is simply ordinary, everyday hungry, and the fisherman when approached refuses to hand out. So Winky, in his own original little way, takes matters in his own hands, out-maneuvers a watchdog, and in the end gets a square meal, even if the fisherman does have to go hungry.
- Billy and Angella are lovers. Billy introduces his friend, Jack, to Angella, and Angella falls in love with Jack and neglects Billy. To get even, Billy poses as a dashing widow at Jack's boarding house. Jack flirts with the fake widow and takes strolls in the park with her. Then Billy, the fake widow, sends a note to Angella, which reads: "Jack is deceiving you. If you want to prove it, conceal yourself behind the big elm in the park immediately. A FRIEND." Angella receives the note and goes to the park to spy on Jack. She gets behind the big elm and sees Jack and the widow on the bench making love. Jack tries to kiss the widow. Angella comes forward, denounces him, and returns his ring. The fake widow gets tickled and starts snickering, which enrages Angella, and she starts a hair-pulling match with the widow. After she has mussed the widow up good, she accidentally pulls off the widow's wig, discovers Billy; then she regrets the way she has treated Billy, and she hints that Billy can take her back again, which be does.
- A married couple decide to "live separately together."
- Two old persons have raised their son's child because his wife was of the child-hating kind. When the girl is 10 years old, her mother returns and means to take her away. The girl is reluctant to go, having grown attached to her grandparents. Numerous complications ensue, and it is finally determined which is thicker, blood or water, when the grandfather saves the child from the hands of a gang of crooks who had planned to teach her the "art" of picking pockets.
- A young boy hears wondrous tales of London, where the streets are paced with gold. He leaves his country home to see his fortune in London.
- Countess Mary, who is subject to sudden whims, sometimes of a sinister and violent character, look with favorable eyes upon John, her coachman. His bravery in rescuing horses from the burning stable ignited by a cigarette carelessly thrown aside by the Countess, leads her to quite ignore distinctions of class and show her attachment to John, much to his embarrassment, for he loves Lucy, the Countess's maid. On the way to the railroad station to meet arriving guests, the Countess presses upon the reluctant John her cigarette case which he stuffs into his pocket. Baron Winfield, one of the guests, is fascinated by the maid and markedly evinces it. His stolen kiss is hotly resented by the girl and by John who, entering during the course, lays hands on him roughly. At the hunt on the following day the Countess commands John to ride by her side in attendance. Riding off with him apart from the other hunters she feigns illness. John lifts her from the saddle. He is startled the next moment to find the Countess's arms around his neck and a fervent kiss upon his lips. Baron Winfield's gun is discharged accidentally and he is badly wounded. The Countess accuses John of shooting him out of revenge for kissing Lucy. Ten years imprisonment is John's sentence. Lucy is accused of stealing the cigarette case which she found after John had put it in a drawer. John learns of Lucy's disgrace. Seizing an opportunity to escape he takes to the country where he meets Lucy. John hides in his mother's home and evades efforts of the police to find him. The Countess, her wild passions finding no one upon whom to vent her malicious temper, one day goes too far in her maltreatment of her pet cats. Biting one of them in a frenzy, the feline turns upon her and claws her fatally. Upon her deathbed she confesses to her vindictive charge against John, leaving him free to love Lucy in liberty.
- This, the second of a series of the old-world quarters and historical monuments of Paris, should give a good insight into both French national history and the beauties of one of the most famous of the capitals of Europe. The film has an artistic as well as an educational value. The church of St. Eustace, one of the most beautiful in the city, was begun in 1532, and among the celebrities buried there are Colbert, Voiture, Benserade and Vaugelas. The Colonnade of the Louvre was built in the reign of Louis XIV, and the gates of St. Denis (1671) and St. Martin (1674) were both erected in honor of that monarch. In consequence of the rustic appearance of its little houses and gardens, Montmartre Hill has always been the rendezvous of artists, to whom St. Vincent Street and the "Jumping Rabbit" Inn are well known. We also see the Pantheon, where magnificent paintings and statues are housed, and the old street, Berthon à Passy, Balzac's house, etc.
- Billy Gaydog is a young bachelor who scorns the wiles of the fair sex and manages to remain unharmed by Cupid's dart until the ripe age of twenty-nine. At this point in his career a law is passed imposing a tax upon unmarried men. Like many another young fellow Billy's little game is promptly put a stop to and he hastens in search of a bride with most amusing results. The haste with which bachelors hasten into matrimony, results in as many as one hundred marriages in an hour. All the matrimonial agencies are "sold out" and the fun is fast and furious in the Tax on Bachelors.
- Colonel Vernon meets an old sweetheart whom he had not seen for twenty years, Madame Rosa Alba. Memories of old are revived and they are married. While they are on their honeymoon the Colonel's mother dies, having cursed in silence she who held her son away from her deathbed. When they returned the old lady had been buried and Rosa felt she was in some measure to blame for the blow that had fallen on Colonel Vernon. Sgt. Michael, of the Colonel's regiment, wishes to marry Mignon, a singer at a café. The Colonel forbids the marriage, and the lovers are terribly upset. Mignon interviews the Colonel, but cannot change his decision. Madame Vernon comes into the room as the interview concludes. Mignon appeals to her, but she can do nothing. Following the death of her husband's mother and the undeserved censure showered upon her, the interview has a serious effect upon Rosa, who leaves her husband and shortly afterward dies in Venice.
- The mayor falls in love with his daughter's schoolteacher, but she puts him off because she is secretly the mother of a grown son. The son leaves to go to America, but he is waylaid and killed by smugglers. When the son's body is found with the mayor's gun nearby, the mayor becomes the prime suspect.
- The ladies will be interested in this little subject, which shows them how the beautiful plumes which adorn their hats are taken from the birds and prepared for the market.
- Bertie suddenly becomes rich, but the funny thing about it is that he is not rich enough to pay his railway fare to the place where he is to become rich. The difficulty is overcome by a friend, who packs him into a nice big bundle and sends him off as freight by rail. The bundle proves too big to be taken out of the door and so it is promptly thrown out of the window. Alas, poor Bertie. In the train Bert has a look around and discovers a luncheon basket full of good things. Alas, poor Bertie; he is obliged to get back to his hiding-place before he can make a good meal. The customs officer promptly pierces the bundle with a nice pointed sticker when it does arrive. Alas, poor Bertie; he simply gives a yelp, and rushes through the town in his parcel until he reaches the lawyer's office, where he becomes a man of means.
- No man is absolutely perfect, not even Pat. His chief failing is, however, a very plausible one, namely, a weakness for the ladies. After having tried many callings without having attained eminence in any one, Pat takes a situation in a boot shop, where he is soon instructed in the mystery of tootsy measuring. Among those who submit their pedal extremities to his handling is a particularly sweet damsel, and he falls a victim to her charms. When she leaves the shop Pat decides that she is now, henceforth and forever, the "one and only," and is in despair till he remembers that he possesses her foot measurements and has therefore a certain means of discovering the whereabouts of his would-be inamorata. Armed with his ruler he files through the street, seizing everyone he meets and measuring their "daisies," likewise their "beetle crushers," as the case may be. Eventually, after passing through some fierce experiences, Pat locates the lady's abode and waits outside with patience for her to reappear. Presently he sights the captivating "shoesles." He rises to his feet and clasps the wearer in a wild embrace. But he has reckoned without his hostess, for the wearer is not the lady of his soul, but her maid, who has appropriated her mistress's footgear, and is out for a stroll. She turns indignantly upon the little counterjumper and brings him to his knees, and likewise his senses, by a deft application of her hands to his aural appendages, in a manner both abrupt and vigorous, and Pat's dream is at an end.