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- Two love triangles intersect in ancient Pompei.
- Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But a love affair with a handsome Greek whom she meets in Byzantium leads to revolution and armed conflict in both Byzantium and Rome.
- Episode 2: "Zingo and the White Elephant" Zingo and his wife, Sari, who are returning from their adventures in Mexico, when Zingo learns from his newspaper that the Royal Elephant of Siam has been stolen and for whose return a large reward will be paid. Not content with settling down to a quiet domestic life, he persuades Sari and his good crew to aid him in finding this white elephant. In the Royal Square of the Capitol of Siam, he reviews the troops which are all comprised of women, which is the custom there. The Prime Minister bids Zingo and his men to visit the Royal Harem. Here they are captured by the troops and are about to be tortured to death when Sari, disguised as a colonel in the army, aids them in escaping. They find the province of Chokuff where the white elephant has been secreted, and catching the Prince making love to Sari, they demand the white elephant. He promises, but traps them all in his dungeon. They are all, but Zingo, placed in barrels with their heads protruding. Zingo files away the bars of his cage, and rolls the barrels by the guards, who are in a stupor from opium smoking. He swims down the river, towing his crew in the barrels. After a fierce encounter with the Prince of Chokuff's army, he attacks the Royal barge in the Blud River, and after a bitter struggle in which he disposes of the entire crew by throwing them overboard, he captures the white elephant and recovers his faithful Sari. He returns the sacred elephant to the King of Siam, and after a big reception by royalty and the populace, Zingo is awarded rich treasures for his noble work. Episode 3: "Zingo in Africa" After returning from Asia with his jolly band of tars, laden with gold and precious stones as a reward for his clever work in recovering the Sacred White Elephant of Siam, Zingo thought he would never again feel the call of the sea, and he didn't for several months. But the wanderlust fever soon returned, and taking his wife as his sole companion, he set out for the wilds of Africa in search of fresh adventures. From this point on, let us follow Zingo down the Nile, and record his hairbreadth escapes. Selecting a likely spot, Zingo and Sari, his wife, make camp. Hearing piercing shrieks just back of their tent, they don bear skins and hasten to the spot in time to prevent the execution of two beautiful native girls by a band of savages. The two girls now become members of Zingo's party, happy to serve their gallant protector. The next day Zingo puts on his armored hunting suit to battle with hungry lions, who have been prowling about the camp. After an hour's terrific struggle with a pair of lions, Zingo returns to find his party gone, and many evidences of a struggle. Suspecting that they have been kidnapped by roving gorillas, Zingo sets off through the forest and eventually comes to the bottom of a large tree sheltering the crudely made gorilla nest. Having a smattering of monkey chatter, he quickly gains an entrance to the nest, and there discovers his wife and the girls more frightened than harmed. The good-natured gorillas listen attentively while Zingo explains that they must proceed up the Nile in their power boat, and they bid the party an affectionate farewell. During an inspection of the Pyramids, Zingo and his party encounter some knavish artists, who drug him and make love to Sari and the native girls. Zingo is boxed up and sold to a London professor as a rare specimen, and does not regain his senses until weeks later. After startling the assembled professors out of their wits, he charters an aeroplane and flies back to Egypt overnight in time to punish the cringing artists and save Sari and her servants from further insult. Then with a last fond look down the Nile River, Zingo and his party board the aeroplane and sail back to Paris. Episode 4: "Zingo's War in the Clouds" Zingo, while working and studying over the prospectus of the Eldorado Mine in his library in Paris, is visited by his faithful crew, who are restless from lying in port and beg of him to put to sea in search of new adventures. Zingo agrees to their proposal, and decides to submit a gigantic scheme to the Eldorado Directorate for working their mine. Arriving in Mexico, he finds the mine operators are entertaining a scheme presented to them by one, Fileas Fogg. Zingo exposes Fogg's crookedness and is awarded the contract for working the mine. In order to study the country around the mines, Zingo and his wife, Sari, erect huts in a nearby river to live in. Fogg, enraged at Zingo for exposing him, with the aid of a savage Indian tribe, attacks Zingo in his river home, and after a thrilling encounter, captures Zingo and Sari. They are bound hand and foot and told they are to be executed the next morning. A pretty Indian girl sets Zingo free in the night, and rides off with him. Zingo calls on the Federal army and is honored by being given the rank of commanding officer, After reviewing his troops and submarine guards. Zingo attacks Fogg's troops, who use chloroform bombs and a special pneumatic sucker to repel his army. Zingo's submarine troops attack Fogg's deep water divers and after a severe encounter in the depths, Zingo's men are victorious. Vanquished under the sea, Fogg takes refuge in a huge motor balloon with Sari still in his power. After a most thrilling battle in which a dozen types of balloons are used, Zingo's dirigible manages to catch Fogg, and after transferring Sari, he cuts the ropes suspending the basket from the bag, and Fogg drops into eternity. Zingo sights his yacht directly below him and by lowering a rope and making it fast to the mast, they all descend and are joyously received by the crew. Zingo promises all to return home after settling up his business affairs in Mexico.
- A four chapter film including Satan vs the Creator, Satan vs the Saviour, The Green Demon/Satan during the Dark Ages and The Red Demon/Satan in modern times.
- A young man named Leandro tries to force himself onto his love interest, but she already has another man, and while escaping punishment for his rushed actions, he enters an alchemist's house and releases the lame devil that was being held there. Together they make some mischief.
- A convent organist escorts a young lady, who has been boarding there,home to be married,but complications ensue.
- Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace.
- A sculptor leaves his model alone in his atelier. After initially being afraid of being alone in the atelier, the model falls asleep. In her dreams, the faun statue that is also present in the atelier comes to life. The two fall in love.
- A short comedy in which Tweedledum engages in an exciting race with the police, who pursue him for failure to display his license number. The result is a series of comical, exciting incidents.
- The city of Naples is in the grasp of the plague, and the terrified people are mowed down by the awful disease. The king with his court flees to a distant castle, where death is mockingly defied, behind locked doors. Death, a shadowy specter, carrying his scythe, stalks into the castle, presenting a weird and awe-inspiring sight, and casts the plague upon all except a poor woman and her two little children, whose pleadings moved the king to take them along, and who, alone, prayed to be spared.
- In the form of an elegantly dressed gentleman, Mephistopheles appears with the intention of working havoc in the heart of a woman, whose devotion to her little daughter embodies all that true affection which only a mother can express for her first-born. Although endeavoring to resist the temptations of the persuasive lover, the woman becomes aware of her weakness against this designing person, who tells her that if she will not give him her love voluntarily, he will steal her heart by force. Then the man's form is mysteriously replaced with that of the Devil, who abstracts the heart of his victim and departs. The little daughter, returning from school, greets her mother with much show of affection, but her parent gives back but a cold response. The Devil has transformed her into a different person. Her affections have been stolen. All the warmth of her soul, all motherly instinct and love have departed. The child is much distressed at the sudden change in her mother, and after many tears, prays to the Holy Virgin for help. Her pleadings are answered by the appearance of a fairy, who comforts the child and explains how she can help to restore the lost bond of love. "Your mother's heart has been stolen," she says, "and this veil I give to you will help you to overcome all obstacles in your search for the person who has taken possession of your mother's love. Go to the Devil's Castle, and there you will regain your mother's heart." Little Elsie sets out upon her mission, and her progress being stopped by a river, the magic veil is brought into use, with the result that a bridge is immediately brought into existence for the help of the little wayfarer. Next threatened by two ill-looking witches, she again employs the fairy's veil, and raises up a barrier of fire and smoke to the defeat of her pursuers. Eventually reaching the Devil's Castle, she wields her wonderful power in overcoming the castle guards, and gains entrance to the sanctum of his satanic majesty. But here she is rudely treated and cast into a dungeon. One of the devil's minions, however, taking compassion upon her, guides her to the Devil's throne, where the great tempter and heart robber is slumbering. Now is the moment of her triumph. Never was a heart sought with greater fervor and desire than little Elsie evinces in her anxiety to regain this lost love of her mother. With a supreme effort she casts the veil over the sleeping demon, and in an instant be is secured in bonds of cord from which he cannot escape. Courageously approaching the Devil, the little girl, by a mysterious power, is able to gain possession of the stolen heart, and in ecstasies of delight returns home with her priceless treasure. With her former affections reinstated, the mother is able to respond with nature's promptings to the caresses and love of her child. The bond of unity being once again firmly established, the machinations of the Devil are defeated.
- Maude, engaged to a doctor, was adopted years earlier by the president of an anti-alcoholic league. A Gypsy violinist falls in love with her, who, after having kidnapped and immobilized the girl's boyfriend, takes her to a villa
- A picked troop of cavalry which performs amazing feats on horseback. Groups of five and six give thrilling exhibitions of equestrianism on pairs of horses; objects are picked off the ground at full gallop, and altogether this subject forms a pleasing diversion from the ordinary program.
- A young mother loses her little son and seeks to recover him from the hands of death. The pitying angel of life guides her through storm and over obstacles, until at last she stands in the presence of the Grim Reaper and passionately pleads with him to restore her loved one. For answer he shows her a marvelous spring, in whose limpid depths the future can be seen, and the life of the boy, as ordained by Fate, is shown to the mother. The youth is shown arriving at manhood and becoming involved in disgraceful difficulties, which lead to his suicide. Death then stops the clock of life and asks the mother if she would have her son fulfill such a life. She replies. "No!" and ceases her pleadings.
- A pictorial detective story of merit, with many lightning changes of disguise by the detective in his pursuit of the lawbreakers.
- In their sumptuous headquarters a small faction of the militia of the Kingdom of Ircania are conspiring to dethrone their King, Ircanus III, and they decide to act that night. It is Queen Maritza's birthday and the favored guests are assembled in the magnificent reception room of the Royal chambers. Toward evening they depart and the King retires to his apartment, but Oscar, his aide-de-camp, remains. Beneath her costly robes Queen Maritza hides a woman's heart full of love for Oscar. She invites him into her sitting-room and after spending some time together, he cautiously leaves her on his return to the headquarters. In the meantime the conspirators have collected a large force ready to attack the palace. Oscar hides behind a bush and sees them advance in boats. The faithful aide-de-camp immediately retraces his way to the palace and informs the astonished King and Queen. Oscar leads them from the palace and in an automobile they flee to safety. While King Ircanus and Queen Maritza are breakfasting the next morning, Oscar arrives with a newspaper account of the rebellion and decides to return and fight in the name of his King. In the land of exile the King finds diversion among boon companions, but Queen Maritza pines for her country and the presence of Oscar. As though her desire were answered, she receives a very encouraging letter from him, stating that the attitude of the people was becoming favorable to them, and that he was on his way to the King. Oscar arrives with some documents and promises to return that night. He is leaving the house when he receives a note from the Queen requesting him to see her before his departure. The King has just returned. In the early hours of the morning, from a pleasant evening, and while sitting in his study carelessly places his lighted cigar on the edge of his desk. He leaves the room shortly, unaware that it had dropped on the carpeted floor. Queen Maritza and Oscar, who are enjoying their last few moments together, are startled at the sight of flames. They are in a private room adjoining the house, from which escape was shot off by the flames. Oscar, realizing his compromising position, the firemen now ascending on a ladder to the balcony, makes for the burning house, but Queen Maritza with all her strength tries to restrain him. Rather than any suspicion darken the name of his beloved Queen. Oscar prefers death for himself. Locking her in the room, he rushes into the burning house and Queen Maritza falling in a swoon, is rescued by the firemen. Eventually King Ircanus III is restored to his throne, but Queen Maritza, her secret safely locked in her heart, can only offer tears and flowers to the one who sacrificed his life for her honor.
- This is a thrilling subject of warfare, massively staged and with a large cast. The Marquis of Lantenac heads the revolutionists, and is defeated in battle, retiring to his castle, which is bombarded by the enemy. Through a secret passage the Marquis and his men escape, as the foes have laid a bomb against the walls and have lighted the fuse which will blow the castle to atoms. The Marquis discovers that three children have been left locked in one of the rooms, and makes a heroic rescue. He is captured, however, and executed, and goes to his doom with the remark, "The life of three children is worth three centuries of old kingdom!"
- Set in Sardinia, a barren and disconsolate land, where Rosalia, a poor young mother, entrusts her only son, Anania, to the natural father, who is well-off and already married. The years pass. Rosalia ages in misery, Anania becomes an adult and is about to marry. He returns to the country in order to find his mother and invite her to the wedding, but his fiancée does not appreciate this. Rosalia is abandoned once again...
- Tweedledum builds an airship and makes a flight. Chimneys are tumbled down, the fragments striking pedestrians in the street, buildings are wrecked, and finally the machine collapses. His downward flight ends after he has been precipitated through a roof and the floors below, and his career as an aviator ends when the police put him in a cell.
- Salambo is in command of the mercenaries (hired foreign soldiers). Payment being delayed they make a hostile demonstration and the High Priestess addresses them. Salambo becomes infatuated with her and quiets the threatening men. Violating the sacred rules, he enters the Temple and forces his way to the Idol Chamber, where the Sacred Veil reposes, in quest of the woman. He is set upon by the holy guards, and tears down the veil and wraps it about himself, and while the priests and guards are spellbound with horror at the sacrilegious act he makes his escape. The Priestess, whose heart has been stormed by the fearless, dashing soldier, goes to his tent and persuades him to give her back the veil. After she has returned it to the Temple, amid the great rejoicing of the priests and the people, she goes back to Salambo and becomes the warrior's bride.
- Pantea, a famous courtesan, wins Orseola away from a dogeress who loves him madly. The dogeress in revenge invokes the aid of a famous sorceress, who molds a wax image and by the power of witchcraft causes pain to Pantea as the figure is pierced with pins and otherwise tortured. The dogeress in her unreasoning resentment and rage finally decides, through the figure, to burn Pantea, but to her horror discovers that Orseola suffers with her. The lovers are incinerated in a spectacular blaze of fire, and the dogeress, overcome with the enormity of her action, falls lifeless.
- The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- Hoping to please her, some children give their grandmother an electric lamp for her birthday, but the elderly lady does not intend to put the old oil lamp in the attic and tells the young people that the object has a huge value for her.
- Laid in France in 1791-93, when Royalists and Republicans were struggling for supremacy. The Republicans attack and demolish a royalist's home and kill all the inmates with the exception of a small boy, who escapes. He returns when the soldiers have gone and, he recognizes his dead father and threatens to be revenged. He offers his services to the royal army. He is entrusted with a dangerous mission and is captured. He is accused of being a spy and is ordered to be shot unless he will wear the tri-color of the republic. He is stanch, however, and pays the penalty of war.
- In ancient times Rome looked upon Carthage as her greatest rival, and determined to plan her downfall. Cato, a Roman Senator, appealed to the Senate to conquer Carthage, and under a pretext that she had failed to keep faith, the Romans began a new war. The Roman army embarked for Africa and landed near Carthage. (This ends the prologue.) Markia, daughter of General Astrubal, Governor of Carthage, asks permission of Zaniah, her stepmother, to visit the Temple outside the town, which is refused, but Astrubal intercedes and consents to Markia's doing so. Mobi, Astrubal's spy, brings news to him of the triumphant advance of the Romans on African soil, and from the walls of the city they watch the retreat of the Carthaginian army commanded by General Annon. Astrubal, ambitious to become the dictator, conspires to cause the downfall of Annon, and induces the city council to bar the mercenary troops from the town, fearing disorder and plundering. Messengers are dispatched to the warriors with this command, and they rebel, but Annon calms them by promising to present their grievances. In the meantime, Astrubal denounces Annon, and upon the latter's appearance in the Senate he is assassinated. Upon returning from the Temple, Markia is abducted by some of Annon's warriors, but Sirabas, his lieutenant, releases her and escorts her to the city. The impatient warriors start an uproar outside the city, but Astrubal calms them, consenting to receive a deputation with their grievances. Sirabas heads the delegation and is received by Astrubal, who apparently yields to the soldiers' request. Upon beholding Sirabas, Markia's stepmother, falls in love with him. Astrubal entertains his warriors in the banquet hall, but plans a massacre that night by his bodyguard, who secretly enter the palace. Zamah, Astrubal's wife, tries to save Sirabas by summoning him to her chamber. While there he hears the clamor of the fight and realizes the treachery of Astrubal. Sirabas escapes from the town and carries the news of the massacre to the waiting warriors. Markia, who had seen Sirabas leave the chamber of Zamah, has lost faith in him and seeks seclusion in the Temple. Sirabas and his soldiers join the Romans, who, headed by young Scipio, receive him with open arms. Preparations are made for the siege of the city. Astrubal's bodyguard sallies forth and captures Sirabas and a Roman outpost. Markia begs her father to save Sirabas and her plea is successful. She repulses him, however, and he determines to seek an explanation. Later he meets her in the sacred garden and convinces her of the truth. While trying to escape from the garden Sirabas is taken prisoner and Zamah has him sentenced to galley-slavery, and he is chained in the hold of a ship. The town is attacked by the Roman legions and conquered. Astrubal deserts his followers and flees to his galleys with his daughter. Zamah, however, refuses to desert the palace and dies a heroic death. The Roman fleet pursues Astrubal's galleys and defeats them, Astrubal being killed in the melee. Markia discovers Sirabas chained in the ship's hold, and succeeds in breaking the chain. Sirabas in turn rescues Markia from the raging flames and, throwing her overboard, jumps after her, leaving the galley to burn to the water's edge. Both lovers succeed in reaching the shore and are reunited once more.
- The Story of the gallant knight Sir Parsifal (Percival) of Arthur's Round Table and his quest to find the Holy Grail.