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- In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
- A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.
- Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
- Frank and Lou are brothers, running the family's bakery, a fixture in their Bronx neighborhood since 1921. Lou loves it, but the rest of his life is in tatters: he lives alone, bets on the horses, and owes a loan shark. Frank, older, married, and always responsible, wants to get out of the bakery and pursue other dreams. Things come to a head on the day Lou's marker comes due and Frank announces big news. Can the business or their relationship survive?
- A costly gem is stolen from a Hindoo idol and brought to America. Introducing numerous startling incidents, including an auto wreck and a leap for life.
- Mugsy has worked for Pietro twenty-five years. It's a risky business, so Mugsy brings on a sidekick named Benny. Together, they track down Mugsy's girlfriend, Mona. All three set out on a journey to face what Fate has in store for all of us.
- Anna Ward struggles to help her husband Jim, a laborer in a Pittsburgh steel mill, to improve his lot in life. When Jim's friend invents an improved rail-making device, Anna convinces her husband to invest his savings in the machine's promotion and marketing. This proves so successful that Jim is made a director of the steel company, but because of his strong stand on workingmen's rights, the company officials conspire to ruin him. Under the influence of a co-director, Jim resumes his old drinking habit and becomes involved in an affair with a beautiful woman, who induces him to sue Anna for divorce on a false charge of infidelity. Anna refuses to defend herself until the court threatens to take away her son, whereupon she claims that Jim is not the boy's father. Deeply ashamed, Jim confesses everything to the court and is sentenced to prison. After his release, he returns to Anna, just as their son departs to fight in World War I.
- A womanizer's carefully constructed web of lies comes crashing down when his mistress threatens to tell his wife about his new girlfriend.
- George and Mabel are in love. Mabel's father is opposed to George and his suit. George writes Mabel a letter, asking her to meet him at Darling's restaurant. Father gets hold of the letter, and decides to meet George himself, taking with him a large club. Mabel warns George. George disguises himself as a blonde lady and keeps the appointment. George flirts with father and they dine together. Father is very much smitten, and George steals father's hat. George then runs out on father, who does not know what to make of it until he arrives at home, only to find George and Mabel planning their wedding day. Father raises a row until George threatens to expose his wild actions and career in the restaurant, and father has no other course left open to him than the giving of the parental blessing.
- Davy Crockett is madly in love with a blonde young lady who also looks good to several members of a ferocious band of Indians that inhabit the backwoods. After a meeting with Davy one day, she is surprised and kissed by one of her red-skinned lovers, which makes her so indignant that she stops to thrash him and is captured by the band and scalped. Losing her fore lock does not seriously injure her health. She escapes to her Davy, and is taken to the hut of his parents and introduced as his future wife. A battle with the Indians follows, in which an intelligent redskin or two secures entrance into the cabin. The lives of all concerned are saved by a bunch of hardtack biscuits aimed at the Indians heads. Wedding bells ring merrily for Davy and the blonde heroine when the scene becomes calm enough to admit a minister.
- The story opens after the death of Vivian's father, with the reading of his will, Vivian is made sole heiress, while her uncle is placed over her as guardian for a term of years. Should she marry, the estate goes to the husband. The uncle, Ralph, determines to marry his own son, Jack, to Vivian, and as the estate is on a secluded island, he is confident that matters will work out his way. We are then introduced to Teddy and Brian, who leave in a motor launch to look for what Brian calls "the land of romance." They arrive at Vivian's island and make camp. Vivian, meanwhile annoyed by the attentions of Jack, complains to her guardian, and declares her intention of returning to the mainland. She attempts it that night, but is injured in a trap set by the father and son. Brian and Teddy hear the girl's cry; they rush to her assistance, only to be met by father and son, who order them from the island as trespassers. As the girl lies unconscious on the bed, the guardian takes her picture to be used as a lantern slide. His purpose is to throw the picture by means of a lantern, into Vivian's room, showing her dead. It is his scheme to drive her insane or to suicide. Teddy, while roaming around the house investigating, is captured and made a prisoner in the cellar; his boat is overturned to give Brian the impression that he is drowned. Later a nurse comes to the island to care for Vivian; she soon suspects something wrong, and informs Brian whom she has met, of her fears. Vivian asks Brian to take her from the island. The plot discovered, the nurse finds herself also a captive with Teddy in the cellar. Vivian and Brian carry out their attempt to escape, but are foiled. It is Teddy's dog that rescues him from the cellar, and it is the dog which, while swimming to the mainland carrying a note for help, meets the boys in the rowing skiff. Following the race to the island, there is a terrific fight. But the guardian and his son are captured and made prisoners in the cellar themselves. Later, there is a double wedding, Brian and Vivian and the nurse and Teddy. Visiting the island in a launch, they send the dog off to the cellar with a package. The dog pulls the bolt and the guardian and his son stagger out; they open the package left by the dog. It is a wedding cake, and the two men are glad to get even a wedding cake to eat.
- Harry calls on his sweetheart, and unsolicited Lillie proceeds to entertain him by singing and playing the piano. This is disconcerting to Harry and he persuades her to accompany him to the home of their friends, Mae and Joe. Joe and Lillie show a more than passing interest in each other, and Joe schemes to put one over by taking her to a masquerade. Harry learns of this and hurries to the hall with Mae on his arm. He recognizes Joe in the guise of a convict. A fight follows and Joe makes his way through the crowd and runs down the street with Harry at his heels. In the meantime a real convict has escaped and is being followed by the guards. A lively chase follows in which the real convict finds Harry overcome by exhaustion and changes clothing with him. Later, he knocks down a policeman and repeats the performance. Tradesmen, women and children, who are following, land in a heap before matters are finally straightened out and Harry and Joe are carried to a nearby doctor. Well bandaged they return to their loves, but are handed the cold shoulder so they proceed to drown their sorrows together in a way which assures many a laugh to the audience.
- It is all arranged by the mother of "Sir Charles Kerplunk" that he shall marry "Emma." Emma proves not to his liking on first introduction, so Charlie runs out of the house and away from her as fast as he can. At the same time, in the great palace, the "Duke" is seen by one of the attendants dancing with one of the ladies-in-waiting. The attendant tells the Duchess, his wife, who rushes upon her fickle spouse, boxes the lady's ears and bandies the Duke rather roughly. In the meantime, Charles has been found and taken back to the house and Emma. He decides that he would rather die than marry her, so, taking a stout rope, he goes out into the orchard intent on committing suicide. He ties the rope around his neck, but is discovered by the persistent Emma before he has accomplished his purpose, and is taken back to the house and revived. Next day the Duchess decides to leave the Duke. She and her maid steal away to a boarding house which happens to be the identical one that Sir Charles and his valet have hit upon in their flight from Emma. She chooses a room next to the one in which Charles is hiding, and becomes so charmed by the music he is playing on the musical he has brought with him, that she sends for him. The Duchess and Sir Charles see much of each other and fall in love. At length the Duchess' maid goes back to the palace where the Duke is having a glorious time in his wife's absence, and discloses the Duchess' hiding place. The comedy ends with an extraordinary number of laughable situations and with the safe return of each of the runaways, the Duchess to her husband, the Duke, and Sir Charles to his mother and Emma.
- Charlie and Joe meet. Charlie sees Vivian on another corner and immediately leaves Joe without even an apology. Joe sees Vivian and decides he would like to be one of her acquaintances, so he goes over to Charlie, who of course has to give him an introduction to Vivian much to his sorrow. Charlie is then pushed into the background and Joe has the "floor," for Vivian gives Charlie all of her attention. After Joe leaves, Charlie meets his handsome friend Ned, and is forced to introduce him to Vivian. Charlie is again considered a "back number," and, though he tries innumerable times to talk to Vivian, it is all in vain. They arrive at Vivian's home and, not being invited to stay in the parlor with Ned and Vivian, Charlie goes in search of the maid. He compels her to write two letters, one to Joe and the other to Ned, stating that Vivian will meet them at a certain part of the park at three o'clock. The boys get the note and start out for the trysting place. Meanwhile Vivian and Charlie go off for a picnic. All goes well until the two boys discover that they are both waiting for Vivian and that a joke has been played on them. They go in search of Charlie and when they find him comedy situations develop in rapid succession.
- After Hank and Yank have parted for the day at their dog-kennel home door. Hank is struck by an automobile belonging to a nervous man named Smith. Hank is taken to Smith's home. He pretends to be badly hurt, and is told to ask for anything he wants. While convalescing, he is rolled into the park by the maid. Here Yank comes upon him. The tramps embrace, and Yank is advised to try Hank's method of obtaining a good meal. This Yank does, standing in the way of Smith's automobile. He pretends to be hurt, is carried to a hospital. The impostor is caught stealing food from another patient's plate by Smith. The latter and the doctor plan a joke. They hold a conference, in audible tones, and the doctor says he will have to amputate Yank's limb. Hereupon the tramp dives from the window. He does not stop until he reaches the kennel where he meets Hank, breathless, too, having been chased by the police for having tried to kiss Mrs. Smith.
- Lieut. Carter, on his way home from the Arctic, is entrusted with the skin of a polar bear that was shot by his friend, Capt. Robins, and promises to deliver it to the Walkers, friends of the Captain. The Captain also gives Carter a letter to mail to the Walkers explaining that Carter, who is an eccentric chap, will call on them with the skin. Carter, on his way to the Walkers', is compelled to get out of his automobile, and try to fix same, which has broken down. A lunatic, who has escaped from his guards, comes upon the stalled auto in the middle of the road with the bear skin resting on the rear seat. He conceives the idea of stealing it, and thus effecting his escape. This he does and disappears while the guards come running up to the lieutenant, who has meanwhile discovered the theft, and they all get into the machine, to hunt the fugitive. The lunatic, on his wild rampage encased in the bear skin, comes to the home of the Walkers and is mistaken by them for Lieut. Carter. They entertain him royally, and, though somewhat shocked by his crude actions, let them pass remembering that Capt. Robins had written that he was eccentric. The lunatic takes a violent dislike to the butler and, after many amusing incidents at the dinner table, he chases the butler out of the house and up a tree, his method of attack being none other than the large carving knife. He comes back to the house and when Mr. Walker protests, the lunatic gives him the same treatment as was accorded the butler, only Mr. Walker's place of refuge is the dog kennel. The lunatic again returns to the house and compels Mrs. Walker to be his partner in a real bear dance. Mr. Walker and the butler return and, attempting to remonstrate with the lunatic, are compelled to dance, and a sad state of affairs seem to be in store for them when the timely arrival of the lieutenant and the two guards put an end to the lunatic's wild career, and he is taken back to the asylum.
- Pontoon bridge building by Co. G, 22nd Regiment Engineers, National Guard, State of New York.
- Mrs. Talboys orders a new hat for $149, adorned with beautiful feathers. She tries it on and then goes in to show it to her husband, who almost goes frantic when he hears the fabulous price has to pay for it. Mrs. Talboys decides to go out for a walk through the estate near her home. This estate is the property of Sir Michael McGlug, who is very fond of hunting. Mrs. Talboys stoops down behind some shrubbery and at the same time Sir Michael McGlug alights from his automobile, and thinking the feathers on Mrs. Talboys' hat are the feathers of a mocking bird, he shoots at her. Mrs. Talboys, overcome by the shock, almost faints, and Sir Michael and his valet help her into the machine. He brings her to his home and immediately they fall in love with each other. Mr. Talboys reads of the incident of the shooting and, believing his wife is dead, he leaves the old home. Mrs. Talboys returns, only to find that her husband is gone. Believing he has deserted her, she consents to marry Sir Michael. A friend of Talboys visits him and Talboys tells him his tale of woe, showing him his wife's photograph. The friend next visits Sir Michael and recognizes Lady Audley. He rushes to Talboys' home and tells him of his discovery.
- The Way Up Film Company send their company south to make a picture, "Agnes' Awful Adventure." The actors wait impatiently tor the new camera man, who in reality has gone to sleep on the way. He is discovered by an amateur photographer who takes the camera and his letter of introduction and goes to the studio where the actors anxiously await him. Of course, the amateur turns the camera backward when he should turn it forward, and he feels called upon every now and then to rescue the heroine from the clutches of the villains. When the film has been developed in the north, where it was sent for finishing the officials are called to witness it. The picture is awful, they discover, and with the president's wire to the waiting company in the south the would-be photographer is sent head first out the window.