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Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.

Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.

An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the...

A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an...

An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated...

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

A train-station telegraphist warns the next station of approaching bandits.

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

While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He finds the neighbor gravely ill, and ignores his wife's...

A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the rest to his office. But one bite of these biscuits...

On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing.

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines...

The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially...

Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a healing effect on all who hear her as she passes by.

A man and three women leave an abandoned mining town and travel across the desert. After the man's death, his wife plans revenge against her...

A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his...

A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is...