Redemption

The Barricade

1917

Debutante Hope Merrill returns home one day to find her financier father Amos Merrill on the verge of committing suicide. Rather than reveal the truth -- that he has misappropriated funds from his own company -- Merrill claims that he has been ruined by young John Cook, Hope's sweetheart.

Nocturno der Liebe

1919

Frau Sorge

1928

Young peasant Paul's life is one of poverty and hardship from an early age. His lifelong struggle as he is forced to take on the responsibility of caring for his dysfunctional relatives prevents him from experiencing personal happiness, love, or a life for himself.

Mutiny

1916

Captain Gant is a hard man. The closest he had ever come to having a friend was in the person of his mate, Warren Gillcrest. The captain was hated by his men.

Brennon o' the Moor

1916

In medieval Ireland Willy Brennon is a daring adventurer and highwayman in love with young Molly Bawn. Molly lives with her father in a house belonging to the mayor, whose son Jack is infatuated with Molly as well. Willy and Jack at first hold animosity towards each other but soon become allies. The mayor hates Willy and is determined to capture him but through the machinations of Molly and Jack, Willy makes a break for liberty. In time the young lovers are reunited and sail to America.

Junges Blut

1926

Esmeralda

1922

Silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo.

His Phantom Sweetheart

1915

An escaped lunatic threatens the romance of his wife and her new suitor.

The Offenders

1922

Girl is held at mercy of gang of crooks, her only friend being a half-wit. A murder is committed and blame shifted to the girl. The half-wit has seen it but cannot remember. When he is cured, his testimony frees the girl.

The Sea Wolf

1926

Captain "Wolf" Larsen, the absolute master of a seal schooner, is a mystic and philosopher, though he rules his men with an iron hand. On a ferry going from San Francisco to Oakland, Van Weyden, a critic, and Maud Brewster, a novelist, meet in masquerade costumes and are forced overboard when their boat collides with a steamer. Humphrey, then Maud, are picked up by Larsen's crew. Because of her costume, Maud is taken for a boy and placed in the custody of Mugridge, the cook, who attempts to attack her upon discovering her identity. Larsen takes her under his protection and decides to marry her; but as the ceremony begins, the crew mutinies, and Larsen is stricken with blindness as he faces the rebels. The ship is set afire, and though Humphrey and Maud are rescued by another steamer, Larsen, deserted by his crew, refuses to quit his ship and is enveloped in flames.

Nailed

1913

Heart of Twenty

1920

Katie Abbott, despairing of being a wallflower, is about to attempt suicide in the village pond when she is rescued by a young stranger.

Little Women

1917

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

The Painted World

1914

Raised to believe that her mother Elois, is dead, 18-year-old Yvette Muree is aghast to learn that mom is a burlesque queen.

The Soul Master

1917

Deserted by his wife Arline, who absconds with their baby daughter Ruth as well, Robert Travers loses all faith in women. Years later, Travers, now known as the man without a soul, is the owner of a chain of department stores in which young Ruth Carroll is employed as a ribbon clerk. Finding himself strangely attracted to the girl, he takes a fatherly interest in her and offers Ruth a position in his office. Laura Wilson, who wants Travers for herself becomes jealous and tries to lure the girl away but Travers comes to realize she is his own daughter.