21 September 1910 Drama, History, Romance 12 mins
A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the perfumer is a leader of the peasants. His priest made him swear an oath to leave vengeance to God, however.
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Henry B. Walthall as Henri Prevost
Florence Barker as Madame Prevost
W. Chrystie Miller as A Priest
Francis J. Grandon as A Nobleman
Jack Pickford as The Messenger
Jeanie Macpherson as Aristocrat
Claire McDowell as Rebel
Gertrude Robinson as Aristocrat
Dorothy West as Aristocrat
Charles West as Aristocrat
United States 21 September 1910
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1910:
23 July 1910
German adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's "Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes" stories. German copyright laws allowed the producers to return "Sholmes" to the proper "Sherlock Holmes" who was portrayed by Viggo Larsen.
26 December 1910
Four good friends are so engrossed with their card game that they are late to pick up their wives at the theatre.
12 October 1910
In this instance Hank and Lank step into good fortune quite by accident. Pausing in front of a bargain dry-goods store, a young lady rushes up and asks Hank to hold her baby while she goes inside to make a few purchases.
28 July 1910
The West Texas Borax Company is practically insolvent. John Graham, the president, has been unable to find the white mineral in sufficient quantities to satisfy the eastern stockholders, and a letter from his partner arrives which brings the disagreeable news that their backers are about to back out, unless, in the language of Missouri, they "are shown" something.
15 October 1910
The versatile Max Linder heads a novel chase in this film, the pursuers being three dogs, the pets of the comedian's fiancée.
23 June 1910
It is a beautiful morning in Indian Summer, and White Doe is out in her birch bark canoe, engaged in a fishing expedition for food.
05 May 1910
"Swift Arrow, a lithe and willowy Indian, leaving the encampment of his fellow braves, is well on his journey when he is thrown from his horse and receives a broken leg and injuries from which he is disabled and lies helpless and alone.
10 November 1910
A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.
08 February 1910
A dance hall girl is converted to a religious life by a phony evangelist. But can he, himself, be saved?
17 January 1910
Grace Wallace was the only child of a widow of decidedly meager means. Mr. Rupert Howland, a widower of considerable wealth, the father of a girl child, and an old friend of the family, often surreptitiously helped them.
09 July 1910
Max Linder is out of sorts and bad-tempered. He is rude to his wife, who tells him she will leave him.
01 September 1910
A display of flower bouquets, rotating to show the Kinemacolour process.
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