Augustus Billings has a domineering mother-in-law, and to get away from both her and his wife, he takes a trip, claiming that he is going off to check on Mexican oil investments.

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director Trailer (1912)

05 June 1912

The manager calls in the director to give him one in a hurry. The director shows him several scripts, but they do not suit; so the director is compelled to call the scenario writer to have a play written in an hour.

An American Widow Trailer (1917)

17 December 1917

Wealthy American widow Elizabeth Carter plans to marry the Earl of Dettminster when lawyer Augustus Tucker informs her of a codicil in her late husband's will.

Seventeen Trailer (1916)

02 November 1916

Seventeen year old William Sylvanus Baxter has fallen madly in love with young coquette, Lola Pratt. After spending all of his money on the fickle girl, she runs off with an older man.

Aloma of the South Seas Trailer (1926)

15 May 1926

A young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education. He returns to his island after his father dies to try to stop a revolution.

The Man Upstairs Trailer (1926)

22 January 1926

The Man Upstairs is a lost 1926 silent film comedy directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.

Ladies Must Dress Trailer (1927)

20 November 1927

Joe and Eve are engaged, but Joe cannot help contrasting the drabness of her attire with the dressy clothes of their friends.

Japanese King Kong Trailer (1933)

05 October 1933

A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the original 1933 film in Japan on behalf of RKO).

Sadie Love Trailer (1919)

19 October 1919

Society miss Sadie Love has just wed Prince Luigi Pallavincini when she gets a phone call from Jimmie Wakely, a suitor she has not seen in a year.

The Harvester Trailer (1936)

18 April 1936

In a small town in Indiana in the 1890s, the domineering and ambitious Mrs. Biddle arranges a marriage between her spoiled daughter Thelma and the town's prize catch, harvester David Langston, who is wedded to the soil.

A Broadway Butterfly Trailer (1925)

29 March 1925

Irene, a young girl from a small town, arrives in New York City determined to make it on the Broadway stage.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Trailer (1928)

22 January 1928

Gold digging blonde Lorelei and her brunette friend Dorothy are searching for rich husbands. This film is believed lost.

Popular movie trailers from 1913

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1913:

The Revelation Trailer (1913)

10 October 1913

Mr. Burns, a student of Theosophy, has a dream in the hammock. He sees himself, his wife and her admirer, in a previous existence.

Dollars-Pounds-Sense Trailer (1913)

26 November 1913

"You're worth your weight in gold!" This is what Charles Watson, a young spendthrift, told every girl he met.

Brother Against Brother Trailer (1913)

21 November 1913

Two brothers compete for the love of a woman while the impending war threatens to separate them from both sides of the border.

Until We Three Meet Again Trailer (1913)

07 March 1913

As James Abbott, Frank Arthur and Martin Wynne, college chums, are bidding farewell to one another at the commencement ball, James discovers that May Scott, whom he loves, favors Frank.

Love in an Apartment Hotel Trailer (1913)

27 February 1913

In the apartment hotel lived the aspiring maid, whose solicitude maintained order in the bachelor's apartment.

Mental Suicide Trailer (1913)

27 July 1913

Neilan, an architect, young and ambitious, having graduated with honors, procures a position as assistant in the city architect's office.

Will Power Trailer (1913)

22 June 1913

Pearl's father disapproves of her sweetheart, Chester, and tries to use a mind-over-matter technique to keep him away.

True Hearts Trailer (1913)

04 July 1913

The Skull Trailer (1913)

02 May 1913

Just as the bead clerk and his assistants are closing up the jewelry store for the day, a package containing a very costly necklace arrives by special messenger.

The Rogues of Paris Trailer (1913)

24 October 1913

An heiress is saved from the predations of a gang of gentleman crooks by a female detective and her father.

Cohen Saves the Flag Trailer (1913)

26 November 1913

Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant.

A Life in the Balance Trailer (1913)

14 April 1913

A Keystone Kops short about a landlord discovering three "anner-kist" tenants building a bomb.

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