Lizette loves Jean but a 10,000 franc dowry insisted upon by Jean's father is keeping them apart. Paul, Lizette's "black sheep" brother, begs that she gives him her saved money so he can increase it for her - at the gaming table!! He does win but there are a few who are determined he shall not reach home with his money.

Battleship Potemkin Trailer (1925)

24 December 1925

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.

The Passion of Joan of Arc Trailer (1928)

21 April 1928

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior.

October (Ten Days that Shook the World) Trailer (1928)

11 May 1928

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

The Silent Call Trailer (1921)

07 November 1921

A wolfdog is wrongly accused of sheep killing. Based on the novel by Hal G. Evarts.

Nanook of the North Trailer (1922)

11 June 1922

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region.

The Overcoat Trailer (2001)

27 June 2001

To realize its story of the little man up against the bureaucracy of the world, The Overcoat draws its asthetic inspiration from silent film era classics such as Chaplin's Modern Times and Fritz Lang's Metropolis.

Christian Martyrs Trailer (1905)

31 May 1905

Various scenes from New Testament and Old: Christian martyrdom under Roman rule, Daniel in the lion's den, and Belshazzar's vision of a floating hand spelling the end of his rule.

People on Sunday Trailer (1930)

04 February 1930

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

Lie for My Sake Trailer (1923)

01 January 1923

Short silent film.

Hierba Trailer (2015)

04 November 2015

Perrone switches back to color and chooses European painting as the space for his tale and as his land of experimentation.

Un Grito en el Mar Trailer (1924)

08 October 1924

Popular movie trailers from 1914

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1914:

Marah, the Pythoness Trailer (1914)

01 October 1914

The Plot at the Railroad Cut Trailer (1914)

21 November 1914

In the second entry of the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, is temporarily assigned as a telegraph operator at Quarry Depot; bad blood springs up between two men who are seeking Helen's favor, but to whom she has remained impartial.

The Mystery of the Hindu Image Trailer (1914)

25 July 1914

John Stafford is unjustly arrested on the eve of his marriage for the murder of an old gentleman whose body was found in his guardian's library.

The Woman of Mystery Trailer (1914)

10 May 1914

Norma, a dancer, receives many presents from admirers. Among them she finds a peculiar looking box, out of which spring several poisonous snakes.

Silent Sandy Trailer (1914)

30 May 1914

Mary Jones, slavey, lonely and unloved, advertises in a matrimonial paper for a good man to marry her.

The Pursuit of the Phantom Trailer (1914)

01 October 1914

Accompanied by his dog Skookum, artist Richard Alden goes to work painting the beauty of Laguna Beach.

Won in a Closet Trailer (1914)

21 January 1914

Moving Picture World categorized the film as “a nonsense number”, but Normand's Won in a Closet, her second as director, displays her burgeoning talent.

The Chimes Trailer (1914)

01 September 1914

Slim Becomes an Editor Trailer (1914)

01 January 1914

The editor of the Bungleville Bugle posts a sign on the door, informing the citizens that he is going to a better town.

The Maid from Sweden Trailer (1914)

05 June 1914

In search of a maid, Mrs. Cook, an aristocratic and extremely proud society woman, goes to an employment agency and hires Luna, fat, awkward and straight from Sweden.

Sweedie the Trouble Maker Trailer (1914)

09 November 1914

Sweedie has two admirers, and is undecided as to which one she prefers to marry. Her parents are in favor of Fritz, a little fat German.

Broncho Billy and the Bad Man Trailer (1914)

24 January 1914

To err is human, but in the end, goodness of heart will prevail and the one who has committed an offense against man-made laws may come out of the mire and develop into a law abiding and god-fearing citizen.

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