Gaston Méliès Movie Trailers

In the Right of Way Trailer (1911)

13 July 1911

John Burton, a railroad clerk from the east, was spending his vacation hunting in the wild lands about John Walsh's shack.

Only a Sister Trailer (1911)

02 February 1911

If John was half the man that Molly is, she and her father would have been a great deal better off. Molly by her industry and ambition has saved up five hundred dollars to go to college and complete her education; she is very proud of her achievement.

A Western Girl Trailer (1911)

07 December 1911

Dick, an easterner, comes west to try his luck at mining. No sooner does he arrive than Hartley, the local gambler and all-around villain, commences to make sport at his expense.

The Warrant for Red Rube Trailer (1911)

30 March 1911

Bill Sanders, sheriff of Alkali County, gets a warrant for Red Rube, the tough. He gives it to his deputies to serve, but Rube gets busy with the strong arm and makes them look like monkeys.

Pals Trailer (1910)

01 December 1910

Denton, a young easterner, arrives in the gold-fields, looks about for a "find" and a partner. Entering a saloon, he partakes of some refreshment, watches the patrons of the place and studies their characters, while thus engaged a young miner, named Harper, somewhat prejudiced against easterners, engages in a quarrel with a Mexican who is about to plunge a knife into the miner when Denton seizes his wrist and wrenches the weapon from his grasp.

Her Spoiled Boy Trailer (1911)

08 June 1911

Robert Burton was an only son and his indulgent mother had spoiled him. Bob was not all bad, but he was woefully weak and could not stick long at any one task.

Honor of the Flag Trailer (1911)

29 June 1911

Mary lived with her mother at the XX ranch, which was on the Rio Grande, just across from Mexico, and, as there was a ford there, it was easy for persons to cross from either side.

The Crimson Scars Trailer (1911)

05 January 1911

The stage appeals very strongly to the child of temperamental nature and often it dreams of the glory and fame attending success.

The Snake in the Grass Trailer (1911)

09 March 1911

Margie, of the "Flying B" ranch, knew it was to run across a snake in the tall Texas grass, but she did not realize that there are people who, like snakes, conceal themselves until they are ready to sting.

A Mountain Wife Trailer (1910)

10 November 1910

In the mountain wilds of Tennessee there is no end to the manufacture of moonshine whiskey. Whole families live on this nefarious trade and many of them die by it.

The Outlaw and the Baby Trailer (1912)

18 January 1912

Joe Fuller, the outlaw and bandit, draws rein at a humble cottage and begs refreshment. The traditional hospitality of the west is at once shown him by Jane White, who is alone in the house at the time, with her baby daughter.

Jack Mason's Last Deal Trailer (1911)

13 April 1911

Old Watson the prospector is the proud owner of a mine and a daughter, Ruth, but when Jack Mason, the gambler, comes to town and opens a faro game, Old Watson loses all his money and mortgages this mine to Jim Sanders, a sneak.

Her Faithful Heart Trailer (1911)

06 April 1911

Mary is only the assistant housekeeper of the ranch, but she has a heart as big and faithful as a queen's.

The Spring Round-Up Trailer (1911)

11 May 1911

It was April weather on Lloyd's ranch, but all was not sunshine. The mortgage was due, and while there were enough cattle to sell to pay it, they were woefully short of men to handle them.

A Western Welcome Trailer (1910)

22 December 1910

A short silent film produced by Gaston Mèliès in San Antonio.

Cowboys and Bachelor Girls Trailer (1910)

24 November 1910

Nora, who is the president of the Bachelor's Club, receives a letter announcing the death of her uncle in the west and that he has made her heir to his immense fortune.