J. Searle Dawley Movie Trailers
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The Lie Trailer (1918)
08 April 1918
Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child.
Four Feathers Trailer (1915)
24 May 1915
A British army officer refuses to avenge the death of a general who was murdered years earlier. He is awarded three feathers by his officers.
Edison's Frankenstein Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Thoroughly researched remake of the first screen version of Mary Shelley's story. Blending visual nightmare & Gothic romance, it tells this much trampled tale more as Jekyll and Hyde ghost story.
Broadway Broke Trailer (1923)
26 October 1923
Nellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a vaudeville act and is the sole support of the family.
Frankenstein Trailer (1910)
18 March 1910
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster.
The Mysterious Miss Terry Trailer (1917)
19 August 1917
In her first Paramount film, Billie Burke plays Helen Wentworth, an heiress who's bored with the high life and decides to enjoy a bit of the low life.
Caprice Trailer (1913)
10 November 1913
A lost film. A wealthy young man's marriage to a mountain girl he meets while hunting is disastrous until she abandons him and later reappears incognito as a tutored and sophisticated woman.
A Christmas Carol Trailer (1910)
23 December 1910
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Trailer (1913)
01 September 1913
A peasant girl sent to make a claim on her family's ancestral home in England's Wessex is seduced and left with child by its current owner.
The Charge of the Light Brigade Trailer (1912)
11 December 1912
Silent film drama of the famous incident..
The Ransom of Red Chief Trailer (1911)
15 February 1911
After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom.
Still Waters Trailer (1915)
04 November 1915
A canal boat captain disowns his daughter when she marries a circus performer. Years later he is reunited with the granddaughter he never knew.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Trailer (1918)
15 July 1918
When Kentucky plantation owner George Shelby is forced to sell several of his slaves, one of them, Eliza Harris, escapes across the icy Ohio River with her child.
Rich Man, Poor Man Trailer (1918)
22 April 1918
Born and raised in poverty, Marguerite Clark has learned to expect very little out of life and thus is rather surprised to learn that she is the niece of a wealthy financier.
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest Trailer (1908)
18 January 1908
A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it.
Faust Trailer (1909)
24 December 1909
Faust, an aged philosopher and magician who has grown weary of life and has sought in vain for the secret of eternal youth, decides, after a night's long vigil, to call forth from the realms of darkness the evil one to aid him.
Snow White Trailer (1916)
24 December 1916
Snow White, a beautiful girl, is despised by a wicked queen who tries to destroy her. With the aid of dwarfs in the woods, Snow White overcomes the queen.
Marta of the Lowlands Trailer (1914)
05 October 1914
Sebastien, a landowner, shelters the orphan Marta in exchange for sexual favors. When, years later, Sebastien's fortunes ebb, he marries Muri, the daughter of a rich man, and arranges for Marta to marry the shepherd Manelich.
The Relief of Lucknow Trailer (1912)
26 July 1912
The story of the siege and eventual relief of British soldiers garrisoned at Lucknow during the 1857 Indian Rebellion.
The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus Trailer (1907)
21 December 1907
A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.
Hansel and Gretel Trailer (1909)
15 October 1909
One of the earliest film adaptations of the Grimm Brothers' fairytale.
A Virgin Paradise Trailer (1921)
04 September 1921
Pearl White is a child living alone on a South Seas island after the death of her missionary father. By a stroke of luck, she becomes an heiress, and is transplanted into modern society.
Always in the Way Trailer (1915)
21 June 1915
Four-year-old Dorothy, the daughter of rich lawyer Winfred North, is inconsolable over her mother's recent death.
Little Lady Eileen Trailer (1916)
03 August 1916
Young Irish girl, Lady Eileen, believes the words of a cobbler who predicts she will see her future husband's face if she looks into the water of a well.
Who Gets the Order Trailer (1911)
22 March 1911
Rival salesmen use every means of transportation to be the first to land that big order.
The Harvest Moon Trailer (1920)
25 April 1920
Madame Vavin dies alone in a small French village without knowledge of her second marriage in England known to anyone.
Leah Kleschna Trailer (1913)
10 December 1913
Leah Kleschna has been a thief all her life. However, an encounter with a man she intends to rob makes her question her life's course.
The Death Dance Trailer (1918)
01 July 1918
Arnold Maitland is devastated when he finds out that his wife Cynthia is having an affair with a man named Boresky.
An Hour Before Dawn Trailer (1913)
20 October 1913
A female detective goes undercover as a chorus girl to solve the murder of a scientist whose son was threatened with disinheritance for his a romance with a chorus girl.
The Pride of Jennico Trailer (1914)
20 February 1914
The Pride of Jennico is a lost 1914 silent swashbuckler film directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and released on a State Rights basis.
Beyond Price Trailer (1921)
08 May 1921
Sally Marrio, neglected wife of a prominent shoe designer, has three wishes: to be a millionaire's wife, to be famous, and to have a child.
Aida Trailer (1911)
02 January 1911
Aida, daughter of the King of Ethiopia, having fallen a prisoner into the hands of the Egyptians, is given as a slave by their king to his daughter Amneris who, captivated by the grace and beauty of the unknown maid, takes her into favor.
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers Trailer (1911)
29 December 1911
The story itself deals with the primitive instinct of mankind; to desire was to take at strength of arms, and thus one of the chiefs chose for his own a maiden fair who was loved in turn by a young brave, and whose admiration she returned.
The Life of a Salmon Trailer (1910)
07 December 1910
We are first shown the picturesque canyon of Capilano, near Vancouver, B.C. As the camera descends the rocky cliffs, we pause for a moment to give the spectator a passing glimpse of a roaring mountain stream.
Heléne of the North Trailer (1915)
19 August 1915
While waiting for the detained Lord Traverse, the guest of honor at an English society party, the guests play a game wherein each must tell a complete story before a cigarette burns out.
An Unselfish Love Trailer (1910)
20 September 1910
Unsuccessful in his suit for Mabel, John goes to farm in western Canada. Mabel's father convinces her that John has found another sweetheart, so Mabel accepts an old suitor.
The Port of Doom Trailer (1913)
20 November 1913
Detective Kate Kirby discovers that a ship captain has been sent on a doomed voyage by his rival for the affections of the shipowner's daughter.
In the Bishop's Carriage Trailer (1913)
10 September 1913
A lost film. A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the path of righteousness by a benefactor.
The Lord and the Peasant Trailer (1912)
02 August 1912
In a peasant's cot we find a fair, young maiden who is loved by an honest, true-hearted peasant lad, while yonder stands the manor of Glenwood with its noble lord, who chanced to pass by one fair day and there noble eyes met peasant meekness and love found work a-plenty to do.
Bab's Diary Trailer (1917)
07 October 1917
Bab comes home for the Christmas holidays. Given to fabrications, Bab has been keeping a diary in which she describes and imaginary boyfriend named Harold Valentine.
A Good Little Devil Trailer (1914)
01 March 1914
A partially lost film, with only one surviving reel. A movie released in 1914 directed by Edwin S. Porter.
A Lady of Quality Trailer (1913)
27 December 1913
News is received by Sir Jeoffrey, a dissolute roué, whose contempt for the other sex extends even to his own daughters, of the arrival of another female child in the family.
Hulda of Holland Trailer (1913)
21 April 1913
A Dutch romance. Hulda and Heintz are bashful, giggling lovers, hut their spooning opportunities are few, as well as being forbidden.
The Daughter of the Hills Trailer (1913)
20 December 1913
A Roman gladiator marries a shepherdess, who is horrified by his brutality in the arena, until he is moved by the Christian evangelism of Paul.
Cupid’s Pranks Trailer (1908)
29 February 1908
After receiving a scolding for falling asleep on the job, Cupid is sent out in search of potential lovers to unite.
The Lost Paradise Trailer (1914)
01 September 1914
Unknown to Reuben Warren, the foreman of an ironworks, his invention, the volta-dynamo, was stolen years earlier by his employer, Knowlton, and is the foundation for the iron magnate's financial empire.
Everybody's Business Trailer (1919)
19 December 1919
Everybody's Business is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Charles Richman and Alice Calhoun.
The Song That Reached His Heart Trailer (1910)
10 October 1910
A Story of the Lumber Regions of Western Canada: a lumberjack remember his past while he listens to a record of the song his fiancée used to sing him.
A Daughter of the Mines Trailer (1910)
25 November 1910
A Romeo and Juliet story of the rivalry between two miners, one rich and one poor, whose son and daughter overcome their respective fathers' opposition.
Has the World Gone Mad! Trailer (1923)
28 February 1923
Mrs. Adams (Hedda Hopper) succumbs to the spirit of jazz, moves into her own apartment, and even has an affair with Mr.
Jack and the Beanstalk Trailer (1912)
16 January 1912
We see Jack and his mother very poor and the project of selling the cow discussed. Jack meets the familiar figure of the butcher who bargains with him for the cow and finally Jack consents to part with the animal for the wonderful beans which will grow up overnight until they reach the sky.
The Seven Swans Trailer (1917)
31 December 1917
Once upon a time there was a beautiful little Princess, Tweedledee, who lived with her father and seven brothers in 'The Kingdom of the Seven Dials'.
The Rainbow Princess Trailer (1916)
22 October 1916
Hope has an act in a traveling circus where she is "the rainbow princess" and performs a Hula dance. The owner of the circus pawns the girl off on Judge Daingerfield as his long-lost granddaughter.
A Modern Cinderella Trailer (1911)
07 November 1911
This 20th-century retelling of the classic fairy tale keeps all the familiar elements — a selfish step-sister, a put-upon beauty, a Prince Charming, and, of course, a lost slipper — but shifts the action to a contemporary boarding house.
Miss George Washington Trailer (1916)
19 November 1916
Chronic liar Berenice Somers and her friend Alice, skip school to see a matinee, however, the two girls must think quickly when they see Alice's parents, Judge and Mrs.