John Cossar

Most Popular John Cossar Trailers

Total trailers found: 69

Pants Trailer (1917)

10 September 1917

Little Betty has a luxurious home, an army of servants and the costliest of toys. But she hasn't what a child wants most of all, other children to play with.

Vagabond Luck Trailer (1919)

16 November 1919

When jockey Jimmie Driscoll, responsible for making Jim Richardson's horses winners, is fired for being too heavy, he goes to the home of the late Judge Bell, the father of local horse racing.

The Dream Doll Trailer (1917)

10 December 1917

A. Knutt, a crack-brained chemist, discovers an elixir that will endow dolls with life. He does not know that it will change living persons to dolls.

The Long Arm of Mannister Trailer (1919)

15 November 1919

Walking aimlessly in the desert, crazed by thirst and hunger, Lucy Mannister and Gaston Sinclair are overtaken by her husband George, who has pursued them around the world.

The Sap Trailer (1926)

20 March 1926

Barry Weston is raised by his widowed mother and is, at best, a "mama's boy," and, at worst, a bit of a coward.

On Trial Trailer (1917)

23 June 1917

Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand.

Fools For Luck Trailer (1917)

08 October 1917

Philander has embraced every superstition imaginable, from hoarding rabbit's foots and horseshoes to avoiding the third light on a match.

The Blindness of Virtue Trailer (1915)

19 July 1915

The Hon. Archibald Graham is expelled from college and his indignant father sends him to a little English village to study under the Rev.

Grand Larceny Trailer (1922)

26 February 1922

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

The Highest Trump Trailer (1919)

03 February 1919

Secret Service officer Richard Paget receives a letter from his twin brother John imploring him to take over his identity after he commits suicide, so that Richard can subvert the plans made by the airplane company which John had financed, to make defective planes for the United States to use in the war.

The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar Trailer (1914)

11 March 1914

Thomas Terpin. James Riding and Jack Hazard are sitting in the club when the talk drifts to a daring housebreaker, whom the police are powerless to capture.

Common Clay Trailer (1919)

02 March 1919

The Fast Express Trailer (1924)

10 March 1924

15 chapter adventure serial: 1. Facing the Crisis 2. Vanishing Diamonds 3. Woman of Mystery 4. Haunted House 5.

Beans Trailer (1918)

16 September 1918

Brewster, the bean king, has an option of renewal on a certain bean canning plant owned by Ellis. Ellis does not want to renew so hires shyster lawyer Wingate to help him.

Edgar Takes the Cake Trailer (1920)

09 July 1920

Edgar delivers a cake to his sister's ill friend. The cake arrives safely, but not sound, and Edgar is taken to task for his careless handling of the article.

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley Trailer (1915)

19 January 1915

In honor of his return from abroad, Mrs. Worthington invites her cousin, Brian Hartley, to dinner that evening, but forgets to tell him she has moved from her old address.

Watch Your Step Trailer (1922)

16 February 1922

Elmer Slocum has just served a jail sentence for speeding. On his first day of liberty he encounters a physician whose car has broken down and offers to take him to his patient; he is pursued by motorcops for speeding, wrecks his car in a closed street, and knocks down and believes he has killed a policeman.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Trailer (1923)

06 September 1923

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Mrs. Trenwith Comes Home Trailer (1914)

08 December 1914

Mrs. Trenwith is a typical shallow, thoughtless society woman. Her husband is wrapped up in business and as a result their little daughter, Marjory, suffers greatly from neglect.

When Fate Decides Trailer (1919)

01 June 1919

Vera Loudon is unhappily married to the wealthy but profligate Herbert Loudon who openly makes advances to Mrs.

Doubling for Romeo Trailer (1921)

22 October 1921

Slim Cody works in the movie industry, doubling for the performers. He has a dream in which he portrays Romeo in a movie version of "Romeo and Juliet," and arranges for someone to double for him when the fight scenes get scary.

Home Trailer (1919)

31 August 1919

A young woman of humble origins hides her family's lack of wealth and prestige from her boarding school friends.

The Buffer Trailer (1914)

01 December 1914

John Harms, a corporation magnate, has two motherless sons, Bobby and Sam. Bobby is a cute little youngster of six, and Sam is of age and spends his father's money with recklessness.

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet Trailer (1920)

27 March 1920

The story of Edgar Pomeroy, the first in a series, in which the boy Edgar imagines himself the triumphant master of his fate, revenging himself on a scornful young female classmate.

The Prince of Graustark Trailer (1916)

06 November 1916

Graustark needs thirty million dollars to satisfy a Russian loan. The Prince of Dawsbergen, ruler of the adjoining principality, will advance the money if the young Prince of Graustark marries his daughter.

When Husbands Deceive Trailer (1922)

20 August 1922

Viola Baxter is deceived into a hasty marriage with her guardian, Marshall Welch, who is after her money and has framed her fiancé, Dick Fletcher, for theft.

The Strange Case of Mary Page Trailer (1916)

24 January 1916

A 15-episode dramatic action movie serial only two of which survive.

Do Children Count? Trailer (1917)

06 March 1917

"Do Children Count?" was a series of 12 films, each completely independent of the other.

The Marriage Ring Trailer (1918)

26 August 1918

Anne Mertons (Enid Bennett) is the unhappy wife of Hugo Mertons (Robert McKim), an unscrupulous brute.

The Misleading Lady Trailer (1916)

03 January 1916

Helen Steele, who has theatrical aspirations, has been told by Sidney Parker that, owing to her lack of stage experience he cannot entertain her proposition of giving her the leading part in his new production, "The Siren.

The Chaperon Trailer (1916)

20 November 1916

Jim Ogden, secretly engaged to Madge Hemmingway, wealthy heiress, becomes sensitive over his lack of money and breaks the engagement.

Edgar's Hamlet Trailer (1920)

18 April 1920

Edgar and his schoolmates put on a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet such as the townsfolk have never seen.

The Game's Up Trailer (1919)

20 January 1919

Struggling young painter Ruth Elliott has written her Eastern friend Mildred Colburn that she has gained fame in the West as an artist.

Made in Heaven Trailer (1921)

01 May 1921

William Lowry rescues Claudia Royce from a burning building, and upon hearing that her parents are trying to force her to accept millionaire Leland, whom she does not love, he proposes a marriage of convenience to himself.

Edgar Camps Out Trailer (1920)

01 September 1920

Edgar is about to lose the lady of his heart because the Bates boys have been given a complete camping outfit for their back yard: tent, stove, and everything.

The Return of Eve Trailer (1916)

16 October 1916

Believing that over-civilization was destroying the race, Eli Tapper, an eccentric millionaire, took two unrelated orphan children, a boy and a girl, and placed them in a wilderness, there in the care of an old tutor, David Winters, to grow up as a new Adam and Eve, and become path-breakers of a better race.

Into Society and Out Trailer (1914)

04 February 1914

This amusing and diverting comedy depicts the trials and tribulations of a French nobleman to win the hand of a rich American girl.

Woman’s Law Trailer (1927)

15 August 1927

Helene is forced into marrying blackmailer Vaughan Neil, who holds incriminating evidence of a scandal involving her father.

My Lady of Whims Trailer (1925)

09 December 1925

Aspiring author Prudence "Prue" Severn leaves her staid home for the wild life in New York's artistic Greenwich Village community.

Edgar's Feast Day Trailer (1921)

01 February 1921

Episode 11 of the series of 2-reel comedies “The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy”.

The Poverty of Riches Trailer (1921)

01 November 1921

John and Katherine Colby decide to put off parenthood until he has become wealthy. Their friends, Tom and Grace Donaldson, decide to start a family right away.

Thorns and Orange Blossoms Trailer (1922)

10 December 1922

While in Spain Alan Randolph falls for famed singer Rosita Mendez, but when he goes back to Louisiana, he returns to his fiancée Violet Beaton.

Edgar's Jonah Day Trailer (1920)

08 May 1920

Edgar is called upon by his mother to execute a disagreeable errand, has to mind his troublesome younger brother, and runs away.

The House Without a Key Trailer (1926)

21 November 1926

A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years.

Voices of the City Trailer (1921)

01 December 1921

When taken to a San Francisco cafe by her sweetheart Jimmy, Georgia Rodman witnesses the shooting of a policeman by an underworld gang.

Her Country First Trailer (1918)

22 September 1918

During World War I, young Dorothy Grant comes home from finishing school and informs her parents that she is going to contribute to the war effort by organizing a "Girls Aviation Corps".

The Crimson Wing Trailer (1915)

01 November 1915

The hero is a young soldier who is in love with two girls simultaneously. While on the battlefield, the soldier learns that one of his sweethearts has committed suicide.

Whom the Gods Would Destroy Trailer (1919)

15 April 1919

After a young inventor discovers a powerful new explosive, agents from a German chemical firm induce him to study at a German university.

His Wooden Wedding Trailer (1925)

19 December 1925

A few moments before Charley is going to marry, a friend gives him an anonymous note stating that the bride has a wooden leg.

The Feud Trailer (1919)

07 December 1919

Two Southern clans, the Lynches and the Summers, have been at odds with each other since long before Civil War times.

Melting Millions Trailer (1927)

10 April 1927

Melting Millions is a 1927 American adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.

Fools and Riches Trailer (1923)

07 May 1923

During his lifetime John Dorgan is unsuccessful in his attempts to cure his son, Jimmy, of his spendthrift ways, but his will leaves only a part of his fortune to Jimmy, while explaining where to dig for the rest.

Love Is Love Trailer (1919)

17 August 1919

Gerry Sands dreams of being an editor but is forced by his employer, locksmith Nick Barket, to crack safes.

A Pair of Sixes Trailer (1918)

01 April 1918

Edgar's Sunday Courtship Trailer (1920)

18 April 1920

On the way to Sunday school, Edgar meets the lady of his heart--and his hated rival. The Sunday-school lesson on David and Goliath so intrigues Edgar that he sees himself as David, saving the entire school, sweetheart and rival included, from Goliath's sword.

Gift o' Gab Trailer (1917)

26 November 1917

Gift o' Gab is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke.

Satan's Private Door Trailer (1917)

19 March 1917

The house of Thomas Chatterton is divided against itself. His son Joseph is an inebriate; his daughter Anne is a social butterfly who neglects her baby and husband; the old man lives in solitude.

Two-Bit Seats Trailer (1917)

05 November 1917

"Two-Bits," the price men used to pay for a haircut, isn't much money in these days with old Mr. H.C.

The Clutch of Circumstance Trailer (1915)

05 June 1915

Eli Turner, an unscrupulous lawyer, is defeated in court by Frank Morrison, a young attorney. Frank also has had the temerity to get in Turner's path over a girl.

Love Insurance Trailer (1919)

17 August 1919

Posing as a nobleman, Allan Harrowby takes out a policy with Lloyd's to insure that his upcoming marriage will occur, Dick Minot, Lloyd's assistant manager in the U.