Spottiswoode Aitken

Most Popular Spottiswoode Aitken Trailers

Total trailers found: 75

Evangeline Trailer (1919)

19 August 1919

In the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their wedding can take place, the British imprison the men and send them into exile with their lands forfeit to the Crown Evangeline follows the exiled men in hopes of finding her beloved, but even after he and the other Acadians are released in Louisiana, she cannot find him, always arriving at some locale just after he has departed.

The Thunderbolt Trailer (1919)

06 October 1919

The Flying Torpedo Trailer (1916)

12 March 1916

In the future (1921), an alliance of several foreign countries plot to attack the US. American officials, coming to the realisation that the country is basically defenceless, offer $1,000,000 to anyone who can come up with a weapon to defeat the invaders.

Souls Triumphant Trailer (1917)

19 May 1917

Lillian Vale is the naïve and unworldly daughter of minister Josiah Vale. Swept off her feet by handsome Robert Powers, Lillian marries him, unaware that he is constitutionally incapable of fidelity.

Six Days Trailer (1923)

09 September 1923

Laline, a pretty young woman, falls in love with Dion, a young sculptor, but her mother wants her to marry a wealthy Englishman.

Beauty and the Rogue Trailer (1918)

29 January 1918

Humanitarian Roberta induces her father to hire former convict, Bill, as his gardener. When she leaves on vacation, Bill steals her jewelry and eventually sells a brooch to her boyfriend, Richard, who unknowingly gives it to her as a present.

Pathways of Life Trailer (1916)

01 January 1916

A girl tends a garden planted with symbolic flowers: red roses for lust and white roses for love. Daddy Wisdom encourages the girl to cultivate the white roses instead of the red.

Pioneer's Gold Trailer (1924)

01 December 1924

An old pioneer wants his brother's children whom he has never met to inherit his wealth, but a villain substitutes ringers for them.

Her Humble Ministry Trailer (1911)

18 May 1911

A reformed woman shows a petty thief the righteous path by her good example.

The Fire Patrol Trailer (1924)

14 August 1924

The Two-Gun Man Trailer (1926)

13 June 1926

Dean Randall is a hero of the Great War who comes home to his horse and his father's ranch. When back he saves a family in a wagon train -- a father, daughter Grace, and three orphan children.

Stage Struck Trailer (1917)

25 February 1917

A 1917 film directed by Edward Morrissey.

The Availing Prayer Trailer (1914)

30 October 1914

William Rock, assistant cashier in a business concern, has a sick daughter. The doctor urges that she be taken immediately to another climate, and Rock, unable to get an advance on his pay, is desperate.

Who Cares? Trailer (1919)

25 January 1919

A vivacious, carefree young girl is disgusted by the thought of growing old. In her despondency she adopts the motto "Who cares?" and does her best to live up to it, even after she marries the handsome and dashing Martin Grey.

In Judgment of... Trailer (1918)

12 August 1918

Debutante Mary Manners has inherited the power of mind-reading from her gypsy ancestors.

Dangerous Love Trailer (1920)

01 December 1920

A love quadrangle in a Western mining town leads to fisticuffs and reconciliation before the fade out.

Manslaughter Trailer (1922)

24 September 1922

Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.

The Angel of Contention Trailer (1914)

05 July 1914

Nettie is beloved by all the boys in the mining camp. Magoon, a big, jovial miner, loves her most of all, however, and asks her to become his wife.

The Trap Trailer (1922)

08 May 1922

A miner's happiness is destroyed when a rival steals his mine. He becomes obsessed with revenge, and plans a trap for the man who took his mine.

The Americano Trailer (1916)

23 December 1916

Doug is an American mining engineer. Pres. Valdez of Paragonia wants him to reopen the country's mines.

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Trailer (1916)

04 September 1916

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

At the End of the World Trailer (1921)

14 August 1921

This dramatic adventure finds the flirtatious Cherry O'Day as the daughter of the Shanghai saloon keeper Terrence.

Charity Castle Trailer (1917)

03 September 1917

Charity and her young brother are taken in by Merlin Durand, the son of a penurious millionaire, when their mother, a poor cleaning woman, dies.

A Game of Wits Trailer (1917)

05 November 1917

Jeanette overhears Silas, an aging Wall Street wolf, demanding her as his wife in payment for saving her father from financial ruin.

Fighting Through Trailer (1919)

27 January 1919

Maryland Warren is kidnapped by a group of Yaqui Indians, and taken across the border to Mexico. In rescuing her, Robert Carr proves both his bravery and his loyalty to the United States.

The Birth of a Nation Trailer (1915)

08 March 1915

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine.

Home, Sweet Home Trailer (1914)

16 May 1914

John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery.

An Innocent Magdalene Trailer (1916)

18 June 1916

When Dorothy's Southern, aristocratic father Colonel Raleigh refuses to let her marry Forbes Stewart, a Northern gambler, the couple elopes.

The Eagle Trailer (1925)

08 November 1925

Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive.

Macbeth Trailer (1916)

04 June 1916

Shakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation.

Merry-Go-Round Trailer (1923)

01 July 1923

A nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, although he's already wed to the daughter of his country's war minister.

The Old Folks at Home Trailer (1916)

15 October 1916

Senator John Coburn's son Steve, who associates more with gamblers, criminals and drug addicts than with his father's congressional cronies, impulsively murders his mistress' new lover.

The Coast Patrol Trailer (1925)

18 July 1925

Coast Patrol was a threadbare silent 5-reeler starring Kenneth MacDonald as an officer in the titular patrol.

Monte Cristo Trailer (1922)

03 September 1922

A film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If.

The White Heather Trailer (1919)

29 June 1919

Lord Angus Cameron's marriage to a woman of his titled Scottish class is thwarted by his secret marriage years before to Marion Hume, the housekeeper of the castle.

Hay Foot, Straw Foot Trailer (1919)

22 June 1919

Silent military romantic love triangle comedy (based on the story by Julien Josephson), about a soldier named Ulysses S.

The Green-Eyed Devil Trailer (1914)

28 February 1914

Jim Miller lives in a cheap tenement with his wife and his sister. They had been in a better position in other days, but Jim has developed into a morose half-drunken character, suspicious and high-tempered.

Fixing a Flirt Trailer (1912)

01 November 1912

Instead of paying his landlady, a man invites a seamstress out for dinner. To tease him her colleagues appear uninvited at the restaurant.

The Power of the Press Trailer (1928)

30 October 1928

The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane.

Her Kingdom of Dreams Trailer (1919)

21 September 1919

A young girl living a secluded and unsophisticated life is suddenly thrust into a great wealth and a frightening social whirl.

A Woman of Pleasure Trailer (1919)

09 November 1919

Alice Dane, a struggling English schoolteacher, is swept into a dangerous and complex marriage with Sir John Turnbull after witnessing a crime.

Liberty Belles Trailer (1914)

13 May 1914

Liberty Belles, silent comedy film from 1914 starring Dorothy Gish, Jack Pickford, and Gertrude Bambrick.

The Avenging Conscience Trailer (1914)

02 August 1914

Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle.

Those Who Dare Trailer (1924)

15 November 1924

Captain Manning, a seasoned salt, is ordered to remove his battered ship, the Swallow, from the town's harbor because of a superstition connected with it.

The Secret Garden Trailer (1919)

12 January 1919

A young British girl born and raised in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's estate.

Nomads of the North Trailer (1920)

25 September 1920

A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.

Jane Goes A-Wooing Trailer (1919)

05 January 1919

Trying to support her twin sisters on her own, Jane Neill lands a job working for a millionaire, but problems soon arise for the young girl when she declines the marriage proposal of the always-trustworthy Micky and falls in love with the millionaire's spoiled, lazy nephew.

I Am Not a Racist Trailer (2019)

16 June 2019

A parody of D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", "I Am Not a Racist" rearranges the scenes of the classic movie and recreates its dialogues to criticize the racism in it and also in the world today.

The Unknown Wife Trailer (1921)

14 March 1921

Donald Grant, after serving a prison term, obtains a job in a smalltown factory where he meets Helen Wilburton, who invites him to board with her and her father.

Accused Trailer (1925)

03 December 1925

Cyrus Braidwood has a secret. His daughter Helen isn't actually his daughter--her father is a murderer, and Braidwood has been raising her as his own because he has her father's written confession hidden.

A Woman's Awakening Trailer (1917)

24 March 1917

A 1917 film directed by Chester Withey.

The White Circle Trailer (1920)

22 August 1920

Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari, an Italian secret society, London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour, an adventurer, for protection.

Gerald Cranston's Lady Trailer (1924)

19 October 1924

Gerald Cranston, a successful financier and industrialist who worked his way up through the ranks, enters into a marriage of convenience with Lady Hermione, from which he hopes to gain social prestige; Hermione, for her part, desires financial independence.

The Young Rajah Trailer (1922)

11 November 1922

A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.

The Battle Trailer (1911)

06 November 1911

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house.

The Wicked Darling Trailer (1919)

25 December 1919

A slum girl is forced to steal for a living. After she swipes a rich society's matron's necklace, she hides out at the home of a man who turns out to be the socialite's former fiance.

Rough-Riding Romance Trailer (1919)

24 August 1919

Dreamer dairyman Phineas Dobbs of Cow Hollow suddenly acquires a fortune when oil is discovered on his ranch, and celebrates by throwing a party for the whole town.

Beyond Trailer (1921)

04 September 1921

Avis Langley's dying mother begs her to look after Avis's errant brother and continues after death to reappear in spirit form to remind Avis of her promise.

Reputation Trailer (1921)

09 May 1921

Actress Fay McMillan finds her child, Pauline, whom she deserted years ago, in an orphanage, but Monty, her financer, objects to her taking the girl back.

The Cruise of the Make-Believes Trailer (1918)

01 September 1918

Living in the New York slums with her lazy father, Bessie takes imaginary voyages to "Dream Valley" on a "yacht" she has built in the backyard.