The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movie Trailers
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Spike Shannon's Last Fight Trailer (1911)
26 August 1911
'Spike' Shannon, a pugilist by occupation, signs to fight a 10-round bout, with another young knight of the ring.
The Western Way Trailer (1915)
20 March 1915
The highwayman, watching through the window of the ramshackle express office, sees the messenger pass a large sum of money under the charge of the agent.
A Boarding House Scramble Trailer (1914)
08 July 1914
Tom and Dick live at the same boarding house and are rivals for the hand of their landlady. One evening the crowd decided to play all of the old-fashioned games, and the antics that they go through will keep one in a constant fit of laughter.
Broncho Billy's Scheme Trailer (1914)
21 November 1914
Colonel Emmett's daughter is captured by an outlaw who blindfolds her just before taking her to his hut, so, in case she escaped, she would be unable to lead anybody to his rendezvous.
Thy Will Be Done Trailer (1913)
28 October 1913
Mrs. Mulligan, although in poor circumstances, taken the child of her neighbor, who has just passed into another world, to live with her.
At the Break of Dawn Trailer (1911)
07 July 1911
Young Gilbert Randel, an American surveyor, is sent to Mexico with a construction gang, and quartered in a small Mexican village, meets Pepita, a beautiful Mexican girl, with whom he falls in love.
A Child of the Purple Sage Trailer (1912)
08 June 1912
Bart Darrow, a young cowboy, is engaged to pretty Betty King and has put the engagement ring on her finger.
Sophie Finds a Hero Trailer (1914)
25 June 1914
Slippery Slim and Mustang Pete get into a duel over Sophie.
Too Much Turkey Trailer (1915)
09 November 1915
Frank Potter cannot afford to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving. He conceives the idea of pawning his dress suit, and at the same time his wife decides to pawn her ring, both keeping silent as to their plans.
Slippery Slim Gets Cured Trailer (1914)
01 October 1914
Sophie tries curing Slim's drinking problem by forcing him to drink ammonia, but it doesn't work.
Musty B. Young Trailer (1917)
27 May 1917
Musty applies for a job as office boy, but is turned down because he is too old. He visits a doctor to get some elixir of youth, but drinks too much and is reduced to a sprightly two-year-old.
The Best Man Wins Trailer (1909)
20 November 1909
Charles Shea, the handsome young foreman of the Bar Z ranch, has won the love of the winsome daughter of his employer, John Graham.
Sophie's New Foreman Trailer (1913)
13 December 1913
Alkali Ike, a cowpuncher, is given his walking papers for neglect of duty. He has little trouble, however, in securing a position on Sophie Clutts' ranch.
Love and Soda Trailer (1914)
31 August 1914
The plumber, a powerful fellow, decides to give up his trade and become a soda fountain clerk in order that he may compete with the small, well-dressed clerk, his rival, for the hand of little Miss Moffett.
Their Wives' Indiscretion Trailer (1913)
05 November 1913
Tom Brown cannot persuade his wife to go calling with him. Mr. Jones, an intimate friend, is disappointed at not finding Brown home, and invites the latter's wife to take a sail with him.
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men Trailer (1910)
22 November 1910
Hank and Lank have inside information that it's meal time, but it looks as if they would have to skip a meal or two until Hank's fertile brain maps out a royal road to a big feed.
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife Trailer (1912)
30 November 1912
Broncho marries a Mexican girl at the earnest entreaty of her dying father. Later a Mexican singer wins her love and, to get Broncho out of the way, she has him arrested and jailed on the charge of having assaulted her.
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape Trailer (1912)
05 July 1912
While looking for work, Broncho Billy meets a girl and falls in love with her. Broncho is then accused of horse theft by a jealous lover of the girl.
Broncho Billy Trapped Trailer (1914)
03 October 1914
Broncho and his wife arrive in a new country and settle. They are treated with all kindness by a man who later turns out to be a moonshiner, and Broncho, not having any special occupation, is induced to help the outlaw in his work.
The Power of Good Trailer (1911)
28 September 1911
Jim Reed, an outlaw, holds up a stagecoach, but is seen by a horseman, who hastily rides to the sheriff's office and shortly after, the sheriff and posse are in pursuit.
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.
Outlaw Deputy Trailer (1911)
04 November 1911
Buck Stevens, an outlaw, escapes from the county jail, but is speedily captured and locked up again. In more ways than one Buck is shown kindness by the sheriff, who urges him to serve his time.
The Silent Message Trailer (1910)
29 October 1910
Jeff Bandera, outlaw, has been capture by the sheriff, who is taking him by rail to the nearest lockup.
The Convict's Threat Trailer (1915)
28 September 1915
The convict's cellmate, his time up, calls on the former's wife with a letter of introduction from the convict, and threatens to tell who her husband is unless she gives him money which she has earned by hard work as a stenographer and seamstress.
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift Trailer (1910)
24 December 1910
Andy Carson, puncher on the Lazy X ranch, is in love with Gladys, daughter of Col. Pierce, the ranch owner.
Western Girls Trailer (1912)
03 December 1912
Netty Parker and her sister, Mildred, two brave western girls, are instrumental in capturing two notorious outlaws in the cleverest of ways.
Sweedie's Finish Trailer (1915)
10 June 1915
Sweedie, the servant girl, is in love with a fireman, but her affections are not returned. The fireman escapes her caresses and gains the firehouse and loses her seven hours later when a fire breaks out.
Topsy-Turvy Sweedie Trailer (1914)
10 August 1914
Mr. Rhyme, a poet, is distracted at his work by the different noises in his home. To cap the climax his aunt arrives, bringing with her all her pets.
Three Boiled Down Fables Trailer (1914)
11 November 1914
#1: The Household Comedian; #2: Why Essie's Friends Got the Fresh Air; #3: The Prevailing Craze.
The Ranchman's Trust Trailer (1912)
07 September 1912
Jim Boulder, a ranchman, receives a letter one morning, from his old friend and chum, George Stapleton, a New Yorker, saying his son Elliott, is coming out to the ranch to pull himself together and to take good care of the boy, above all to keep liquor from him.
The Face at the Curtain Trailer (1915)
16 April 1915
The Man, down on his luck, breaks into the home of a wealthy clubman to burglarize the place. The sudden dropping of a book which the man has displaced, arouses the wife who has been sitting up waiting for her husband.
A Christmas Revenge Trailer (1915)
18 December 1915
Broncho Billy becomes enraged when a stranger comes to town and wins the affections of his sweetheart.
A Queer Quarantine Trailer (1914)
28 March 1914
Jack Hastings writes a letter to his sweetheart, Kate, to come to his assistance as Count Caesar de Valdez, a Bolivian merchant, is arriving from Europe with three shiploads of rye, and threatens to "bear the market.
Money Talks Trailer (1914)
20 July 1914
Mr. Forflush has a great desire for spending money, but his salary does not warrant the luxuries his life necessitates.
The Bachelor's Baby Trailer (1915)
16 July 1915
A world-weary mother, penniless and widowed, leaves her starving infant in the tonneau of Broncho Billy's limousine.
A Hungry Pair Trailer (1911)
05 July 1911
Two hobos, Shorty and Skinny, are very hungry, and finally Skinny gets an idea how to get a good meal without paying for it.
Town Hall, Tonight Trailer (1911)
07 October 1911
Two wandering thespians, whose one lone trunk bears the legend "Schulz Brothers, in Vaudeville," are hitting the grit back to New York.
The Forester's Plea Trailer (1911)
28 October 1911
Henry Carter, a forester, has but one falling, that of drink. Despite his efforts to cure himself of his terrible habit, temptation is always stronger than his will, and Agnes, his daughter, is in despair.
The Sheriff's Chum Trailer (1911)
08 April 1911
Two young men of a western town, Will Phelps and George Arden, are in love with the same girl, the belle of the village.
The Bouquet Trailer (1915)
15 April 1915
The girl gets a beautiful bouquet of flowers from her fiancé, who wants her to enjoy the fragrance because these flowers will be in their new home when they are married.
Sweedie Collects for Charity Trailer (1914)
28 December 1914
Mrs. Goodheart, a charity worker, comes home one evening very much discouraged as she is unable to get even a small donation from Mr.
The Daring Young Person Trailer (1914)
30 June 1914
James Ward, a prosperous young lawyer, falls in love with a pretty girl he sees passing in a limousine.
Broncho Billy's Oath Trailer (1913)
11 October 1913
In order to save his friend's life, Broncho Billy holds up the stage and takes money enough to pay the doctor.
Sweedie in Vaudeville Trailer (1915)
13 May 1915
Sweedie, the theater's scrubwoman, in love with the unappreciative props, become enamored with the idea of a stage career.
At the Foot of the Hill Trailer (1914)
14 July 1914
Great-grandfather Huxley, an old soldier, is neglected by his grandson and wife. He feels he is in the way and seriously contemplates suicide.
Broncho Billy's Leap Trailer (1914)
16 May 1914
John Wilson had driven the stagecoach for years. When his daughter, Marguerite, became old enough, he allowed her to make an occasional trip with him.
Broncho Billy for Sheriff Trailer (1912)
31 August 1912
Jim Dunn, county sheriff, is asked to withdraw his name as a candidate for re-election because the boys think he has proved himself incapable in office.
The Bad Man's Downfall Trailer (1911)
11 February 1911
When pretty Molly Martin comes out to the west to teach school, she is beset by many admirers. But the most persistent, and as fate often wills it, the least acceptable, is one "Bad" McGrew, town bully and a generally worthless scamp.
A Moonshiner's Heart Trailer (1912)
27 June 1912
Old Seth Stevens and his pretty daughter Vedah, live in their rough hill-shack. Stevens conducts an illicit "still" in an abandoned shanty, and the "moonshine" whiskey is concealed in loads of hay and sold in the nearby town.
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up Trailer (1912)
12 August 1912
A girl helps Broncho Billy to hide when the sheriff comes looking for him. When a while later he finds her and her mother unconscious, he holds up a stagecoach to bring them to a doctor.
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child Trailer (1913)
25 April 1913
David Morgan, a cowpuncher, is informed by Doctor Harding that the former's wife is in a serious condition and must be taken from the high altitude.
The Stage Driver's Daughter Trailer (1911)
14 October 1911
Old Jim Lacey and his daughter operate a stagecoach in the west. One day, Alice, the girl, meets Tom Percival, a prospector, green from the east, and they fall in love.
Broncho Billy's Bible Trailer (1912)
01 June 1912
Broncho Billy and his pal, after robbing the stagecoach, divide the loot and part company. Among the valuables in his share.
Broncho Billy -- Favorite Trailer (1914)
24 October 1914
Having refused to accompany either Broncho Billy or the mail carrier to a dance at the town hall, Broncho's sweetheart accepts the invitation of his best pal.
A Mistaken Accusation Trailer (1913)
07 March 1913
An Italian laborer is mistakenly accused of kidnapping the child of one of his clients.
By a Strange Road Trailer (1915)
12 January 1915
Jim Melcher, a swindler and a rogue, induces Rhoda, a society girl, to marry him. She later discovers his dishonest methods, but her sense of loyalty is so great that she stands by him.