Vitagraph Company of America Movie Trailers
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His Jonah Day Trailer (1920)
26 November 1920
Jimmy, at a fashionable beach, uses binoculars to watch women and falls for a beautiful nursemaid after slipping on a banana peel.
Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France Trailer (1905)
02 December 1905
Monsieur Beaucaire, a French nobleman & relative of the King, engages in a sword fight with the jealous Duke of Winterset over a card game, leading to a kidnapping attempt on the woman Beaucaire loves, Lady Mary Somerset, forcing Beaucaire to fight valiantly, get imprisoned, and then escape in disguise to stop the Duke from marrying Lady Mary, culminating in him revealing himself as the officiant during the wedding ceremony!
The Mill Girl, a Story of Factory Life Trailer (1907)
28 September 1907
A girl who works in a textile mill suffers unwanted advances from her boss. Her boyfriend, who also works there, sees it and knocks the boss down.
The Bond of Music Trailer (1912)
30 August 1912
Short anti-war film in which a French musician turns out to be a German spy.
The Trouble Hunter Trailer (1920)
01 October 1920
Jimmy makes a chaotic entrance into a café falling through a coal chute, stumbling into a den of chorus girls.
The Lion and the Mouse Trailer (1919)
24 February 1919
John Burkett Ryder, "the richest man in the world," determines to discredit a judicial decision which works against the interest of his millions by discrediting its author, Judge Rossmore, and causes impeachment charges to be laid against him in Congress.
The Toymaker Trailer (1912)
24 October 1912
An old German toymaker, Hans Greyburg, living in a little flat on the east side of New York, while engaged one day making and dressing dolls, is visited by Dot Avery, the little girl from the flat above.
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins Trailer (1912)
13 March 1912
Noah Clayton, an old coster, who has made a bit of money, lives with his daughter Liza. He is very cranky and very gouty.
The Fighting Trail Trailer (1917)
10 September 1917
15 chapter adventure tale starring forgotten serial queen Carol Holloway. The chapter titles were: (1) The Priceless Ingredient; (2) The Story of Ybarra; (3) Will Yaqui Joe Tell?; (4) The Other Half; (5) Torrent Rush; (6) The Ledge of Despair; (7) The Lion's Prey; (8) The Strands of Doom; (9) The Bridge of Death; (10) The Sheriff; (11) Parched Trails; (12) The Desert of Torture; (13) The Water Trap; (14) The Trestle of Horrors; and (15) Out of the Flame.
Rock of Ages Trailer (1912)
20 July 1912
Madeline carves a cross in memory of her husband, lost at sea. A sculptor recognizes her skill and invites Madeline to leave her fishing village and come to the big city.
The Clutch of Circumstance Trailer (1918)
26 August 1918
Businessman John Lawson is seriously injured in an accident, his wife Ruth travels from their New England village to New York to find a job that will support them both.
The Mate of the 'John M' Trailer (1911)
04 October 1911
Jim, the mate of the ship "John M.," is in love with Mandy, the daughter of Captain Dale. Before she leaves for boarding school, she hurries to the ship to say good-bye to it, her father and Jim.
Song of the Shell Trailer (1912)
13 December 1912
Suffering with ennui, bored by society, Annie Bradley, a wealthy girl, is anxious to make her time more profitable by doing something worthwhile.
A Master Stroke Trailer (1920)
01 June 1920
Yale graduate, Yale Durant, facing financial ruin and contemplating suicide, discovers his fiancée's father is also facing ruin; he tries to save them but ends up in a perilous situation, getting caught up in a family feud and a rival's plot.
A Reformed Santa Claus Trailer (1911)
22 December 1911
The employees of Harrison's mine have been out on strike for a long time. The men wait for him until he is leaving his office in the evening.
The Purple Cipher Trailer (1920)
11 October 1920
Jeanne Baldwin, Leonard Staunton, Alan Fitzhugh and Jack Baldwin are guided on a tour of underground dens in Chinatown by Hop Lee.
Gall and Golf Trailer (1917)
03 September 1917
Golf, we discover in this early Semon short, is a game that is played by striking a croquet ball with a hockey stick and seeing how many times it can hit Larry Semon.
No Wedding Bells Trailer (1923)
09 January 1923
Larry arrives at his girlfriend's house to ask her father for her hand in marriage. Her father, who is in the middle of winning a chess game for the first time in 20 years, immediately throws Larry out the window.
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli Trailer (1912)
02 January 1912
Lieutenant Troyano, a young Italian officer, bids his sweetheart, Marie Petrini, a fond farewell and then rushes to war.
For Love and Glory Trailer (1911)
14 August 1911
Young Lieut. Osmond, of the British Army, is engaged to be married to Rose Seaton. His father objects.
A Marriage of Convenience Trailer (1918)
21 December 1918
Billy Emerson and Mildred Girard are secretly engaged to be married after Billy graduates from West Point and becomes a lieutenant.
The Heart of the King's Jester Trailer (1912)
03 January 1912
A short drama directed by William Humphrey.
In Bridal Attire Trailer (1914)
11 November 1914
A young man finds himself forced to take a trolley car and a motorcycle in order to get to his wedding.
The Usurper Trailer (1919)
28 April 1919
While traveling out West, John Maddox rescues Beatrice Clive, an English girl, from a dangerous cliff.
Captain Barnacle's Legacy Trailer (1912)
04 September 1912
Captain Barnacle receives a letter telling him that Mr. Markham, a South African whose life he saved some years ago, has died, leaving him a legacy in money and some property and jewels in South Africa.
Moral Fibre Trailer (1921)
18 September 1921
Jared Wolcott, storekeeper in a small country town, lives with his young sister, Marion. He succumbs to the flirtations of a Mrs.
Nellie, the Beautiful Housemaid Trailer (1908)
16 May 1908
Comedy short (only fragments remain at LoC)
The Rent Dodgers Trailer (1920)
07 August 1920
The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collect the rent, the men hide behind a trick door.
The Bride of Lammermoor Trailer (1909)
05 January 1909
Sir Walter Scott adaptation, existing in fragmentary form in the Library of Congress paper print collections.
Putting Pep in Slowtown Trailer (1916)
13 March 1916
In the aptly named Slowtown the townspeople don’t even have sufficient energy to "up and die." Mayor Van Poke, in office for the last 15 years, is so slow he can't get out of his own way.
Warfare in the Skies Trailer (1914)
04 August 1914
Richard Lawrence, an Army Aviator, introduces his friend, Count Zurich, to Zenia, his father's beautiful ward.
The Homecoming of Henry Trailer (1915)
27 January 1915
The domestic misadventures of a middle-class couple, Henry and Polly Hannibal. While on vacation at their country bungalow, the couple's relaxation is interrupted by a telegram calling Henry back to his office to handle an important business contract.
In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath Trailer (1911)
30 December 1911
Bunny purchases a Vapor Bath, guaranteed to make the fat thin and do the trick with neatness. In his anxiety to make a trial of the bath he forgets to lock the library door.
The Automobile Thieves Trailer (1906)
22 September 1906
A young couple conducts a series of robberies, followed by a chase, in which they are shot and killed.
Wild Primrose Trailer (1918)
12 August 1918
Standish, a wealthy Northerner, deserts his untutored Southern wife shortly after their daughter Primrose's birth, preferring to wed the cultured but haughty Emily.
Murder in the Pullman Trailer (1932)
01 May 1932
Noted team of detective and criminologist solve the murder of a new bride, in her compartment, on the train on which they are travelling.
A Case of Eugenics Trailer (1915)
29 October 1915
Mrs. Drew is so enamored with children that Mr. Drew decides to regress into infantilism so she'll pay more attention to him.
Miss Ambition Trailer (1918)
25 November 1918
A beautiful and ambitious young woman leaves her boyfriend for a famous sculptor, and later--after she models for his statue "Miss Ambition"--marries an old but wealthy art collector.
An Enemy to the King Trailer (1916)
26 November 1916
When Julie De Varion's old father is imprisoned for harboring fugitive Huguenots, she goes to the authorities and begs for his freedom, declaring that he only did it out of kindness of heart.
Lady Godiva Trailer (1911)
20 October 1911
The story of how Lady Godiva came to ride naked through the streets of Coventry.
The Captain of the Grey Horse Troop Trailer (1917)
07 May 1917
Captain George Curtis is sent from Washington, D.C. to improve conditions on an Indian reservation. After ousting a prejudiced government agent, George earns both the allegiance of the Indians and the hostility of neighboring cattlemen, who hope to appropriate the reservation through political corruption.
The Heart of Jim Brice Trailer (1915)
01 April 1915
Jovial and big-hearted, Jim Brice, of the Howard Detective Agency, is sent to trap bribetakers in a nearby city.
The Vengeance of Durand Trailer (1919)
15 November 1919
Henri Durand of the French nobility is insanely jealous of his beautiful American wife Marion's innocent conversations with her many male admirers.
Forcing Dad's Consent Trailer (1914)
30 December 1914
Constance and Billy are sweethearts. Mr. and Mrs. Boggs, her parents, are both prim, straitlaced people.
The Eavesdropper Trailer (1912)
28 November 1912
Alice takes her little siblings Billy and Kitty to a matinee. They immediately become imbued with the wonderful idea that they are actors.
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines Trailer (1907)
23 November 1907
A woman replaces her injured beau on a spy mission.
Iron and Steel Trailer (1914)
21 February 1914
Herr Ludwig Kronitz is a king in his own works and rules with a controlling hand. He is known as the "Man of Iron.
The Deluge Trailer (1911)
06 September 1911
A picture of the destruction of the world by a flood. 3317 years B.C: The Lord, observing the wickedness of the world, decides to destroy it.
Siren of the Sea Trailer (1911)
01 January 1911
Fantasy short starring Annette Kellerman as a Siren.
A Front Page Story Trailer (1922)
25 December 1922
Rodney Marvin hears a vague account of a dispute between Mayor Gorham and Matt Hayward from Hayward's daughter, Virginia.
Hearts Ablaze Trailer (1915)
31 August 1915
Malvini, retires to a monastery after his wife elopes with another man. After 20 years, Malvini returns to find his daughter, Valeria, accused of murder.
The Men Haters' Club Trailer (1910)
26 August 1910
When a letter from another woman falls from her boyfriend's pocket, she and her friends form the Men Haters Club.
The Silent Vow Trailer (1922)
16 April 1922
Jim Gorson, a handsome woodcutter, persuades the wife of Richard Stratton to elope with him. Twenty years later, Dick Stratton, Richard's son, a Northwest Mounted Policeman, is ordered to capture Bill and Doug Gorson.
The Pickwick Papers Trailer (1913)
02 January 1913
The Pickwick Papers comprised three reels, individually titled "The Adventure of the Honourable Event", "The Adventure at the Westgate Seminary", and "The Adventure of the Shooting Party" based on the 1837 novel of the same name by Charles Dickens.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1909)
25 December 1909
An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.
Benedict Arnold Trailer (1909)
16 November 1909
Arnold, reproved by General Washington, decides, with the bitter hatred of a small nature, to betray West Point into the hands of the British, and to that end enters into negotiation with Major Andre, as the representative of the British General.
The Telephone Girl Trailer (1912)
02 March 1912
Marion, the telephone switch operator in a large factory, sticks to her post, notifying the different departments during the burning of the building.
Etta of the Footlights Trailer (1914)
23 May 1914
Etta Lang, a chorus girl, is the principal support of an invalid mother and her sister and brother, not only working at the theater, but looking after their small boarding house.
Where the Winds Blow Trailer (1910)
31 December 1910
Hugh gives his dog to Nancy while he goes to sea. When Nancy's father runs out of money, he must return to the sea with Hugh.