Vitagraph Company of America Movie Trailers
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A Modern Atalanta Trailer (1912)
08 November 1912
Fresh from her college matriculation. Ruth Grantland returns to her country home. She is courted by two of the village beaux, who propose marriage.
Three Girls and a Man Trailer (1912)
28 November 1912
A wealthy but weary Charles Morris visits a friend in the country where he meets two young women: the mercenary Hilda and the sweet Dorothy.
He Never Knew Trailer (1914)
14 April 1914
Unable to support her baby boy, Grace Devereaux, a widow, leaves him at an orphan asylum.
A Dixie Mother Trailer (1910)
17 December 1910
Set during and after the Civil War, a Southern mother deals with the loss of both of her sons as one dies and the other marries a Northern nurse.
Written in the Sand Trailer (1912)
30 August 1912
Love is awakened in the heart of Peter Hansen when he sees his name written within the outlines of a heart on the sands of the seashore.
Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter Trailer (1901)
16 December 1901
As the above title indicates, the scene does not take place in an ordinary restaurant, but one in which all natural rules of order and gravitation are reversed.
The Destroyers Trailer (1916)
05 June 1916
Canadian Mountie Philip Curtis is telling Josephine McCloud, with whom he is in love, about a hermit who once saved his life and nursed him back to health.
Lightning Sketches Trailer (1907)
27 July 1907
An illustrator draws some sketches at lightning speed. He first illustrates how he can turn a written word into a sketch of that word.
Why He Gave Up Trailer (1911)
04 December 1911
Hubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is asked to pay.
The Good in the Worst of Us Trailer (1915)
28 August 1915
Crime drama where Minnie's past overtakes her. She flees Jim to escape his bad influence. Jim shoots a man down in a burglary and demands that Minnie helps him flee.
A Fortune Hunter Trailer (1915)
31 March 1915
When Rupert's uncle tells him he must quit his writing and offers him a real job in his tannery, the young man rises in his wrath and dramatically leaves his uncle's home, saying that he will go forth to the big city and carve out his fortune with his pen.
The Grocery Clerk Trailer (1919)
01 December 1919
Big Ben has the largest store in the town of New Ralgia. His chief clerk is in love with the post mistress.
Wanted, a Nurse Trailer (1915)
22 January 1915
After witnessing a minor accident, a wealthy man falls in love with the nurse who treats the injured person.
The Meeting of the Ways Trailer (1912)
12 January 1912
Tom and Dick are brothers and are being educated at the same college. Tom is a studious fellow and graduates with honors, while Dick is expelled from college through misbehavior.
The Decorator Trailer (1920)
03 September 1920
Inept interior decorator Jimmy is hired to work at the home of a wealthy artist. From the moment he arrives, Jimmy's incompetence leads to disaster as he accidentally damages or destroys any piece of art that isn't securely fastened to the walls.
The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck Trailer (1906)
28 July 1906
A farmer's son, family facing foreclosure, goes to the city and bets everything on a horse race. When he wins big, he goes back to the country and prevents the landlord from evicting his parents.
A Fortune in a Teacup Trailer (1912)
14 September 1912
Tea is served during an afternoon visit of Sybil with her friend Mabel Brown. Sybil begs Mabel to tell her fortune from the tea leaves in her cup.
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath Trailer (1907)
03 August 1907
A young female boarding house tenant becomes an unwanted object of male attention.
It Isn't Being Done This Season Trailer (1921)
10 January 1921
Following her mother's advice to marry for wealth, model Marcia Ventnor turns down the proposal of Oliver Lawton, whom she loves, so as to accept wealthy George Hunt, an importer of oriental rugs.
Deadline at Eleven Trailer (1920)
15 March 1920
When socialite Helen Stevens obtains a job on a New York newspaper, she is met by much derision from the staff.
The Unwritten Play Trailer (1914)
07 September 1914
A new theatrical star is born when Ivy Liversedge, daughter of Silas, an unsuccessful playwright, scores a big success in Paul Hesseltine's new play, "The Fatal Silence.
The Old Maid's Baby Trailer (1914)
26 June 1914
Bunny is rejected by Flora when her dog destroys his hat and gloves and she goes on a trip. She secretly takes the dog, dressed as a baby, on a train.
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened Trailer (1913)
08 June 1913
Left destitute by the death of her young husband, Ethel Wynne lives with her old nurse, Hester O'Brien, a laundress.
Love Watches Trailer (1918)
15 July 1918
Glamorous and wealthy French woman Jacqueline Cartaret considers marrying Ernest Augarde, the harmless bookworm who adores her, but finally selects a dashing count, Andre De Juvigny.
Lulu's Anarchist Trailer (1912)
04 March 1912
Lulu Leach is a reader of dime novels. One day she is reading a terrifying tale of anarchists. A foreign-looking man enters the office and asks to see her employer, who is out.
Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship Trailer (1913)
02 April 1913
Alixe is courted by many admirers. Her most persistent companion is Morton Shaw. Arlington Tappan also loves Alixe, and urges her to give up her associations with Shaw.
A Tin-Type Romance Trailer (1910)
06 December 1910
Two nice young people become acquainted at the beach; A romance develops.
The Adventure of the Shooting Party Trailer (1913)
05 September 1913
The lost 3rd part of the film The Pickwick Papers, directed by Laurence Trimble, appeared in 1913. This silent three-reel adaptation of Charles Dickens's first novel starred the American comedian John Bunny, who was very popular in his day but is now almost completely forgotten, and was filmed mainly on location in England.
A Vitagraph Romance Trailer (1912)
17 September 1912
After meeting a handsome writer, Senator Carter's daughter leaves home and enters the employ of the Vitagraph Company as an actress.
The Two Battles Trailer (1912)
17 August 1912
Just previous to his departure for South Africa and the Boer War, Gordon Frazier, a young officer in the English Army, bids an affectionate farewell to his fiancée, Gladys Mayford.
Marrying Sue Trailer (1914)
06 February 1914
Sue's father has chosen Percy; Sue's mother has chosen Patterson, while Sue has chosen Jack. Mother and father decide that they can never be reconciled while each champions a candidate for their daughter's hand.
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 Fortune Hunter Trailer (1920)
23 February 1920
When perpetual failure Nathaniel Dunham is fired from yet another job, his successful friend Harry Kellogg offers him $500 if Nat will move to a small town, change his ways and marry a rich heiress.
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.
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.
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.
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.