Vitagraph Company of America Movie Trailers
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The Sawmill Trailer (1922)
01 January 1922
A bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman.
Over the Garden Wall Trailer (1910)
10 June 1910
Making the best of her genteel poverty, our heroine prepares to attend the dance to which she has been invited, and, after surveying the general effect of her plain and somewhat passé attire, goes on her way with a painful self-consciousness to the home of her friend.
The Surprises of an Empty Hotel Trailer (1916)
07 February 1916
Regular guest Francis Marchmont visiting the seaside Hotel Continental, now mostly deserted due to a diphtheria epidemic, meets and befriends a mysterious woman, "Mrs.
Rose Leaves Trailer (1910)
27 August 1910
Mrs. String, sitting under the rose bushes with her baby, Helen, on her knee, is approached lovingly by her husband, who lovingly speaks to his family and then shakes the rose bushes over their heads, causing the white leaves to fall upon their heads in a shower of rarest sun tints.
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine Trailer (1909)
02 January 1909
Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love with her, marries and then divorces her.
The Love Doctor Trailer (1917)
08 October 1917
A doctor transplants the brain of a girl who is in love with him into a girl he is in love with.
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls Trailer (1917)
22 January 1917
Two blowhard amateur bowlers boast about their prowess only to be shown up for the Big Bluffs they are.
The Story of Treasure Island Trailer (1908)
08 March 1908
The first scene shows part of Flint's old pirate crew, with one-legged John Silver in the lead. They have discovered the hiding place of Billy Bones, the mate of Flint's ship, the "Walrus," and they send Black Dog, one of the crew, to tip Billy Bones to the "black spot" at the Admiral Ben Bow Inn; but Billy Bones drives Black Dog away, and will have nothing to do with him.
The Sportsman Trailer (1921)
08 January 1921
Larry acts as a fearless hunter who claims he is completely unfazed by small creatures like rabbits, canaries, and field mice.
The Cave Man Trailer (1912)
15 April 1912
After her father dies, Chloe, played by Edith Storey, is left alone in the world. She is discovered and taken home to their cave by brothers Dagban and Eric, who vie for her affection in an allegory about “brain vs.
Auld Lang Syne Trailer (1911)
07 November 1911
Among the green hills of Scotland dwelt two farmer lads, Tammas and Geordie, fast friends tried and loyal as members of the same clan.
A Tale of Two Cities Trailer (1911)
20 February 1911
An early film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
Some Good in All Trailer (1911)
25 December 1911
John Lane is a prosperous businessman, a widower, who lives in a large house with his seven-year-old daughter Betty.
The Wolf Trailer (1919)
11 August 1919
American surveyor William MacDonald visits an Ojibway village in the Canadian Northwest. He seduces a local half-breed girl named Annette while her fiancé Baptiste and half-brother Jules are away trapping.
Getting Up a Practice Trailer (1913)
27 March 1913
Becoming impatient waiting for patients, young Doctor Bob Lyons is about discouraged. To add to his misery, his sweetheart's father, Mr.
For a Woman’s Fair Name Trailer (1916)
28 February 1916
Right after a husband and wife (Robert Edeson and Eulalie Jensen) arrive home from their honeymoon, the husband goes to fetch his sister from boarding school.
Willie's Sister Trailer (1912)
13 January 1912
Willie Green, off for college, tearfully kisses Ma and Pa and Sister good-bye. Arrived on the campus, he approaches a grave and reverend senior to ask where the proctor is located.
How She Won Him Trailer (1910)
09 September 1910
Some possess youth; others good looks, and still others have money, but Muriel Hanson has all three and she is engaged to be married to a fine young man named Arthur Lewis, whose father, supposed to be a wealthy man, dies penniless.
From Out of the Big Snows Trailer (1915)
25 September 1915
Harris, a young adventurer into the big snows of the Northwest, through an accident, becomes a great friend of Dr.
Freddy, the Fixer Trailer (1916)
07 April 1916
Wealthy widower Jonathan and Hannah Tubbs have been engaged for the past 20 years but Jonathan continues to stall.
Wild Beasts at Large Trailer (1913)
09 June 1913
The train carrying all the cages filled with wild animals of the circus is wrecked, and bears, lions, leopards, elephants, kangaroos and monkeys escape down the track toward the village.
The Greater Motive Trailer (1915)
30 July 1915
Bob Hammond, a promising young boxer, is taken east by his manager to meet some of the better men in his class.
A Gentleman's Agreement Trailer (1918)
29 July 1918
Allen Spargo, a mining engineer who is betrothed to Theresa Kane, goes West to make his fortune and is seriously injured in an accident.
Shadows of the Past Trailer (1914)
15 June 1914
Mark Stetson, a scheming politician, entangles the Brandons, husband and wife, and their friend, Antoinette, in his smuggling schemes and engineers their arrest, to protect himself.
The Daring of Diana Trailer (1916)
24 July 1916
To assuage his grief over the death of his wife during childbirth, newspaper publisher John Briscoe resettles in Paris.
The Toll Trailer (1914)
04 July 1914
While traveling in Italy, John Steele, a young American millionaire, is kidnapped by Antonio Perino, and fellow members of the Camorra.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1909)
25 December 1909
An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy.
John Rance, Gentleman Trailer (1914)
28 July 1914
A young woman, Lesbia (Norma Talmadge), who has a summer flirtation with a young doctor named John Rance (Antonio Moreno).
The Wishing Ring Man Trailer (1919)
10 March 1919
Forced to wear quaint short dresses and pigtails so that she will inspire her grandfather's sentimental poetry, nineteen-year-old Joy Havenith longs for companions of her own age.
The Fairy Godfather Trailer (1917)
30 April 1917
Sixth and final episode in the series of short films titled Paula Blackton's Country Life Stories.
The Bell Hop Trailer (1921)
17 September 1921
A government official staying in a hotel puts some important secret papers in the hotel safe. A ring of spies out to get the papers manages to steal them from the safe, and a lady government agent enlists the help of the hotel's bumbling bellhop in getting back the papers and breaking up the spy ring.
Passing the Buck Trailer (1919)
18 May 1919
Larry has to fight off a bunch of crooks who are after his bag of jewels.
The Girl from Beyond Trailer (1918)
15 April 1918
Geoffrey Hampden, a Texas oil millionaire living in New York, seeks revenge against Philip Armond, the man who caused his sister to commit suicide.
The Devil's Prize Trailer (1916)
06 November 1916
Social-climbing Arnold St. Clair abandons his pregnant lover Myra to marry wealthy Adeline Stratton. Myra, looking to protect her child, marries Hugh Roland.
The Midnight Bride Trailer (1920)
01 January 1920
While waiting on a New York park bench for the return of her friends, country girl Jeanne Sterling meets Forrest Chenoweth, a rich young wastrel who, while drunk, registered for a marriage license with fortune-hunting Helen Dorr.
Father's Hatband Trailer (1913)
29 October 1913
A short comic film in which Sam and Doris use the hat of Doris’ father (a manager) to send letters to each other.
The Green God Trailer (1918)
02 September 1918
Major Temple vainly tries to purchase of the priests the Green God he sees on a visit to China. He commissions Robert Ashton to get it for him, promising him the hand of his daughter in marriage.
The Sale of a Heart Trailer (1913)
18 July 1913
To avoid ruin, an impoverished count arranges a marriage between his daughter and a wealthy man she does not love.
A Spring Idyll Trailer (1917)
09 April 1917
An episode of The "Country Life Stories" Series focusing on idealized or dramatic vignettes of rural living, often featuring the real-life children of the Blackton family.
The Indian Mutiny Trailer (1912)
20 September 1912
Beatrice Wilson, visiting her brother, a British officer in India, is sought in marriage by a native prince.
The Third Party Trailer (1915)
14 October 1915
Dr. Williams is so deeply immersed in his work he unconsciously neglects his wife. Newell Russell, a young society idler, becomes acquainted with them and Bobby, the doctor's son, takes a great fancy to him.
The Greater Love Trailer (1914)
14 December 1914
Shortly after the engagement of John Brown and Hope Avery is announced, he receives an offer of a fine position in South America.
The Fly-Cop Trailer (1920)
28 March 1920
Larry going investigating an Oriental opium den. And opium is to Larry what spinach is for Popeye!
Man of Might Trailer (1919)
01 January 1919
15 episode serial: (1) The Riven Flag; (2) The Leap Through Space; (3) The Creeping Death; (4) The Gripping Hand; (5) The Human Shield; (6) The Height of Torment; (7) Into the Trap; (8) The One Chance; (9) The Crashing Horror; (10) Double Crossed; (11) The Ship of Dread; (12) The Volcano's Prey; (13) The Flood of Despair; (14) The Living Catapult; and (15) The Rescue.
The Beloved Impostor Trailer (1918)
16 December 1918
Dick Mentor's wife is killed in an auto accident while deserting her husband for another man. Soon after, their child dies, which leaves Dick a confirmed woman hater.
Brother Bill Trailer (1913)
24 March 1913
A romantic Western in which Bill kidnaps Nan so that his younger brother Jim can rescue her.
The Life Boat Trailer (1911)
25 November 1911
Old Captain Bill and his wife have an only son, whom they idolize. He loses all his money at gambling and drinking, and determines to do better in the city.
Love of Chrysanthemum Trailer (1910)
28 May 1910
A little tragedy of Japan wherein a tourist fails to realize that love is a sacred thing the world round.
The Death of King Edward III Trailer (1911)
05 August 1911
King Edward III reigned from 1327 to 1377. He was a son of Edward the Second and he was born at Windsor Castle, November 13th, 1312.
A Game with Fate Trailer (1918)
03 June 1918
After Henry Dawson and Robert Harwell quarrel at Elaine Huntington's garden party, Henry disappears and Robert is accused of murder.
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny Trailer (1909)
10 April 1909
Part two of Blackton's "The Life of Napoleon". After Waterloo, Napoleon reminisces. His triumphs are seen in flashback.
Bring Him In Trailer (1921)
16 October 1921
A doctor dreams that he has shot and killed a local gambler. Awakened by a sudden noise, he discovers that the gambler is lying on his living-room floor, shot to death.
The Cost of High Living Trailer (1916)
22 May 1916
The Cost of High Living is a 1916 Vitagraph comedy starring William Duncan and Corinne Griffith.
Fellow Voyagers Trailer (1913)
26 November 1913
Miss Marbury comes on deck and looks haughtily at Mrs. Cray, an attractive young widow, half suspecting that she has her steamer chair.
A Train of Incidents Trailer (1914)
03 July 1914
Two young people, Betty Browne and Billy, are set to inherit money if they marry, but each imagines the other as a rough cowboy and refuses; by chance, they end up on the same train with their chaperones (Miss Prim and Bunny), leading to mistaken identities, romantic confusion (as Bunny and Miss Prim fall for each other too!), and a hilarious mix-up before they finally discover each other's true identities at a station and fall in love for real.
The Collie Market Trailer (1917)
02 April 1917
Second of six installments in Paula Blackton's Country Life Stories series.
Lifting the Ban of Coventry Trailer (1915)
27 March 1915
Even though his widowed mother and sweetheart, Mary Putnam, disapprove, Worth Stuyvesant insists on going to West Point and becoming a soldier.
Buddy's Downfall Trailer (1914)
22 July 1914
Left behind by his brothers on their fishing trip, Buddy is disconsolate until he sees Lilly, a stylish young lady from the city, who is visiting Mrs.
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers Trailer (1918)
25 February 1918
Ed Wetherford becomes an outlaw and, to escape imprisonment, abandons his wife Eliza and daughter Virginia.