Vitagraph Company of America Movie Trailers

Wanted, a Sister Trailer (1912)

22 July 1912

In the college play, Tom and his room-mate, "Bunch," take prominent and successful parts, Tom as the hero and "Bunch" as the heroine, in which he is an excellent female impersonator.

The Trials of Texas Thompson Trailer (1919)

01 January 1919

The Trials of Texas Thompson is a 1919 Western based on a Alfred Henry Lewis short story.

Leah, the Forsaken Trailer (1908)

10 October 1908

Leah, a Jewish woman fleeing persecution in Hungary, arrives in the town and captures the heart of Rudolf, the local magistrate's son.

The Swan Girl Trailer (1913)

04 December 1913

A wealthy young fellow during vacation becomes infatuated with a poor country girl.

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.

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.

Thin Ice Trailer (1919)

26 May 1919

When Alice Winton's brother embezzles funds belonging to his employer, Benjamin Graves, a promoter of worthless mining stock, she saves him from arrest by signing over to Graves a hefty promissory note.

The Cambric Mask Trailer (1919)

07 April 1919

John Sark is the owner of a piece of land coveted by Henry Murden, leader of the band of "White Riders," who has purloined the information that a railroad wishes to buy the property.

The First Violin Trailer (1912)

02 February 1912

Old Von Shultz, the first violin, finds as he grows older a longing for companionship. Hurrying from the theater the old musician finds little Helen sleeping on the steps of the stage door.

The Fur Coat Trailer (1916)

21 July 1916

Harold, on the strength of a letter telling him of a large legacy left to him, wrecks the grocery store in which he is employed, then dates up the village belle for a swell dinner.

The Collie Market Trailer (1917)

02 April 1917

The Helpful (?) Sisterhood Trailer (1914)

30 March 1914

Mary is forced into shoplifting to keep up with her rich sorority sisters.

Indiscretions of Betty Trailer (1910)

29 March 1910

Mabel Normand first starring role is a familiar story of a woman living beyond her means.

A Juvenile Love Affair Trailer (1912)

30 July 1912

Two little children, who think themselves very much in love with each other, imbued with the ideas of their elders, plan a romantic marriage.

The Still, Small Voice Trailer (1915)

23 February 1915

The influence of Musa, a wildly beautiful dumb girl, upon every citizen of Gallows Gulch, a rough western mining town, is almost uncanny.

The Pink Pajama Girl Trailer (1912)

26 April 1912

Mrs. Wentworth and her daughter Cecile are living at one of the fashionable hotels in the city. James Davidson, who is engaged to Cecile, has agreed to join a theater party with them.

By Woman's Wit Trailer (1911)

16 September 1911

A woman objects to her bachelor friend getting married, so she makes him appear so ridiculous that the other woman refuses to marry him.

The Last Cartridge, An Incident of the Sepoy Rebellion in India Trailer (1908)

18 January 1908

Caught off-guard by Indian mutineers, a British soldier saves his last bullet for his daughter, lest she be taken.

What's Your Reputation Worth? Trailer (1921)

01 March 1921

Railroad executive Anthony Blake while navigating a divorce from his discontented wife brings his loyal secretary, Cara Deene, to live at a farm, paying her to act as his companion, which leads to scandalous misunderstandings.

The Esterbrook Case Trailer (1915)

25 May 1915

Paul Sturgess is engaged to Grace Van Austin. At a party at their Newport home, Grace flirts with Howard Esterbrook leading to a fight between the two men.

The Hand Bag Trailer (1912)

09 November 1912

A comedy in which the unattractive young woman De Roseville loses her handbag. The bag is found by a pretty girl, but then she also forgets about it.

The Prey Trailer (1920)

12 September 1920

Having misused funds held in his trust by investing them with his friend, Henry Lowe, Robert Reardon appeals to his future son-in-law, James Calvin, a candidate for the position of district attorney, for help.

Captain Jinks, the Cobbler Trailer (1916)

26 December 1916

Captain Jinks, the Cobbler was one of two Jinks comedies released by Vitagraph for Christmas 1916 and, according to the U.

Their Mutual Friend Trailer (1913)

16 September 1913

Disgusted by the unsanitary conditions of the flat in which she lives, Patty Gordon, a pretty young artist, writes anonymously to John Richardson, asking him to investigate the conditions of his tenements.

Captain Jenks' Diplomacy Trailer (1912)

13 April 1912

Sir Brian, an irascible old gentleman, who suffers from gout, receives a note saying his son Gerald is very ill at college, and asking him to come to Dublin.

Following the Star Trailer (1912)

20 December 1912

Helen Winthrop has ambition for the stage and when, during his summer sojourn at her home town, she is introduced to De la Marre, a popular star and dramatic favorite, she is elated and asks him to give her a part in one of his plays.

The Adventure of the Italian Model Trailer (1912)

21 September 1912

Master detective, Lambert Chase, unravels a case of poisoning

Mind the Paint Girl Trailer (1919)

10 November 1919

When she is orphaned Lily Upjohn, from the London slums, becomes a chorus girl at the Pandora Theatre.

The Loyalty of Sylvia Trailer (1912)

12 September 1912

The daughter of an old friend is staying with Dr. Laurence. Sylvia is a naughty girl; she puts sneezing powder into a bunch of flowers to make everyone in the house sneeze.

The Woman Between Friends Trailer (1918)

11 February 1918

The friends of the story are John Drene, a sculptor, and Jack Graylock, a painter. Both men swear eternal friendship on the night before Drene's marriage.

Regeneration Trailer (1911)

28 October 1911

Hunter Ross deserts his wife and child and she is driven to the extremes of poverty, being obliged in sell pencils to keep the spark of life in herself and little one.

Uncle Bill Trailer (1914)

13 July 1914

On his way to New York to visit his relatives, the Masons, for the first time, Uncle Bill meets "Oiley" Curley, a crook.

Seeing Double Trailer (1913)

19 April 1913

A wife attempts to cure her husband Binks's addiction to alcohol by bringing the Misses Simms, identical twin sisters, to her home as part of a scheme.

The Unforgiven Trailer (1915)

28 October 1915

Mario Campanini, a theological student, makes the serious mistake of neglecting his young and pleasure-loving wife, Rita.

The Hieroglyphic Trailer (1912)

04 May 1912

Peter Barton leaves his wealth to his niece, Mary, disinheriting his dissipated son, Edgar, who steals the will.

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy Trailer (1910)

02 January 1910

Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

Half a Hero Trailer (1912)

07 June 1912

A little country village comedy in which Mr. Costello plays a young grocer's clerk. This clerk and the daughter (Clara Kimball Young) of a G.

East Lynne; or, Red Astray Trailer (1908)

01 June 1908

Released the same week than Selig's version, they both were the first film versions of the popular play, adapted from Ellen Wood's 1861 novel.

The Hindoo Charm Trailer (1913)

17 September 1913

Advised by his friends to seek a second wife so that his children, Helen and Dolores, may know a mother's care, Sir Edward Tilbury marries Phyllis, the daughter of Lady Olivia Gower, a leading social light in Calcutta.

The Head Waiter Trailer (1919)

01 December 1919

The headwaiter does tricks with spaghetti that the greatest spaghetti handlers in the world never heard of.

Everybody's Girl Trailer (1918)

21 October 1918

Florence is a little milliner who shares a room in "Brick Dust Row" with Ella, a fellow worker. It is all the home she has and the girls have to receive their company in the parks because there is no reception room, the millionaire owner of the Row having sublet the parlors.

Too Much Burglar Trailer (1914)

19 November 1914

An exceptionally capable girl, Trixie Joyce, proves a great help, to her mother, a widow with a large family of girls.

Her Lord and Master Trailer (1921)

01 March 1921

Indiana Stillwater, the daughter of a wealthy American railroad industrialist, marries English nobleman Viscount Canning and travels to England.

The Moonshine Maid and the Man Trailer (1914)

07 December 1914

Dave wants to marry Nancy, and is determined to win a reward of $1000 for the arrest of some moonshiners.

The Little Trespasser Trailer (1916)

03 January 1916

Lillie's parents are caretakers of the property adjoining Mr. Montgomery's estate. He is a wealthy bachelor.

The Triumph of the Weak Trailer (1918)

13 May 1918

The opening picture finds Edith in prison where she has been for the last three years. She is a widow and her baby has been placed in an institution.

Rags and the Girl Trailer (1915)

29 September 1915

Wealthy young broker Tom Raine is set upon in a lonely wood by a tramp, knocked out, and stripped of his clothes.

The Fettered Woman Trailer (1917)

05 November 1917

The story is of Angelina Allende, who is left an orphan by the suicide of her father, a real-estate visionary who has beggared not only himself but his friends in a vain attempt to "boom" the deserted hamlet of Anne's Bridge.

The Child Crusoes Trailer (1911)

13 September 1911

Jack, a little orphan, is anxious to become a sailor, and although Captain Rhines refuses to take him aboard his ship, manages to sneak in as a stowaway.

The Gamblers Trailer (1912)

22 June 1912

Mrs. Travers, a society leader, is madly in love with Arthur Ingraham, a rising diplomat. Arthur is not in love with her and avoids her advances.

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.