W. Chrystie Miller Trailers
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Total trailers found: 81
Pirate Gold Trailer (1913)
13 January 1913
Elusive as is the pursuit of pirate gold it is found in this picture and brought to the ship by the very mutineers themselves.
The Little Tease Trailer (1913)
12 April 1913
The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost grown, she vented her witcheries on her unsuspecting parents and the wild things of her mountain home.
Simple Charity Trailer (1910)
10 November 1910
A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.
A Plain Song Trailer (1910)
28 November 1910
Edith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing by with their sweethearts, lighthearted and happy.
The Sunbeam Trailer (1912)
26 February 1912
Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two.
The Renunciation Trailer (1909)
19 July 1909
Two miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the critical moment, the woman introduces her fiancé from the city.
His Mother's Son Trailer (1913)
31 May 1913
The hardship of earning an existence for the family made it impossible for the mother to approve the little pretty things which her daughter liked.
The Stopped Clock Trailer (1913)
01 November 1913
No doubt the old antique dealer was prejudiced against his junior clerk. After frequent shortages, the clerk's visit to the gambling house was reported by the detective and he was discharged.
The Massacre Trailer (1912)
19 December 1912
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch Trailer (1912)
25 March 1912
The Goddess, the prettiest and best-natured girl that ever graced that little mining town, meets the tenderfoot prospector and leaves him another worshiper of her.
The Informer Trailer (1912)
21 November 1912
The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his brother to take care of his fatherless sweetheart during the perilous times which are to follow.
On the Reef Trailer (1910)
17 January 1910
Grace Wallace was the only child of a widow of decidedly meager means. Mr. Rupert Howland, a widower of considerable wealth, the father of a girl child, and an old friend of the family, often surreptitiously helped them.
An Indian Summer Trailer (1912)
08 July 1912
A lonely old widower arrives in town and seeks out a pleasant boarding place. The house he selects may be pleasant and homelike, but most of all it is owned by a widow, and managed by her daughter.
The Sands of Dee Trailer (1912)
21 February 1912
A young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One day she meets a wily artist painting on the beach, he seduces the young girl and gives her a ring, with the promise of marriage.
The Mender of Nets Trailer (1912)
15 February 1912
A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go.
The Old Actor Trailer (1912)
06 May 1912
An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old.
The Chief's Blanket Trailer (1912)
10 October 1912
When the Great Chief's body is placed before the funeral pile by his mourning braves, his sacred blanket is covered over it and a sentinel left to watch that this, his last resting place, is not desecrated.
His Trust Trailer (1911)
16 January 1911
A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant.
Fisher Folks Trailer (1911)
16 February 1911
A crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.
What Shall We Do with Our Old? Trailer (1911)
13 February 1911
An elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensitive shop foreman lays him off from his job because of his age.
Teaching Dad to Like Her Trailer (1911)
20 March 1911
Harry wants to marry Dolly, a showgirl, but only on the condition that she can win over his disapproving father.
My Baby Trailer (1912)
14 November 1912
When the double wedding takes two daughters away from the old man at once, the youngest, now the only one left, in outraged spirit promises never to leave her father, but soon she too is departing for a new home.
The Adventures of Billy Trailer (1911)
18 October 1911
Little Billy, the bootblack, finding luck against him, decides to move to some other town. To do this he must walk, as he hasn’t the wherewithal for a railroad ticket.
Getting Rid of Trouble Trailer (1912)
05 September 1912
The Newlyweds move into their new flat and prepare to entertain their uncle.
The Unwelcome Guest Trailer (1913)
15 March 1913
Just before she dies, an elderly married woman stashes the horde of money she's secretly accumulated beneath the false bottom of an old shipping trunk.
A Child of the Ghetto Trailer (1910)
06 June 1910
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the crime.
Man's Genesis Trailer (1912)
10 July 1912
An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness.
Under Burning Skies Trailer (1912)
21 February 1912
Joe, "The Bad Man of San Fernand," is one tough customer. He sets his sights on a lovely young lady who spurns his advances and elopes with a fresh-faced young cowpoke.
In the Border States Trailer (1910)
13 June 1910
During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his daughters.
Ramona Trailer (1910)
23 May 1910
Ramona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love with the Indian Alessandro.
A Temporary Truce Trailer (1912)
10 June 1912
A Mexican is thrown out of a bar by a young prospector and swears to get even. Later, he kidnaps the prospector's wife.
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful Trailer (1910)
22 August 1910
In a quaint fishing village Bill and Mary are childhood sweethearts. Ten years roll by, and the boy, now a young man, gives the girl a ring and they now renew their vows.
The Tender Hearted Boy Trailer (1913)
23 January 1913
A butcher boy steals meat to give to a beggar woman and is ultimately rewarded for his kindness.
In the Season of Buds Trailer (1910)
02 June 1910
It is springtime when little Mabel arrives at her Uncle Zeke's farm. Henry and Steve, two farmhands, are chums, having spent the years of their adolescence together on Uncle Zeke's farm.
The Oath and the Man Trailer (1910)
22 September 1910
A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the perfumer is a leader of the peasants.
A Change of Heart Trailer (1909)
14 October 1909
Howard Norris, a wealthy young man from the city makes the acquaintance of a lovely young daughter of a farmer.
Her Terrible Ordeal Trailer (1910)
10 January 1910
A young secretary is locked in an airtight vault by a robber. Only her boss knows the combination, and he is off on a journey.
That Chink at Golden Gulch Trailer (1910)
10 October 1910
In China, before leaving for America, Charlie Lee promises that he will never dishonour his family by cutting his pigtail.
A Timely Interception Trailer (1913)
07 June 1913
A farmer has saved all his life to pay for his daughter's wedding, but when his brother is fired from his job on the oil rig, the wedding must be postponed and the money put to the more pressing need.
An Arcadian Maid Trailer (1910)
01 August 1910
A young maiden is seduced by a charming traveling peddler who persuades her to steal from her host family in order to repay his gambling debts.
The Day After Trailer (1909)
30 December 1909
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but as guests begin to arrive their resolve weakens, and soon they are both cavorting drunkenly.
A Child's Faith Trailer (1910)
14 July 1910
A loving father favors a prosperous young man as his daughter’s suitor but disowns her when she chooses a working-class man.
The Two Brothers Trailer (1910)
12 May 1910
In Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel. Born in a noble Spanish family and reared by a mother noble in both station and character, they were vastly different morally.
In Life's Cycle Trailer (1910)
15 September 1910
A story about two children that are made to promise they will not forget their recently departed mother.
Examination Day at School Trailer (1910)
29 September 1910
A rural schoolmaster, beloved by his pupils, is dismissed from his teaching post when the county’s visiting school inspector is mildly ridiculed in a cartoon which a mischievous pupil has drawn on a blackboard.
Her Father's Pride Trailer (1910)
04 August 1910
A Quaker father is bringing up his daughter Ann in a stern, religious manner, often disturbed by her frivolity.
Over Silent Paths Trailer (1910)
16 May 1910
In the heart of the American west, a miner toils day after day at his rocker box while his young daughter keeps his camp.
The Newlyweds Trailer (1910)
03 March 1910
A young man and a young woman, each unlucky in love, determine never to marry. But Cupid (and two separate bands of misinformed revelers) has other ideas.
A Lucky Toothache Trailer (1910)
13 October 1910
Bessie, the new school teacher, arrives at the little western village, and on her way to the school she meets a gang of cowboys who bestow boxes of candy and other little offerings.
As It Is in Life Trailer (1910)
04 April 1910
A man sacrifices a new marriage for the happiness of his daughter.
The Honor of His Family Trailer (1910)
24 January 1910
An old colonel is proud as a peacock: his son leads a group of volunteers in the American Civil War. Untill one day his son returns home as a deserter.
In Old California Trailer (1910)
10 March 1910
An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.
Faithful Trailer (1910)
21 March 1910
Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a corner when his car accidentally brushes against the tramp 'Faithful' and knocks him over.
May and December Trailer (1910)
20 June 1910
The quartet comprising this story are of ages as the months are to each other. June, a young college boy, finds his resources in depletion, and to improve his financial condition, proposes to October, a wealthy spinster of the "where-is-he" stage, and is accepted with avidity, and so these two soul "mis"-mates start their engagement inning.
The Thread of Destiny Trailer (1910)
07 March 1910
The orphan girl of San Gabriel meets and is attracted by a Spanish stranger. The Spaniard is accused of cheating and set to be lynched, but is saved by the girl's ruse, who later becomes his bride.
The Modern Prodigal Trailer (1910)
29 August 1910
In the opening of this subject we find the callow youth as he points towards the city's spires, exclaiming to his dear old mother, "Mother, there in the big city is my sphere.
Unexpected Help Trailer (1910)
28 July 1910
John Bradley is a trusted clerk with an oil company. Enjoying a fair salary, he is comfortably fixed in a modest little village home with his wife and two small children.
To Save Her Soul Trailer (1909)
27 December 1909
Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a job.
Swords and Hearts Trailer (1911)
27 August 1911
A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.
