Edwin Thanhouser Movies

  • 1917
    The Vicar of Wakefield

    The Vicar of Wakefield

    The Vicar of Wakefield

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    The production vindicated the new feature-length movie format by restoring several characters, plot complications, and atmosphere that had been...

    The Vicar of Wakefield
  • 1916
    The World and the Woman

    The World and the Woman

    The World and the Woman

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    In "The World and the Woman", Jeanne Eagels plays Mary, a prostitute (which is implied by her walking the streets and being hassled by policemen) who...

    The World and the Woman
  • 1917
    A Modern Monte Cristo

    A Modern Monte Cristo

    A Modern Monte Cristo

    4.51917HD

    This adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas story tells of a man, living in the present day, who returns home incognito and wealthy after having been a...

    A Modern Monte Cristo
  • 1913
    The Evidence of the Film

    The Evidence of the Film

    The Evidence of the Film

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    A messenger boy is wrongfully accused of stealing bonds worth $20,000. Luckily, a film crew is shooting a moving picture on the same street. The...

    The Evidence of the Film
  • 1916
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

    4.41916HD

    Silent adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear

    King Lear
  • 1913
    When Dreams Come True

    When Dreams Come True

    When Dreams Come True

    01913HD

    The young owners of a California orange grove loved each other, but they were unhappy because their lives were so narrow and circumscribed. Each...

    When Dreams Come True
  • 1912
    Star of Bethlehem

    Star of Bethlehem

    Star of Bethlehem

    51912HD

    Following a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet a very special newborn baby. Meanwhile, King Herod,...

    Star of Bethlehem
  • 1915
    Inspiration

    Inspiration

    Inspiration

    21915HD

    Audrey Munson (a real-life 'perfect' model for numerous Beaux-Arts sculptors) first appeared artistically nude as a sculptor's model, recreating...

    Inspiration
  • 1916
    The Traffic Cop

    The Traffic Cop

    The Traffic Cop

    01916HD

    During his daily duties, Casey the Cop rescues a woman who's soon his sweetheart. Later, she learns from her banker uncle that her inheritance has...

    The Traffic Cop
  • 1914
    The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

    01914HD

    This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its attempts to gain control of a lost million...

    The Million Dollar Mystery
  • 1917
    Mary Lawson's Secret

    Mary Lawson's Secret

    Mary Lawson's Secret

    01917HD

    Mary Lawson, on the run from a false murder charge finds happiness in marriage to a simple man until the day a villain from her past emerges and...

    Mary Lawson's Secret
  • 1916
    The Pillory

    The Pillory

    The Pillory

    01916HD

    A young girl is kept ignorant of her mother by her aunt. After her aunt dies, the girl is used by crooks and arrested. In prison she meets a kindly...

    The Pillory
  • 1917
    When Love Was Blind

    When Love Was Blind

    When Love Was Blind

    01917HD

    When Love Was Blind
  • 1917
    The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

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    The lead Florence La Badie plays dual roles. Clever editing is used for the scene where her two characters meet. La Badie, however, does appear twice...

    The Woman in White
  • 1916
    The Flight of the Duchess

    The Flight of the Duchess

    The Flight of the Duchess

    01916HD

    Based on Browning's poem, a widowed Duchess raises a son that decides to abandon modern ways and act like it's the medieval days. When he wishes to...

    The Flight of the Duchess
  • 1916
    The Nymph

    The Nymph

    The Nymph

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    The Nymph
  • 1916
    Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley

    01916HD

    "In Hidden Valley," Valkyrien is a white goddess who has been captured by savage blacks in South Africa. She is found by a young missionary, played...

    Hidden Valley
  • 1915
    Clarence Cheats at Croquet

    Clarence Cheats at Croquet

    Clarence Cheats at Croquet

    01915HD

    Released under Thanhouser's "Falstaff" comedy brand, in this film two rival lovers face off at croquet. One wins out because of his honesty, or...

    Clarence Cheats at Croquet
  • 1915
    His Wife

    His Wife

    His Wife

    01915HD

    Henry Dennys, a wealthy Englishman, has two sons who are frequently brought into the company of Edith Danvers, whose father, a retired general, lives...

    His Wife
  • 1915
    God's Witness

    God's Witness

    God's Witness

    01915HD

    God's Witness