National Red Cross Pageant

National Red Cross Pageant 1917

1

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and promote a positive opinion about American involvement in World War I.

1917

The Immigrant

The Immigrant 1917

7.28

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

1917

The Adventurer

The Adventurer 1917

6.85

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…

1917

The Slave Mart

The Slave Mart 1917

2.00

Immigrants drama where a poor Italian girl almost falls into the hands of white slave traders when she goes to New York.

1917

Easy Street

Easy Street 1917

7.06

A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

1917

Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross 1917

5.00

Revolutionary War heroine Betsy Ross finds herself in competition with her sister for the affections of a British soldier.

1917

Oh, Doctor!

Oh, Doctor! 1917

5.56

Roscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love with Roscoe's wife's jewelry.

1917

The Cure

The Cure 1917

6.82

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

1917

The Dull Sword

The Dull Sword 1917

5.10

A samurai purchases a new sword only to find it is already dull. When he returns to the dull looking merchant to complain, something quite unexpected happens.

1917

The Dying Swan

The Dying Swan 1917

6.35

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.

1917

Bucking Broadway

Bucking Broadway 1917

5.50

On a ranch in Wyoming, one of the cowboys, Cheyenne Harry (Harry Carey), falls in love with his boss's daughter. But she decides to elope to the city with Captain Thornton, a wealthy visitor to the ranch. She quickly discovers that life in the city is not what she expected. Cheyenne, devastated by the loss of his fiancée, decides to go to the city to find her, and in the end rescues her from the grips of Captain Thornton and from the extravagant and decadent way of life in the city.

1917

Heart and Soul

Heart and Soul 1917

1

Desperate to change her vixenish image, Theda Bara was called upon to play a sweet young thing (she was nearly 30) who sacrifices herself for the happiness of her sister (Claire Whitney).

1917

The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl 1917

5.68

Gwen's family is rich, but her parents ignore her and most of the servants push her around, so she is lonely and unhappy. Her father is concerned only with making money, and her mother cares only about her social position. But one day a servant's irresponsibility creates a crisis that causes everyone to rethink what is important to them.

1917

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy 1917

6.10

Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

1917

A Country Hero

A Country Hero 1917

5.00

Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the affections of a pretty schoolteacher. A city chap unites the two rivals when he tries to steal the girl. An annual village ball features amateur talent in vaudeville stunts with Keaton as a wriggling Fatima who charms a long black stocking from a cigar box like a snake. The film is presumed lost.

1917

The Silent Man

The Silent Man 1917

4.50

A hard-working prospector enters the town of Bakeoven to stake his claim, only to have his rights stolen and his face on "Wanted" posters. He plans reprisal.

1917

The Rough House

The Rough House 1917

5.53

Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?

1917

Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

Lonesome Luke, Lawyer 1917

1

Lonesome Luke, Lawyer is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.

1917

Step Lively

Step Lively 1917

4.60

Snub Pollard plays a drunken man-about-town who believes Harold has robbed him. Meanwhile, Bebe has her hands full with a lounge lizard who won't take no for an answer.

1917

The Little American

The Little American 1917

6.30

A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.

1917