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- When Jane is abducted by Arab slave traders, Tarzan comes to her rescue, only to see her kidnapped again by Queen La of Opar. To save Jane, Tarzan must battle both the queen's minions and William Clayton, who seeks Tarzan's family title.
- The story of a Japanese woman and the tragedy that ensues when she loves an American naval officer.
- 1. The Duchess of Montpensier meets the fanatical young monk, Jacques Clement. 2. She receives a message telling of the murder of her brother. 3. Henry of Navarre overhears the duchess incite Clement to kill Henry III. 4. Henry III is depressed because of the plot against him. 5. The Duchess of Montpensier threatens Henry III with vengeance. 6. The king prepares against an attack. 7. Henry of Navarre advises the king to flee. 8. Partisans of the duchess storm the castle. 9. Clement receives the message, "It is time to act." 10. Henry III designates Henry of Navarre as his successor.
- Gerald, the somewhat frail son of a wealthy New York family, is bested at the beach by Bill, a strapping young cowboy from Arizona. His fiancée Mary, ashamed of his "yellow streak", leaves him and goes by train to visit some friends in Arizona, with Bill in tow. Gerald follows them, and he and Mary wind up captured by Yaqui Indians and Gerald must prove to Mary that he is not the "weakling" she thinks he is by coming up with a plan for them to escape their captors.
- Jeanne Doré's profligate husband is hopelessly addicted to gambling, and is threatened with expulsion from his club because of his heavy indebtedness to another gambler member. Confessing his disgrace to his wife (Mme. Bernhardt), she offers to save him from disgrace by selling her jewels. With the money thus obtained he goes to his club, determined to pay his debts and live up to the pledge he has made to his wife to gamble no more. However, the lure of the roulette wheel overcomes his resolve; he loses all his money on "just one more turn of the wheel," and rather than face his disgrace, commits suicide. Left with her young son to support, Jeanne Doré is forced to sell her remaining possessions and live as best she can until her husband's uncle takes pity upon her and buys for her a small stationery shop in Paris. Here mother and son prosper until the boy reaches early manhood. One day he falls suddenly and violently in love with a married woman, who comes to his mother's shop to make purchases. An intrigue with the unscrupulous female leads the young man to murder the same uncle who had befriended himself and mother. The youth, with the assistance of Jeanne Doré, makes good his escape. Well clear of immediate capture, the boy comes back to the scene of his crime and succeeds in his efforts to once more affect a liaison with his mistress. By accident he is discovered and captured, thrown into jail, is tried and convicted of the murder and sentenced to the guillotine. Even in these desperate straits he seeks to gain some response to his affection for the woman, who promptly spurned and repudiated him. He prevails upon his devoted mother to become a messenger in his service and her appeals, likewise, fall upon deaf ears. Instead of telling the boy that her quest has been fruitless, Jeanne Doré goes to the prison herself, on the evening before the boy's neck is to be given to the knife, and poses as the woman he had expressed himself, to his own mother, as the one he most wished to see. The boy goes to the guillotine, and the final scene depicts the devoted mother in the extreme agony of watching, from a window across the street, the execution of her son.
- The only film record ever made of the original star of Rostand's famous play performing a scene from his most famous role. It is accompanied by a sound-on-cylinder recording of Coquelin's voice reciting one of Cyrano's speeches.
- Jack Harding, a wealthy ne'er-do-well, becomes involved with a Broadway vamp. When she is murdered, Jack is falsely accused of the crime and must turn for help to his lawyer--his wife.
- Fabio Romani is the husband of beautiful Nina, an Italian girl. They have a charming daughter, Stella by name, and their life in Naples on Romani's great estates is one of love and happiness. Both husband and wife are fond of Guido Ferrari, who is a constant visitor at their home, and whose friendship for Fabio has been lifelong. A great cholera plague ravages the populace of Naples and Fabio one day decides to go to town in spite of the danger, on an errand of importance. On his return he is seized with the cholera, and drops to the street. He is picked up by the hooded doctors, pronounced dead, and, as a precaution against infection, his body is immediately placed on a cheap wooden casket and buried in the long disused Romani family vault. After some hours of apparent death his body stirs. He breathes, feels, moves and his casket slips from the niche and falls to the floor of the vault, taking with it a coffin that had lain undisturbed for many centuries on a lower tier. Romani struggles to his feet and the truth dawns on him. He immediately plunges into the casket now broken open and finds tremendous riches in gold, silver and diamonds with a note stating that they had been placed there by a pirate many generations ago. Almost overcome by his adventure, and suffering an agony of mental torture, Fabio's hair turns white in a single hour. He finally breaks free of the tomb and rushes through the garden to his mansion. From behind an ornamental column he sees his old friend Guido embracing his wife and determines upon a horrible revenge. He hurries to the nearest town, buys a pair of green spectacles and a suit of clothes. Armed with almost inexhaustible riches of the treasure chest, he assumes the name of Count Oliva and after a lapse of time, returns to the scene of his misfortunes. He succeeds in obtaining an introduction to Guido and in course of time the two become fast friends. He professes himself to be an old friend of the dead Count Romani's father. In course of time he meets his faithless wife and soon becomes an almost daily visitor at his own home. At this time his child Stella is taken sick and dies. Before the little girl passes away, Fabio makes himself known to her. The wealth of Fabio dazzles Nina and, being faithless, selfish and mercenary, he has but little difficulty in laying the foundation of his vengeance. Guido leaves town for a period and during the interval, Fabio receives the consent of Nina to become his wife and to jilt Guido. Fabio then announces a grand dinner in honor of Guido's return and, at the psychological moment, announces to the assembled guests the engagement of himself and Nina. Guido, stung to the quick, strikes Fabio and a duel follows, in which Guido is mortally wounded. Before he expires, Fabio removes his green glasses and reveals his identity to the dying Guido. The night of the wedding arrives with its hundreds of guests. On that night just before the supper, Fabio takes Nina by the hand and leads her to the vault, telling her that he will show her the source of his fabulous wealth and the ever mercenary Nina follows to the door of the vault where she hesitates. Fabio seizes her and throws her through the open door and then follows himself. Safely in the vault, he discloses his identity and the shock drives Nina insane. The sight of the once beautiful woman now a crazed being with distorted face, playing among the jewels in the treasure chest, almost causes Fabio's cold heart to relent. Suddenly the earth moves beneath them. There is a rush and roar of crashing pillars, a mighty stone hurtles through the roof of the tomb, striking Nina and killing her instantly. Fabio, believing it the vengeance of the Gods, rushes from the mined vault in panic. Thus is the Vendetta accomplished.
- Dupin wanted to read and sought a quiet place. But there was no rest for Dupin. The love-making of a fat couple was not conducive to peace; woodchoppers took a sudden fancy to cut down a tree into the branches of which he perched; amateur musicians destroyed his chances in the bleak hills; marathon runners had no mercy on him in the campus grounds; at the wharves a dredge spread its mud on him. This was the last straw. Dupin met two policemen and asked to be arrested. Refused this favor, Dupin knocked the policemen down. Ten minutes later, by the light of a cell window, Dupin found the peace he craved.
- An historical drama, illustrating the court life of France, governed by the influence of Catherine de Medici. Splendidly reproduced, powerfully enacted, full of human interest and incident. Introducing the following scenes: Courtyard, gallants and courtiers; the Audience Chamber, King Francis II and his court; the Royal Document, "on account of heresy and insolence to the Queen, our mother, we declare La Renandie guilty of high treason;" the Document is signed; Love scene on terrace, guards arrest La Renandie for high treason; Faithful unto death, prisoner brought forth; Final verdict, appeal to the King. He is ill; nobody is allowed an interview; the King's Pardon; La Renandie in prison, receipt of royal order for execution; Catherine de Medici intervenes and offers La Renandie his pardon, repulsed; the Firing Party prepares to carry out the execution, Mlle. D'Espard arrives with the King's pardon. Saved by love.
- The Last Day of the Month. Rent collector calls at the inn, but departs unpaid and threatening. Innkeeper despairs, but is cheered by his wife. Night Scene. Traveler seeks a room for the night. Before retiring he gives a wallet of notes into the innkeeper's charge for safety. Temptation. Almost overpowering, but resisted. The money would make the innkeeper rich, but he puts the thought away, sinks into a chair, sleeps and dreams. The Nightmare. Materialization of the dream. The innkeeper procures a hatchet and the murder of the guest is soon accomplished. His wife, suspecting, witnesses the deed and falls unconscious. The innkeeper carries the body of his victim to the brink of a precipice and hurls it over. On his return, his wife recovers and denounces her husband to the police. The Awakening. His struggle with his dream captors not only arouses the innkeeper, but also his wife and guest. He relates his dream and is not pacified until he has actually felt both guest and money, when the family again retires. The First of the Month. Rent collector serves writ. Sorrowing family. Guest appears and is told the trouble. He cheerfully pays the man and saves the home.
- Suzanne Daubray, whose brother went off to war, is courted by the Prince of Sylvania who is engaged to Princess Sonia.
- Tom is a remarkably clever rogue. He is always getting into mischief, and has many hairbreadth escapes from the police. One day, after one of his pranks, the minion of the law seems determined to capture him. More than once he appears to have the slippery fellow in his clutches, hut Tom disappears in the most astonishing manner.
- At the wedding of Miss Anna Page, Sir John Falstaff notices that Mistress Page and Mistress Ford possess certain means. The owner of the Garter Inn is asking for his money. Falstaff, whose pouches are lean, covets the fortune of the ladies and feigns to fall in love with them. Falstaff writes two love letters to the fair ladies, using exactly the same words. Mistress Page and Mistress Ford speak to one another of Falstaff's letter in the relation of the Knight's effrontery arouses the anger of the two ladies, who agree to encourage Falstaff's proposals with the idea to wreak revenge upon him. Mistress Quickly bears a message from Mistress Ford to Sir John, who immediately goes to the rendezvous, but Pistol and Num, companions of Falstaff, inform Ford. Falstaff is amorously speaking to Mistress Ford when one knocks at the door and the squire lets himself be hidden in a basket, which is thrown in a pond. Ford, who has been unable to find Falstaff the first time, waits for another occasion, which comes soon after, for Mistress Ford, wishing to see her ridiculous lover after his unexpected bath, calls him again to her home. During the second visit, the husband suddenly returns, thundering, and Mistress Ford pretends the bulky man of Falstaff to be her chieromancer. Ford, who is forbidden this woman to enter his house, belabors the unlucky knight, who reveals himself much to the amusement of the whole company. Mistress Ford and Mistress Page then explain to their respective husbands the scheme for getting rid of Falstaff, and they obtain their pardon, while Sir John, ironically saluted by all, retires.
- The swaggering Petruchio agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
- A mother lies ill, and would see her son before she dies. The young man is a member of a conscript band, but in response to the urgent message conveyed to him through a shepherd boy, braves the danger of capture and flies to his mother's side. News that the bandit has left the hills reaches the authorities, and the young man hides. The soldiers are about to take summary measures and shoot the father, Matteo, when the young man gives himself up. The father is filled with thoughts of vengeance, and goes to the home of the commander of the soldiers, armed with a knife. An opportunity recurring, he alters his plans, and kidnaps the officer's little son. Matteo becomes the leader of the bandits, and the boy is brought up in their haunts. Years pass, the bandits' ravages move the government to action, and once more the officer is sent in pursuit. The bandits escape by a rope down the face of the precipice, and the soldiers, following, are trapped. The boy recognizes his father, and pleads with the bandit chief that his life may be spared. The sight of the father's joy at having found his son softens the old man's heart, and he relents.
- Owing to the present trouble between Italy and Turkey, this film is especially interesting. It shows scenes on the Tripolitan frontier; the queer inhabitants and their dwellings, several kinds of fortified buildings. A detachment of cavalry and a caravan of Tripolitans seeking refuge on account of the war.
- Country inn; owner at breakfast. Farm boy cruelly treated, refused food and given man's work. Dragoon arrives and produces his billet. Friendship between soldier and lad. Inn stables: the friends' interrupted meal. Dragoon's suspicions aroused; sends boy to scout. Inn parlor: officer spy arrives; buys plan of country and disposition of troops from the farmer. The transaction is witnessed by the boy, who reports to the dragoon. Bivouac of troops. Sleeping men aroused. Officer and landlord captured. Reserve troops led by vivandiere, who tells the squadron of the lad's loyalty. Enthusiastic response. The lad is adopted as The Child of the Squadron.
- In late January 1910, following months of high rainfall, the Seine River flooded Paris when water pushed upwards from overflowing sewers and subway tunnels, and seeped into basements through fully saturated soil. The waters did not overflow the river's banks within the city, but flooded Paris through tunnels, sewers, and drains. In neighboring towns both east and west of the capital, the river rose above its banks and flooded the surrounding terrain directly.- Ranked #2 for 1910.
- A Frenchman of mature years loves a gypsy girl, and he is therefore very nonplussed when his father introduces a young lady whom he has arranged with the girl's father that his son shall marry. The old people are greatly upset when the man refuses the proposed match, and his father on seeing him in company with the gypsy, sends him from his home. The man marries the woman of his choice, though the alliance is not a very prosperous one, for we see them two years later tramping along the road near the man's home, and evidently in the stage of destitution. The wife goes to the house of her husband's father and they give her food. Left alone to sleep by the kitchen fire, she admits her husband. The old man, hearing the two, goes down, thinking the woman is the decoy of thieves. He is about to fire at the stranger when his daughter-in-law rushes forward and knocks up the gun. The father takes pity on the pair, and overlooks his son's disobedience.
- A famous Carthusian monastery of France, better known under the name of La Grande Chartreuse. It is situated about fourteen miles north of Grenoble at a height of 4,268 feet above the level of the sea. The film takes us first through the town of Chartreuse, then along one of the wonderfully well-made French mountain roads and up through the hills to the monastery, which, by the way, was founded by St. Bruno in 1084 and the buildings of which were erected in 1676.
- Count Carnac, just before death, appoints his steward, Gaspard, as guardian of his niece, Yvonne, and tells him where her small fortune is hidden. Gaspard and his sons bring Yvonne home from the convent where she is being educated, but the old man hides from her the fact that she has inherited a fortune. John, the second son, falls in love with Yvonne. One night Gaspard creeps away to the ruined castle in which the treasure lies hidden. He has just found the casket when he is stricken with fear at the appearance before him of the ghost of the dead count. Peter, the eldest son, who has followed his father out of curiosity, reaches the spot just as his father has run from it in terror. He sees the casket and hides it. Gaspard's agitation is so great that he falls into an apoplectic fit. Before he dies he gives Yvonne her father's will. She and her lover go to the spot and see that the hiding place has been rifled. A vision of his father appears to Peter and orders him to restore the treasure. This he does, so justice is done in the end.
- Artheme is fascinated when he sees a conjurer do some simple tricks with a magic wand, and so he steals it, proceeding to change a horse into a cow,an auto into a donkey cart,and a man into demon in a park.
- Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
- The daughter of a noble earl is in love with a young man of the town, but because he does not occupy an exalted position in the army he is objectionable to the earl. This causes the brave young fellow to enlist and seek the requisite honors. In the meantime another suitor appears and this time meets the parental requirements, but is refused by the young lady. Her heart beats only for the one and because she cannot have the man of her choice she enters a monastery. Several years later the soldier returns and visits the monastery, but the lady now refuses him and is faithful to her vows. Later the war breaks out and after a battle the young lady in the discharge of her duties as a sister of mercy visits the battle field where she finds her lover wounded. As the two endeavor to pick their way from the scene of battle a shower of shot from the enemy's camp brings both down and they die clasped in each other's arms, heroes in a noble cause.