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Public Domain Movies
65
45
6.6
/2967/
60
/73/
61
/107/
3.6
/7656/
67
/15/

A Corner in Wheat (1909)
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
poster
61
43
6.5
/1442/
57
/37/
60
/53/
3.3
/3695/
56
/96/

The Lonedale Operator (1911)
A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.
poster
66
39
6.4
/993/
63
/23/
64
/38/
3.7
/4786/

The Unchanging Sea (1910)
In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.
poster
67
39
6.6
/2666/
60
/66/
62
/99/
3.5
/5093/
80
/2/

The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
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64
39
6.8
/1378/
60
/30/
63
/45/
3.3
/1998/

The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
A train-station telegraphist warns the next station of approaching bandits.
poster
60
38
6.2
/1245/
57
/33/
60
/66/
3.2
/3998/

The Lonely Villa (1909)
A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.
poster
64
38
6.7
/1178/
60
/44/
64
/50/
3.4
/1666/

Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre (1901)
Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.
poster
60
38
6.2
/1374/
57
/40/
60
/54/
3.2
/2216/

Those Awful Hats (1909)
A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
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59
33
5.8
/887/
53
/30/
58
/41/
3.4
/1643/

New York Subway (1905)
The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.
poster
53
33
5.4
/1163/
52
/37/
52
/70/
2.9
/3120/

Sandow (1896)
Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L. Dickson for the American Mutoscope Company and is not the 1894 Edison film shot at the Black Maria.
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55
30
6.2
/1533/
53
/13/
61
/32/
3.2
/935/
38
/72/

Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.
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54
29
6.4
/1049/
57
/19/
56
/29/
3.2
/1466/
29

An Unseen Enemy (1912)
The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe. The slatternly housekeeper, aware of the money, enlists a criminal acquaintance to crack the safe. She attempts to get into the adjacent room where the sisters tremble in fear, but finds that the door is locked. The drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall.
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Public Domain Movies
56
28
5.8
/1033/
55
/15/
52
/29/
3.1
/1718/

The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing.
poster
55
28
6.0
/1048/
51
/28/
49
/30/
3.1
/1692/

The Sealed Room (1909)
The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado” and Honoré de Balzac's “La Grande Breteche”.
poster
59
27
6.3
/985/
53
/16/
55
/32/
3.2
/1126/

The New York Hat (1912)
To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town.
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Public Domain Movies
61
26
6.4
/903/
58
/20/
56
/34/
3.4
/916/

The Mothering Heart (1913)
A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and begins an affair with a beautiful woman. His wife leaves him, returning to her mother's home where she bears a child. When the husband is abandoned by his lady friend, remorse drives him to find his wife.
poster
56
26
6.1
/977/
49
/17/
59
/34/
2.9
/1023/

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.
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Public Domain Movies
53
26
5.2
/870/
53
/34/
52
/43/
2.8
/1438/

Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900)
Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.
poster
58
22
6.0
/647/
52
/23/
57
/33/
3.2
/696/

Death's Marathon (1913)
Two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret. He squanders money on gambling, as his interest in her gradually wanes. One day after losing the company money in a card game, he decides to commit suicide. He telephones his wife from the office, as he puts a revolver near his head. The wife tries to keep him talking while the reliable business partner races to the office in an attempt to save his old friend. Will he make it in time?
poster
57
19
5.8
/642/
56
/18/
53
/27/
3.1
/625/

The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's place in the battle, and is killed. Their mother, not wanting the shameful truth to become known, closes all the shutters (hence the film's title) and keeps her son's presence a secret for many years, though two boyhood chums stumble upon the truth...
poster
57
18
5.9
/676/
52
/16/
55
/21/
3.2
/709/

The Painted Lady (1912)
A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her, he is a burglar who is only interested in breaking into her father's house. One night she is awakened by a noise.
poster
57
17
5.5
/256/
58
/15/
47
/12/
3.3
/1400/

Birth of the Pearl (1901)
In this picture there is a limited amount of action in the pose. As the curtains are drawn aside the shell appears shut. It gradually opens, disclosing the model curled up in a recumbent position. She slowly arises as if awakening, and gracefully assumes the final position of the pose.
poster
61
16
6.4
/386/
53
/3/
59
/20/
3.4
/570/

The Massacre (1912)
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
poster
45
15
4.4
/611/
41
/15/
41
/33/
2.8
/452/

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.
poster
45
15
5.0
/688/
40
/13/
41
/23/
2.6
/657/

His Trust (1911)
A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in battle, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust.
poster
57
15
5.7
/428/
60
/10/
53
/18/
3.2
/671/

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle (1896)
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a variety of patterns. Each print consists of Annabelle's serpentine dance from 1894-1897.
poster
50
14
5.3
/288/
42
/11/
45
/18/
3.0
/828/

The Ghost Train (1901)
Special effects film with a train double exposed on the negative, creating a ghostly image.
poster
49
14
4.8
/541/
49
/14/
42
/19/
2.9
/683/

Rip Van Winkle (1896)
An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of small men drinking and playing. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to find that 20 years have passed and things are a lot different.
poster
54
13
5.9
/485/
47
/9/
49
/19/
3.2
/523/

Ramona (1910)
Ramona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love with the Indian Alessandro. When Ramona is denied permission to marry Alessandro, the lovers elope, only to find a life of great hardship and unhappiness amidst the greed and injustice of the white landowners.
poster
59
13
6.3
/607/
51
/10/
55
/15/
3.3
/469/

In the Border States (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. The father himself is wounded on a hazardous mission and must run for his life, pursued by Confederate soldiers.
poster
58
13
5.6
/327/
55
/9/
55
/10/
3.3
/702/

A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life would be without them.
poster
53
12
5.2
/230/
52
/8/
49
/14/
3.0
/712/

Davey Jones' Locker (1900)
Two sets of images are superimposed. From the side, we see a two-masted ship. Across the deck walks a skeleton. It sits down, its legs akimbo. The legs separate and continue a dance while the body of the skeleton faces us and the skull moves its jaw bone. It rises and the legs rejoin the skull and body for an additional jig back and forth on deck.
poster
56
12
5.8
/357/
45
/10/
57
/16/
3.4
/401/

Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room (1904)
A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects. (Library of Congress)
poster
62
12
6.2
/438/
57
/9/
63
/14/
3.3
/308/

The Sunbeam (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. A little girl from the floor above, now alone in the world, brings the pair together and brightens their lives.
poster
57
12
6.4
/624/
46
/8/
54
/12/
3.3
/426/

San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake (1906)
Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included. We see fire raging. We see burned-out buildings, piles of rubble, and buildings with only one wall standing. People stand and watch; others walk purposely through the debris. A carriage passes; the camera pans the desolation. A horse-drawn cart is laden with a family's remaining possessions. A sign hangs outside one building: "A little disfigured but still in business. Men Wanted."
poster
54
12
5.4
/389/
47
/15/
55
/20/
3.2
/285/

Westinghouse Works (1904)
Billy Bitzer filmed 21 short actualities inside the Pittsburgh Westinghouse Works in April and May of 1904. Audiences of the day would have been treated to footage of factory panoramas, women winding armatures and turbines being assembled. These industrial films were produced for the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company.
poster
47
11
4.6
/611/
44
/9/
41
/17/
2.9
/503/

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)
“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary, who hands him a telegram, which he reads with apparent satisfaction. The characteristic walk and gestures of Mr. McKinley will be noted with interest by his friends.” (AMB Picture Catalogue)
poster
56
11
5.8
/257/
52
/9/
54
/15/
3.2
/386/

Down the Hudson (1903)
Film taken from a boat heading down the Hudson is shown at varying speeds, often giving a sense of rapid transit.
poster
55
11
5.8
/316/
45
/10/
58
/11/
3.1
/489/

The Black Hand (1906)
Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped. When he is unable to meet their request, they take Maria away. The Black Hand is the earliest surviving gangster film.
poster
59
10
6.1
/448/
55
/8/
55
/14/
3.2
/276/

For His Son (1912)
A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is advertised as relief "for that tired feeling." The drink is a success, but the son becomes addicted to it, much to his father's regret. Loosely based on the allegations that the Coca-Cola company and other soft drink manufacturers laced their soda with dope.
poster
59
10
5.8
/289/
61
/6/
54
/8/
3.2
/537/

Peeping Tom (1897)
A man peeping through a keyhole at an attractive young woman gets his comeuppance. This film, presumed lost, is often mistaken for Ferdinand Zecca's "What Is Seen Through a Keyhole" (1901).
poster
55
9
5.6
/409/
58
/8/
45
/12/
3.1
/408/

The Curtain Pole (1909)
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.
poster
62
9
6.1
/349/
63
/3/
58
/10/
3.3
/263/

One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.
poster
57
9
5.6
/348/
55
/5/
55
/10/
3.2
/319/

Friends (1912)
The orphan Dora is courted by two different gold miners.
poster
60
9
6.2
/330/
55
/6/
60
/12/
3.3
/251/

The Miser's Heart (1911)
Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who lives in his building.
poster
53
9
5.8
/356/
50
/7/
42
/14/
3.2
/282/

The Female of the Species (1912)
A man and three women leave an abandoned mining town and travel across the desert. After the man's death, his wife plans revenge against her companion, whom the wife suspects had an affair with her deceased husband.
poster
50
8
4.9
/170/
43
/6/
50
/11/
3.0
/419/

Personal (1904)
A man who has placed a personal advertisement for a prospective wife goes to wait at the meeting place that he designated. Soon a woman comes in response to the advertisement. Before the two have a chance to converse, several more women arrive on the scene. Now completely flustered, the man flees, initiating a lengthy chase.
poster
58
8
5.8
/307/
50
/5/
50
/11/
3.2
/255/

The Usurer (1910)
A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.


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