American Mutoscope Biograph Movies

  • 1909
    The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

    3.51909HD

    Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are...

    The Cord of Life
  • 1910
    The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

    6.4031910HD

    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 Unchanging Sea
  • 1913
    Two Men of the Desert

    Two Men of the Desert

    Two Men of the Desert

    01913HD

    The young authoress had come to the edge of the desert for her mother's sake. There she met the two young prospectors and a romance began. But the...

    Two Men of the Desert
  • 1909
    Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

    31909HD

    A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the rest to his office. But one bite of these biscuits...

    Her First Biscuits
  • 1909
    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

    3.71909HD

    "Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a...

    The Lure of the Gown
  • 1908
    The Fatal Hour

    The Fatal Hour

    The Fatal Hour

    2.51908HD

    This one-reeler has been regarded as a classic example of a Griffith thriller. It engages with the Chinese White slave traffic from the perspective...

    The Fatal Hour
  • 1909
    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    3.21909HD

    Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bill marries another woman from a...

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
  • 1910
    Faithful

    Faithful

    Faithful

    4.51910HD

    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
  • 1909
    Getting Even

    Getting Even

    Getting Even

    3.751909HD

    All the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a chance. At a dance, Bud dresses as a woman and all...

    Getting Even
  • 1911
    Enoch Arden

    Enoch Arden

    Enoch Arden

    5.81911HD

    Moving Picture World described the film: "There is a small need to describe this subject as the poem of Lord Tennyson is so well known, so suffice it...

    Enoch Arden
  • 1909
    The Violin Maker of Cremona

    The Violin Maker of Cremona

    The Violin Maker of Cremona

    4.61909HD

    A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is...

    The Violin Maker of Cremona
  • 1914
    The Woman in Black

    The Woman in Black

    The Woman in Black

    51914HD

    Young gypsy girl Mary, is seduced by the immoral Robert Crane and abandoned. She is exiled from the gypsies and, along with her mother Zenda, known...

    The Woman in Black
  • 1909
    At the Altar

    At the Altar

    At the Altar

    3.81909HD

    At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic...

    At the Altar
  • 1909
    The Faded Lilies

    The Faded Lilies

    The Faded Lilies

    2.21909HD

    A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.

    The Faded Lilies
  • 1912
    The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

    5.71912HD

    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.

    The New York Hat
  • 1912
    The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

    5.41912HD

    An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the...

    The Old Actor
  • 1909
    Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

    31909HD

    Gertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack marries Gertrude. He finds himself once again very jealous of...

    Lucky Jim
  • 1909
    Pippa Passes

    Pippa Passes

    Pippa Passes

    5.41909HD

    Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a healing effect on all who hear her as she passes by.

    Pippa Passes
  • 1909
    The Cricket on the Hearth

    The Cricket on the Hearth

    The Cricket on the Hearth

    3.61909HD

    After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.

    The Cricket on the Hearth
  • 1909
    Confidence

    Confidence

    Confidence

    4.11909HD

    Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail...

    Confidence