Formerly lost film rediscovered in 1996, directed by William Friese-Greene.
Moving picture of London's Trafalgar Square traffic, filmed with a kinesigraph.
London street scenes, showing varieties of horse-drawn traffic. Views of Parliament Square, Charing Cross, Pall Mall, the Royal Exchange and others.
During the recent Olympic games, held in the city of Loudon. Pathe was granted sole rights to take pictures for the cinematograph of the national games, and the success with which they met in obtaining a clear view of the principal events can easily be judged by those who are fortunate enough to see this film. The first picture shows the grand stand, crowded to its capacity with thousands of enthusiastic fans. In the royal box is the King and Queen, who appear to take a lively interest in the different events. It is an inspiring scene to see the parade of athletes at the opening of the games as each country represented marches by the reviewing stand flying their national colors and saluting their majesties.
The Sidney Street siege. "HOUNDSITCH MURDERERS: THE GREAT ALIENS OUTRAGE AT MILE END SHEWING (sic) THE ACTUAL SCENES.
A young New York society man makes a bet that he can rob a house and get away without being caught by the police. Things turn out to be not as easy as they seem.
The true story of the famed British actor David Garrick and his love for Ada Ingot.
Gebrochene Blüten ist ein US-amerikanischer Stummfilm des Regisseurs D. W. Griffith aus dem Jahre 1919, der als einer der ersten Filme von United Artists verliehen wurde. Das Melodrama erzählt die Liebesgeschichte einer misshandelten Engländerin und eines buddhistischen Chinesen in der brutalen Realität Londons.
A round-up of free events in London, including street entertainers, a puppet show, pavement artists, road menders, a daring demonstration by the fire brigade, an abduction staged by a film company and a military parade.
"The Stranger," an outcast who works in a saloon frequented by Peggy Bowlin, a poor girl suffering through hard times. She finds romance with Larry Darrant and her life begins to improve. They make plans to wed and leave England, but when a convict assaults Peggy, Larry gets involved and accidentally kills him. The Stranger is arrested for the murder, but he refuses to declare his innocence because he doesn't want to destroy Peggy's happiness.
In this silent melodrama Sir Melmoth Craven is running against John Orme for a seat in Parliament. Orme is an honest man, but Craven is on the shady side. For campaign money, he borrows money from an equally shady establishment called Gordon, Ltd. Orme's sweetheart, Margaret Garth, becomes infatuated with Craven, much to the dismay of her mother, Enid.
In London wird jeden Dienstag eine blonde, junge Frau ermordet. Die Presse hat den geheimnisvollen Mörder den „Rächer“ getauft. Ein neuer Untermieter einer Londoner Familie benimmt sich stark ungewöhnlich, und schnell gerät er in Verdacht, er wäre der gesuchte Mörder, der „Rächer“. Die blonde Tochter der Familie verliebt sich in den mysteriösen Mieter, und bringt sich damit - vielleicht - in Lebensgefahr…
Lieutenant Commander John Byrne of the Naval Secret Service and his partner Pvt. Bill Riggers chase criminal Dr. Sin Fang, who is desperate to find a lost sacred seal. (The fifth and only surviving episode of a six-part serial about an evil mastermind inspired on Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu.)
During an unusually harsh winter, a frozen trawler arrives on the river Thames.
Lulu ist eine hübsche junge Frau, die von den Zuwendungen der Männer lebt, die ihr verfallen sind. Auch Dr. Schön verliebt sich in Lulu und will sie, obwohl er bereits einer anderen versprochen ist, ehelichen. Es kommt tatsächlich zur Hochzeit, was aber der Beginn einer grauenvollen Zeit für die Braut ist, denn ihr neuer Gatte ist krankhaft eifersüchtig, was sie und einige ihrer ehemaligen Bekanntschaften in ärgste Probleme bringen soll.
London, 1929. Frank Webber, ein vielbeschäftigter Scotland-Yard-Detektiv, scheint mehr an seiner Arbeit als an seiner Freundin Alice White interessiert zu sein. Alice fühlt sich ignoriert und geht mit einem eleganten und gut erzogenen Künstler aus, der sie in seine schicke Wohnung einlädt.
An investigator is asking Mrs. Gubbins about a William Foster, who was a friend of her stepson Jimmy. Both are listed as killed in action during the Great War. It is Armistice Day, 1918, and the war is over. Who should be strolling down the street but Jimmy Gubbins, Bill 'Jones' and another man who has lost his memory. They are ghosts as the official records list them as dead and not as escaped P.O.W's. Jimmy's mother is not happy to see that Jimmy is still living as she has been spending the death benefits, but she is happy to see Bill as there is a large reward for him. No one knows much about the third one, called 'Spoofy', except that he can steal anything at anytime and that gets everyone is trouble.
In London, during WWI, a lonely woman who wants to feel a part of the war effort pretends to her friends to have a son fighting in the war. She is shocked when he shows up on her doorstep, and they make an agreement that he will pretend to be her son. "Seven Days Leave" is a screen adaption of James M. Barrie's play, "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals."
Hiram Draper is an all-American self-made man with a profound distaste for everything British. Yet he must travel to London with his family. When Junior falls in love with an aristocratic girl, whose father despises Americans with equal intensity, fireworks are just about to start.