Gertrude Robinson

A Cure for Suffragettes

Edward Dillon

Dorothy Bernard, Dorothy Gish

Caroline Spankhurst and her suffragette brigade conclude to stop at nothing, so in their dauntless enthusiasm they forget their babies peacefully reposing on the sidewalk. The babies fall into the hands of the traffic squad, ordered to keep clear streets. A small-sized riot is taking place, but every mother's a suffragette so why cry "Help?"

A Summer Idyll

D. W. Griffith

Stephanie Longfellow, Henry B. Walthall

Rebuffed in his attempts to propose to Cora, Albert elects to take a walking trip through the countryside. There he meets a shepherdess, and the two soon develop a mutual attraction. Cora regrets her decision and tries to entice Albert back by sending him a note. He ignores her first attempt, but in the second she includes the butt of a cigarette she has been smoking and this token convinces him to return. The shepherdess finds solace in the arms of her grandfather once Albert has gone back to Cora.

Milestones

Paul Scardon

Lewis Stone, Alice Hollister

1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.

A Gay Old Dog

Hobart Henley

John Cumberland, Marie Chambers

A Corner in Wheat

D. W. Griffith

Frank Powell, Grace Henderson

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.

One Touch of Nature

D. W. Griffith

Arthur V. Johnson, Florence Lawrence

Mack Sennett appears as a cop in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Votes for Women

Hal Reid

Edgena De Lespine, Gertrude Robinson

A movie about the suffrage movement.

They Would Elope

D. W. Griffith

Billy Quirk, Mary Pickford

Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them into running off, and celebrates their wedding when they return home.

Those Awful Hats

D. W. Griffith

Mack Sennett, Flora Finch

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

D. W. Griffith

Linda Arvidson, George Nichols

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 different port. Emily waits faithfully for six years, finally becoming dangerously ill. When Bill suddenly appears in town with his family, Joe, who has loved Emily all along, forces Bill to make Emily's final moments happy by pretending he has returned to marry her.

The Mountaineer's Honor

D. W. Griffith

Mary Pickford, Owen Moore

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother intervenes and, to save her son the disgrace of hanging, shoots him.

The Usurer

D. W. Griffith

George Nichols, Grace Henderson

A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.

What's Your Hurry?

D. W. Griffith

Mary Pickford, George Nichols

Papa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and she is anxious to introduce him to Papa. When Harry sees Papa walk in with a shotgun he misunderstands and departs in terror. Harry continues to encounter Papa everywhere and runs away, baffling the old man. At last Papa hauls Harry back home for an explanation and a reunion with Mary.

Wilful Peggy

D. W. Griffith

Mary Pickford, Clara T. Bracy

Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a wealthy lord, who proposes marriage and wants to introduce her into his social circle. But complications arise when the lord's nephew also becomes attracted to Peggy.

The Feud and the Turkey

D. W. Griffith

Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson

Mack Sennett appears as a member of the Wilkenson clan in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Rose o' Salem Town

D. W. Griffith

Dorothy West, Clara T. Bracy

A young girl living in Salem attracts the attentions of The Puritan. After he's brushed off by the girl, he becomes furious and desiring revenge, declares to a council of elders that the girl and her mother are witches.