The Scarlet Car - 1917

Country: United States

Language: English

Director: Joseph De Grasse

Writers: Richard Harding Davis (novel), William Parker

Stars: Franklyn Farnum, Edith Johnson and Lon Chaney

Release Date: 24 December 1917 (USA)

Production Co: Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Plot Keywords: Based On Novel

Genres: Drama

Connections

Remade as The Scarlet Car (1923). Remake.

Featured in

Tod Browning and Lon Chaney (2000) (TV Movie) - clip included in the film

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV Movie)

The Ex-Convict - 1904

Country: United States

Language: English

Director: Edwin S. Porter

Writers: Robert Hilliard (play), Edwin Holland (play)

Release Date: December 1904 (USA)

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Production Co: Edison Manufacturing Company

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Plot Keywords: Discouragement | Punctuation In Title | Employment Discrimination | Ex Convict | Sick Child  |  Rescue Of Child | Based On Play

Genres: Drama | Short 

A former convict, now released from prison, is determined to support his wife and child. But with no references, and a past that can be used against him, he has little success in finding work. Even amidst his discouragement, on one occasion he bravely saves a young girl from being run over. But when his luck continues to be bad, he gradually becomes desperate, and he begins to wonder if he may need to return to his old ways after all.

Connections

Featured in Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) (Video) - The entire film is included on the DVD

The Golf Bug - 1922

Country: United States

Language: English

Director: James D. Davis

Stars: James Parrott, Jobyna Ralston and George Rowe

Release Date: 29 October 1922 (USA)

Production Co: Hal Roach Studios

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Genres: Comedy | Short

The Salmon Run - 1927

Country: United States

Release Date: 21 August 1927 (USA)

Production Co: Fox Film Corporation

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Genres: Documentary | Short 

A film about commercial salmon fishing in the U.S. northwest in the late 1920s. To purchase a clean DVD or digital download of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.globalimageworks.com

Why Girls Say No - 1927

Country: United States

Language: English

Director: Leo McCarey

Writers: Stan Laurel, H.M. Walker (titles)

Stars: Marjorie Daw, Creighton Hale and Max Davidson

Release Date: 20 February 1927 (USA)

Production Co: Hal Roach Studios

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Plot Keywords: Question In Title

Genres: Short | Comedy

Should Second Husbands Come First? - 1927

Country: United States

Language: English

Director: Leo McCarey

Stars: Max Davidson, Lillian Elliott and Spec O'Donnell

Release Date: 23 October 1927 (USA)

Production Co: Hal Roach Studios

Runtime: 20 min  | Germany: 21 min (2011 restoration)

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Plot Keywords: Punctuation In Title | Question In Title | Number In Title

Genres: Short | Comedy

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers - 1915

Country: United States

Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Harold Lloyd and Joe Bordeaux

Release Date: 15 May 1915 (USA)

Filming Locations: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production Co: Keystone Film Company

Runtime: 11 min

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Plot Keywords: One Reeler | Character Name In Title

Genres: Comedy | Short

When a rich 'mothball magnate' checks into a hotel with his family, the mashers come out of the woodwork to woo his daughter (Arbuckle.) The scene shifts to the beach where the buxom heiress becomes stranded on a rock, where she is sunbathing, when the tide comes in. An hilarious rescue effort ensues.