Mae Marsh Movies

A little over six minutes survive of this Biograph short. Not to be confused with another Biograph short, Olaf- An Atom (1913, starring Harry Carey,...

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to...

After the Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family settle in the Dakota Territory. The son quarrels with the father and leaves home. Riding in the...

Prince of Players is a biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth.

A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to rich suckers.

A dramatic comparison between the mating habits of animals and the way humans choose their own partners. The film is now considered to be a lost film.

An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated...

An inmate is persuaded to take part in a breakout by cellmates anxious to cash in on loot they believe she has hidden.

The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family....

In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly...

Griffith interweaves two tales of one family: A stern father rules his family by what he thinks to be the Bible's precepts, but it is simply the...

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he committed a murder.

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry...

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.

John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a...

An oil tycoon corners the market, then cuts jobs and causes much suffering. Because she's lost her job, a young girl almost falls into the hands of...

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl,...