Tefft Johnson Movies

  • 1912
    The Hindoo's Curse

    The Hindoo's Curse

    The Hindoo's Curse

    01912HD

    Adventurers Guy Randall and Jack Lowell flee English Army headquarters in India after being caught cheating. They follow their servant, Sukim, to a...

    The Hindoo's Curse
  • 1914
    The Reward of Thrift

    The Reward of Thrift

    The Reward of Thrift

    01914HD

    Ironworker Ned is putting money aside for a rainy day unlike his two sandhog co-workers Bill and Grogan who spend most of their money at the saloon....

    The Reward of Thrift
  • 1913
    Put Yourself in Their Place

    Put Yourself in Their Place

    Put Yourself in Their Place

    01913HD

    A comedy short directed by James Young and starring Clara Kimball Young and himself.

    Put Yourself in Their Place
  • 1912
    Willie's Sister

    Willie's Sister

    Willie's Sister

    41912HD

    Willie Green, off for college, tearfully kisses Ma and Pa and Sister good-bye. Arrived on the campus, he approaches a grave and reverend senior to...

    Willie's Sister
  • 1912
    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    11912HD

    After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her...

    As You Like It
  • 1916
    Betty, the Boy and the Bird

    Betty, the Boy and the Bird

    Betty, the Boy and the Bird

    01916HD

    On her way to rehearsal, chorus-girl Betty stops to rescue a bird from the clutches of a boy with a bean-shooter. Jim Derwent, son of the theater...

    Betty, the Boy and the Bird
  • 1913
    The Old Guard

    The Old Guard

    The Old Guard

    01913HD

    A short film directed by James Young and starring Charles Kent & Clara Kimball Young.

    The Old Guard
  • 1912
    His Official Appointment

    His Official Appointment

    His Official Appointment

    51912HD

    This touching short film lasts only 10 minutes, 34 seconds, but is rather engaging. Charles Kent is an old man, who has spent all he owns on...

    His Official Appointment
  • 1911
    Madge of the Mountains

    Madge of the Mountains

    Madge of the Mountains

    01911HD

    Harry Brownley, son of a rich New Yorker, reads a newspaper account of U.S. Revenue officers' plan to raid an illicit distillery in the Tennessee...

    Madge of the Mountains
  • 1912
    The Seventh Son

    The Seventh Son

    The Seventh Son

    01912HD

    At the outbreak of the Civil War in the United States, the six sons of widow Beecham enlist. The seventh son is very anxious to join the army and...

    The Seventh Son
  • 1911
    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    51911HD

    An early film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.

    A Tale of Two Cities
  • 1918
    Dixie Madcaps

    Dixie Madcaps

    Dixie Madcaps

    51918HD

    As the name suggests, this two-reeler contains racial stereotypes common in its day (the Teens) but which are offensive to modern sensibilities. With...

    Dixie Madcaps
  • 1912
    Father and Son

    Father and Son

    Father and Son

    51912HD

    A Chinese man cares for the orphan of a dying woman who stumbles into his laundry.

    Father and Son
  • 1915
    Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.

    Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.

    Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.

    51915HD

    A short comedy in which Jimmy organizes a show with cowboys and Indians. The highlight is the arrival of Buffalo Bill on a donkey. Jimmy goes to...

    Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.
  • 1914
    Buddy's First Call

    Buddy's First Call

    Buddy's First Call

    01914HD

    Buddy Watson, the youngest of three brothers, and just getting accustomed to long pants, meets Elsie Forster at a church social and is smitten by the...

    Buddy's First Call
  • 1914
    Buddy's Downfall

    Buddy's Downfall

    Buddy's Downfall

    01914HD

    Left behind by his brothers on their fishing trip, Buddy is disconsolate until he sees Lilly, a stylish young lady from the city, who is visiting...

    Buddy's Downfall
  • 1919
    Home Wanted

    Home Wanted

    Home Wanted

    01919HD

    Every night, Madge Dow of the Middleport Orphanage, imagines herself in the lighted room in the house across the way, being tucked into bed by a...

    Home Wanted
  • 1913
    The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

    01913HD

    To start a little in advance of our story, Lord Rintoul, of the English nobility, finds a little Gypsy girl three years old, who had been deserted by...

    The Little Minister
  • 1914
    An Easter Lily

    An Easter Lily

    An Easter Lily

    51914HD

    The third in the series, An Easter "Lily" takes on upstairs/downstairs race relations with childhood candor. Following his family’s African...

    An Easter Lily
  • 1916
    Who Killed Joe Merrion?

    Who Killed Joe Merrion?

    Who Killed Joe Merrion?

    01916HD

    Sir Philip Randall, a prominent judge, is fed up with the antics of James, his scapegrace son, and tosses him out of the house. The conflict between...

    Who Killed Joe Merrion?