Tefft Johnson Movies

  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    Yellow Bird

    Yellow Bird

    Yellow Bird

    01912HD

    Disregarding the sanctity of "Song Bird's" feelings, John Strong, a young surveyor in the pioneer forests of the west, makes love to the Indian...

    Yellow Bird
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Little Captain

    The Little Captain

    The Little Captain

    01914HD

    While visiting General Forbes, a friend of his Daddy, Sonny Jim imitates the soldiers at the garrison and feels certain that he was cut out for one...

    The Little Captain
  • 1913
    The Sale of a Heart

    The Sale of a Heart

    The Sale of a Heart

    01913HD

    To avoid ruin, an impoverished count arranges a marriage between his daughter and a wealthy man she does not love. After an accident, she is taken in...

    The Sale of a Heart
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1910
    Jean the Match-Maker

    Jean the Match-Maker

    Jean the Match-Maker

    3.21910HD

    Bent on having a summer’s vacation, two working girls hire a tent and pitch their camp on the shore of a beautiful lake. As fate would have it,...

    Jean the Match-Maker
  • 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
    Love Finds the Way

    Love Finds the Way

    Love Finds the Way

    41912HD

    Ethel is in love with Jack, one of her father's employees. Jack is fired by Ethel's father, because he wants Ethel to marry a rich banker. Ethel and...

    Love Finds the Way
  • 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
  • 1914
    Sonny Jim at the North Pole

    Sonny Jim at the North Pole

    Sonny Jim at the North Pole

    01914HD

    Sonny's daddy reads in the morning paper an article concerning the Pole, and explains it to Sonny, who unfortunately has been reprimanded for some...

    Sonny Jim at the North Pole
  • 1911
    The Mate of the 'John M'

    The Mate of the 'John M'

    The Mate of the 'John M'

    01911HD

    Jim, the mate of the ship "John M.," is in love with Mandy, the daughter of Captain Dale. Before she leaves for boarding school, she hurries to the...

    The Mate of the 'John M'