Sidney Olcott Movies

  • 1911
    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

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    Based on the story of the real-life 17th Century Irish rebel and the eighteen century ballad about him, this one-reeler is one of the Kalem pictures...

    Rory O'More
  • 1919
    Marriage for Convenience

    Marriage for Convenience

    Marriage for Convenience

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    Barbara Rand is blinded when she leaps through a window to escape an assailant. Her sister, Natalie, reluctantly abandons her fiancé, Ned...

    Marriage for Convenience
  • 1911
    Her Chum’s Brother

    Her Chum’s Brother

    Her Chum’s Brother

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    Her Chum’s Brother
  • 1915
    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

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    A bride who discovers during her wedding ceremony that her husband-to-be has fathered a child out of wedlock with another woman.

    The Moth and the Flame
  • 1916
    Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

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    Holding a grudge against Robert Torrens and his wife, who live in Italy, a member of the Mafia kidnaps their infant daughter Lois. Fifteen years...

    Poor Little Peppina
  • 1921
    The Right Way

    The Right Way

    The Right Way

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    Two young boys get in trouble with the law and wind up in prison. One, who was raised in poverty in the slums, goes to a reformatory and picks up...

    The Right Way
  • 1908
    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

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    "The Scarlet Letter" is a story of early Puritan days in New England. Hester, a beautiful young Englishwoman, is sent to America by her husband, with...

    The Scarlet Letter
  • 1915
    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    01915HD

    Lockwood, the old, one-armed flagman at Lone Point, tells Helen and a young soldier of his experiences during the Civil War, and how he lost his arm....

    The Railroad Raiders of '62
  • 1909
    A Slave to Drink

    A Slave to Drink

    A Slave to Drink

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    Illustrates a man's struggle to overcome an inherited love for drink. Although yet a young man, the enemy of his family had already sunk its claws...

    A Slave to Drink
  • 1911
    The Irish Honeymoon

    The Irish Honeymoon

    The Irish Honeymoon

    01911HD

    Larry Malone and Maggie McClusky get married, and for a honeymoon trip decide to journey through the home country of their ancestors.

    The Irish Honeymoon
  • 1924
    The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

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    A pickpocket falls in love with a newspaperman. When he is sent off to war and she disguises herself as a boy, joins a gang and sets out to save him.

    The Humming Bird
  • 1905
    2 A.M. in the Subway

    2 A.M. in the Subway

    2 A.M. in the Subway

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    A constable and a subway attendant are working late at night in an underground station when a well-dressed man with a cigar in his teeth enters with...

    2 A.M. in the Subway
  • 1914
    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

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    Set in the late 1790s, a depiction of Irish villagers rebelling against British occupation (Red Coats) over the right to bear arms.

    For Ireland's Sake
  • 1923
    The Green Goddess

    The Green Goddess

    The Green Goddess

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    The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess by William Archer. Set during the British Raj, it...

    The Green Goddess
  • 1927
    The Claw

    The Claw

    The Claw

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    Based on the 1911 novel by Cynthia Stockley, this is the story of Dierdre Saurin, whose infatuation with Major Kinsella takes her to Africa where...

    The Claw
  • 1911
    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

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    A young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother will stop at nothing, including murder, to see that he...

    The Colleen Bawn
  • 1912
    Winning a Widow

    Winning a Widow

    Winning a Widow

    01912HD

    While crossing the Atlantic, Jim White, an American tourist, is attracted by a charming young widow. He succeeds in making the lady's acquaintance...

    Winning a Widow
  • 1916
    Diplomacy

    Diplomacy

    Diplomacy

    01916HD

    The story takes place in Monte Carlo, where the impoverished Julian proposes marriage to the wealthy Dora, only to be turned down by the girl's...

    Diplomacy
  • 1925
    The Best People

    The Best People

    The Best People

    01925HD

    Bertie and Marian Lenox are children of a wealthy family, and their mother intends that they marry "within their class". They, however, have...

    The Best People
  • 1924
    The Only Woman

    The Only Woman

    The Only Woman

    01924HD

    A 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.

    The Only Woman