Sidney Olcott Movies

  • 1911
    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

    4.21911HD

    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
  • 1916
    My Lady Incog.

    My Lady Incog.

    My Lady Incog.

    01916HD

    Financial troubles force Nell Carroll, a thoroughbred, to seek employment in a detective agency which has just taken up the trail of a very baffling...

    My Lady Incog.
  • 1925
    Salome of the Tenements

    Salome of the Tenements

    Salome of the Tenements

    01925HD

    A young East Side Jewish reporter gets into a sticky situation when she finds that her new beau is indicting a banker she owes money to.

    Salome of the Tenements
  • 1923
    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    6.4581923HD

    An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

    Little Old New York
  • 1924
    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    5.2141924HD

    The Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do with him. Eventually he grows tired of her insults and...

    Monsieur Beaucaire
  • 1914
    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

    51914HD

    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
  • 1926
    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    01926HD

    Barbanas Barty inherits some money, sets off to London, meets and falls in love with Lady Cleone Meredith, and this does not set well with Sir...

    The Amateur Gentleman
  • 1926
    Ranson's Folly

    Ranson's Folly

    Ranson's Folly

    6.21926HD

    U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up...

    Ranson's Folly
  • 1916
    Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

    5.21916HD

    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
  • 1924
    The Only Woman

    The Only Woman

    The Only Woman

    01924HD

    A 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.

    The Only Woman
  • 1907
    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    4.4041907HD

    The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

    Ben Hur
  • 1925
    Not So Long Ago

    Not So Long Ago

    Not So Long Ago

    01925HD

    Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she...

    Not So Long Ago
  • 1910
    The Lad from Old Ireland

    The Lad from Old Ireland

    The Lad from Old Ireland

    5.0771910HD

    A young man leaves Ireland for America, but doesn't forget home.

    The Lad from Old Ireland
  • 1924
    The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

    61924HD

    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
  • 1915
    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    4.51915HD

    The story of a Japanese woman and the tragedy that ensues when she loves an American naval officer.

    Madame Butterfly
  • 1912
    His Mother

    His Mother

    His Mother

    41912HD

    An Irish mother uses her life savings to pay for her son, a talented musician, to study in America.

    His Mother
  • 1908
    Evangeline

    Evangeline

    Evangeline

    01908HD

    About an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced...

    Evangeline
  • 1911
    By a Woman's Wit

    By a Woman's Wit

    By a Woman's Wit

    6.51911HD

    Captain Jasper, a Union officer, is sent on a secret service mission to the Confederate headquarters. Safe through the lines Captain Jasper,...

    By a Woman's Wit
  • 1912
    A Prisoner of the Harem

    A Prisoner of the Harem

    A Prisoner of the Harem

    01912HD

    Alice Durand, after weeks of discouragement, reads the following advertisement in the New York Herald: "Governess wanted. Young American woman, well...

    A Prisoner of the Harem
  • 1912
    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    01912HD

    A story of love triangle, between Nell, Big Jim and Tom.

    Vagabonds