In Self Defence

The Sin of Martha Queed

Due to a misunderstanding, and the vicious streak of her relative David Boyd, Martha Queed is believed to be involved in an illicit affair with Arnold

1921

The Woman Who Did

A young woman doesn't want to get married, but simply live together with the man she loves. This leads to problems when the man dies and she's left wi

1925

The Fankony Cafe

1927

Twilight

1917

The Decoy

Glory Moore, a young girl, finds herself left unprovided for after her father's death, as the farm has to be sold to pay his debts.

1916

The Black Crook

A Faust-like meringue involving a wealthy Count who enters into a deal with the Devil: for every soul he delivers to Satan, the count will be granted

1916

The Secret Gift

Jan Saxe and Peter Harlingen, two young men from Holland, arrive in America with little orphan Bertha Kruger whom they have befriended during the trip

1920

In Folly's Trail

At a party thrown by millionaire Max Goldberg, Charles Howard, an aristocratic young artist, succumbs to the charms of chorus girl Lita O'Farrell, Gol

1920

The Miracle Man

A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam g

1919

The Primitive Way

Mildred Manning is the spoiled daughter of wealthy parents. She has a host of admirers, but does not permit them to become serious. Jimmie Blake, who

1915

The Red Blood of Courage

Professor Duane, an ethnologist, and his assistant, Roscoe Harding, plan a journey into the wilds of Hindustan. Harding is in love with Lydia, the dau

1915

The Curse of Eve

When young Eva Stanley comes home from college, she finds that her mother is deeply involved in the movement to rescue "wayward" girls. Eva's boyfrien

1917

Dangerous Pleasure

This story deals with a man, who causes his wife great jealousy on account of his relation to other women, yet who regards himself as a man of destiny

1925

The Hurricane

"Hurricane" Jack Foster is a smuggler who ignores his wife and child in order to pursue Marguerite Blair, the unhappy wife of the Chief Ranger of the

1926

The Girl in Number 29

Laurie Devon is a New York playwright who, having had one success, refuses to work on another play.

1920

Morganson's Finish

Morganson's Finish was inspired by the Jack London story of the same name. The hero, Dick Gilbert is in love with wealthy Barbara Wesley but he is dis

1926

The Calling of Louis Mona

Louis Mona is left to the care of the monks of the monastery of San Luis, who have brought him up with love and care. Louis, who is devoted to his sur

1913

The Spy

An American agent exchanges places in prison with a condemned British officer and brother of a woman he greatly admires and goes to the gallows.

1914

Money, Money, Money

A socially ambitious woman who convinces her father to borrow money from a snobbish man.

1923

Schlemihl

A family's newfound wealth causes problem after problem.

1915