Cinematic Era: 1921 Vintage

A Nick Carter mystery

Directed by Eizo Tanaka.

The Mask 1921 film

An overly trusting young man inherits the fortune of his great uncle and his scheming relatives plot to get their hands on the money.

J.H. Wareing, a New York City financier, is found murdered in his library after the robbery of several securities and a necklace. Suspicion points to the butler, Jason, to whom Wareing had shown the necklace the night before. Wareing's daughter, Florence, is also a suspect and therefore denied her father's estate.

A very rare lost film by Pathe Exchange that was found by Ben Model on eBay and preserved in time. Not much information known to exist.

A 1921 film.

An Aesop's Fables Cartoon

A villain robs a safe in the town bank and leaves evidence to convict the hero.

En route to the U.S., Joe Hoggart persuades several other immigrants to pool their money and purchase a tract of land, which proves to be rich in oil years later. With the assistance of his associate, Bill Shopps, Joe seeks to control the other investors' certificates. He travels to Spain, where he discovers that a partner named Garros has died. Joe kidnaps Garros' daughter, Rolande, and claims that she has also died. After Didier Bouchard, another member of the group, gathers the partners and their heirs together, Joe lures them into a building where, ostensibly, a sale of the land is to take place. Joe imprisons them, but they escape in time to attend the sale. An investor named Milo d'Espail learns that Rolande is still alive and rescues her from Joe. Bouchard marries Thérèse, another of Garros's daughters.

Hope Dugan rescues young Jim McTavish from a beating at the hands of his cruel father, who then is himself beaten in a fight with Hope's father. Seeking revenge, Red kills Dugan and is hanged, leaving Jim and Hope orphaned. They are adopted by two old miners, Sam Hawks and Bill Higgins, who later sell their mine to send Hope to school but are robbed of the money by Brandt, who has offered to buy the claim. Jim learns of Brandt's treachery and recovers the money in a holdup but is arrested. Hope returns to find that Sam has died, and she believes that Jim is dead too until Bill tells her he is being framed for robbery. She and Bill hold up the stagecoach and rescue Jim, pretending to shoot him. United and free again, Hope and Jim face a happy life together.

A reconstruction of how Admiral Beatty lured the German fleet into a trap.

Dick Audaine, known affectionately as the "Imp," is engaged to Phyllis Ericson, even though she is in love with his guardian, Richard Carewe. Meanwhile, the Imp has fallen in love with Kara Glynesk, who is only interested in his money.

Silent comedian Walter Forde takes an illuminating trip around the Osram light bulb factory.

John Whalen is ordained into the priesthood and assumes the leadership of a small-town New Jersey parish. His dying mother's last wish is for young doctor Edward Welsh and his sweetheart to be married. Rev. Whalen devotes much time and effort to overcoming the obstacles to the union, managing along the way to solve the problems of other townspeople.

Produced by a division of social services, the film follows a country girl's journey to learn more about hygiene and health after she's rejected from by her boyfriend who thinks her uncultivated.

Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.

Baby Peggy and Brownie the Dog star in this adorable short.

Back from America, Galaor, actor and adventurer with a big heart, finds Lise, his adored cousin. The young girl is about to marry against her will the banker Moriang, who knew how to win her father's favors by saving his factories from bankruptcy. But Moriang plots to accuse Galaor, who has become a formidable rival, of theft.

Cousins Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe face a sinister plot when Laura is coerced into marrying the villainous Sir Percival Glyde, who seeks her fortune. With the help of the mysterious “woman in white,” Walter Hartright uncovers the truth about Laura’s twin sister Ann and Percival’s deceit, ultimately freeing Laura from her captor’s clutches.

One of The Adventures of Bill and Bob shorts. The brothers decide to help the local zoo by capturing a lynx and aim to impress their neighbor Ina May.

Bud is a piano tuner who is beginning at the bottom and working up.

A silhouette animation film where a baby needs to be saved from a fire.

A Nick Carter mystery

Bud Duncan comedy produced by Schiller and distributed by Reelcraft.

When financier John Rossmore is found murdered in his library, suspicion points to his butler Hedges, who was instrumental in obtaining his divorce. At the trial, when the jury retires, Tom Smith, a young businessman who has sworn he does not know Rossmore, holds out for acquittal and tells his story to the jurors.

Dramatization of the popular song.

Hoot is a cowpuncher, somewhat addicted to liquor (when he can get it). His sweetheart, the rancher's daughter, tells him that if he ever takes another drink, their engagement is at an end.

Anna is a poor girl who loves Erik, the son of a rich farmer. His parents are however determined to make Erik marry the rich Britta.

1921 American silent film starring Texas Guinan.

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

Janosík, a friar retrained as a bandit, becomes the farmers' symbol of resistance and fight against the feudal conditions.

Felix tries to catch a fish without getting wet.

When the rich man’s son Egil falls in love with the poor showgirl Rigi, his family is sceptical. They think that she’s not a good match for him, and perhaps they’re right. Just as the young couple’s fortunes are on the up, the bride-to-be disappears without a trace, and Egil is plagued by doubt: Was Rigi his true love, or was he just blinded by her beautiful yet mysterious maiden eyes? (Stumfilm.dk)

A bleak tale of an affair between an actress and a Russian officer, based on the real story of the affair between Maria Wisnowska and Aleksandr Barteniew.

Mr. Vinner gets shot in the back. To ease the pain, he tries to apply a cat skin to the painful area, but the skin is difficult to apply and forces Mr. Vinner into a series of embarrassing situations.

Joe dreams he has become a high-salaried, temperamental movie star.

An Aesop’s Fables animated short.