Category Archives: Random film stuff

The Master Mystery (1919, 15 chapters) International Patents Inc. is a company that makes its profits by buying patents on the promise of marketing products for their inventors, but then suppressing them for the benefit of those products’ competitors. The … Continue reading →

One Exciting Night (1922) Agnes Harrington (Carol Dempster) is forced into an unwanted engagement to J. Wilson Rockmaine (Morgan Wallace), when the latter sees Mrs Harrington (Margaret Dale) stealing a valuable trinket and uses this as blackmail. Meanwhile, John Fairfax … Continue reading →

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923) Based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. In 15th century Paris, the people gather before the cathedral of Notre Dame to celebrate their one yearly day of liberty and licence, the … Continue reading →

Hilde Warren And Death (1917) Original title: Hilde Warren und der Tod. Directed by Joe May from Fritz Lang’s first screenplay, this is another important early horror movie that has survived only in fragmented form. Sources indicate an original running-time … Continue reading →

Fear (1917) Original title: Furcht. There is ongoing debate about the correct running-time of this film, which is often listed around at 72 minutes but exists generally in prints running between 45 and 55 minutes; some people believe the last … Continue reading →

The Mechanical Man (1921, incomplete) Original title: L’uomo meccanico. This important early science-fiction film was written and produced by André Deed (real name: Henri André Chapais), an important figure at the dawn of cinema who, after performing on the stage, … Continue reading →

House Of Mystery (1934) Based upon the play The Ape by Adam Shirk. Under the guise of an archaeological expedition, Prendergast (Clay Clement) seeks the treasure of an Indian temple; he also outrages the followers of Kali by killing a … Continue reading →

House Of Danger (1934) Also known as: The Great Gamble. Sailing home from the South Seas with his friend and associate, Don Phillips (Onslow Stevens), Ralph Nelson (James Bush) confides his fears over the recent death of his father. He … Continue reading →

The Great Impersonation (1935) Based upon the novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim. In German East Africa, in 1913, Sir Everard Dominey (Edmund Lowe) stumbles out of the bush in desperate condition, into the camp commanded by Leopold von Ragostein (Edmund … Continue reading →

The Story Of The Kelly Gang (1906) At a time when film-making everywhere else was limited to one- and two-reel efforts, a group of Australians got together and made the world’s first feature-length production. At its first release, The Story … Continue reading →