American Mutoscope Biograph Movies

Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.

A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an...

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.

An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated...

A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.

On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing.

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines...

A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the rest to his office. But one bite of these biscuits...

An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the...

A train-station telegraphist warns the next station of approaching bandits.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

They were two hobos, black and white, master and man, a regular slave driver white, while black went off for the eats. But Cleopatra and her...

Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bill marries another woman from a...

A man and three women leave an abandoned mining town and travel across the desert. After the man's death, his wife plans revenge against her...

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town.

Mack Sennett appears as a man in the crowd in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.

Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are...