Preserved George Eastman House Movies

  • 1918
    Opportunity

    Opportunity

    Opportunity

    01918HD

    When Mary’s father refuses to let her attend a prize fight because he thinks it’s undignified for a young lady, she disguises herself in...

    Opportunity
  • 1917
    The Fairy Godfather

    The Fairy Godfather

    The Fairy Godfather

    71917HD

    Sixth and final episode in the series of short films titled Paula Blackton's Country Life Stories.

    The Fairy Godfather
  • 1920
    The Untamed

    The Untamed

    The Untamed

    101920HD

    A cowpuncher by the name of Whistling Dan is adopted by a rancher, Joe Cumberland (James O. Barrows). His daughter, Kate is immediately attracted to...

    The Untamed
  • 1921
    Sowing the Wind

    Sowing the Wind

    Sowing the Wind

    101921HD

    When Rosamond, a convent girl, discovers that her mother is Baby Brabant, a notorious queen of Petworth's gambling house, her ideals are shattered...

    Sowing the Wind
  • 1925
    Lying Wives

    Lying Wives

    Lying Wives

    91925HD

    Duplicitous Patricia Chase schemes to break up the new marriage of Margery and Wallace Graham because she yearns for Wallace despite her marriage to...

    Lying Wives
  • 1911
    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    71911HD

    Hardress Cregan is a young Irish aristocrat facing severe financial ruin. His mother, eager to restore their family's wealth and status, pushes him...

    The Colleen Bawn
  • 1919
    An Auto Nut

    An Auto Nut

    An Auto Nut

    71919HD

    A crooked lawyer sells his car.

    An Auto Nut
  • 1915
    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

    101915HD

    Reporter Frank Sloan, investigating the disappearance of a Chinese slave girl in Chinatown which leads to opium addiction, job loss, and personal...

    The Chinatown Mystery
  • 1910
    Love in Quarantine

    Love in Quarantine

    Love in Quarantine

    81910HD

    A quarrelling couple are forced to quarantine together after the household maid becomes ill of an infectious disease.

    Love in Quarantine
  • 1928
    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

    91928HD

    Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought...

    The Chinatown Mystery
  • 1916
    Plain Jane

    Plain Jane

    Plain Jane

    01916HD

    Young John Adams is working his way through college and lives in a boarding house where Jane, a hardworking and unassuming maid, falls deeply in love...

    Plain Jane
  • 1917
    A Spring Idyll

    A Spring Idyll

    A Spring Idyll

    91917HD

    An episode of The "Country Life Stories" Series focusing on idealized or dramatic vignettes of rural living, often featuring the real-life children...

    A Spring Idyll
  • 1917
    The Promise

    The Promise

    The Promise

    01917HD

    After an argument with his father, in which he is accused of stealing, Bill Carmody leaves home. His girlfriend Ethel is mad at him because of his...

    The Promise
  • 1921
    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    71921HD

    Bob Reynolds, a construction engineer, is constructing a dam. Finding himself in financial trouble, he is persuaded by John Brand to use a...

    Fine Feathers
  • 1917
    The Collie Market

    The Collie Market

    The Collie Market

    91917HD

    Second of six installments in Paula Blackton's Country Life Stories series.

    The Collie Market
  • 1917
    A Sleeping Memory

    A Sleeping Memory

    A Sleeping Memory

    101917HD

    The disgrace and suicide of her father drives Eleanore Marston from her comfortable existence into a life as a department store clerk in New York....

    A Sleeping Memory
  • 1925
    Souls for Sables

    Souls for Sables

    Souls for Sables

    81925HD

    A lonely wife becomes obsessed with furs and keeps bad company in an effort to obtain more.

    Souls for Sables
  • 1920
    Blind Wives

    Blind Wives

    Blind Wives

    71920HD

    A woman with a taste for expensive clothing has four nightmares. An impoverished disabled girl sells her hair, a trapper finds he has an unfaithful...

    Blind Wives
  • 1925
    The Mad Dancer

    The Mad Dancer

    The Mad Dancer

    101925HD

    In the Latin Quarter of Paris, Mimi earns the nickname "The Mad Dancer" and poses in the nude for a sculptor named Serge Verlaine. After her father...

    The Mad Dancer