Edwin August Movies

  • 1910
    The House with Closed Shutters

    The House with Closed Shutters

    The House with Closed Shutters

    5.2591910HD

    During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's...

    The House with Closed Shutters
  • 1909
    The Welcome Burglar

    The Welcome Burglar

    The Welcome Burglar

    2.51909HD

    “The Biograph people tell an excellent story in this, and tell it so strongly that it grips very close. The scene where the husband gets into...

    The Welcome Burglar
  • 1912
    The Eternal Mother

    The Eternal Mother

    The Eternal Mother

    4.81912HD

    John and Mary divorce their spouses to marry each other. Mary dies after giving birth and the baby is taken in by John's first wife, Martha. She...

    The Eternal Mother
  • 1911
    The Failure

    The Failure

    The Failure

    41911HD

    A man loses his business and his fiancée, and drifts into the saloons. There he meets a similarly-downtrodden young woman. She works behind...

    The Failure
  • 1910
    Simple Charity

    Simple Charity

    Simple Charity

    01910HD

    A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.

    Simple Charity
  • 1911
    The Trail of Books

    The Trail of Books

    The Trail of Books

    01911HD

    The Trail of Books
  • 1910
    A Child's Stratagem

    A Child's Stratagem

    A Child's Stratagem

    3.51910HD

    Mrs. Walton wilfully and mistakenly presumes that her husband is unfaithful, and demands a divorce. Devastated by the impending breakup of her home,...

    A Child's Stratagem
  • 1910
    The Message of the Violin

    The Message of the Violin

    The Message of the Violin

    01910HD

    A girl's family suddenly becomes rich and rejects her long-time sweetheart.

    The Message of the Violin
  • 1913
    The Calling of Louis Mona

    The Calling of Louis Mona

    The Calling of Louis Mona

    01913HD

    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...

    The Calling of Louis Mona
  • 1909
    The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

    5.61909HD

    A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing...

    The Son's Return
  • 1915
    When It Strikes Home

    When It Strikes Home

    When It Strikes Home

    01915HD

    Dick hastily marries a young woman, yet his wealthy father rips them apart. Unbeknownst to him, a son is born. Years later, Dick is in happy, but...

    When It Strikes Home
  • 1910
    The Song That Reached His Heart

    The Song That Reached His Heart

    The Song That Reached His Heart

    5.21910HD

    A Story of the Lumber Regions of Western Canada: a lumberjack remember his past while he listens to a record of the song his fiancée used to...

    The Song That Reached His Heart
  • 1913
    The Courage of the Commonplace

    The Courage of the Commonplace

    The Courage of the Commonplace

    5.51913HD

    A farmer's daughter, who devotedly endlessly gives selflessly of herself to her parents and younger siblings, dreams of going to college, which she's...

    The Courage of the Commonplace
  • 1912
    Under Burning Skies

    Under Burning Skies

    Under Burning Skies

    4.71912HD

    Joe, "The Bad Man of San Fernand," is one tough customer. He sets his sights on a lovely young lady who spurns his advances and elopes with a...

    Under Burning Skies
  • 1914
    Waifs

    Waifs

    Waifs

    01914HD

    The waif came to live with the unsuspecting old shoemaker. Then a homeless newsboy followed. One friendly heart bred another. That was too much for...

    Waifs
  • 1912
    Twixt Love and Ambition

    Twixt Love and Ambition

    Twixt Love and Ambition

    01912HD

    Silent one-reel melodrama

    Twixt Love and Ambition
  • 1914
    An Evil of the Slums

    An Evil of the Slums

    An Evil of the Slums

    01914HD

    A young man who visits a shady bar and gets involved with the criminals there, by a misunderstanding becomes a murder suspect. An older man who...

    An Evil of the Slums
  • 1911
    The Revenue Man and His Girl

    The Revenue Man and His Girl

    The Revenue Man and His Girl

    4.51911HD

    In the Kentucky backwoods, Dorothy West helps her moonshiner father take some jugs to his still; along the way, she meets dashing Edwin August. Ms....

    The Revenue Man and His Girl
  • 1911
    Conscience

    Conscience

    Conscience

    01911HD

    As they have breakfast in their hunting lodge Howard jokingly tells his wife to improve her coffee or he'll shoot her. Later she meets him as he's...

    Conscience
  • 1915
    The Bomb Throwers

    The Bomb Throwers

    The Bomb Throwers

    01915HD

    "Red Mike" Davis, a notorious bomb thrower, has been landed in jail through the activities of Lawrence, the district attorney. During his...

    The Bomb Throwers