Sidney Olcott Movies

  • 1922
    Timothy's Quest

    Timothy's Quest

    Timothy's Quest

    6.4171922HD

    Timothy and Gay, orphans from the slums of Boston, escape to Maine in search of a home and manage to thaw Avilda's embittered, grief-stricken heart....

    Timothy's Quest
  • 1925
    The Charmer

    The Charmer

    The Charmer

    01925HD

    A wild dancer in a cheap Seville cafe, Mariposa is taken to New York by Señor Sprott, a prominent theatrical producer. Billed as "The...

    The Charmer
  • 1916
    Diplomacy

    Diplomacy

    Diplomacy

    01916HD

    The story takes place in Monte Carlo, where the impoverished Julian proposes marriage to the wealthy Dora, only to be turned down by the girl's...

    Diplomacy
  • 1915
    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    51915HD

    This play is enacted during the stormy days when Robert Emmett tried vainly to free Ireland. Con Daly loves Nora Doyle, who lives with her mother in...

    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
  • 1914
    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

    51914HD

    Set in the late 1790s, a depiction of Irish villagers rebelling against British occupation (Red Coats) over the right to bear arms.

    For Ireland's Sake
  • 1907
    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    4.51907HD

    The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

    Ben Hur
  • 1923
    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    6.41923HD

    An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

    Little Old New York
  • 1925
    The Best People

    The Best People

    The Best People

    01925HD

    Bertie and Marian Lenox are children of a wealthy family, and their mother intends that they marry "within their class". They, however, have...

    The Best People
  • 1912
    From the Manger to the Cross

    From the Manger to the Cross

    From the Manger to the Cross

    5.0631912HD

    The life of Jesus is played out in tableaux shot in the Holy Land.

    From the Manger to the Cross
  • 1912
    Tragedy of the Desert

    Tragedy of the Desert

    Tragedy of the Desert

    01912HD

    An English doctor based in Egypt finds his wife in the arms of a local diplomat, and in a madness-induced frenzy departs for the desert. After being...

    Tragedy of the Desert
  • 1908
    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    01908HD

    "The Scarlet Letter" is a story of early Puritan days in New England. Hester, a beautiful young Englishwoman, is sent to America by her husband, with...

    The Scarlet Letter
  • 1925
    Not So Long Ago

    Not So Long Ago

    Not So Long Ago

    01925HD

    Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she...

    Not So Long Ago
  • 1924
    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    5.91924HD

    The Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do with him. Eventually he grows tired of her insults and...

    Monsieur Beaucaire
  • 1923
    The Green Goddess

    The Green Goddess

    The Green Goddess

    51923HD

    The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess by William Archer. Set during the British Raj, it...

    The Green Goddess
  • 1926
    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    01926HD

    Barbanas Barty inherits some money, sets off to London, meets and falls in love with Lady Cleone Meredith, and this does not set well with Sir...

    The Amateur Gentleman
  • 1915
    The Seven Sisters

    The Seven Sisters

    The Seven Sisters

    21915HD

    Mici is the middle of seven sisters, who all believe if a younger sister marries first, the oldest sisters all doomed to be old maids. The elder...

    The Seven Sisters
  • 1905
    2 A.M. in the Subway

    2 A.M. in the Subway

    2 A.M. in the Subway

    4.21905HD

    A constable and a subway attendant are working late at night in an underground station when a well-dressed man with a cigar in his teeth enters with...

    2 A.M. in the Subway
  • 1926
    Ranson's Folly

    Ranson's Folly

    Ranson's Folly

    6.21926HD

    U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up...

    Ranson's Folly
  • 1916
    The Innocent Lie

    The Innocent Lie

    The Innocent Lie

    01916HD

    Nora O'Brien leaves Ireland to visit her brother in America. On the trip she suffers a concussion, and soon is mistaken for another Irish girl named...

    The Innocent Lie
  • 1915
    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

    01915HD

    A bride who discovers during her wedding ceremony that her husband-to-be has fathered a child out of wedlock with another woman.

    The Moth and the Flame