Albert E. Smith Movies

  • 1918
    A Little Ouija Work

    A Little Ouija Work

    A Little Ouija Work

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    A newlywed invites his old poker friend to meet his wife. But his friend has a plan to use their Ouiji board to recoup poker debt that he is owed.

    A Little Ouija Work
  • 1922
    Too Much Business

    Too Much Business

    Too Much Business

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    Through sheer bluff Rodney Marvin gets a job on a newspaper; becomes editor Matt Hayward's partner; and brings about a reconciliation between Hayward...

    Too Much Business
  • 1899

    "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

    "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

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    The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.

  • 1919
    The Common Cause

    The Common Cause

    The Common Cause

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    Helene Palmer and her husband Orrin have grown apart, and she becomes infatuated with bachelor Edward Wadsworth. With the outbreak of World War I,...

    The Common Cause
  • 1899
    'Columbia' Winning the Cup

    'Columbia' Winning the Cup

    'Columbia' Winning the Cup

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    This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later...

    'Columbia' Winning the Cup
  • 1920
    The Trouble Hunter

    The Trouble Hunter

    The Trouble Hunter

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    Jimmy makes a chaotic entrance into a café falling through a coal chute, stumbling into a den of chorus girls. Meanwhile, a Salvation Army...

    The Trouble Hunter
  • 1899
    A Visit to the Spiritualist

    A Visit to the Spiritualist

    A Visit to the Spiritualist

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    A countryman goes to see a spiritualist and is frightened by what he sees.

    A Visit to the Spiritualist
  • 1922
    The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

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    A bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman.

    The Sawmill
  • 1918
    Over the Top

    Over the Top

    Over the Top

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    The film is based on a book of the same name by Arthur Guy Empey, detailing his service as an American volunteer with the British Army on the Western...

    Over the Top
  • 1900
    The Clown and the Alchemist

    The Clown and the Alchemist

    The Clown and the Alchemist

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    Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture somewhat reverses the order of things...

    The Clown and the Alchemist
  • 1901
    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

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    In the center of the ring the trainer forms a pile of baskets many feet in height. Greyhounds leap in rapid succession, forming a graceful arch and...

    Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
  • 1898
    Battle of Santiago Bay

    Battle of Santiago Bay

    Battle of Santiago Bay

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    Vitagraph’s Battle of Santiago Bay (1898) blended real Spanish–American War footage with tabletop trickery. Albert E. Smith’s...

    Battle of Santiago Bay
  • 1901
    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

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    James J. Jeffries throwing the medicine ball. An absolutely perfect picture of the champion heavyweight of the world.

    Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
  • 1920
    Squeaks and Squawks

    Squeaks and Squawks

    Squeaks and Squawks

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    A repairman falls in love with a blacksmith's daughter, who's having trouble with their greedy landlord, and helps them get one over on him.

    Squeaks and Squawks
  • 1923
    Masters of Men

    Masters of Men

    Masters of Men

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    Accused of theft by Mabel Arthur's brother, Dick Halpin accepts the blame and runs away to join the Navy to save Mabel from humiliation. Later he is...

    Masters of Men
  • 1907
    The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

    The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

    The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

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    A woman replaces her injured beau on a spy mission.

    The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
  • 1920
    The Rent Dodgers

    The Rent Dodgers

    The Rent Dodgers

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    The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collect the rent, the men hide behind a trick door. ...

    The Rent Dodgers
  • 1900
    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

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    A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

    The Enchanted Drawing
  • 1901
    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car

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    Persons who have visited the "Hub," no doubt carried away with vivid recollections of Boston's famous system of Underground Transportation and this...

    Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
  • 1921
    The Messenger

    The Messenger

    The Messenger

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    A chemist who lives with his daughter has invented an explosive which he calls "IT." A masked band seeks to steal the explosive from him, and has...

    The Messenger