Movies: Harold M. Shaw

A poor young boy goes on a field trip and dreams of escaping to a land beyond the sunset....

Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy....

The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its immediate dramatic and melodramatic problems within the framework of a single episode and designed ...

A slum orphan, injured by a lady's car, becomes a dancer and marries the lady's brother....

Thrifty orphan Norah MacPherson meets wealthy young James Patterson, who gets her a job as a chorus girl. They fall in love. To put up a good front, she spends all her money on clothes. Patterson doubts her when he sees her wearing a string of fake p...

John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewe...

First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progress, and laughter and merriment on all sides. Suddenly the laughter is hushed by the martial tread of feet, and the smile of joy fades from the two young lovers' ...

A Rajah dies saving a captain's wife when the plan to poison her husband goes wrong....

A graphic reproduction of Jules Verne's famous story under the above title. It deals with a secret mission in Russia...

Jack must prove himself before Beatrice's father will allow him to continue seeing his daughter....

A clerk on a bicycle tour saves a girl from eloping with a bully....

Sacked clerk inherits £3000 a year and struggles when thrust into high society....

Well-to-do Mr. and Mrs. Gilton live next door to a large family, the Biltons, that struggles to make ends meet. Despite their desire to be friendly, Mr. Gilton is frequently irritated by his neighbors, insisting that they stay out of his yard, and bl...

This epic film was one of the first South African dramatic film productions. It tells the story of the Boers’ Great Trek at the end of the 1830s, concluding with a hegemonic reconstruction of the 1838 Battle of Blood River, where a few hundred armed ...

Hardwell, a young engineer, running a new railroad through a tough western section, falls in love with Bonita, daughter of Jim Collins, a wealthy ranchman. Haligo Laderez, a wealthy Mexican, also has his eye on Bonita. When he sees that Bonita is fav...

A miser is reformed by visions of past, present and future....

This western, with its simple story set in a gold mining camp, recycles many of the elements found in David Belasco's influential play, THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST, produced a decade earlier....

Early South African Film...

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A man steals a huge diamond and sets off a chain of events that ends in tragedy for a Zulu prince....