Maurice Costello Movies

  • 1908
    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

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    A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's...

    The Merchant of Venice
  • 1910
    Love of Chrysanthemum

    Love of Chrysanthemum

    Love of Chrysanthemum

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    A little tragedy of Japan wherein a tourist fails to realize that love is a sacred thing the world round.

    Love of Chrysanthemum
  • 1911
    The Geranium

    The Geranium

    The Geranium

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    One glance at the poor and disordered home of the Tunisons shows us there is something still lacking. Mrs. Tunison is obliged to provide for her...

    The Geranium
  • 1914
    Iron and Steel

    Iron and Steel

    Iron and Steel

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    Herr Ludwig Kronitz is a king in his own works and rules with a controlling hand. He is known as the "Man of Iron." He has made a fortune out of the...

    Iron and Steel
  • 1912
    The First Violin

    The First Violin

    The First Violin

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    Old Von Shultz, the first violin, finds as he grows older a longing for companionship. Hurrying from the theater the old musician finds little Helen...

    The First Violin
  • 1911
    The Inherited Taint

    The Inherited Taint

    The Inherited Taint

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    Herbert Warning inherits a fortune. He becomes engaged to a society girl who leaves him for another man. Warning takes to drinking. When he meets...

    The Inherited Taint
  • 1908
    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

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    Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
  • 1908
    Leah, the Forsaken

    Leah, the Forsaken

    Leah, the Forsaken

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    Leah, a Jewish woman fleeing persecution in Hungary, arrives in the town and captures the heart of Rudolf, the local magistrate's son. They plan to...

    Leah, the Forsaken
  • 1914
    Etta of the Footlights

    Etta of the Footlights

    Etta of the Footlights

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    Etta Lang, a chorus girl, is the principal support of an invalid mother and her sister and brother, not only working at the theater, but looking...

    Etta of the Footlights
  • 1909
    Saul and David

    Saul and David

    Saul and David

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    Tells the biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the book of Samuel

    Saul and David
  • 1912
    For the Honor of the Family

    For the Honor of the Family

    For the Honor of the Family

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    On account of his extravagance and dissipation, Col. Ryder disowns his son and casts him off. Guy, resolved to redeem himself, joins an Indian...

    For the Honor of the Family
  • 1911
    His Sister's Children

    His Sister's Children

    His Sister's Children

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    Harry Burton's sister and her husband are suddenly called away for a few days on business and telegraph him to come to their home and take care of...

    His Sister's Children
  • 1911
    Dead Man’s Honor

    Dead Man’s Honor

    Dead Man’s Honor

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    Hugh and Henry Watson, two brothers, are in love with Helen Mallory. She rejects Hugh and accepts Henry. Hugh, broken-hearted, goes west, leaving a...

    Dead Man’s Honor
  • 1909
    The Bride of Lammermoor

    The Bride of Lammermoor

    The Bride of Lammermoor

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    Sir Walter Scott adaptation, existing in fragmentary form in the Library of Congress paper print collections.

    The Bride of Lammermoor
  • 1912
    The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

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    You would think that the death of his wife through his dissipation and neglect would have brought Jack Moreland to his senses. Instead he is more...

    The Black Sheep
  • 1913
    Delayed Proposals

    Delayed Proposals

    Delayed Proposals

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    It is sometimes decidedly difficult to get a little privacy on shipboard. Several times Jack Hardy almost reaches the proposal point with Marion Van...

    Delayed Proposals
  • 1911
    Water Lilies

    Water Lilies

    Water Lilies

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    Albertina is a celebrated dancer whose fame is widespread. However, she has overtaxed her strength, is forbidden to appear in public and is obliged...

    Water Lilies
  • 1938
    Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

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    A rising stage star's ambition causes trouble.

    Comet Over Broadway
  • 1920
    Deadline at Eleven

    Deadline at Eleven

    Deadline at Eleven

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    When socialite Helen Stevens obtains a job on a New York newspaper, she is met by much derision from the staff. Befriended by a heavy-drinking...

    Deadline at Eleven
  • 1914
    Some Steamer Scooping

    Some Steamer Scooping

    Some Steamer Scooping

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    The Baron Lafitte is in love with and proposes to Adelaide Burton, daughter of Andrew Burton, a wealthy manufacturer. Clara Lane, a newspaper...

    Some Steamer Scooping