Thanhouser Company Movies

  • 1917
    The Man Without a Country

    The Man Without a Country

    The Man Without a Country

    4.81917HD

    Convicted in a revolutionary conspiracy, a man rashly states that he wishes never again to hear the name of the United States of America. The judge...

    The Man Without a Country
  • 1915
    Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

    Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

    Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

    71915HD

    A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry...

    Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
  • 1915
    Sublime Beauté

    Sublime Beauté

    Sublime Beauté

    21915HD

    Audrey Munson (a real-life 'perfect' model for numerous Beaux-Arts sculptors) first appeared artistically nude as a sculptor's model, recreating...

    Sublime Beauté
  • 1916
    The World and the Woman

    The World and the Woman

    The World and the Woman

    3.51916HD

    In "The World and the Woman", Jeanne Eagels plays Mary, a prostitute (which is implied by her walking the streets and being hassled by policemen) who...

    The World and the Woman
  • 1911
    A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

    6.3331911HD

    Based on the play by Henrik Ibsen.

    A Doll's House
  • 1917
    The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

    6.71917HD

    The lead Florence La Badie plays dual roles. Clever editing is used for the scene where her two characters meet. La Badie, however, does appear twice...

    The Woman in White
  • 1913
    When the Studio Burned

    When the Studio Burned

    When the Studio Burned

    7.51913HD

    A recreation of the Thanhouser Studio fire of 13 January 1913, it includes the rescue of a small child from the flaming building.

    When the Studio Burned
  • 1917
    The Fires of Youth

    The Fires of Youth

    The Fires of Youth

    71917HD

    The Thanhouser Co. has reissued a number of its surviving films on video. FIRES OF YOUTH existed at around 52 minutes in its original release. A...

    The Fires of Youth
  • 1916
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

    4.41916HD

    An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

    King Lear
  • 1915
    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    01915HD

    The Thanhouser Company's two-reel adaptation of Oscar Wilde's eponymous novel. “The plot is unusual, and even though none of the familiar...

    The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • 1912
    Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

    6.21912HD

    With The Old Curiosity Shop and David Copperfield, both released in 1911, and Nicholas Nickleby in 1912, Thanhouser established itself as producer of...

    Nicholas Nickleby
  • 1913
    King Rene’s Daughter

    King Rene’s Daughter

    King Rene’s Daughter

    6.6671913HD

    This elaborate and well-staged silent version of Hertz' play is exceedingly well produced for 1913: it starts off by introducing the actors by name...

    King Rene’s Daughter
  • 1912
    When a Count Counted

    When a Count Counted

    When a Count Counted

    101912HD

    The pretty young stenographer in a New York lawyer's office had two weeks' vacation coining to her, and decided for once in her life she would cut a...

    When a Count Counted
  • 1915
    His Wife

    His Wife

    His Wife

    01915HD

    Henry Dennys, a wealthy Englishman, has two sons who are frequently brought into the company of Edith Danvers, whose father, a retired general, lives...

    His Wife
  • 1913
    Her Nephews from Labrador

    Her Nephews from Labrador

    Her Nephews from Labrador

    71913HD

    Two boys from Labrador, Canada, visit their aunt in Westcheser, New York. Although it's in the middle of a cold winter in New York, the nephews from...

    Her Nephews from Labrador
  • 1916
    Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

    5.81916HD

    After having been wrongly accused of murder and robbery, a heretofore kindly and gregarious weaver becomes a nasty, bitter, lonely old miser....

    Silas Marner
  • 1913
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    71913HD

    Produced by Thanhouser Film Corporation.

    Jack and the Beanstalk
  • 1914
    The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

    01914HD

    This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its attempts to gain control of a lost million...

    The Million Dollar Mystery
  • 1914
    A Dog's Love

    A Dog's Love

    A Dog's Love

    6.41914HD

    A lonely little girl is befriended by Shep, a neighbor's collie. The girl meets an untimely death, leaving Shep behind.

    A Dog's Love
  • 1912
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    5.9051912HD

    Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde