Sidney Olcott Movies

  • 1911
    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

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    Kathleen, the daughter of a fisherman meets Henry, the son of a Wall Street Broker, her father forbids their relationship, Kathleen defies her...

    The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
  • 1911
    The Fiddler’s Requiem

    The Fiddler’s Requiem

    The Fiddler’s Requiem

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    The old musician playing his fiddle in his garret home dreams of his youth and his lost love. As the past unfolds itself he sees his sweetheart,...

    The Fiddler’s Requiem
  • 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
  • 1909
    A Slave to Drink

    A Slave to Drink

    A Slave to Drink

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    Illustrates a man's struggle to overcome an inherited love for drink. Although yet a young man, the enemy of his family had already sunk its claws...

    A Slave to Drink
  • 1910
    The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

    The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

    The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

    01910HD

    Anastasia is being picked up by an artist who wants to paint her picture.The artist have other intentions as well. He tried to seduce Anastasia....

    The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
  • 1921
    The Right Way

    The Right Way

    The Right Way

    01921HD

    Two young boys get in trouble with the law and wind up in prison. One, who was raised in poverty in the slums, goes to a reformatory and picks up...

    The Right Way
  • 1910
    The Navajo's Bride

    The Navajo's Bride

    The Navajo's Bride

    41910HD

    A short Western. Ivi, the beautiful daughter of an Indian chief, has three suitors. A competition will decide who gets to marry her. The winner is...

    The Navajo's Bride
  • 1912
    Far from Erin's Isle

    Far from Erin's Isle

    Far from Erin's Isle

    01912HD

    Kathleen leaves behind her sweetheart in Ireland to emigrate to New York, finding a position in a sweet shop, until a strike forces her to seek...

    Far from Erin's Isle
  • 1912
    Ireland, the Oppressed

    Ireland, the Oppressed

    Ireland, the Oppressed

    01912HD

    The story of the Emerald Isle years ago. Showing the struggle against poverty, evictions by hard-hearted landlords, hill fighting and the final...

    Ireland, the Oppressed
  • 1911
    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    The Colleen Bawn

    6.51911HD

    A young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother will stop at nothing, including murder, to see that he...

    The Colleen Bawn
  • 1910
    The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

    The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

    The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

    5.51910HD

    The opening scene of our story shows a Union powder wagon making its way down the road convoyed by a company of mounted Union soldiers. The route of...

    The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
  • 1911
    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

    Rory O'More

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    Based on the story of the real-life 17th Century Irish rebel and the eighteen century ballad about him, this one-reeler is one of the Kalem pictures...

    Rory O'More
  • 1912
    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

    01912HD

    A story of love triangle, between Nell, Big Jim and Tom.

    Vagabonds
  • 1915
    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    The Railroad Raiders of '62

    The Railroad Raiders of '62

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    Lockwood, the old, one-armed flagman at Lone Point, tells Helen and a young soldier of his experiences during the Civil War, and how he lost his arm....

    The Railroad Raiders of '62
  • 1914
    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

    For Ireland's Sake

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    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
  • 1911
    When the Dead Return

    When the Dead Return

    When the Dead Return

    01911HD

    acques and Antoine are both in love with the same girl, but Jacques proves the winner and marries Marcele. Three years after the wedding an accident...

    When the Dead Return
  • 1908
    Way Down East

    Way Down East

    Way Down East

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    Way Down East
  • 1911
    The Special Messenger

    The Special Messenger

    The Special Messenger

    01911HD

    During the Civil War, a woman helps her injured husband by delivering an important message to his general.

    The Special Messenger
  • 1910
    When Lovers Part

    When Lovers Part

    When Lovers Part

    41910HD

    A young couple’s love is forbidden by the girl’s father. He forces her to write a farewell letter. Three years later, the Civil War...

    When Lovers Part
  • 1912
    A Prisoner of the Harem

    A Prisoner of the Harem

    A Prisoner of the Harem

    01912HD

    Alice Durand, after weeks of discouragement, reads the following advertisement in the New York Herald: "Governess wanted. Young American woman, well...

    A Prisoner of the Harem