Fred Esmelton Movies

A low-key silent drama of a man seeking vengeance on the villain whose lies sent him to prison on the night of his wedding.

Genre: Drama

Cast: H.B. Warner

Wealthy racing driver Tom Hayden loses his inheritance and his fiancé due to a wacky mishap on his wedding day.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Reginald Denny

Real-life outlaw Joaquin Murietta, who (according to this film, anyway) is a latter-day Robin Hood, dedicated to driving land-grabbers and corrupt...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Thelma Todd

The plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all its owners. The second screen appearance of detective...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Marian Nixon

Dulcy, a devoted but scatterbrained bride, tries to improve her absent husband's finances by inviting two of his business prospects to dinner. Though...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Constance Talmadge

The story of two baby girls, born near in proximity but worlds apart in society: Molly Helmer, the daughter of a thief, and Florence Banning, the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Norma Shearer

Lola de Breze loves Lord Arthur Fallaray from afar, though there seems to be no way to bring them together -- he is England's Colonial Secretary and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Betty Compson

Genre: Drama

Cast: Catherine Calvert

A woman with a gambling addiction finds that her daughter is threatened by the same tendencies.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Elsie Ferguson

Mrs. Penfield, better known as Penzie, is one of the inhabitants of a tenement neighborhood known as "the Custard Cup" because of its oval shape....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mary Carr

Raffles is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Amateur Cracksman." While sailing from India...

Genre: Romance

Cast: House Peters

The Michigan Kid is a gambler in the backwoods of Alaska trying to make enough money to go back to his hometown and impress the girl he loves. His...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Conrad Nagel

Boston Blackie is a former prison inmate campaigning to outlaw Warden Benton's infamous "Water Cross" torture. Benton, however, is successful in his...

Genre: Crime

Cast: William Russell

Set during the 16th-century Spanish occupation of Flanders, the story concentrates on the fiercely patriotic Mark Van Ryke (Colman). Donning the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ronald Colman

A salesman is helped out of a jam with an angry customer by a wealthy playboy. In return, he agrees to help the playboy get a divorce from his wife,...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Eddie Cantor

The first time Al Jones sees Elizabeth Lowden, he becomes so distracted that he runs his car into a steamroller. The second time he sees her,...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Monte Blue

Can Jack MacDowell, the first flying policeman on the force, save his dad from stop-at-nothing jewel thieves?

Genre: Drama

Cast: Neil Hamilton

A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her...

Genre: War

Cast: Constance Bennett

Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Baby Peggy

A 1917 film directed by Joseph A. Golden & Julius Steger

Genre: Drama

Cast: Norma Talmadge

Sydney Fairchild, the daughter of a woman who was once loved by three bachelors, surprises the men with a visit. Findley, Trumbull, and Gaunt honor...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Claude Gillingwater

While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ronald Colman

A woman thinks a small dog is an angel pet in this silent comedy.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Lew Cody

A young Irish immigrant gets a job as a conductor on a streetcar and fights off an attempt by crooks to take over the company, all the while pursuing...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Johnny Hines

The Misleading Widow is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke as Betty Taradine. It was based on the 1917 stage play Billeted by F....

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Billie Burke