Movies by Alphonse Ethier

The Alaskan

The Alaskan

An Alaskan defies robber barons intent on corrupting the new state.

The Forbidden Path

The Forbidden Path

Mary Lynde (Theda Bara) is an innocent girl who has grown up in New York's Greenwich Village. One of the artists there, Felix Benavente (Sidney Mason), uses her as model when he paints a portrait of the Madonna for a church. His friend Robert Sinclair (Hugh Thompson) corrupts Mary so that her father (Walter Law) casts her from his home. She goes to live with Sinclair in his mountain lodge, but after the birth of a child, he callously casts her aside. Subsequently, her baby dies and she sinks to the depths of despair.

The Fighting Eagle

The Fighting Eagle

The exploits of Brigadier Gerard who helps expose Foreign Minister Talleyrand as a traitor to Napoleon.

She

She

She was the first attempt in film to depict the story of H. Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She: A History of Adventure.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

A young girl from Sunnybrook goes to live with her wealthy relatives and falls in love with a doctor. Adapted from Kate Douglas Wiggin's famous novel.

Romance of Louisiana

Romance of Louisiana

A short historical drama about the Louisiana Purchase.

The Storm

The Storm

Burr and Dave, two close friends who have backed each other up in countless difficulties, are torn apart by the arrival of a woman, Manette, who becomes stranded with them in their cabin during a raging blizzard.

Men Of America

Men Of America

Bank robbers and killers cause mayhem in a small western town.

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.

Say It with Sables

Say It with Sables

In this silent film, now considered lost, Doug Caswell falls for Irene, his wealthy father's mistress. It's up to Doug's stepmother Helen to put things right.

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

A man impersonates his double to clear himself of a murder conviction.

The Frontier of the Stars

The Frontier of the Stars

East Side gangster Buck Leslie attempts to stop a fight between chemist Gregory and a tough and is pursued by detective Phil Hoyt to a tenement roof where he takes refuge. On the roof he meets crippled Hilda Shea, who shelters him, and they eventually fall in love, the appeal of her innocence causing him to reform. Buck antagonizes the gang, however, and they try to frame him. Hoyt finds Buck on the roof, and during the ensuing fight the tenement catches on fire. Buck rescues Hilda, and she miraculously regains use of her limbs. The detectiv...

His First Command

His First Command

A playboy is in love with a woman and enters the army thinking it will improve his chances with her.

Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

In New York, Bill Stratton saves a friend's marriage, but Bill's fiancée, Evelyn, misinterprets the situation and believes Bill to be unfaithful to her. She breaks her engagement, and Bill, in remorse, goes to Alaska. In the town of Yellow Gulch, Bill meets "Silver" Jack Belmont, the man responsible for nearly ruining the marriage of Bill's friend.

Shadows of the Night

Shadows of the Night

Gray plays a reporter trying to unravel a murder involving organized crime. Lorraine plays the heroine.

A Message from Mars

A Message from Mars

Smoke Bellew

Smoke Bellew

A tale of the great Alaska gold rush in which a man falsely accused of murder tracks down the guilty man.