The Pit and the Pendulum

Alice Guy's version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. This film is partially lost.

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies of it online are actually the 1900 remake.

The Ocean Waif

An abused young woman finds safety and love in the arms of a famous novelist.

Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak

Soldiers ambush a house.

Danse Serpentine (In a Lion's Cage)

Madame Ondine performs a serpentine dance surrounded by big cats.

Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter

Mme. Bob Walter performs the serpentine dance.

Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

Behind-the-scenes footage showing Alice Guy directing an early sound film.

The Dirigible 'Homeland'

A short film about a dirigible.

Canned Harmony

The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be suitor, cannot play a single note. When he is about to give up, Billy’s roommate suggests bluffing his way into the Professor’s favor with the aid of a suitably musical disguise and a well-hidden phonograph player.

The Girl in the Arm-Chair

Peggy Wilson has recently become an orphan and a ward of the Waston family. She’s also inherited the late Robert Wilson’s vast fortune, which puts her very much in Mr. Waston’s favor. He would like his son, Frank, to marry Peggy, but Peggy “is not his style” and “her money is no inducement”. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Serpentine Dance

"Danse serpentine" (Gaumont #588) is part of the "Miss Lina Esbrard. Danseuse cosmopolite et serpentine" series of 4 films, and should not be confused with "Danse excentrique" (Gaumont #587), "Danse fantaisiste" (Gaumont #589) or "La Gigue" (Gaumont #590).

La Gigue

"La Gigue" (Gaumont #590) is part of the "Miss Lina Esbrard. Danseuse cosmopolite et serpentine" series of 4 films, and should not be confused with "Danse excentrique" (Gaumont #587), "Danse serpentine" (Gaumont #588, the only extant film in the series), or "Danse fantaisiste" (Gaumont #589).

Heart of a Painted Woman

Young Martha Redmond, a poor girl from a small town, leaves to find a singing career in New York City. She doesn't find success as a singer, but finds a job as a model for a prominent artist, and soon becomes his mistress. When her lover throws her over to marry the daughter of a wealthy man, she becomes a "fallen women", a plaything for wealthy playboys. She meets Barrett, a millionaire's son, and begins to wonder if she might have a future with him, but it seems like he'll turn out to be just like "all the others".

Greater Love Hath No Man

Short film by Alice Guy about a Western love triangle.

The Vampire

The Vampire is a surviving 1915 silent film drama directed by Alice Guy and starring Olga Petrova. It is one of Petrova's and Guy's few surviving silent films.

In the Year 2000

A remake for the US market of Alice Guy's Les Résultats du féminisme. The film is considered to be lost.

The Lure

Charlotte Baker is drugged and taken to a brothel by Paul, her fiance, who in reality is a pimp. To find her, Charlotte's family contacts the celebrated detective Bob Macauley.

A Terrible Lesson

The story involves a man who goes to a gambling den regardless of the protestations of his wife. He is extremely lucky and his luck attracts attention. Strangers become friendly with him and he being a "good feller," "sets up" the crowd. After the night's playing, he is advised by the owner of the den that it would be hazardous for him to attempt going home alone with so much cash on his person. Chance decides to remain over night. He is shown to a room. During the night, he not only finds that he has been trapped, but an attempt is made on ...

The Detective's Dog

When Kitty's family adopts a homeless dog they couldn't guess how much it would be of help in her fathers detective work.

A Severe Test

Daisy Jones had been married just a year when her husband failed to kiss her one morning, and she decided that he did not love her any more.