1910-1919 Seen

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

Four historical tales depict the ongoing human struggle against prejudice and inhumanity.

Two Actors try their hands at stage comedy.

A professor of Egyptology seeks a mummy for experimentation. A young man devises a scheme to give the professor his desire in hopes of winning the hand in marriage of the teacher's daughter.

The Devil takes a trip disguised as a tinker. He meets Frau Ane, farmer Asmus' wife, who yearns to have a baby but in vain. So the devil takes advantage of Frau Ane's motherly inner desire by making a deal with her.

Chased from his apartment by a policeman, ne'er do-well Rastus Jones finds refuge in a Chinese laundry, where he wreaks slapstick havoc and has a memorable encounter with an improperly-filled opium pipe.

In order to make money, a man hires a bum to pretend to be a mummy, so he can sell the "body" for scientific experiments.

Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve.

An imperious Egyptian princess awakens from a 3000-year trance and wreaks comic havoc in the modern world, but it all turns out to be the dream of a young man, inspired by a mummy left in his care overnight.

The subject of a mysterious portrait emerges from the painting and terrorizes the young man who hung it in his room.

Andrei lives a secluded life with his aunt, studying and thinking about his now-deceased mother. His friend Tsenin is concerned, and tries to get Andrei to accompany him to social events. After watching the actress Zoya Kadmina perform, Andrei is fascinated with her, and is then astounded to receive a note from her. He has only one brief meeting with her, and then three months later he is shocked to learn of her death. He now becomes obsessed with her memory, and he decides that he must find out all that he can about her.

A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.

On a dare, a man vows to spend the night in a wax museum filled with ghoulish scenes of true crimes. At first, he scoffs, but soon the scenes that are depicted begin to affect his mind.

Shoppers mistake the meaning of the sign in a shop window.

Alice goes with her sister to a picnic and then she falls asleep and starts dreaming about a wonderland full of talking animals and walking playing cards.

When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.

After Dr. Friedrich's wife becomes mentally unstable and his research papers are rejected, he leaves the country to respite.

The city is being terrorized by a mysterious female Raffles. At last, in desperation, the chief of police sends for his friend, the famous sleuth, Detective Duck. While these two are sitting in conference, Raffles, in her search for loot, enters the home of Mrs. Gotta Millun. Raffles' eyes sparkle as she takes in with delight the rich Oriental knick-knacks and furnishings. Mrs. Millun is a connoisseur. Raffles hides under a table when Mrs. Millun comes in. Mrs. Millun has just received a gift from her brother in far-off India. It is a jewel case containing eight beautiful and rare pearls as large as hen eggs. In a note accompanying them her brother explains that the jewels were part of the loot of the Britishers when they raided Oski Wow Wow, and that they were taken from a famous Indian Princess who had sworn eternal vengeance on all who thereafter possessed them. This fact did not worry Mrs. Millun. Raffles secures a glimpse of the pearls. She manages to read the note accompanying them. Such magnificent pearls must not be allowed to go unstolen. A great scheme enters her mind. Raffles later appears before Mrs. Millun. She has disguised herself and is impersonating the Indian princess mentioned in the note. She tells Mrs. Millun that she has come for the pearls, which are rightfully her own. Mrs. Millun ejects the intruder. Then a note appears on Mrs. Millun's front door. It is from this supposed East Indian Princess. Its contents fill the good woman with dread apprehension. She phones the chief of police, who sends the famous Detective Duck, who, upon learning Mrs. Millun's story, hides the pearls in a tooth cavity, replacing them in the jewel case with hen eggs. That night, Raffles, still impersonating the East Indian Princess, appears again. She spots the famous detective and drugs his wine with a sleeping powder. He discovers her, however, and after a terrific tussle, manages to lock her in the vault. Feeling mighty good at his exploit he drinks his wine, after which he phones for the chief of police to come and see his prize. Then the sleeping powder takes effect. He is in the middle of a horrible nightmare wherein the supposed Indian Princess is treating him to an awful dose of scares when the chief arrives and awakens him after strenuous effort. Then the two dumbfounded men discover the vault wide open. The bird has flown. In the empty jewel case is a note containing these words: "Da safe opens from de inside, yer loon. Say, cutey. where did you hide those pearls? Never mind. I'll get 'em yet. Thanks for de breakfast food. Da Mysterious Female Raffles."

Dennis O'Shay comes to the aid of a lovely lady who dropped her purse. Could this be the start of a new life of luxury for Mr. O'Shay?

A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.

The poor student Balduin sells his mirror image to the satanic sorcerer Scapinelli. He falls in love with a countess and tries to win her over. But his mirror image receives a life of its' own and sabotages Balduin's every move.

Based on Gogol's story: It's Christmas Eve, and everyone in the village has plans. The devil and the witch Solokha are looking for ways of causing mischief. Chub the Cossack just wants some vodka. Solokha's son, Vakula the smith, wants to court Chub's charming daughter Oksana, who sets him on a quest: if Vakula will bring her the tsaritsa's shoes, Oksana will marry him. Meanwhile, the popular Solokha has a series of male visitors to contend with. When Vakula interrupts her, it sets off a chain of events that leads to a busy night for everyone.

Inspector Juve is tasked to capture the infamous criminal genius Fantômas who, ruthless and particularly elusive, changes his appearance and holds Paris' high society in a crippling grasp.

The creeping black assassin Fantômas, the criminal lord of Paris and master of disguise, has won the first round. But the equally resourceful Inspector Juve swears to win the second.