More Movies You Must See Before You Die

Fantasy tale involving a fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. Gently moving through the cabbages and using of lovely gestures, she takes one baby out of there, then makes more magic and delivers two more.

The Old Farm: A country girl leaving home for the seminary. Bidding good-bye to the old folks and her sweetheart. Reception Hall: Arrival of the pupils. Parents bidding the girls good-bye. Assigning the girls to their respective rooms. The Promenade: The country girl meets a city college bay; becomes the laughing-stock of the college on account of her odd country clothes. Roommates: her roommate shows the "bread-and-butter Miss" how to dress, walk and act stylish. Soon she is transformed into a stylish young lady with all the city ways. Hazing: The country girl and her roommate are taken out in the dead of night and made to take college secret society oath before a grinning skeleton. Rivals: The country girl soon becomes the belle of the college and wins the affection of her rival's sweetheart. Stolen Interview: Climbing out of second-story window with a sheet rope, the city girl meets her lover. They quarrel and she decides to get even with country girl rival. The Invitation: Tom receives and accepts invitation to the basketball game. The Basketball Game: During the progress of the game our heroine sprains her ankle, but heroically decides to finish the game. In the meantime, her city rival robs the girls' lockers and lays the blame upon the country lass. The real thief is finally discovered end expelled from the college. The Fire: The college catches fire through the carelessness of the disgraced girl. Soon the entire seminary is on fire. Our heroine, caught in the flames and unable to escape, falls unconscious to the bed. The Rescue: All is excitement; the girls come pouring out of the burning building. Our country girl is missing. Tom to the rescue. Into the building through flame and smoke; he soon returns with his sweetheart in his arms. Back to the Old Home: The country girl returns, a cultured young lady, but realizes that "home hearts are best, after all."

The location of this picture is not in Utah as might be inferred from the title, but right here in New York; and the situation is not so serious as it sounds. Jack Howard who, with his chum Ralph, occupies a pretty studio in the Artists' Quarters, has just been married and some vague rumor of the event has reached the ears of his Uncle Peter. Now, Uncle Peter is a man of millions and Jack is his heir; and, like many other men of affairs, Uncle Peter considers it among his prerogatives to decide the domestic future of his lawful heir. He, therefore, sends Jack a peremptory telegram forbidding him to marry, under penalty of disinheritance. As Jack has already committed that indiscretion it is too late to obey the command so, when Uncle Peter announces that he is coming for himself to see about things, the situation becomes desperate; but Jack is a young man of resource and, despite the fact that Ralph has a wife and baby, he insists upon introducing his bride to Uncle Peter as the lawful spouse of Ralph. Jack's mother-in-law has a constitutional objection to models in her son-in-law's studio, so when she discovers one posing there, Jack sees no way out of the dilemma except to introduce the model as Ralph's wife, thus presenting Ralph with his third spouse. Things might have gone very smoothly under such circumstances, but for the fact that, to Uncle Peter. Ralph must appear to have one wife, and to Jack's mother-in-law, another; and must keep the situation from his own lawful wife. How thoroughly things get mixed when the different members of the families arrive together at the studio can better be told by the film than by words. The denouement is happy, however, as well as hilariously funny. The uncle falls a victim to the charms of Jack's wife and, gallantly accepting the inevitable when he is informed of the true state of affairs, he turns his attention to the model whom he embraces in his enthusiasm. Ralph's wife is pacified too, after an effort, in fact, everybody catches the spirit of the occasion, and joins in the hilarity except the mother-in-law, around whom they all dance ring-o-rosey, to her complete discomfiture.

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

Louis Perry is discharged from the penitentiary, having served his sentence. He immediately resumes relations with his evil companions, being a leader in the criminal acts. One day he happens to meet Lillian Garvey, a Salvation Army worker. One of his companions insults her and he resents it and incurs his enmity. Lillian is the only good woman he has known for years and he learns to love her. Her influence tempts him to abandon the life he is leading, and be attends the services and becomes converted. Just at this juncture Madeline Raymond, a woman of the underworld, who was his sweetheart before he was arrested, again comes into his life. He tries to secure honorable employment, but fate, in the shape of vigilant officers, interferes. They know him for a criminal and warn employers against him. Lillian is loyal in her faith in him and they are married. A small boy is injured by a motor car and Louis takes him to his home. When he arrives he finds Madeline, who has called on his wife and told her all. The revelation has no effect on the faithful wife and she has nothing but pity for the abandoned woman. A physician is called to attend the boy and Madeline resolves to be revenged. She places her purse in a dresser drawer and then summons a policeman, announcing that Louis has robbed her. The physician sees the woman secrete the purse. The policeman arrives and recognizes Louis as a jailbird and is about to arrest him when he notices the injured boy, which is his child. The doctor clears Louis of the charge of theft and the officer congratulates him on his reformation and praises his devoted wife. The incident makes a vivid impression on Madeline and she is resolved to lead an honest life.

Grandpa Turner lived happily with his daughter Ella and her husband, Robert Fuller. Little Nell, his grandchild, was his inseparable companion, the love between them being touching and beautiful. Ella is finally taken sick and dies, and after a short lapse of time, Robert Fuller marries again. The new wife is a hard hearted young creature, who makes things very unpleasant for Grandpa and Nell, but especially for Grandpa. She deeply resents the fact that he, the first wife's father, is allowed to remain under the same roof with herself. She begins her persecutions by forbidding him to smoke and taking his pipe and tobacco away from him, throws them out of the window. As soon as her stepmother leaves the house with her father, Nell, her grandfather's little champion, climbs out of the window and finding his smoking outfit, returns it to him and he enjoys another smoke. But, alas, the stepmother returns and catching him a second time, she takes the pipe and tobacco and throws them in the stove. She then orders him to go up to an attic room and remain there. After the old man has tottered up the stairs, the husband and wife sit down and enjoy themselves, the former taking out a cigarette, which the wife lights for him. In the meantime, little Nell, gets down her little hoard of pennies and going to the grocery store, buys Grandpa a nice big paper of tobacco and returning with it, presents it to him, much to his delight. But the excitement and exertion, coupled with the harsh treatment, have been too much for the enfeebled old man's heart and he suddenly sinks back in his chair and his spirit goes to join his daughter. Nell rushes downstairs and informs her father and stepmother of the sad occurrence and they hastily run upstairs and behold the terrible result of their heartlessness. And then the new wife suffers the pangs of remorse, while the husband sees her at last in her true colors. The next day, poor little Nell sorrowfully returns the tobacco to the grocer, "'Cause Grandpa'll need it no more." Later, she is seen plucking flowers and decorating his grave, while she meditates upon what she will do to her father when he grows old and feeble,

It is hubby's birthday and the wife wishing to surprise him, surreptitiously interviews the jeweler's clerk to order a gold watch as a present. Her mysterious action arouses suspicion in the husband, who follows her at a distance and witnesses the meeting between her and the clerk. The hour arriving for the delivery of the watch, wifey goes to the door to meet it, and while standing outside, the door closes and locks on her skirt, holding her captive. Having no key, she induces the clerk to climb through the second story window and come down to unlock the door. All would have been well, but the clerk encounters the husband and it looked had for the clerk for a while.

A group of peasants comes to see Leo Tolstoy and his wife, the Countess, to request some land. Tolstoy must explain to them that it is his wife who has authority over their land-holdings, and she will not help them. Stung by their negative reaction to him, Tolstoy becomes increasingly preoccupied with the problems of the poor. This leads to a number of conflicts with his wife, and then to a deep despondency, as the noted writer continues vainly to search for answers to the sufferings he sees around him.

A tender young woman and her musician husband attempt to eke out a living in the slums of New York City, but find themselves caught in the crossfires of gang violence.

Helene Marie, on the run from the Russian police in St. Petersburg, plots to kill the Czar.

Pauline, a young maiden, must protect herself from the treacherous "guardian" of her inheritance, who repeatedly plots to murder her and take the money for himself.

A married diplomat falls hopelessly under the spell of a predatory woman.

A scientist develops a powder that he believes will have the effect of distorting reality for those who take it. To test its effect tries it out on his assistant, a dog, himself and two young couples.

A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.

Three men in love with the same woman contend with each other and with her father, until one of them takes her on an airplane in an attempt to elope with her.

Documentary (with some re-enacted footage) of the British army's participation in the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I.

A bumbling detective comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress when a drug smuggler wants to force her to marry him.

The story opens with an allegorical prologue, which presents various personified vices, including ambition and greed, then moves into the following drama: Arnold Gray, a fighter against child labor and other social ills, comes under the influence of Rhoda Lewis, an ambitious clubwoman who helps him win the gubernatorial nomination. Arnold meets and falls in love with Jane Morton, a respected writer, and they soon marry. All goes well until Jane becomes pregnant. Hard at work on a child-labor bill and winning the governorship, Arnold feels that a baby would be an encumbrance to his career. Jane is at first elated by her pregnancy, but Rhoda and Arnold gradually talk her out of having the baby. Because she suffers acute depression, Jane visits Dr. Brainard and confesses her troubles. Arnold is elected governor, but because Jane dies soon afterward, he no longer cares about living. After dreaming of his unborn son, Arnold awakens to find his wife beside him, joyful that his ordeal has been only a nightmare.

An effort to combat the anti-German propaganda promulgated by the Allies.

Gentleman burglar Raffles tries to get his hand on a priceless pearl.

The Colonel (a professional thief) is caught burglarizing a millionaire's home. Rather than be arrested, the Colonel agrees to perform a service for the millionaire in exchange for his freedom. He is told that he must perform another robbery, this time stealing something from the millionaire's brother. Meanwhile, the Colonel falls in love with the rich man's daughter.

The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.