The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 1915
    The Champion

    The Champion

    The Champion

    6.51915HD

    Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take...

    The Champion
  • 1915
    The Tramp

    The Tramp

    The Tramp

    6.51915HD

    The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he dis...

    The Tramp
  • 1915
    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    01915HD

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker. Gloria Swanson made her first credited appe...

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
  • 1915
    A Burlesque on Carmen

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    5.81915HD

    A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.

    A Burlesque on Carmen
  • 1915
    Work

    Work

    Work

    5.81915HD

    Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast...

    Work
  • 1915
    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    01915HD

    In honor of his return from abroad, Mrs. Worthington invites her cousin, Brian Hartley, to dinner that evening, but forgets to tell him she has moved...

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley
  • 1915
    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    6.11915HD

    Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady int...

    A Night in the Show
  • 1915
    The Gilded Cage

    The Gilded Cage

    The Gilded Cage

    31915HD

    The Gilded Cage is a simple tale about two sisters: the pampered favorite and the put-upon, younger stepdaughter, played by Stonehouse. When the elder...

    The Gilded Cage
  • 1912
    The Virtue of Rags

    The Virtue of Rags

    The Virtue of Rags

    01912HD

    A grouchy landlord discharges a kind-hearted rent collector for failing to collect the rent from an impoverished widow. After dreaming that he himself...

    The Virtue of Rags
  • 1916
    Police

    Police

    Police

    6.21916HD

    Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

    Police
  • 1914
    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks

    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks

    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks

    01914HD

    Aggie has survived the measles, mumps and scarlet rash, so when she brought home the high school diploma her parents thought she was a young lady now...

    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks
  • 1915
    His New Job

    His New Job

    His New Job

    5.71915HD

    When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a di...

    His New Job
  • 1915
    By the Sea

    By the Sea

    By the Sea

    5.41915HD

    It is windy at a bathing resort. After fighting with one of the two husbands, Charlie approaches Edna while the two husbands themselves fight over ice...

    By the Sea
  • 1914
    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty

    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty

    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty

    01914HD

    Mrs. Clymer has great social aspirations, and every time she gave a party her husband was in the habit of going to the Hash House for his sinkers and...

    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty
  • 1915
    In the Park

    In the Park

    In the Park

    5.31915HD

    A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, bu...

    In the Park
  • 1915
    The Ambition of the Baron

    The Ambition of the Baron

    The Ambition of the Baron

    01915HD

    A young woman is used as a pawn to entice Count Jean de Lugnan into a game of ruritanian political intrigue.

    The Ambition of the Baron
  • 1910
    Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme

    Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme

    Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme

    01910HD

    In this instance Hank and Lank step into good fortune quite by accident. Pausing in front of a bargain dry-goods store, a young lady rushes up and ask...

    Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme
  • 1915
    A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

    5.71915HD

    Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and Cha...

    A Jitney Elopement
  • 1915
    A Night Out

    A Night Out

    A Night Out

    5.71915HD

    After a visit to a pub, Charlie and Ben cause a ruckus at a posh restaurant. Charlie later finds himself in a compromising position at a hotel with th...

    A Night Out
  • 1916
    The Strange Case of Mary Page

    The Strange Case of Mary Page

    The Strange Case of Mary Page

    01916HD

    A 15-episode dramatic action movie serial only two of which survive.

    The Strange Case of Mary Page