Sidney Olcott Movies

  • 1910
    The Lad from Old Ireland

    The Lad from Old Ireland

    The Lad from Old Ireland

    5.11910HD

    A young man leaves Ireland for America, but doesn't forget home.

    The Lad from Old Ireland
  • 1905
    2 A.M. in the Subway

    2 A.M. in the Subway

    2 A.M. in the Subway

    4.21905HD

    A constable and a subway attendant are working late at night in an underground station when a well-dressed man with a cigar in his teeth enters with...

    2 A.M. in the Subway
  • 1912
    From the Manger to the Cross

    From the Manger to the Cross

    From the Manger to the Cross

    5.2391912HD

    The life of Jesus is played out in tableaux shot in the Holy Land.

    From the Manger to the Cross
  • 1915
    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

    The Moth and the Flame

    01915HD

    A bride who discovers during her wedding ceremony that her husband-to-be has fathered a child out of wedlock with another woman.

    The Moth and the Flame
  • 1924
    The Only Woman

    The Only Woman

    The Only Woman

    01924HD

    A 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.

    The Only Woman
  • 1909
    A Slave to Drink

    A Slave to Drink

    A Slave to Drink

    01909HD

    Illustrates a man's struggle to overcome an inherited love for drink. Although yet a young man, the enemy of his family had already sunk its claws...

    A Slave to Drink
  • 1925
    The Charmer

    The Charmer

    The Charmer

    01925HD

    A wild dancer in a cheap Seville cafe, Mariposa is taken to New York by Señor Sprott, a prominent theatrical producer. Billed as "The...

    The Charmer
  • 1924
    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

    5.91924HD

    The Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do with him. Eventually he grows tired of her insults and...

    Monsieur Beaucaire
  • 1907
    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    4.51907HD

    The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

    Ben Hur
  • 1925
    Salome of the Tenements

    Salome of the Tenements

    Salome of the Tenements

    01925HD

    A young East Side Jewish reporter gets into a sticky situation when she finds that her new beau is indicting a banker she owes money to.

    Salome of the Tenements
  • 1916
    Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

    5.21916HD

    Holding a grudge against Robert Torrens and his wife, who live in Italy, a member of the Mafia kidnaps their infant daughter Lois. Fifteen years...

    Poor Little Peppina
  • 1923
    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    6.41923HD

    An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

    Little Old New York
  • 1926
    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    01926HD

    Barbanas Barty inherits some money, sets off to London, meets and falls in love with Lady Cleone Meredith, and this does not set well with Sir...

    The Amateur Gentleman
  • 1915
    The Seven Sisters

    The Seven Sisters

    The Seven Sisters

    21915HD

    Mici is the middle of seven sisters, who all believe if a younger sister marries first, the oldest sisters all doomed to be old maids. The elder...

    The Seven Sisters
  • 1919
    Marriage for Convenience

    Marriage for Convenience

    Marriage for Convenience

    01919HD

    Barbara Rand is blinded when she leaps through a window to escape an assailant. Her sister, Natalie, reluctantly abandons her fiancé, Ned...

    Marriage for Convenience
  • 1924
    The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

    61924HD

    A pickpocket falls in love with a newspaperman. When he is sent off to war and she disguises herself as a boy, joins a gang and sets out to save him.

    The Humming Bird
  • 1915
    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    4.51915HD

    The story of a Japanese woman and the tragedy that ensues when she loves an American naval officer.

    Madame Butterfly
  • 1913
    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    01913HD

    Uncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is to be taken from her, she steals the boy and runs...

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • 1913
    Lady Peggy’s Escape

    Lady Peggy’s Escape

    Lady Peggy’s Escape

    01913HD

    A group of English Soldiers take the Home of the Fitzgeralds from its rightful owners, and force the daughter Peggy to stay and entertain them. A...

    Lady Peggy’s Escape
  • 1926
    Ranson's Folly

    Ranson's Folly

    Ranson's Folly

    6.21926HD

    U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up...

    Ranson's Folly