The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 1915
    Work

    Work

    Work

    5.91915HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'

    The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'

    The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'

    01914HD

    The political bosses knew it was an off year and they needed a Goat to run for City Clerk. They didn't want a regular guy to get "stepped on," so...

    The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
  • 1915
    A Woman

    A Woman

    A Woman

    61915HD

    Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded....

    A Woman
  • 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...

    The Tramp
  • 1916
    Police

    Police

    Police

    6.2561916HD

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

    Police
  • 1915
    The Champion

    The Champion

    The Champion

    6.4671915HD

    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...

    The Champion
  • 1915
    A Burlesque on Carmen

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    5.841915HD

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

    A Burlesque on Carmen
  • 1916
    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    6.31916HD

    When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal...

    Sherlock Holmes
  • 1911
    Spike Shannon's Last Fight

    Spike Shannon's Last Fight

    Spike Shannon's Last Fight

    01911HD

    'Spike' Shannon, a pugilist by occupation, signs to fight a 10-round bout, with another young knight of the ring. A contract is drawn and 'Spike' and...

    Spike Shannon's Last Fight
  • 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
  • 1912
    Broncho Billy's Promise

    Broncho Billy's Promise

    Broncho Billy's Promise

    01912HD

    A pretty western girl rejected a cowpuncher admirer for Bronche Billy. Snake, the rejected suitor, swears revenge and immediately proceeds to the...

    Broncho Billy's Promise
  • 1914
    Oh, Doctor

    Oh, Doctor

    Oh, Doctor

    01914HD

    Beulah Crane, a student at boarding school, becomes very much interested in a young fellow she thinks is a doctor.

    Oh, Doctor
  • 1912
    Alkali Ike Plays the Devil

    Alkali Ike Plays the Devil

    Alkali Ike Plays the Devil

    01912HD

    Alkali Ike receives some good news one morning in the form of an invitation from the boys of a nearby town to attend a masquerade ball with his best...

    Alkali Ike Plays the Devil
  • 1915
    Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

    5.911915HD

    A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed...

    Shanghaied
  • 1915
    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    6.21915HD

    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...

    A Night in the Show
  • 1912
    Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid

    Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid

    Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid

    01912HD

    Bart McGrew, a rascally schemer, endeavors to secure an old Indian chief's signature to a deed that will give him thousands of acres of valuable land...

    Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid
  • 1911
    A Western Redemption

    A Western Redemption

    A Western Redemption

    01911HD

    Tom Perkins, a Chicago youth, is arrested, charged with being one of the carbarn bandits, to whom is attributed a series of bold robberies. The...

    A Western Redemption
  • 1912
    An Indian's Friendship

    An Indian's Friendship

    An Indian's Friendship

    01912HD

    Broncho is instrumental in saving Yellow Wolf, an Indian, from the wrath of Dan Runnion, a surly cowpuncher, and Runnion swears revenge. His chance...

    An Indian's Friendship
  • 1911
    The Corporation and the Ranch Girl

    The Corporation and the Ranch Girl

    The Corporation and the Ranch Girl

    01911HD

    Upon the death of her father, Ann Newton is made the heiress of an extensive and valuable ranch in Arizona, when she is visited by the officials of...

    The Corporation and the Ranch Girl