The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 1915
    Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

    5.91915HD

    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 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
    By the Sea

    By the Sea

    By the Sea

    5.51915HD

    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...

    By the Sea
  • 1914
    Within Three Hundred Pages

    Within Three Hundred Pages

    Within Three Hundred Pages

    01914HD

    A necklace belonging to Mrs. Stuyvesant is stolen from Lawyer Smirney's office. It was smuggled in from China years before. Chief Knox is notified...

    Within Three Hundred Pages
  • 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
  • 1914
    Broncho Billy and the Rattler

    Broncho Billy and the Rattler

    Broncho Billy and the Rattler

    01914HD

    Carl Stockdale, the sheriff of Boise County, is given a case of valuable jewels to deliver, but determines to keep them for himself.

    Broncho Billy and the Rattler
  • 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,...

    In the Park
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

    5.7781915HD

    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...

    A Jitney Elopement
  • 1914
    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    01914HD

    Once a lot of grown-up girls organized a club for the discussion of current evils. The principal current evil they discussed was man. The object was...

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times
  • 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
    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...

    A Night Out
  • 1915
    When Love and Honor Called

    When Love and Honor Called

    When Love and Honor Called

    01915HD

    Broncho Billy is sent on a secret mission to a small Arizona town. There he meets a beautiful girl, Elizabeth Barton, who is betrothed to a handsome...

    When Love and Honor Called
  • 1913
    Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid

    Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid

    Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid

    01913HD

    Broncho Billy, haying disturbed the laws of the state, is thrown into jail. The warden hands the outlaw a cup of water and a piece of stale bread....

    Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
  • 1913
    Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County

    Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County

    Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County

    51913HD

    Through a kindly act Broncho Billy earns the deep gratitute of Marion Rivers, who presents him with a Bible. Not long afterwards, she comes upon him...

    Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County