The best movies 1912

A silent comedy in which a sick young boy gets healthy after a regime of hard work, and does not complain that the housekeeper makes him work so hard.

The devil performs his magical powers.

A female magician presents several impressive metamorphoses, combining stop-motion animation and camera tricks.

A short western about a cowardly sheriff who leaves it up to his wife to catch a murderer, and then takes the credit himself.

A woman imagines the revenge of a gypsy that she sent away. This piece is told in multiple scenes, in an increasingly artificial world, as the venue...

A short film about the friendship between a little girl and a stray dog.

Italian slapstick actor Robinet riding a bicycle.

Billie is the "little mother" of the family and cares for the two smaller children. Her father has fallen under the spell of drink. Billie has become...

A country girl is persuaded to elope with the minister's nephew but she discovers that he is worthless. After he is killed in a brawl, her former...

A fantasy film about the knight Parsifal, who has to protect the Holy Grail from wizards.

Short melodrama about a young woman who is executed because she shot at an army patrol. Her fiance turns out to be the leader of this army unit, but...

A beautiful but eccentric countess amuses herself by subjecting her numerous suitors to silly tests. Most men turn into frenzied dogs in the company...

The new maid and her mistress devise a plan to foil the men in the house. ...[The mistress of the house finds her chambermaid using her...

A Lord weds a Lady despite knowledge of her lowly birth.

A manuscript delivered to a playhouse is eventually turned into a major hit with critics and audience alike. The only problem is that no one knows...

Colonel de Valpeau lives alone with his negro servant, Zeno. Being pressed for funds, the Colonel is refused a loan on the hereditary estate, and is...

Tim spends his days running with a railroad gang which frustrates his struggling parents. When his father falls ill Tim reluctantly gets a job...