James Oppenheim

The Cossack Whip

Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels. The Cossacks attack the village and massacre almost everyone, and the young Katerina is whipped to death. Before escaping to England, her sister Darya swears to avenge her sister's death. Years later--now one of the world's most famous prima ballerinas--she returns to Russia. Turov falls in love with her and manages to secure a meeting. She coyly asks him to take her to see a prison first. As it turns out, what he has planned for her is nothing compared to what she has planned for him.

Idle Wives

Characters in the film attend a movie titled 'Life’s Mirror', where they see parallel, cautionary versions of their own lives. Only the first two of the original seven reels survive.

Mother o' Dreams

A poor orphan's dream of luxuries and a mother's love, which eventually becomes a reality

The Man He Might Have Been

A son wants more out of life, but Dad does not.

The Crime of Carelessness

Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.

Tim

It's time for Tim to get a job.

Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story

An elderly bank clerk declines to donate money to a tuberculosis fund, but soon his daughter comes down with the disease.