Van Dyke Brooke Movies

Short comedy

Banker Graham Lawlor is convinced to invest in Silver Shield Mines and becomes president, unaware that promoters Harris, Brennen, and Lester are...

Noah Clayton, an old coster, who has made a bit of money, lives with his daughter Liza. He is very cranky and very gouty. Henry Hawkins, a young...

An innocent man goes to prison for obstruction of justice when his wife refuses to reveal that her father was killed by her mother (and it wasn't...

A short comic film in which Sam and Doris use the hat of Doris’ father (a manager) to send letters to each other.

Master detective, Lambert Chase, unravels a case of poisoning

Captain Jinks, the Cobbler was one of two Jinks comedies released by Vitagraph for Christmas 1916 and, according to the U.S. copyright filing, was...

This thrilling story of the days of '61 and '65 shows a scene in the woods and our hero doing sentry duty. His work has been tiresome, his strength...

Rose Leigh is a young schoolteacher. She sees a paragraph in the paper, saying that in a certain small village they have had in six months, three...

"The Irish Washerwoman" is to be produced by Manager Mathew Talon. The cast is all engaged but the leading lady.

A poor young girl finds a purse and returns it to its owner, who decides to reward her honesty.

John Lane is a prosperous businessman, a widower, who lives in a large house with his seven-year-old daughter Betty. Lane has an enemy, one Ben...

A day in the life of a family of circus performers.

Tommy is bright and good-looking and he attracts the notice of a lady in a London slumming party. While she is talking to him, he steals her watch...

Short comedy

Former actor Holden attempts suicide out of despair but is rescued and offered a small acting role. During a rehearsal, he recognizes the leading...

A little tragedy of Japan wherein a tourist fails to realize that love is a sacred thing the world round.

With all the good influences and favorable surroundings of a model home, Mr. and Mrs. Gray cannot understand why their son, Jack, does not prefer it...

Our story opens with a noted violinist practicing, his young wife sitting nearby, while their little daughter plays about on the floor, a truly happy...

Set during and after the Civil War, a Southern mother deals with the loss of both of her sons as one dies and the other marries a Northern nurse.