DVD Vol. 10, 11 & 12 - Preliminary

Thanhouser DVD Collection
Volumes 10, 11 & 12
Preliminary List of Films - Subject to Change

This is a preliminary list of films for the Thanhouser DVD Collection Volumes 10, 11 & 12 and is subject to change without notice. This new three-disc DVD collector's set is scheduled to be released in October 2009 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Thanhouser Company in New Rochell, NY on October 25, 1909.

Vol. 10: More Early Thanhouser (1910 – 1912)

The Actor's Children (AMPAS, 3/15/1910, TRT 13:35) – The first Thanhouser release about the disappearance of an actor's children, their thrilling adventure and how they return to their parents.
Young Lord Stanley (Library of Congress, 10/25/1910, TRT 13:04) – A nobleman stoops to manual labor when his funds grow low and falls deeply in love with his employer's daughter.
The Pasha's Daughter (MoMA, 1/3/1911, TRT 0:12:49) – A young American man in trouble is assisted by the daughter of the pasha to escape in woman's clothes from the Turkish dominions.
His Great Uncle's Spirit (George Eastman House, 3/8/1912, TRT 14:30) – Full of amazing trick situations that will leave you dazed and delighted!
The Portrait of Lady Anne (Library of Congress, 7/23/1912, TRT 14:53) – In the year 1770, the beautiful Lady Anne in a jealous fit throws over her lover who goes away to the war and is killed. She marries another and a child is born. Fast forward to 1912 where a descendant of Lady Anne is entertaining and much the same happens.
The Voice of Conscience (George Eastman House, 8/3/1912, TRT 14:11) – Two girls fall in love with the same man. Out motoring one day they are thrown from the machine and carried to the hospital. One of the girls pours poison in the medicine of the other. Here the 'twist' enters, and the story swings into a very pleasant finish.
In a Garden (BFI, 10/25/1912, TRT 15:02) – The gardener tells the story he has seen unfolded within the precincts of a beautiful spot - the beginning of affection between two, the quarrel, and the reconciliation years afterward.

Volume 11 – The Genius of Charles J. Hite (1913 – 1914)

Her Nephews from Labrador (MoMA, 1/26/1913, TRT 12:01) – The young men from Labrador can't keep cool in the middle of a severe winter. They skate on the ice, attired simply in bathing suits, and plunge repeatedly into the icy water. There is no faking in the picture; it has to be seen to be believed.
His Uncles Wives (Library of Congress, 2/2/1913, TRT 9:15) – By the terms of his uncle's will an artist suddenly inherits six wives who come to him from Constantinople unexpectedly. His sweetheart, of course, makes serious objections, and he finally packs them off to join a theatrical troupe, and happiness is restored.
Seven Ages of an Alligator (Library of Congress, 2/2/1913, TRT 4:08) – Shows the alligator in several stages of growth, from babyhood to a ripe old age; a film taken at an alligator farm in California.
The Farmer's Daughters (BFI, 9/28/1913, TRT 15:24) –The daughters of the farmer do some very good character work fooling young college graduates who are bent on matrimony. The incidental glimpses of American farm life are very charming and considerably enhance the value of the film.
In de Tropische Zee (Nederlands Filmmuseum, 1/1/1914, TRT 13:13) – Carl Louis Gregory, Thanhouser's senior cameraman, employed the Williamson Submarine Tube, an air-filled iron tube with a viewing chamber at the end which was dropped down into the sea from a barge was used to produce the first underwater motion pictures.
Joseph in the Land of Egypt (MoMA, 2/1/1914, TRT 41:07) – Four reel “Thanhouser Big Production” features James Cruze and scenario by Lloyd F. Lonergan from Liebler's stage drama, Joseph and His Brethren, in turn taken from a biblical story. Orchestration (piano score) by the members of the Tams Music Library, New York City.
The Center of the Web (BFI, 12/1/1914, TRT 26:50) – Who Let the Dogs Out? Thirty German police dogs are the heroes of this crime drama centered on the round up of a gang of counterfeiters.

Vol. 12: Edwin and Gertrude Return (1915 – 1916)

Zudora Episode #2: The Mystery of the Sleeping House (Thanhouser Collection, 11/30/1914, TRT 36:00) – A story teeming with love and the fiery romantic impulsiveness of the East is told on the screen in the two-reel drama, the second episode in Thanhouser's production of Dr. Daniel Carson Goodman's serial photoplay.
Old Jane of the Gaiety (Library of Congress, 7/18/1915, TRT 15:38) – Old Jane, the wardrobe woman, is an institution at the Gaiety Theatre. She keeps a watchful eye on the younger girls, especially little Nina Fagnant, a serious child with genuine ability.
In the Hands of the Enemy (Library of Congress, 11/16/1915, TRT 25:49) – This strong story of a woman spy and the firing squad draws its analogies from incidents of the world war, and is full of intense situations and graphic action.
Silas Marner (Thanhouser Collection, 2/19/1916, TRT 33:00) – Frederick Warde in his motion picture debut in the leading role as the bent and twisted miser whose life of selfishness is changed by the influence of a child.