The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 1915
    Work

    Work

    Work

    5.81915HD

    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
    The Champion

    The Champion

    The Champion

    6.51915HD

    Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can...

    The Champion
  • 1915
    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    6.11915HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1915
    His New Job

    His New Job

    His New Job

    5.71915HD

    When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a...

    His New Job
  • 1914
    The Fable of 'The Author and the Dear Public and the Plate of Mush'

    The Fable of 'The Author and the Dear Public and the Plate of Mush'

    The Fable of 'The Author and the Dear Public and the Plate of Mush'

    01914HD

    Ernest Coppie, an author, was trying to grind out something that could be sold for enough coin to buy himself a good square meal. He dashed off some...

    The Fable of 'The Author and the Dear Public and the Plate of Mush'
  • 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
    A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

    5.71915HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1916
    Police

    Police

    Police

    6.21916HD

    Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

    Police
  • 1913
    The Accusation of Broncho Billy

    The Accusation of Broncho Billy

    The Accusation of Broncho Billy

    01913HD

    Broncho Billy, owner of a saloon in Big Horn City, is trusted implicitly by the miners in the surrounding territory. Several of them have gathered at...

    The Accusation of Broncho Billy
  • 1914
    The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man

    The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man

    The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man

    01914HD

    Buchanan Bartlett, shiftless son of Hiram Bartlett, farmer retired, is sent to college to learn things. Father becomes peeved when he receives a bill...

    The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man
  • 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
    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
  • 1911
    A Western Redemption

    A Western Redemption

    A Western Redemption

    01911HD

    Tom Perkins, a Chicago youth, is arrested, charged with being one of the carbarn bandits, to whom is attributed a series of bold robberies. The...

    A Western Redemption
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy

    The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy

    The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy

    01914HD

    Clara was no longer a Spring Chicken, and when she passed the Thirty Mark, she began to worry for fear that she could never Rope In a Bread Earner,...

    The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy
  • 1915
    By the Sea

    By the Sea

    By the Sea

    5.41915HD

    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
    The Calling of Jim Barton

    The Calling of Jim Barton

    The Calling of Jim Barton

    01914HD

    A mother's heart always goes out to her wayward son. Jim Barton caused his mother constant worry, and one night his father caught him in the act of...

    The Calling of Jim Barton
  • 1913
    The Redeemed Claim

    The Redeemed Claim

    The Redeemed Claim

    01913HD

    George Ingraham is refused a loan by all the money lenders in town, until one of them accidentally discovering that a vein of gold runs through...

    The Redeemed Claim