The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 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
    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
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1916
    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    5.21916HD

    When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal...

    Sherlock Holmes
  • 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 Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    01914HD

    Once a lot of grown-up girls organized a club for the discussion of current evils. The principal current evil they discussed was man. The object was...

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times
  • 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
    The Fable of the Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church

    The Fable of the Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church

    The Fable of the Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church

    01915HD

    The loyal women of the congregation decided to pull off a festival and raise some coin for the support of the church.

    The Fable of the Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

    The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

    The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

    01914HD

    He was too big for this world when a Phrenologist told him he was a modern Napoleon.

    The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps
  • 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
    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
  • 1912
    The Virtue of Rags

    The Virtue of Rags

    The Virtue of Rags

    01912HD

    A grouchy landlord discharges a kind-hearted rent collector for failing to collect the rent from an impoverished widow. After dreaming that he...

    The Virtue of Rags
  • 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
  • 1914
    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty

    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty

    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty

    01914HD

    Mrs. Clymer has great social aspirations, and every time she gave a party her husband was in the habit of going to the Hash House for his sinkers and...

    The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty
  • 1915
    Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber

    Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber

    Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber

    01915HD

    Broncho works for a despicable land grabber who treats his help like a brute. The men finally plot to lynch the land grabber. Broncho races on his...

    Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber