Harry Benham Movies

This elaborate and well-staged silent version of Hertz' play is exceedingly well produced for 1913: it starts off by introducing the actors by name...

The greenhouse proprietor did not take any heart in his work, for he firmly believed he was destined to be a great painter. The result was he...

Elaborately produced version of the well known George O. Nichols fairy tale interrupted by just a few summarizing intertitles, with Florence LaBadie...

Melodrama in which the rich arrogant George gives money to poor Frank and Jane, so he may spend a night with Jane. Jane goes along with it because...

To avoid marrying the elderly suitor her aunt has chosen for her, young socialite Ivis Van Astor decides to hire Horatio Worthington to pose as her...

An old man has an ingenious plan to circumvent the customs officials and for a time it works like a charm.

A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry...

Cecilia is a spunky Irish girl from a struggling family, faced with the imminent death of her mother.

The merchant had succeeded in business because he was utterly heartless and had ground down all opposition. His employees hated him, his competitors...

The girl's father is Gunga Ras, a Hindu student of the occult. The girl's uncle is found dead and the lover blamed, but she personally investigates...

Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's tribulation-filled journey to adulthood,...

Ellida was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, and spent many hours near the water's edge. While she was still scarcely more than a child, one of...

A Southern girl helps an escaped Union soldier in the midst of the Civil War.

A romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and Helen Badgley (http://thanhouser.org/).

Drama of life in the foreign legion of Africa

A painter in New York City discovers that he has inherited a harem. Since he's already married and his wife would definitely not approve, he must...

Based on the novel of the same name by Mrs. Henry Wood (Ellen Wood).

An electric current accidentally brings a female mummy back to life with decidedly romantic inclinations, much to the surprise of a young...