James Cruze Movies

  • 1912
    The Cry of the Children

    The Cry of the Children

    The Cry of the Children

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    An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill...

    The Cry of the Children
  • 1912
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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    Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • 1914
    Joseph in the Land of Egypt

    Joseph in the Land of Egypt

    Joseph in the Land of Egypt

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    Film realization of the Biblical story of Joseph, played here by future director James Cruze.

    Joseph in the Land of Egypt
  • 1914
    Zudora

    Zudora

    Zudora

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    Zudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic and detective, who covets her inheritance. She wants to...

    Zudora
  • 1914
    The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

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    This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its attempts to gain control of a lost million dollar...

    The Million Dollar Mystery
  • 1914
    The Mohammedan's Conspiracy

    The Mohammedan's Conspiracy

    The Mohammedan's Conspiracy

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    The Mohammedan's Conspiracy
  • 1917
    The Slave Mart

    The Slave Mart

    The Slave Mart

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    Immigrants drama where a poor Italian girl almost falls into the hands of white slave traders when she goes to New York.

    The Slave Mart
  • 1914
    The Cat's Paw

    The Cat's Paw

    The Cat's Paw

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    In this adventure the diplomatic free-lance and his brilliant aid in war, Nan Tremain, are again pitted against their relentless enemy, Pfaff.

    The Cat's Paw
  • 1919
    Under the Top

    Under the Top

    Under the Top

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    Jimmie, a small-town boy, visits a traveling circus passing through town. he falls in love with Pansy, the daughter of the circus' tightrope walker, a...

    Under the Top
  • 1913
    Tannhäuser

    Tannhäuser

    Tannhäuser

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    Dramatic three-reel film based on Wagner's opera of chivalry and spiritual struggle. Wandering minstrel Tannhauser wins the heart of Elizabeth, niece...

    Tannhäuser
  • 1913
    Cymbeline

    Cymbeline

    Cymbeline

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    Southern California locations vividly suggest both elemental pre-Roman Britain and classical Rome. An energetic cinematic pacing and intimacy show rap...

    Cymbeline
  • 1911
    She

    She

    She

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    She was the first attempt in film to depict the story of H. Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She: A History of Adventure.

    She
  • 1912
    Flying to Fortune

    Flying to Fortune

    Flying to Fortune

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    A wealthy old man, who has been a semi-invalid for years, is informed by his physician that his case is hopeless. The invalid decides to put "his home...

    Flying to Fortune
  • 1911
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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    According to the tale found in the ancient annals, the little town of Hamelin, in Hanover, found itself, five hundred years ago overrun with rats. The...

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • 1912
    Into the Desert

    Into the Desert

    Into the Desert

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    An American girl and her father were traveling in the Orient, and there they were joined by the young woman's fiancé. He knew the dangers of the count...

    Into the Desert
  • 1912
    The Girl of the Grove

    The Girl of the Grove

    The Girl of the Grove

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    The girl was young, pretty, and also a good businesswoman; When her father died she took up the reins of management and ran an orange grove with succe...

    The Girl of the Grove
  • 1912
    Rejuvenation

    Rejuvenation

    Rejuvenation

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    A rich man who finds that there is nothing in life worth living for, is worse off than is a poor man in similar circumstances, for the poor man may he...

    Rejuvenation
  • 1912
    Love's Miracle

    Love's Miracle

    Love's Miracle

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    Wealth does not always bring happiness. The girl was young, rich, but an invalid, and the noted physicians who eared for her shook their heads wisely,...

    Love's Miracle
  • 1913
    Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

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    A short adaption of the novel by Charles Dickens.

    Little Dorrit
  • 1917
    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

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    While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing a Japanese kimono. There she meets the wealthy Ar...

    The Call of the East