Lois Weber Movies

  • 1919
    Forbidden

    Forbidden

    Forbidden

    01919HD

    Fred Worthington, a disillusioned New York businessman, settles down in the country with his childhood sweetheart "Maddie" Irwin. While Fred enjoys...

    Forbidden
  • 1916
    Wanted- A Home

    Wanted- A Home

    Wanted- A Home

    01916HD

    Mina Rogers (Mary MacLaren) is unfairly cast out into the cruel, cruel world by her crotchety old uncle. She searches for a new home, resorting to...

    Wanted- A Home
  • 1911
    The Twins

    The Twins

    The Twins

    4.51911HD

    The baby daughter of Mrs. Norton, a widowed seamstress, dies. The sorrow-stricken mother gazes at the empty cradle and decides to replace the...

    The Twins
  • 1913
    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    01913HD

    Alleged silent short adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel, first mentioned in a 1966 copy of Films In Review. Recent scholarship argues this film never...

    The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • 1927
    The Angel of Broadway

    The Angel of Broadway

    The Angel of Broadway

    01927HD

    Babe Scott, a cabaret dancer who is constantly searching for sensational material to shock her customers, conceives of burlesquing a Salvation Army...

    The Angel of Broadway
  • 1921
    What Do Men Want?

    What Do Men Want?

    What Do Men Want?

    31921HD

    According to this Lois Weber production, men don't really seem to know what they want at all -- first Frank (J. Frank Glendon) wants to be an...

    What Do Men Want?
  • 1916
    The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

    01916HD

    Olaf writes his memoirs, before his execution. He tells of his life as a struggling farmer when Renie, stranded in the village, stays one night in...

    The Eye of God
  • 1916
    Saving the Family Name

    Saving the Family Name

    Saving the Family Name

    01916HD

    A chorus girl gains infamy after the suicide of her beau.

    Saving the Family Name
  • 1914
    Lost by a Hair

    Lost by a Hair

    Lost by a Hair

    01914HD

    A group of jealous men conspire to defeat a romantic rival who has captured the attention of all of the ladies at a summer hotel. (Note: The...

    Lost by a Hair
  • 1915
    Jewel

    Jewel

    Jewel

    01915HD

    When her husband dies and leaves her penniless, Mrs. Lawrence Evringham moves in with her wealthy but grim father-in-law and schemes to marry Eloise,...

    Jewel
  • 1917
    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    The Mysterious Mrs. M

    01917HD

    A depressed man grows to love life just as his fortune teller's predictions become dire.

    The Mysterious Mrs. M
  • 1915
    Captain Courtesy

    Captain Courtesy

    Captain Courtesy

    01915HD

    A romantic melodrama set in old California.

    Captain Courtesy
  • 1913
    How Men Propose

    How Men Propose

    How Men Propose

    5.61913HD

    Three men in succession propose marriage to Grace Darling; she accepts all! Since they are roommates, the three discover their problem in short...

    How Men Propose
  • 1918
    The Doctor and the Woman

    The Doctor and the Woman

    The Doctor and the Woman

    01918HD

    The mysterious "K" takes a humble job and falls in love with his landlady's daughter, Sidney Page. Sidney discourages her boyish admirer, Joe...

    The Doctor and the Woman
  • 2014
    Early Directors on Directing

    Early Directors on Directing

    Early Directors on Directing

    02014HD

    There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice...

    Early Directors on Directing
  • 1914
    The Pursuit of Hate

    The Pursuit of Hate

    The Pursuit of Hate

    01914HD

    Diana Grave's husband has left her, preferring any life to that of living with a woman who is not congenial to him. Howbeit, her husband gone is a...

    The Pursuit of Hate
  • 1919
    A Midnight Romance

    A Midnight Romance

    A Midnight Romance

    01919HD

    Marie, a hotel maid, falls in love with millionaire's son Roger, but Roger cannot marry her because of her inferior station and his unwillingness to...

    A Midnight Romance
  • 1916
    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

    51916HD

    Characters in the film attend a movie titled 'Life’s Mirror', where they see parallel, cautionary versions of their own lives. Only the first...

    Idle Wives
  • 1917
    The Price of a Good Time

    The Price of a Good Time

    The Price of a Good Time

    01917HD

    A poor shopgirl is offered a "good time" for a week by the son of her employer. She accepts, but the offer is misunderstood by her brother, who...

    The Price of a Good Time
  • 1916
    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    01916HD

    A farmer is unjustly convicted of a homicide he did not commit.

    The People vs. John Doe