The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 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
    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
  • 1914
    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks

    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks

    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks

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    Aggie has survived the measles, mumps and scarlet rash, so when she brought home the high school diploma her parents thought she was a young lady now...

    The Fable of Aggie and the Aggravated Attacks
  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    When Slippery Slim Met the Champion

    When Slippery Slim Met the Champion

    When Slippery Slim Met the Champion

    01914HD

    Slim is elected to try to last three rounds against the world's champion boxer in order to win $100.

    When Slippery Slim Met the Champion
  • 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
  • 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 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
    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
  • 1915
    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    01915HD

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker. Gloria Swanson made her first credited...

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
  • 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
  • 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 Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    01915HD

    In honor of his return from abroad, Mrs. Worthington invites her cousin, Brian Hartley, to dinner that evening, but forgets to tell him she has moved...

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley
  • 1914
    The Fable of 'How Uncle Brewster Was Too Shifty For the Tempter'

    The Fable of 'How Uncle Brewster Was Too Shifty For the Tempter'

    The Fable of 'How Uncle Brewster Was Too Shifty For the Tempter'

    01914HD

    Aunt Mahaley knew Uncle Brewster was sporty, and when he went to the city to pay off his mortgage she warned him about being too free with his coin....

    The Fable of 'How Uncle Brewster Was Too Shifty For the Tempter'
  • 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
  • 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 Family That Did Too Much For Nellie

    The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie

    The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie

    01914HD

    The Todd family had no success in finding a suitable cook, and after firing the thirteenth one that month, they went to an employment agency and...

    The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie