05 Mar 1915
Florence Nightingale
The film portrays the life of Florence Nightingale, particularly her innovations in nursing during the Crimean War (1854–56).
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
A propagandistic view of the First World War, showing the political greed of the German Kaiser Wilhelm, the resistance of some of his own soldiers, and fanciful prediction of the nature of the war's end.
1918
Top Billed Cast
Elmo Lincoln Marcas, the Blacksmith
Nigel De Brulier Capt. von Neigle
Lon Chaney Bethmann-Hollweg
Harry von Meter Capt. von Hancke
Betty Carpenter Bride
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