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Movies: Popular Movies of 1911

Movies in chronological context: 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1911, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. ()

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The Right of Youth(1911)

24min
3.3/5 (with 117 votes)

Directed by August Blom.

Dante's Inferno(1911)

1h 12min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
3.2/5 (with 58 votes)

The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands as the first feature from Italy and the oldest fully-surviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful sets and special effects that stand above other cinema of the era.

Directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro, Adolfo Padovan, Francesco Bertolini - With Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Emilise Beretta, Augusto Milla, Attilio Motta, ...

Little Nemo(1911)

12min | Animation, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 31 votes)

Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style. Also known as "Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics".

The Lonedale Operator(1911)

17min | Thriller, Drama
3.1/5 (with 21 votes)

A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.

His Trust(1911)

NR
| 14min | History, Drama, War
2.1/5 (with 11 votes)

A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in battle, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust.

The Fall of Troy(1911)

31min | Drama, History, War
2.9/5 (with 9 votes)

Menelaus is the king of Sparta and temporarily departs from his residence, leaving Helen, the queen of Sparta, without him. When Paris of Troy, ambassador and son of the king, arrives in Sparta, he kidnaps Helen and brings her to Troy where the two fall in love. The Greeks attempt to siege the city walls of Troy, but fail. The Greeks then place a huge wooden Trojan horse with Greek warriors hidden inside under the walls of Troy, pretending to be dedicated to the gods and ending the war. Falling for the trap, the Trojans break down the city walls to bring the wooden horse inside.

Directed by Giovanni Pastrone, Luigi Romano Borgnetto - With Giovanni Casaleggio, Victor Vina, Madame Davesnes, Olga Giannini Novelli, Emilio Gallo

Dante's Inferno(1911)

15min | Fantasy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 9 votes)

An adaptation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno from the Divine Comedy.

The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen(1911)

11min
3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

After an evening of excessive wining and dining Baron Munchausen must be helped to bed by his servants. Once asleep, he has bizarre and frightening dreams.

Directed by Georges Méliès

The Roman Orgy(1911)

8min | History, Drama
2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.

His Trust Fulfilled(1911)

17min | History, Drama, War
1.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Continuing where His Trust (1911) leaves off, George takes care of his deceased master's daughter after her mother's death. He sacrifices his own meager savings to give the girl a good life, until the money runs out and he tries to steal money from the girl's rich cousin.

Swords and Hearts(1911)

2.3/5 (with 7 votes)

A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.

The Flaming Arrow(1911)

2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

At the age of 13 Joris Ivens was fond of Cowboys and Indians stories, so he decided to invent one himself. He made a script and used a camera from his father's shop. This became his first film, Wigwam, with his own family as cast. Black Eagle, a bad Indian, kidnaps the daughter of a farmer's family. Flaming Arrow, played by the young director, saves the child from the kidnapper and brings her back to her family. No better conclusion than smoking a peace pipe.

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The Black Dream(1911)

53min | Drama
2.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch. Stella’s love for Waldberg drives Hirsch mad with jealousy. He will stop at nothing to be near the woman of his dreams. When the count loses a staggering sum to the jeweller in a gambling duel, Stella embarks on a fateful mission to save her beloved’s honour.

Temptations of a Great City(1911)

41min | Drama
2.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Mrs. Hellertz is distraught about her son Aage, who – in spite of a good pay and generous support from home – manages to spend every penny on debauchery in the night life. He indebts himself deeply and falls into the clutches of a malicious loan shark who is out for Mrs. Hellertz's fortune. To complicate things further, Aage starts a relationship with the loan shark's beautiful daughter.

The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria(1911)

2.4/5 (with 6 votes)

A six minute film of the funeral of the murdered Metropolitan Emilianos of Grevena, of which all has been lost, save for 17 seconds. Emilianos was murdered on October 1st, 1911.

The Miser's Heart(1911)

NR
| 18min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who lives in his building.

The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Resen(1911)

2.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Early Balkan footage.

The Trust, or The Battles for Money(1911)

25min
2.7/5 (with 6 votes)

A young inventor is kidnapped to force him to tell the secret of his invention, but he foils his captors thanks to a pen with invisible ink.

Panorama of the City of Grevena(1911)

2.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Early Balkan footage.

Max and His Mother-in-Law(1911)

24min | Comedy
2.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Max and his young bride attempt to enjoy an Alpine honeymoon, despite the presence of her mother.

Directed by Max Linder - With Max Linder

The Battle(1911)

NR
| 17min | Drama, War, History
2.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.

Pinocchio(1911)

50min | Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Carpenter Geppetto carves a block of wood into a puppet and names him Pinocchio. As soon as his feet have been made, Pinocchio runs out the door and a series of adventures begins.

Directed by Giulio Antamoro - With Polidor, Natalino Guillaume, Augusto Mastripietri, Lea Giunchi

Grevena Church(1911)

2.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Early Balkan footage.

L'khaim(1911)

9min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Rukhele's parents make her marry rich Matteus, but she loves poor Shlomo. In two years Rukhele has a child but she can't forget Shlomo and so she leaves Matteus to be with her lover.

The Visit of the Sultan Mehmed the Fifth Reshad to Salonika(1911)

2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

Early Balkan footage.

Max Takes Tonics(1911)

15min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Max visits a doctor who prescribes a tonic (Bordeaux of Cinchona) for him to drink every morning. Upon returning home, Max sees a large glass which was left by his wife and labeled "Souvenir de Bordeaux". He consumes it its entirety after assuming that it was his medicine. Immediately Max feels much better. Hilarity ensues as Max goes about the day in a completely drunken state.

Directed by Max Linder - With Max Linder

The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Bitola(1911)

2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Early Balkan footage.

The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Vožd Karađorđe(1911)

2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

A biography of Karađorđe, the famed leader of the rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in 1804, tracing his whole life from childhood until his death in 1817.

Directed by Ilija Stanojević - With Milorad Petrović, Teodora Arsenović, Jovan Antonijević, Dobrica Milutinović, Ilija Stanojević, Vitomir Bogić, ...

Her Crowning Glory(1911)

NR
| 14min | Comedy
2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

A widower becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the child and her nurse.

Directed by Laurence Trimble - With John Bunny

The Last Drop of Water(1911)

NR
| 18min | Western
2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

A wagon train heading west across the great desert runs out of water, and is attacked by Indians. One man -- their last hope -- is sent out to find water.

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