Edwin August Movies

  • 1911
    His Daughter

    His Daughter

    His Daughter

    41911HD

    William promises to marry his sweetheart, Mary, after completing medical school. William's father has saved enough money to set up William's medical...

    His Daughter
  • 1912
    The School Teacher and the Waif

    The School Teacher and the Waif

    The School Teacher and the Waif

    4.81912HD

    Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but...

    The School Teacher and the Waif
  • 1909
    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

    3.71909HD

    "Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a...

    The Lure of the Gown
  • 1911
    Conscience

    Conscience

    Conscience

    01911HD

    As they have breakfast in their hunting lodge Howard jokingly tells his wife to improve her coffee or he'll shoot her. Later she meets him as he's...

    Conscience
  • 1915
    When It Strikes Home

    When It Strikes Home

    When It Strikes Home

    01915HD

    Dick hastily marries a young woman, yet his wealthy father rips them apart. Unbeknownst to him, a son is born. Years later, Dick is in happy, but...

    When It Strikes Home
  • 1909
    The Renunciation

    The Renunciation

    The Renunciation

    4.3751909HD

    Two miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the critical moment, the woman introduces her...

    The Renunciation
  • 1912
    One Is Business, the Other Crime

    One Is Business, the Other Crime

    One Is Business, the Other Crime

    5.81912HD

    Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over...

    One Is Business, the Other Crime
  • 1912
    The Sands of Dee

    The Sands of Dee

    The Sands of Dee

    5.61912HD

    A young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One day she meets a wily artist painting on the beach, he...

    The Sands of Dee
  • 1912
    When Kings Were the Law

    When Kings Were the Law

    When Kings Were the Law

    01912HD

    Over the Kingdom of Romanda there reigned a King who was greatly influenced by his favorite, whom he devotedly loved. He presents her with a necklace...

    When Kings Were the Law
  • 1918
    A Broadway Scandal

    A Broadway Scandal

    A Broadway Scandal

    01918HD

    Having been misinformed that all French girls are morally suspect, American soldier David Kendall (Edwin August) is in for quite a shock when he's...

    A Broadway Scandal
  • 1912
    The Lesser Evil

    The Lesser Evil

    The Lesser Evil

    5.31912HD

    A young woman's peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers, who then also turn against their captain.

    The Lesser Evil
  • 1912
    The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

    5.41912HD

    An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the...

    The Old Actor
  • 1910
    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    4.71910HD

    Two Johns, a Confederate and an Union soldier, leave their families to go to the front. After a skirmish they end up separated from their respective...

    The Fugitive
  • 1910
    The House with Closed Shutters

    The House with Closed Shutters

    The House with Closed Shutters

    5.21910HD

    During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's...

    The House with Closed Shutters
  • 1912
    A Beast at Bay

    A Beast at Bay

    A Beast at Bay

    5.61912HD

    Mary Pickford as "The Young Woman", is quite taken with Edwin August; in fact, he is her "ideal". But Mr. August's refusal to get mixed up in a...

    A Beast at Bay
  • 1918
    The City of Tears

    The City of Tears

    The City of Tears

    01918HD

    Chorus girl Rosa Carillo (Carmel Myers) finds herself in dire straits when the troupe she works with is disbanded and her last fifty dollars is...

    The City of Tears
  • 1910
    Simple Charity

    Simple Charity

    Simple Charity

    01910HD

    A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.

    Simple Charity
  • 1914
    Waifs

    Waifs

    Waifs

    01914HD

    The waif came to live with the unsuspecting old shoemaker. Then a homeless newsboy followed. One friendly heart bred another. That was too much for...

    Waifs
  • 1911
    The Failure

    The Failure

    The Failure

    41911HD

    A man loses his business and his fiancée, and drifts into the saloons. There he meets a similarly-downtrodden young woman. She works behind...

    The Failure
  • 1909
    The Welcome Burglar

    The Welcome Burglar

    The Welcome Burglar

    2.51909HD

    Mack Sennett appears as a butler and a man in an office in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

    The Welcome Burglar