Edwin August Movies

  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 1911
    The Making of a Man

    The Making of a Man

    The Making of a Man

    6.31911HD

    A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father...

    The Making of a Man
  • 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
  • 1910
    The Golden Supper

    The Golden Supper

    The Golden Supper

    4.51910HD

    Julian loves his cousin and foster sister Camilla, who is wooed and won by Lionel, his friend and rival. He is a witness to their marriage and after...

    The Golden Supper
  • 1911
    Madame Rex

    Madame Rex

    Madame Rex

    01911HD

    Located in the south of France, a woman, who, after the death of her husband, is forced to assume the management of the Gambling Casino, of which he...

    Madame Rex
  • 1912
    Lena and the Geese

    Lena and the Geese

    Lena and the Geese

    4.21912HD

    A first-born baby girl is sent away and placed in the care of Gretchen, a trusted peasant woman, who is the widowed mother of a child about the same...

    Lena and the Geese
  • 1909
    The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

    5.61909HD

    A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing...

    The Son's Return
  • 1910
    The Message of the Violin

    The Message of the Violin

    The Message of the Violin

    01910HD

    A girl's family suddenly becomes rich and rejects her long-time sweetheart.

    The Message of the Violin
  • 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
  • 1911
    The Long Road

    The Long Road

    The Long Road

    01911HD

    Edith enters a convent after losing her fiancé to someone else. Years later, Edith finds him again, now poverty-stricken, and secretly helps...

    The Long Road
  • 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
  • 1911
    The Rose of Kentucky

    The Rose of Kentucky

    The Rose of Kentucky

    5.61911HD

    A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger...

    The Rose of Kentucky
  • 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
  • 1930
    Romance of the West

    Romance of the West

    Romance of the West

    01930HD

    Chasing the man who had caused the death of his sister, Jack Walsh rescues Mary Winters from the unwanted attentions of a drunk, and learns that she...

    Romance of the West