Movies released in 1917

The Lost Chord

A musician loves a married woman who becomes a nun and dies. Later he loves her daughter.

The Learnin' of Jim Benton

Jim Benton has been too busy making money to learn to read and write, but he persuades Evelyn Hastings to open school on his ranch and he is her most devoted pupil. The sheepmen carry out ... See full summary »

Her Marriage Lines

A cousin forges his marriage certificate to force a Lord's heir to marry his sister.

The Cobweb

A millionaire thinks he strangled his blackmailing Mexican wife who actually died of shock.

The Boss of the Lazy Y

After a serious argument with his father, Calumet Marston drifts around the west for several years. He returns to his home, the Lazy Y Ranch, after his parents are killed by a pair of ... See full summary »

Somewhere in America

Melissa of the Hills

Environment

The Wild Girl

Zwei blaue Jungen

The Curse of Eve

When young Eva Stanley comes home from college, she finds that her mother is deeply involved in the movement to rescue "wayward" girls. Eva's boyfriend John Gilbert is sent west on a ... See full summary »

Unto the End

The Zeppelin's Last Raid

The Zeppelin's Last Raid concerns the conflict of a youthful commander of a German airship engaged in bombing raids, whose sweetheart is a member of a rebel group working to overthrow the German Kaiser towards the end of World War One.

Who Shall Take My Life?

A man is found guilty of murdering a woman by way of circumstantial evidence, and is executed. Afterwards, it is discovered that his supposed victim is not dead at all, but working as a ... See full summary »

Vengeance Is Mine

Sunshine Alley

The Sudden Gentleman

The Lesson

His Own People

The Further Adventures of Stingaree

In this 3rd-episode of "The Futher Adventues of Stingaree" called "The Tracking of Stingaree", Mary O'Brien (Edythe Sterling and her daughter Kate live on a selector's homestead in the bush... See full summary »