Movies released in 1917

The Accomplice

Vera, the Medium

Unheilbar

Ultus 5: The Secret of the Night

Ultus is still being pursued by detective Conway Bass and decides to hide out in disguise in a quiet country village, but he hears stories from the local children of a ghost haunting a ... See full summary »

Truthful Tulliver

Truthful Tulliver, a Westerner and a journeying newspaperman, followed by Silver Lode Thompson, printer and compositor, arrives in Glory Hole to start a newspaper. He is visited by York ... See full summary »

The Spy

An American is sent to Germany to unearth the identities of German agents operating in the U.S. He infiltrates the German secret service in an attempt to abscond with a list of undercover ... See full summary »

Polly Put the Kettle On

Polly Vance is at a loss as to where to get the next day's food. The children scream, "Polly, put the kettle on," but she finds only a few tea leaves. The kids are disappointed when they ... See full summary »

Motherhood

The Mother of Dartmoor

A man turns poacher for love of a married woman and is jailed by his widowed mother's evidence.

The Island of Desire

The tale is that of a curious expedition to a pearl lagoon off the South Sea Islands in search of untold treasures. The members of the party are a newspaper reporter, a degenerate ... See full summary »

The Greater Woman

Farmer Leo Bannister is crazy about his neighbor Auriole Praed, but she finds him to becoming on too strong. She travels to Paris to see her brother, and there falls in love with and ... See full summary »

The Golden Idiot

God's Crucible

Lorenzo Todd, in his childhood had been strictly dealt with; in his youth the girl he loved deserted him, and, growing into manhood, he became morose and grouchy. The only ones he cared for... See full summary »

Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

The Black Wolf

In the Spanish Mountains, the Black Wolf, a bandit, reigns at the head of his band, known as "The Charcoal Burners." Although a robber, the Black Wolf is a benefactor at heart, as is shown ... See full summary »

Black Orchids

Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive.

The Belle of the Season

Heart's Desire

A Branded Soul