John Emerson Movies

A young man drowns his sorrows in strong drink when jilted by his girl. His drunkenness gets him thrown in jail, where he falls in love with the...

Chester Binney, a wounded war veteran, erroneously believes he is carrying a silver plate in his head and must avoid all excitement. He returns to...

An attractive young girl struggles to hold a job as she deals with unwanted romantic advances from her boss.

A button factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings". One day he...

Bartender Billy Holliday loses his job for refusing to supply drinks to minors at the behest of his employer. In the little country town he wanders...

A patriotic but short American man tries without luck to qualify for the Army, but can't get in until a knock on the head raises a lump high enough...

A 1919 film directed by Edward José.

David Holmes, a misogynist and recluse, becomes the guardian of ten-year-old Sylvia after her father's death. He initially sends her to live in the...

Mary Blake can charm any man, young or old, with her winning ways -- except for the one she really wants. James Stanhope is a misogynist who won't...

A 1925 film directed by Sidney Franklin.

Dulcy, a devoted but scatterbrained bride, tries to improve her absent husband's finances by inviting two of his business prospects to dinner. Though...

Lieutenant Parker reports for duty to Major Wilkins, commanding Ft. Sill, where Geronimo is a prisoner. Parker quickly wins the love of Pauline, the...

Eve Orrin is at the mercy of her possessive mother, who has a case of "nerves" every time her daughter tries to show a mind of her own. Mrs. Orrin...

After his father's death, Roland Stone learns that his will stipulates that he must go to the South American country of Bunkonia and sell life...

Shakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation.

During World War I, Herr Dresser, a German-American professor from West Hoboken, New Jersey, invents a "mustache fixer," which stiffens the whiskers,...

A young woman must resist the charms of a handsome stranger and stay single if she wants to inherit a fortune.

Helen Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a...

Clarence Brooks is a shy, timid man working for Mr. Flavell. He is love with Flavell's daughter, Nancy. Nancy is shallow and fickle, always chasing...