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   A scene from the film

Directed by                       unknown
Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
Starring                             unknown
Distributed by                   Biograph Company
Release date                       November 7, 1905
Country                             United States
Running time                    8 m.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"A Kentucky Feud" is a short Western drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

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   A scene from the film

Directed by                       unknown
Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
Starring                             Kathryn Osterman
Distributed by                   Biograph Company
Release date                       August 3, 1903
Country                             United States
Running time                    3 m.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"A Search for the Evidence" is a very short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A suspicious woman searches hotel rooms for her possibly cheating husband with the help of a detective.

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"A Woman Scorned" is a short drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A doctor is lured away under false pretenses, and then his home is targeted for burglary. The plot is similar to that of "Lonely Villa" (1909), with an added twist.

   Claire McDowell

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"Fisher Folks" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A guy chooses a simple girl over the village flirt, but the latter is not deterred from trying to make mischief.

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Below is a short preview of the film.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"In Life's Cycle" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A widower, whose only comfort are his two children, gets heartbroken when his daughter runs away from home.

   Stephanie Longfellow and Charles West

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Below is a short preview of the film.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"Love in the Hills" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A mountain beauty falls for a city slicker and intends to elope. One of her local suitors tries to prevent that.

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Below is a short preview of the film.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Failure" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A man becomes despondent after losing his job. Later he meets a woman, who is determined to help him get back on his feet.

   Dorothy Bernard

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"The God Within" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

In a mining town a newborn loses its mother and a woman loses her baby.

   Charles Hill Mailes and Blanche Sweet

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Below is a short preview of the film.

   A scene from the film

Directed by                       unknown
Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
Starring                             unknown
Distributed by                   Biograph Company
Release date                       October 23, 1905
Country                             United States
Running time                    8 m.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Great Jewel Mystery", a.k.a. "The Mystery of the Missing Jewel Casket", is a short crime drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

Below is a short preview of the film.

   A scene from the film

Directed by                       unknown
Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
Starring                             unknown
Distributed by                   Biograph Company
Release date                       September 22, 1904
Country                             United States
Running time                    15 m.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Hero of Liao Yang" is a short war drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A Japanese soldier is ambushed while carrying an important message. The film apparently was made during the initial stages of the Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905).

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Indian Brothers" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer. Florence La Badie also gets credit for the film, but it is difficult to spot her.

When an Indian chief is murdered, his brother chases the killer to bring him to justice.

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"The Last Deal" is a short drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A man is addicted to gambling and risks losing everything.

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Lily of the Tenements" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A working girl lacking rent money tries to resist the unwelcome advances of her landlord.

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Message of the Violin" is a short drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

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

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   A scene from the film

Directed by                       unknown
Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
Starring                             Gene Gauntier, Gordon Burbe, Jim Slevin
Distributed by                   Biograph Company
Release date                       June 28, 1906
Country                             United States
Running time                    8 m.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Paymaster" is a short drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A payroll clerk is framed by a man competing with him for the attentions of a mill girl.

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Two Paths" is a short drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

One sister stays at home, while the other chooses the "easy way" and becomes a rich man's mistress.

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Usurer" is a short drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A merciless usurer meets his day of reckoning.

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This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Wanderer" is a short drama.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

A man apparently loses all interest in life and starts wandering around. His useless existence is interrupted for one day, when a woman gives him food and he finds a way to repay her.

NOTE:

All film sites cite a film "The Wanderer" (1913) directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Henry B. Walthall as the Wanderer, who also plays a flute. As you can see, in our film there is no flute and Henry B. Walthall does not act.

The film that we show matches the description of "Olaf - An Atom" (1913) directed by Anthony O’Sullivan, also a Biograph Company production, and starring Harry Carey. 

The opening titles show "The Wanderer" and we will leave it as it is.

UPDATE:

A film "The Wanderer" (1913) directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Henry B. Walthall has emerged. Thus, even if the film described here bears the title "The Wanderer", we believe that this is a mistake, and in reality this is "Olaf - An Atom" (1913) directed by Anthony O’Sullivan.

Below is a short preview of the film.