Herbert Brenon Movies

  • 1912
    Shamus O'Brien

    Shamus O'Brien

    Shamus O'Brien

    01912HD

    Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.

    Shamus O'Brien
  • 1921
    The Wonderful Thing

    The Wonderful Thing

    The Wonderful Thing

    01921HD

    Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs, the daughter of an American hog farmer, is schooled in France and comes to stay with an English family. There she brings...

    The Wonderful Thing
  • 1918
    Victory and Peace

    Victory and Peace

    Victory and Peace

    01918HD

    'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)

    Victory and Peace
  • 1916
    War Brides

    War Brides

    War Brides

    61916HD

    Joan is loved by a young man of the village and they are married. In a few weeks the husband, a soldier, is sent to the war-front along with his...

    War Brides
  • 1915
    The Soul of Broadway

    The Soul of Broadway

    The Soul of Broadway

    11915HD

    Grace Leonard, a typical woman of the New York stage, beautiful but old in sin, seduces William Craig, who becomes a thief in order to shower...

    The Soul of Broadway
  • 1914
    The Great Universal Mystery

    The Great Universal Mystery

    The Great Universal Mystery

    01914HD

    A promotional one-reel film promoting the stars of Universal Pictures.

    The Great Universal Mystery
  • 1915
    Sin

    Sin

    Sin

    01915HD

    Italian peasant girl deserts her fiancé for wealthy gangster and departs for America.

    Sin
  • 1919
    Beatrice

    Beatrice

    Beatrice

    01919HD

    It tells the story of Dante Alighieri's love to Beatrice Portinari, loosely based on Dante's poetry.

    Beatrice
  • 1913
    Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    4.71913HD

    Wilfred of Ivanhoe (played by King Baggot), son of Sir Cedric (played by Wallace Bosco), returns to England from the Crusades in the Holy Land. As...

    Ivanhoe
  • 1920
    The Mysterious Princess

    The Mysterious Princess

    The Mysterious Princess

    01920HD

    A silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon

    The Mysterious Princess
  • 1919
    12.10

    12.10

    12.10

    01919HD

    Louis Fernando fails to sell a patent upon which he has spent the better part of his life and drowns himself. His orphaned child Marie is adopted by...

    12.10
  • 1921
    Little Sister

    Little Sister

    Little Sister

    01921HD

    A silent film directed by Herbert Brenon

    Little Sister
  • 1918
    The Invasion of Britain

    The Invasion of Britain

    The Invasion of Britain

    01918HD

    A depiction of German airships attacking Great Britain.

    The Invasion of Britain
  • 1923
    The Custard Cup

    The Custard Cup

    The Custard Cup

    01923HD

    Mrs. Penfield, better known as Penzie, is one of the inhabitants of a tenement neighborhood known as "the Custard Cup" because of its oval shape....

    The Custard Cup