Best History Movies of 1911

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.

A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.

A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in battle, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust.

Continuing where His Trust (1911) leaves off, George takes care of his deceased master's daughter after her mother's death. He sacrifices his own meager savings to give the girl a good life, until the money runs out and he tries to steal money from the girl's rich cousin.

A lost silent film depicting the battle of the Alamo. Filmed in San Antonio.

Short silent adaptation of the later stages of Walter Scott's novel "The Talisman".

During the Mexican Revolution, a female spy for the Mexican guerrilla fighters falls in love with an American lieutenant. When he is captured and threatened with execution, she turns to the Americans for help by climbing a telegraph pole, tapping the wire, and sending out a distress call.

King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.