James Oppenheim

Movies

The Cossack Whip
Writer
Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels. The Cossacks attack the village and massacre almost everyone, and the young Katerina is whipped to death. Before escaping to England, her sister Darya swears to avenge her sister's death. Years later--now one of the world's most famous prima ballerinas--she returns to Russia. Turov falls in love with her and manages to secure a meeting. She coyly asks him to take her to see a prison first. As it turns out, what he has planned for her is nothing compared to what she has planned for him.
Idle Wives
Novel
Characters in the film attend a movie titled 'Life’s Mirror', where they see parallel, cautionary versions of their own lives. Only the first two of the original seven reels survive.
Mother o' Dreams
Story
A poor orphan's dream of luxuries and a mother's love, which eventually becomes a reality
The Man He Might Have Been
Story
A son wants more out of life, but Dad does not.
The Crime of Carelessness
Writer
Edison short about a happy couple about to be married but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.
Tim
Story
It's time for Tim to get a job.
Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story
Writer
An elderly bank clerk declines to donate money to a tuberculosis fund, but soon his daughter comes down with the disease.