Leonora
Baroness Troixmonde, aka Filibus, the mysterious air pirate, commits her thefts then retreats to the safety of her zeppelin. Filibus' airship is manned by a staff of mask-wearing lackeys who instantly obey her every command. An esteemed detective sets out on her trail, and Filibus attempts to frame him as the daring villain-- all the while slipping in between male and female disguises to romance the detective's sister!
Crime drama where the journalist Fergusson investigate criminal activities, finding himself in dangerous situations.
One of the most famous of the early Italian epics which brought about the change from short subjects to feature films in America. Massive crowd scenes, spectacular sets that rival the sets from Intolerance and an interesting story all add up to fine entertainment from the cinema's early beginnings.
Jone
79 AD. In the city of Pompeii the young Glaucus loves beautiful Jone, although he's courted by Giulia and secretly loved by his blind slave Nidia. One day Glaucus is wrongly accused of murder by a priest of Isis, Arbace, who wants to marry Jone and please Giulia. Glauco is condemned to be devoured by lions in the arena of the city, on that very day the erupting Vesuvius. Jone ovvero gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1913) was one of two major Italian productions of The Last Days of Pompeii done in 1913, and not to be confused by the more famous Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1913).
