Public Domain Movies released in 1913

Granddad

A story of the relationship between a young girl (Mildred Harris) and her Civil War vet grandfather (William Desmond Taylor). When the girl's new step mom arrives she objects to gramps heavy drinking so the old man packs up and heads out so that he doesn't ruin the young girl. A month passes and the family finds him in a poor house and it might be too late to help him.

Fatty Joins The Force

A Fatty Arbuckle comedy from 1913 co-starring Al St John and Edgar Kennedy

The Switchtower

The Switchtower or Saved by their Son was directed by Anthony O'Sullivan in 1913. Arrogant tramps, a railroad man , counterfeiters, detectives and a boy to the rescue. How could you ask for more in about 10 minutes The switchman is played, by the way, by Henry B Walthall who later starred in Birth of an Nation.

The Mothering Heart

A 1913 drama about marriage and infidelity directed by D W Griffith.