Set during the Chinese civil war, Shanghai Express follows a group of passengers on a train journey as they navigate through danger, romance, and self-sacrifice.
The Barbarian is a pre-code romantic adventure film set in 1930s Egypt. The story follows an American woman who finds herself entangled in a web of murder, cultural conflict, and romance. She is pursued by a fugitive who accuses her of a crime, and together they navigate the dangerous landscapes of Cairo and the desert to prove her innocence and find true love.
Platinum Blonde is a romantic comedy that revolves around the whirlwind romance between an ace reporter and a wealthy heiress. The reporter, determined to win the heart of the beautiful blonde, must navigate the complexities of her family relationships and overcome various obstacles, including a jealous wife and a rich suitor. As the story unfolds, comedic mishaps, seduction attempts, and a breach-of-promise suit keep the audience entertained. With elements of screwball comedy and cross-cultural marriage, Platinum Blonde explores themes of social classes, love triangles, and the pursuit of true love.
The Man Who Played God tells the story of Montgomery Royle, a deaf concert pianist who is deeply bitter about his deafness. When he learns that a woman he loves is going blind, he discovers that he possesses the power to heal and change lives. However, as he begins to use his gift, he finds himself caught in a crisis of faith that threatens his identity and relationships.
When an heiress is forced to choose between her love and saving her family from financial ruin, she must make a sacrifice that will test the limits of her relationships.
A young girl from Sunnybrook goes to live with her wealthy relatives and falls in love with a doctor. Adapted from Kate Douglas Wiggin's famous novel.
Faithless is a movie set during the Great Depression, focusing on the struggles and sacrifices of a woman who becomes a prostitute. The plot explores themes of self-sacrifice, manipulation, poverty, and the taming of the shrew. The story also touches on the relationship between a brother and sister, as well as the contrast between the wealthy and the impoverished.
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and she with him, though she does not know that the man she has fallen for is her benefactor.
A newlywed discovers that she and her husband's snobby family speak different languages.
Harold Lloyd plays a man who falls in love with a Hollywood actress and gets caught up in a series of comedic mishaps, including mistaken identity, drunkenness, and a chaotic party.
Today We Live is a romantic drama set during World War I, following the lives of three characters as they navigate love, war, and sacrifice.
Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss' horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
A derogated prince hopes to restore his wealth and power by marrying off his daughter to royalty. Unfortunately, she has fallen in love with a young man who has been hired to fix the plumbing in their run-down castle.
Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza, an old friend in the Hungarian Army and invites him to come to his house and visit him and his new wife.
Letty Lynton is accused of murder in a glamorous New York City setting. She seeks refuge in Montevideo, Uruguay, where the truth about the crime is revealed. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.
Young Asians in San Francisco find their love thwarted by clan warfare.
Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married man.
An Italian aristocrat enters a nunnery, thinking her pilot lover has been killed in the war.
An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.