Scarface (1932) follows the rise and fall of Tony Camonte, a ruthless gangster in Chicago during the prohibition era. The film explores themes of ambition, betrayal, and organized crime as Tony rises to power, but ultimately faces his own downfall.
A professor encounters a nightclub singer and becomes involved with her and her gangster ex-boyfriend. They all end up at a remote mansion where secrets are revealed and romance blossoms.
In Fighting Caravans, a man and a woman posing as husband and wife join a wagon train heading to Oregon. Along the way, they encounter various challenges including Indian attacks, gun battles, and the harsh conditions of the frontier. As they navigate through these obstacles, their relationship deepens and they find themselves falling in love. This pre-Code Western film showcases the struggles and triumphs of settlers in the Rocky Mountains during the early days of the American frontier.
A hunchbacked bell-ringer must save a beautiful gypsy from being unjustly executed as he faces oppression and social conflict in medieval Paris.
This Gun for Hire follows a hitman named Raven who becomes entangled in a murder mystery when a chemist double-crosses him. Determined to seek revenge, Raven sets out to unravel a conspiracy involving blackmail, propaganda, and police corruption. Along the way, he encounters a femme fatale magician, a cat that plays a crucial role in the plot, and a police detective hot on his trail. Set against the backdrop of World War Two, this film-noir explores themes of trust, betrayal, and redemption.
The Cat and the Canary is a spooky, comedy-mystery movie set in a haunted mansion. The story revolves around a group of relatives gathered in a mansion to hear the reading of a will. As strange occurrences begin to happen, they start suspecting that the mansion is haunted. With plenty of comedy, mystery, and suspense, the movie takes the audience on a thrilling journey to uncover the secrets of the mansion.
In this epic western, a young scout named Breck Coleman guides a group of pioneers on the treacherous journey along the Oregon Trail. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and dangers, including conflicts with Pawnee Indians. Amidst the hardships of the frontier, Coleman finds love and must navigate the challenges of nation-building.
A mountie pursues a man wanted for murder.
He Who Gets Slapped tells the story of a sad clown who seeks revenge against the woman who betrayed him. Set in the circus world, the film explores themes of unrequited love, tragedy, and the human condition.
Queen Kelly is a drama and romance movie released in 1932. The plot revolves around a young woman named Kitty Kelly who is sent away to a convent by her aunt. However, Kitty's life takes a turn when she falls in love with a prince and becomes the queen of a fictional kingdom. The movie explores themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of royal life.
The Hurricane Express follows a train engineer who is seeking revenge against a masked villain. Along the way, he encounters treachery, deception, and sabotage. Can he overcome all odds and bring the criminal to justice?
Bill is a hot shot dancer who partners with Jazzbo, until he sees Molly at the dance. He enters the Waltz with Molly and wins first prize - and they wind up being married that same night. Now they are free of their parents nagging and their own bosses. 24 hours - no dancing as in-laws are visiting. 24 days - the Apartment is finished so off to the Hoffman's Parisian Dance Palace. Molly can only dance the Waltz and not the hot new jazz dance so she leaves and Bill follows. They are both unhappy, Bill has two left feet when it comes to romance.
Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China. Williams is in league with Chinese reactionaries and he discredits Wells by turning him into a drug addict. Wells eventually becomes an outcast and is in a stupor when he is found by his half-brother, Kong Sue, the son of the Lord of Thundergate, a powerful Mandarin reactionary.
Skin Deep is a 1929 American talking drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Brothers. It was also released in the U.S. in a silent version for theaters not equipped yet with sound. The film is a remake of a 1922 Associated First National silent film of the same name directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Milton Sills. All copies of this film are now lost. However, the Vitaphone soundtrack, of music and effects, survive.
Black Fury is a crime drama set in Pennsylvania, where a coal miner named Joe witnesses the struggles of his fellow workers during a labor strike. Joe gets caught up in a romantic rivalry between his fiancée Anna and a wealthy mine owner's son. As tensions rise, Joe finds himself torn between loyalty to his fellow miners and the temptation of a better life. The film explores themes of social injustice, class divide, and the power of solidarity.
An ape is suspected of committing a series of murders.
Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.
Fishermaid Marcia Manot finds an emerald which once belonged to a Norse queen and is cursed. Greedy American Silas Martin marries her, then sets her up for divorce. She kills him and weds his business manager Sterling, but a detective learns about Silas' death.
The Super-Sex is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Robert Gordon, Charlotte Pierce and Tully Marshall.
A lost film. George Travelwell (Fairbanks), an American youth motoring in Morocco, discovers that the governor of El Harib (Frank Campeau) has seized a young American woman for his harem. Disguised as an inmate of the harem, George nearly wrecks the place while he rescues her. One thrilling incident follows upon the heels of another in their attempts to get away, and it ends with him setting one tribe against another, leaving them free to peacefully ride away.