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Greed (1924)

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erich von Stroheim
CAST:  Zasu Pitts  •  Gibson Gowland  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Dale Fuller

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erich von Stroheim
CAST:  Zasu Pitts  •  Gibson Gowland  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Dale Fuller

Souls for Sale (1923)

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Hughes
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  Frank Mayo  •  Richard Dix  •  Mae Busch

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Hughes
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  Frank Mayo  •  Richard Dix  •  Mae Busch

The Viking (1928)

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Donald Crisp  •  Pauline Starke  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Anders Randolf

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Donald Crisp  •  Pauline Starke  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Anders Randolf

You Only Live Once (1937)

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Barton MacLane  •  Jean Dixon

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Barton MacLane  •  Jean Dixon

Flash Gordon (1936)

Three earthlings visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor  •  Frederick Stephani
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Jean Rogers  •  Charles Middleton  •  Priscilla Lawson

Three earthlings visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor  •  Frederick Stephani
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Jean Rogers  •  Charles Middleton  •  Priscilla Lawson

The Three Musketeers (1921)

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Mary MacLaren  •  Nigel De Brulier

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Mary MacLaren  •  Nigel De Brulier

Come and Get It (1936)

An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler  •  Howard Hawks  •  Richard Rosson
CAST:  Edward Arnold  •  Joel McCrea  •  Frances Farmer  •  Walter Brennan

An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler  •  Howard Hawks  •  Richard Rosson
CAST:  Edward Arnold  •  Joel McCrea  •  Frances Farmer  •  Walter Brennan

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Lionel Atwill  •  Fay Wray  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Frank McHugh

The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Lionel Atwill  •  Fay Wray  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Frank McHugh

The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Vincent Price  •  Nan Grey

In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Vincent Price  •  Nan Grey

Alimony Aches (1935)

Ex-wife remarries, doesn't tell husband so he'll still pay alimony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Andy Clyde  •  Jan Duggan  •  Vivien Oakland  •  Tommy Bond

Ex-wife remarries, doesn't tell husband so he'll still pay alimony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Andy Clyde  •  Jan Duggan  •  Vivien Oakland  •  Tommy Bond

Calling All Doctors (1937)

Charley is a hypochondriac who is driving his family, his friends and his doctor crazy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Charley Chase  •  John T. Murray  •  Lucille Lund  •  Bobby Watson

Charley is a hypochondriac who is driving his family, his friends and his doctor crazy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Charley Chase  •  John T. Murray  •  Lucille Lund  •  Bobby Watson

The Valley of the Giants (1927)

Bryce Cardigan struggles to protect his Redwood inheritance from a railroad-owner, who is also the guardian of the woman Bryce loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Brabin
CAST:  Milton Sills  •  Doris Kenyon  •  Arthur Stone  •  George Fawcett

Bryce Cardigan struggles to protect his Redwood inheritance from a railroad-owner, who is also the guardian of the woman Bryce loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Brabin
CAST:  Milton Sills  •  Doris Kenyon  •  Arthur Stone  •  George Fawcett

Spaceship To The Unknown (1966)

Spaceship to the Unknown is a condensed version of the original serial, compressing the original twelve episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature for TV. Flash Gordon heads into space with brilliant scientist Dr. Zarkoff and his sweetheart Dale Arden in an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor  •  Frederick Stephani
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Jean Rogers  •  Frank Shannon  •  Charles Middleton

Spaceship to the Unknown is a condensed version of the original serial, compressing the original twelve episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature for TV. Flash Gordon heads into space with brilliant scientist Dr. Zarkoff and his sweetheart Dale Arden in an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor  •  Frederick Stephani
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Jean Rogers  •  Frank Shannon  •  Charles Middleton

The Man Who Won (1923)

Bill is a gambler, whose friend Scipio goes in search of his wife Jessie. Jessie, fed up with her life of poverty, has run off with the wealthy and villainous James. She has left behind her two children on James' promise that she can send for them later. Scipio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Dustin Farnum  •  Jacqueline Gadsden  •  Lloyd Whitlock  •  Ralph Cloninger

Bill is a gambler, whose friend Scipio goes in search of his wife Jessie. Jessie, fed up with her life of poverty, has run off with the wealthy and villainous James. She has left behind her two children on James' promise that she can send for them later. Scipio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Dustin Farnum  •  Jacqueline Gadsden  •  Lloyd Whitlock  •  Ralph Cloninger

The Village Blacksmith (1922)

(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom the blacksmith marries. This angers the squire. Years later, the squire's son Anson (Yearsley) dares the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Will Walling  •  Virginia True Boardman  •  Virginia Valli  •  Ida Mae McKenzie

(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom the blacksmith marries. This angers the squire. Years later, the squire's son Anson (Yearsley) dares the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Will Walling  •  Virginia True Boardman  •  Virginia Valli  •  Ida Mae McKenzie

The Expert (1932)

An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Charles 'Chic' Sale  •  Dickie Moore  •  Lois Wilson  •  Elizabeth Patterson

An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Charles 'Chic' Sale  •  Dickie Moore  •  Lois Wilson  •  Elizabeth Patterson

Behind Office Doors (1931)

Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melville W. Brown
CAST:  Mary Astor  •  Robert Ames  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Catherine Dale Owen

Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melville W. Brown
CAST:  Mary Astor  •  Robert Ames  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Catherine Dale Owen

The White Angel (1936)

In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly changes all of this.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Ian Hunter  •  Donald Woods  •  Nigel Bruce

In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly changes all of this.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Ian Hunter  •  Donald Woods  •  Nigel Bruce

The First Auto (1927)

The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a father and son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Russell Simpson  •  Charles Emmett Mack  •  Barney Oldfield  •  Patsy Ruth Miller

The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a father and son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Russell Simpson  •  Charles Emmett Mack  •  Barney Oldfield  •  Patsy Ruth Miller

Tom Sawyer (1930)

The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous adventures, including running away to be pirates and, being believed drowned, attending their own funeral. The boys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Jackie Coogan  •  Junior Durkin  •  Mitzi Green  •  Lucien Littlefield

The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous adventures, including running away to be pirates and, being believed drowned, attending their own funeral. The boys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Jackie Coogan  •  Junior Durkin  •  Mitzi Green  •  Lucien Littlefield
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