The Grandmother
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
The Aristocats
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on…
Easy Rider
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Aloha
In the South Seas, a half-caste island girl refuses to follow tradition and marry a fellow islander, instead falling in love with a white man and heir to an American…
Believe It or Not #6
Ripley shows unusual athletic feats, a boy born with “clock” eyes, and a blind French monk who invented navigation laws.
The Secret Call
The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy Shannon plays Wanda Kelly, the daughter of a disgraced politician. Reduced…
Left Over Ladies
Two married couples are involved in divorce proceedings; Patricia and Ronny, who are still in love with each other, and Jerry and Amy who couldn’t care less for each other….
Branded
A cowboy looking to sell an inherited ranch changes his mind after a female neighbour arrives on the scene.
The Deadline
On parole from prison for a murder he did not commit, and not allowed to carry a gun, Buck sets out to find the real killer. His clue is a…
Slaves of Fashion
A woman owning a small dressmaker’s shop decides to reopen it in Broadway in luxury at all expenses, trusting merely on the cards’premonitions. She wants her little children to pair…
Many a Slip
Comedy centering on the question of whether a man’s wife is or isn’t pregnant.
The Conquering Horde
Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem–the Union Pacific railroad is bypassing their state and make it near impossible to get their cattle…
Sooky
Skippy, son of Dr. Herbert and Mrs. Skinner, adamantly stands by his poor friend, Sooky Wayne, who lives in Shantytown with his sickly mother. The Boone Boys, a boys’ club…
The Great Meadow
Pioneers and a family man leave Virginia for Kentucky during the Revolutionary War.
Blondes Prefer Bonds
Louise Fazdenda decides to get a make-over to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Somehow the rejuvenation process takes them back to the time of their courtship…the big hats and…
The Beloved Bachelor
Michael Morda, a young sculptor living in San Francisco, is madly in love with Elinor Hunter, and they plan to be married. When Elinor becomes jealous of Julie Stressman, an…
The Clyde Mystery
The wealthy Mr. Clyde is found dead, shot to death in his home. Inspector Carr suspects a conspiracy between the victim’s young wife and her lover, Capt. Rugg. But Doctor…
Bargain Day
Wheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.
Homicide Squad
Big Ears
Wheezer pretends to be sick in order to get his parents to stop fighting.
Side Show
A circus side show performer tries to discourage her younger sister from following in her footsteps.
Shipmates
A sailor falls in love with the admiral’s daughter but finds they can’t marry because of his lowly rank.
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a pickpocket and car thief; and Blackie, who has played the game for years.
Hot News Margie
Margie is a reporter on a tabloid newspaper. Her assignment is to find out whether there is any truth to the rumor that college football star Babe Booth is secretly…
Galloping Thru
A young buck returns to his hometown after several years’ absence, only to see his father shot down in front of him.
Mickey’s Rebellion
A.k.a. “Mickey’s Revolution”. Needing to raise money for their caddy friend, Mickey and the gang put on a show.
Sea Devils
An escaped convict stows away on a ship of mutinous treasure hunters to find the crooks who framed him for murder.
The Unholy Garden
At a hotel in the middle of the Sahara, an old man and his daughter try to keep the location of a hidden treasure from a collection of thieves and…
Men of Chance
Kiki
A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she’s determined to win a recently divorced man’s heart… again, no matter what.
Huckleberry Finn
A year after their former exploits, Tom Sawyer’s puppy love of Becky Thatcher keeps him home while Huck Finn, chafing under “civilizing” influences like school and shoes, plans to run…
Dumb Patrol
During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that’s only the first battle.
The Herring Murder Case
The Herring is murdered, and detective Bimbo is trying to find his killer.
Three Rogues
In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each been betrayed by a woman. They come across a wagon train bound for the…
Svengarlic
Svengarlic is a short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and one of the many cartoons featuring the comic strip character Krazy Kat.
Salvation Nell
Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out….
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
Dorothy West, an interviewer for the New York-based filmed interview series “Intimate Interviews” calls up rising screen star James Cagney and asks for an interview. He agrees and she comes…
Haunted at Midnight
Long lost German language version of the Laurel & Hardy film “The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case” When Stan’s rich uncle Ebenezer dies and leaves behind a large estate, they think their…
The Vanishing Legion
A mysterious master criminal known as The Voice plots with his gang to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Company, but the rightful heir has a secret army of her own to…
The Antique Shop
George is distracted from buying a statue by scatterbrained Gracie.
The Montana Kid
A cowboy whose friend has been swindled out of his ranch and then murdered must take care of the man’s son, then he goes after the killers.
The Ruling Voice
A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.
The Male Man
Like most Fleischer cartoons from the early ’30s, there are lots of stream-of-conscious gags here. They are related by Bimbo’s adventures as a mailman.
Sit Tight
Winnie Lightner is the head of a health clinic and has Joe E. Brown as one of her employees. Brown is a wrestler named JoJo and he is forced to…
The Woman Between
Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home is his stepmother.
The Pocatello Kid
Just after Pocatello’s brother is killed, a wounded Pocatello arrives being chased by the Sheriff. Larkin switches the identity of the two brothers and then expects Pocatello to assume his…
The Arizona Terror
Captain Porter’s scheme is to buy livestock and then have his men show up later to kill the buyer and retrieve the money. When his men kill the next victim,…
The Two Gun Man
Marshals Blackie and Joe, posing as two-gun men, hire on at Markham’s ranch. They are after Tulliver and his gang of rustlers. But unknown to the two, Tulliver has planted…
Young Sinners
The reckless son of a millionaire struggles to find a positive outlook on life, so he turns to a hard-nosed trainer for help.
Dragnet Patrol
A sailor falls for a gangster’s moll, leaves his wife and finds himself caught up in a life of crime.
Penrod and Sam
Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join the club and when the…
Guilty Hands
A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter’s womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé’s lover.
The Great Lover
An aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.
Battling with Buffalo Bill
A western adventure serial in 12 episodes. Buffalo Bill battles gambler Jim Rodney who is trying to scare off the townspeople so he can gain possession of a gold strike…
Traveling Husbands
A salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.
The False Madonna
A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man.
This Modern Age
A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.
Smart Woman
A society man’s loving, devoted wife, upon learning that he has been unfaithful and is planning to leave her for the other woman, strategically pretends to be having an affair…
Love-Tails of Morocco
This Dogville short takes place at an outpost in the Dogville Foreign Legion. As the story opens, the soldiers watch a newsreel, which includes the opera singer Galli Cur (a…
Born to Love
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.
Secrets of a Secretary
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
My Past
A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one.
Palmy Days
Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: “Glorifying the American Doughnut”) with Eddie Cantor as an assistant to a phoney psychic, who is mistaken for an efficiency expert…
Blue Rhythm
Mickey plays a bluesy tune on a piano on a stage. Minnie sings. Then an unseen band plays while both sing and dance. Mickey then leads the 9-piece band in…
The Galloping Ghost
A gambling ring run out of the Mogul Taxi company is intent on fixing college football games. Football star Harold “Red” Grange is a target for the gamblers, whose thugs…
A Bronx Morning
Arrival in the Bronx is shown with a view from an elevated train as it enters the city. Then follows a montage of sights from the Bronx. Many typical neighborhood…
Wrestling Swordfish
Wrestling Swordfish is a 1931 American short adventure film produced by Mack Sennett. In 1932, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (Novelty) at the 5th Academy Awards.
Lariats and Six-Shooters
A gang of jewel smugglers swears to take revenge on a deputy sheriff after his dogged pursuit of them forces them to flee without their goods.
Lonely Wives
A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in mother-in-law tries to keep him in line. When an actor-impersonator comes to see him, the two switch…
The Phantom
An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
The Lightning Warrior
A Rin-Tin-Tin serial presented in 12 episodes. The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers in a western town. With the help of Rinty, young Jimmy Carter unmasks the Wolf Man…
Beau Ideal
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
The Finger Points
Lee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment on gangsters gets his name in the paper, the police…
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: ‘The Brassie’
Bobby Jones teaches an angry old man how to use the Brassie, while simultaneously freeing his daughter from his oppressive clutches.
Branded Men
When Rod, Ramrod, and Half-A-Rod ride into Steep Gulch, they immediately become Sheriffs. The previous Sheriffs have been killed by Mace and his gang who don’t wait long before they…
Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi
Actor Bela Lugosi discusses his career, his social life, and his feelings about his most famous role, Count Dracula.
Are These Our Children?
A tale of juvenile delinquency, about a high-school student neglecting his studies, partying hard, falling in with the wrong crowd and finally finding himself on trial for murder committed during…
Once a Lady
A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to leave Britain…
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Story of two friends who play football, one of whom is a self-centered quarterback who thinks he’s the only man on the team.
Thundering Tenors
Charley is invited to a high class party, where he feels ill at ease and has no idea how to act, yet he wants to impress his young lady.
The Fighting Sheriff
A dying Jack makes Bob and Flash promise not to tell his sister that he was an outlaw. When Bob confronts Flash with his muffler found at the stage holdup,…
Too Many Cooks
A young couple, soon to wed, begin building their dreamhouse, but their interfering relatives cause no end of trouble. Comedy.
Scandal Sheet
Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.
The Runaround
Filmed in an early Technicolor process, The Runaround tells the story of Broadway dancer Evelyn who refuses to play the gold-digging games indulged in by her fellow chorines
The Cheat
Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she’s spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes…
The Clock Store
The various clocks and watches in a clock store dance, ring alarms musically, and otherwise entertain us in an after hours presentation.
Gun Smoke
Following a killing and robbery in a big city back east, gang leader Kedge Darvas and some of his henchies take a train to a small western town in Idaho,…
Honeymoon Lane
Based on Dowling’s 1925 stage vehicle of the same name, the story is set in motion when the king of the mythical European nation of Bulgravia visits an American health…
Illicit
Ann, a young woman with outrageously advanced ideas, has been living in sin with Dick, her lover, because of her conviction that marriage would destroy their love; but social pressure…
Other Men’s Women
The friendship of two working stiff railroad engineers is put to the test when one falls for the other’s wife.
Mickey’s Orphans
At Christmas time, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats.
Man of the World
A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn’t know is that…
The Birthday Party
Mickey’s friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie’s house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the cake onto the chef’s…
Svengali
A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.
Daughter of the Dragon
At her Chinese father’s bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.
Bad Girl
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
The Bad Sister
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father’s endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later…