Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Hollywood Uncensored (1987) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and later in the movie Peter Fonda narrate the story about the censorship, exploitation and sex in Hollywood movies from the 1930s and the Hays' Motion Picture Production Code to the present day era. This documentary focuses, sometimes just for a min
Little Caesar (1931)
Rico is a small-time hood who knocks off gas stations for whatever he can take. He heads east and signs up with Sam Vettori's mob. A New Year's Eve robbery at Little Arnie Lorch's casino ...
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Great Manhunt (1950) Visiting in England, famed American surgeon Doctor John Marlowe is decoyed to a middle European country, and discovers the operation he is to perform is on the Vosnian dictator. When the latter dies, he is replaced by a look-alike, but Marlowe is the object of a shoot-to-kil
Morning Glory (1933)
Morning Glory 1933 Ada Love, who has renamed herself Eva Lovelace, is a would be actress trying to crash the New York stage A wildly optimistic chatterbox full of theatrical mannerisms, her looks, more than her talent, attract the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
The Thief of Bagdad 1924 A thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdads daughter The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that brings back the rarest treasure after seven moons The thief sets off on a magical journey while, unbeknownst to him, another suitor, the Prince of the Mongols, is not p
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
That Lady in Ermine (1948) Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years before, comes to life from a portrait to help her descendant. Complicating factor: t
Mimi (1935)
Mimi (1935) The story of a struggling playwright in 1850s Paris and his mate whose love furnishes him with the inspiration he has long sought.
The Narrow Corner (1933)
The Narrow Corner (1933) Fred, an Englishmen, (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) , wanted for murder, winds up on a fishing boat in The South Seas, run by Nichols. ( Arther Nohl). Also present is the ships' doctor (Sidney Toler) who is there to treat Nichols for a stomach disorder. One day, after swimming nude
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Angels Over Broadway (1940) Charles Engle has been caught embezzling. He writes a suicide note, and goes out wandering on the town. Small-time hustler Bill O'Brian sees him give a couple of big tips, figures he's rich, and plans to take him over to a big-time card game and fleece him. He enlists Nin
The Black Pirate (1926)
The Black Pirate 1926 Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his fathers death
The Young in Heart (1938)
The Young in Heart (1938) The Carletons make a living as card sharps and finding new suckers to mooch off of. When their latest scam backfires, they are asked to leave Monte Carlo. At the train station, they meet a kind old woman named Miss Fortune. The elderly lady is very wealthy and very lonely.
The Good Bad Man (1916)
The Good Bad Man (1916) An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will re
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
The Corsican Brothers 1941 After their parents are killed, co joined twin boys are separated, with one raised as a gentleman in Paris and the other in the mountains becoming a bandit
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Parachute Jumper 1933 To share expenses, unemployed Alabama moves in with also unemployed Bill and Toodles Bill is hired by a gangsters mistress and ultimately becomes the gangsters bodyguard Alabama unknowingly applies for a stenographers job at Mr Webers the gangsters business Bill is forced to fl
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
The Mark of Zorro 1920 In old Spanish California, the oppressive colonial government is opposed by Zorro, masked champion of the people, who appears out of nowhere with flashing sword and an athletic sense of humor, scarring the faces of evildoers with his Mark Meanwhile, beautiful Lolita is courted
The Three Musketeers (1921)
The Three Musketeers 1921 Cardinal Richelieu, engaged in intrigue at the court of Louis XIII, attempts to rule by threatening the queen, who is secretly in love with the Duke of Buckingham From Gascony comes DArtagnan to join the Kings Musketeers in his quest for adventure He wins the right to membe
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
The Rise of Catherine the Great 1934 In 1745, a German Princess, renamed Catherine Elisabeth Bergner, arrives to marry Grand Duke Peter of Russia Douglas Fairbanks, Jr , whom she initially likes But his suspicious, unstable nature gradually estranges them, and Peter finds solace with pretty courtier
Robin Hood (1922)
Robin Hood 1922 Amid big budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant Apprised of Englands peril by message from his lady love Marian, the dashing Earl of Huntingdon endangers his