The Mad Genius (1931)
The Mad Genius (1931) A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.
The Road to Singapore (1931)
The Road to Singapore 1931 A snobbish doctor in the tropics sends for a former nurse associate from England to marry him But he is a changed man He seeks fame through medicine and neglects his wife for his work A returning plantation owner with a sullied reputation lures the woman away from her husb
Crime and Punishment (1935)
Crime and Punishment (1935) Roderick Raskolnikov, a brilliant criminology student and writer, becomes embittered by poverty and his inability to support his family. When he sees a desperate prostitute, Sonya, degraded by a vicious pawnbroker, Raskolnikov, a proponent of the idea that some people are
The Black Room (1935)
The Black Room (1935) Prophecy has it that younger twin Anton will kill brother Gregor in the castle's Black Room. Anton returns to the castle after a 10 year hiatus. Gregor, a Baron, has many attempts on his life as his subjects detest his tyranny. However, good natured Anton earns the subjects' re
Svengali (1931)
Svengali 1931 Sinister music maestro Svengali can control the actions of women through hypnotism and his telepathic powers When a pupil he has seduced announces she has left her husband for him, he uses his powers to cause her suicide and promptly forgets her He meets a beautiful model, Trilby, and