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Battle of the Centuries
This "Pictoreel" studies a "fantastical world of romance in which tragedy reigns supreme." Or so says the narrator of our setting, a mere "old tree stump" that hides a termite city. Their insect society is divided between workers and soldiers, the latter seen fiercely...Watch Movie
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Adventures of Chico
Billed as "A Tale of the Strangest Friendship Ever Known!" this was the sole long-form work created by brothers Horace and Stacy Woodard, who'd already won two Academy Awards® for their short nature documentaries. The narrative/nonfiction hybrid lets us spend time with Chico,...Watch Movie
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The Scarlet Letter
The heartbreaking Colleen Moore stars as Hester Prynne, living in Puritan New England in the era of torture and "witch" burnings. She is convicted of adultery after giving birth to a daughter out of wedlock and condemned to wear a scarlet letter "A" on her chest for the rest...Watch Movie
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The Glacier's Secret
This entry in the "Vagabond Adventure Series" stars "Tom Terris, the Vagabond Director," a globetrotter with one very theatrical British accent who here takes us to New Zealand. After spending a little more time than necessary with sheep, we accompany Tom and a guide on a...Watch Movie
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Tiger's Claw
Akbar’s angry. But it is not the iron bars of his cage that has rattled him. It is the manhandling his fair-haired trainer is getting from some new guy. Tiger love goes both ways in this late Harry Piel film set in the circus, with the blonde and perky Friedl Hardt refusing to put Akbar down even...Watch Movie
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If I Were Rich
This caper comedy revolves around the astonishing effect that $100,000 in cash has on various characters, something that can be explained by remembering that in 1932 Britain (like the U.S.) was in the grips of a serious economic depression. Robert Donat plays a "humble electrician" dispatched to...Watch Movie
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Riding Speed
A real-life cowboy of sorts who performed on the rodeo circuit before bringing his ridin' and ropin' skills to the movies, Jay Wilsey starred in numerous low-budget westerns from 1924 to 1935, billing himself as "Buffalo Bill, Jr." Under his own name, he also directed this scrappy vehicle in...Watch Movie
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The Forgotten Village
Acted on location by nonprofessionals and written by famed novelist John Steinbeck, this docudrama (made several years before the advent of neo-realism) was a highly unusual endeavor in its day. It portrays the lives of a corn-harvesting family outside a Mexican mountain...Watch Movie
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Lost in the Stratosphere
James Cagney was such a big star by 1934 that producers were eager to find less pricey equivalents, notably Jimmy's younger brother William, a lookalike who made his brief bid for stardom in two "B" productions that year. He plays Tom "Soapy" Cooper, a U.S. Army Air Corps...Watch Movie
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A Ready-Made Maid
In this rambunctious comedy, desperately job-needy Billie becomes "Bridget" to answer a "female wanted" ad for a housekeeper. Unfortunately, s/he is all thumbs, wreaking household havoc in no time. Popular British comedian Billie Reeves rose to fame in the company of music...Watch Movie
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My Dog Shep
When orphaned city-boy Danny is shunted off to distant relatives in the country, neither he nor the German Shepard he's adopted en route are made welcome. In fact, his miserly uncle and brat cousin get out the shotgun when they discover the dog Danny has been hiding. Boy and hound run away, soon...Watch Movie
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When a Man's a Man
Playboy Larry Knight (George O'Brien) is a city fella woken up by creditors confiscating the bed he's laying on, practically the last thing he's got left after frittering away his inheritance. Heading west to start from scratch, he chances upon a rodeo and befriends amiable...Watch Movie
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Untamed Fury
When a "writer-man" from the big city comes sniffing around for true stories "that might stimulate my tired mind," he gets an earful from Ol' Uncle Gabe. The latter tells him about two boys who grew up in the swamp region, taking pride in being used as "gator bait," luring alligators within...Watch Movie
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Call of the Wilderness
Can you ever go wrong making a German Shepard the star of your movie? "Ceasar, the Wolf Dog" is top-billed in this independently produced adventure as Lobo, the progeny of a wolf and a "good hunting dog." He loyally fills the latter function as canine companion to trapper...Watch Movie
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The Rawhide Terror
In the late 1890s, a band of white men posing as Indians robs settlers. Finding one family's wagon alone and unprotected on the trail, they kill the parents, driving their older son to madness; he wanders off into the brush laughing crazily. Only the youngest son is found...Watch Movie
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$50,000 Reward
$50,000 REWARD was one of the first starring features for Ken Maynard, a circus and rodeo trick rider who fast became a hugely popular star of early westerns. He plays cowpuncher Tex Sherwood, riding up from the Lone Star State on his faithful steed (billed as "Tarzan, Ken Maynard's Pal") to the...Watch Movie
