Frankenstein (1931)
Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster,…
City Lights
In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men – a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated….
Little Caesar
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
Dishonored
The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.
The Front Page (1931)
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter is looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But…
Pardon Us
It’s Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
Dracula (1931)
After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe, Renfield enters castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of Carfax Abbey in London to Count Dracula, who is in…
Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements
Without sound, in three movements. Title cards declare that what a person likes and his manner of liking them reveals character. There are long looks at forms and rhythms. The…
Working on the Douro River
A documentary that looks at the people working in the river Douro, around the city of Porto.
One Good Turn
Stan and Ollie are down on their luck and beg at an old lady's house for food. While they are eating they overhear a villainous landlord (Finlayson) threatening to evict…
Come Clean
The Hardys, hoping to avoid having the Laurels drop in and spoil their quiet evening, pretend not to be home when the couple inevitably call. But their subterfuge is discovered,…
City Streets
Nan, a racketeer's daughter, is in love with The Kid, a shooting gallery showman. Despite Nan's prodding, The Kid has no ambitions about joining the rackets and making enough money…
Mary
A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution.
Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour
Card cheat Ronald Adair hears a disembodied voice coming from a painting of a cardinal threatening him with exposure and disgrace unless he becomes part of a criminal conspiracy involving…
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1931)
Monkey Business
While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters while trying desparately to evade the ship's…
The Skin Game
A rich family, the Hillcrests, is fighting against the speculator, Hornblower, who sends away poor farmers to build factories on their lands. When Mrs. Hillcrest finds out that Chloe Hornblower…
La Chienne
The Public Enemy
Tom Powers and Matt Doyle are best friends and fellow gangsters, their lives frowned upon by Tom's straitlaced brother, Mike, and Matt's straitlaced sister, Molly. From their teen-aged years into…
The Cheat
Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction. Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler; though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile,…
100% Service
George registers at the Jefferson Hotel; after the desk clerk gives him the runaround, he meets Gracie at the cigar counter.
Marius
César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Colorful characters abound–M. Panisse, an aging widower and prosperous sail maker; Honorine, a fishmonger with a sidewalk…
Man of the World
Four years ago, Michael Trevor was a promising newspaper man named Jimmie Powers, but because of a scandalous incident, he is no longer able to make a living in the…
Baby’s Laxative
I Surrender Dear
A girl, in love with the radio voice of Bing Crosby, is kissed by him in mistake for his sister; she won't believe it's him, and in a slapstick search…
Oh, My Operation
George is taken to the hospital in mistake for an accident victim. After his needless operation, he meets Nurse Gracie, who adds insanity to injury. —Rod Crawford <[email protected]>
My Cousin From Warsaw
Sidewalks of New York
A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
The Congress Dances
Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815. —Stephan Eichenberg <[email protected]>
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.
The Terror of Batignolles
Dragnet Night
The Unknown Singer
I’ll Be Alone After Midnight
Mädchen in Uniform
David Golder
Tabu
In his final film, F.W. Murnau presents the tale of two young lovers on the idyllic island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. Their life is shattered when the…