A Modern Hero
A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
The Johnstown Flood
Lucky Night
Cora, an heiress who gives it all up for the excitement of looking for a job and living on her own, meets up with unemployed and flat broke Dick. The…
Criminal Court
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney’s girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover…
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles:…
Fanny
Soon after Marius’s departure, Fanny learns that she is pregnant with his child, to the disappointment of her mother and of Marius’s father, César. To secure a better life for…
Driftwood
An orphan helps a doctor fight an epidemic in a small western town, in one of Allan Dwan’s closely observed studies in Americana.
The Walking Dead
Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge’s murder. After he’s convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a…
The Girl from 10th Avenue
When his fiancée Valentine dumps him, prominent lawyer Geoffrey Sherwood goes on a bender and winds up married to a stranger, Miriam Brady. They decide to give their marriage a…
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