Women of the Night
In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako’s sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
The Divorcee
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.
All the King’s Men
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a…
The Impostor
A condemned murderer named Clement is “liberated” when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape, Clement comes across the body of a French soldier; he…
Tampico
A story of of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues Katherine Hall when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat.
Larceny
Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial….
Fragment of an Empire
Director Frederick Ermler’s last silent feature and the last of four collaborations with actor Fiodor Nikitin. Nikitin plays an officer who spends a decade after the Great War as a…
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