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A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
Margaret und Philip Waverton sind mit ihrem Freund Roger Penderel mit dem Auto auf dem Weg nach Shrewsbury. In den Bergen von Wales werden sie von einem Sturm und sintflutartigem Regen überrascht. Als die Straße weggespült wird, suchen sie Zuflucht im Hause der Femms.
Der Schulrektor Dr. Carroll will bei einem Elternabend die Eltern seiner Schüler über die drohende Gefahr der aufkommenden Droge und "Staatsfeind Nr. 1", Marijuana, aufklären. Darum erzählt er ihnen eine schockierende Geschichte über den Drogenverkäufer Jack, der zusammen mit seiner Freundin Mae regelmäßig High School Schüler in seine Wohnung einlädt um ihnen Drogen zu verkaufen. Doch auf Grund des Drogenkonsums geraten die Dinge außer Kontrolle: Ein Mädchen wird bei einer Rangelei erschossen, ein weiteres begeht Selbstmord, ein Jugendlicher fährt fahrlässig einen Mann an, und ein anderer Jugendlicher muss lebenslänglich in eine psychatrische Anstalt.
Brasilianischer Stummfilm von Mario Peixeto aus dem Jahre 1931. Zwei Frauen und ein Mann treiben in einem Boot auf dem Fluss umher und erzählen sich ihre tragische Lebensgeschichten.
Im Dachgeschoss einer Mietskaserne fällt unvermittelt ein Schuss. Ein Mann stürzt blutend aus der Dachwohnung des Arbeiters François, stürzt die Treppe hinab und ist tot. Als die Polizei eintrifft, verbarrikadiert sich François. Während er darauf wartet, dass die Polizei seine Wohnung stürmt, erinnert er sich, wie seine Liebe zur Blumenverkäuferin Françoise und deren Interesse an dem schmierigen Hundedompteur Valentin zur Bluttat führte.
Juwelenraub in Hollywood (Englisch: The Stolen Jools) ist eine US-amerikanische Kurzfilm-Kriminalkomödie von William C. McGann aus dem Jahr 1931.
Professor Moriant, Experte für ägyptischen Okkultismus, ist davon überzeugt, daß er den Weg zu ewigem Leben gefunden hat. Hierfür muß man ihn mit dem Edelstein "Das ewige Licht" beerdigen, damit er anschließend ewiges Leben an der Seite des Gottes Anubis genießen kann. Als Professor Moriant stirbt, wird er neben einer Anubis-Statue in einer Gruft beigesetzt. Doch schon bald entbrennt ein verhängnisvoller Kampf um den Edelstein...
A simple wink, intended by Austrian palace guard Lt. Nikolaus von Preyn for girlfriend, Franzi, is accidentally intercepted -- and misread -- by the visiting Princess Anna. As a result, the soldier has no choice but to marry the royal lady and move with her to the neighboring kingdom of Flausenthurm. His girlfriend follows to continue the romance and, subversively, give Princess Anna tips on how to keep her husband satisfied.
A massive earthquake strikes the United States, which destroys the West Coast and unleashes a massive flood that threatens to destroy the East Coast as well.
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together...
Spürnase Chan hat gerade erst seinen letzten Fall in England abgeschlossen, da zieht es ihn schon weiter nach Paris. Offiziell will er hier eigentlich nur einen ruhigen Urlaub verbringen, doch tatsächlich ist er auf der Spur gefälschter Wertpapiere. Kaum in Paris angekommen, wird Chans Kontaktmann getötet und es wird nicht die einzige Leiche bleiben über die der Detektiv bei seinen Recherchen stolpert. Eine Spur ist ein verkrüppelter Weltkriegsveteran, den Chan an jedem Tatort begegnet.
Argentina, 1915. Accompanied by a doctor and his beautiful daughter, Köhner, a ruthless foreman who rules a yerba mate plantation with an iron fist, arrives in the city of Posadas with the purpose of hiring workers.
Starring Paul Robeson (one of the first black movie actor/singers to achieve mainstream popularity) in a rare silent role, this experimental drama was thought lost until the 1990s when it was rediscovered by the British Film Institute. The Switzerland-set melodrama takes place in a resort and chronicles the reaction of patrons when an interracial couple shows up for a stay. Some critics claim that careful, sensitive viewers may be able to pick out gay subtext running throughout the story.
The Ghost Train is a 1931 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Ann Todd. It is based on the play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley. The film's art direction is by Walter Murton. Only five reels of picture and two reels of soundtrack survive.
Region of Castilla La Vieja, Spain, early 20th century. In Luján, a village ravaged by drought, Juan, a humble farmer who survives with his wife and son, confronts a local loan shark and is imprisoned as a result.
A young American man is transported back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meets his ancestors.
Two authors go look for a business to finance their dream musical.
This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gillette's 1894 comedy about a New York playboy who flees from the violent husband of his mistress and borrows the identity of a plantation owner in Cuba who is expecting the arrival of a mail order bride. The film component of the performance was ultimately never screened due to the absence of projection facilities at the venue. Long-believed to be lost, a workprint was discovered in 2008 and the film had its premiere in 2013.
A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.
A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.
The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film details the poverty she must endure for breaking with tradition.
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.
A well known storyteller, Tomas O' Diorain tells tales of the sea around a fire in an old Irish cottage. His storytelling is juxtaposed with images of the sea. This film, thought lost was rediscovered by Houghton Library curators during a cataloging update in 2013.
Wealthy businessman F.X. Benedik, Head of the Rynox company, claims to have been receiving threats from a mysterious stranger named Boswell Marsh. Benedik is subsequently found murdered and the hunt is on for the elusive Marsh. Benedik's son Tony takes over the running of the business and tries to find some lead on Marsh, and why he should have borne a murderous grudge against Benedik Senior. His investigations lead him to the unexpected finding that Marsh never existed.
Lora Moore, the club champion, loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Downs, a handsome golf pro, and his goofy friend, Jack Martin, show up. Lora takes him on as her golf teacher to work on her putt. She falls for him, but so do several other women. Meanwhile Angie Howard, Lora's friend, chases after Jack. A lot of silliness ensues.
Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out....
A documentary meant to show Americans what had been going on in Germany since Hitler's rise, centered on a fact finding trip by Cornelius Vanderbilt, with newsreel footage of book burnings and such.
A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey.
The commoner is a happy cockney plumber by the name of Bert Gibbs. Bert comes into contact with the celebrated Russian movie star Ilya Myona. Desperate for publicity and aware that nobility make for good copy, Ilya persuades Bert to pose as her fiancé (with the possibility of persuading him to go through with the marriage if need be). Things are complicated by a pair of anarchic Bolsheviks, one of whom has a daughter named Lenina who knows Bert from his plumber days and is quite in love with him.
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