The Prisoner’s Song
An early Fleischer Screen Song, this time the bouncing ball follows Guy Massey’s “The Prisoner’s Song”
The Kidnappers Foil
The Kidnappers Foil was an American short film. It was made by Melton Barker numerous times between the 1930s to 1970s. Each iteration featured small-town children as actors (a different…
The Ship from Shanghai
You Don’t Know the Half of It
Glorifying the American Girl
The Trespasser
Napoleon at St. Helena
Napoleon at Saint Helena (German: Napoleon auf Sankt Helena) is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Werner Krauss, Hanna Ralph and Albert Bassermann. The…
The Jazz Fool
The Mysterious Island
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island’s inhabitants. Dakkar, his daughter Sonia…
Diary of a Lost Girl
The Gotham Rhythm Boys
Mickey’s Follies
Chinatown, My Chinatown
In this one, there are two Chinese men on screen. One is eating and the one to the right of him is ironing. The one eating seems to be so…
The Sophomore
The Karnival Kid
The Flying Fool
A man protective of his brother checks out the girl his brother is in love with, in order to see if she’s the real thing or just trying to take…
Black Magic
The Plowboy
After the Ball
This one covers the 19th century ballad in a very respectful manner: although the written reprise is gagged up, the song is introduced very respectfully by an unshown Irish tenor…
The Return of the Rat
The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, “The Rat” – but her interest in another man is an open secret. Forced to defend his honour, the Rat takes…