Rockabye

Rockabye 1932

6.20

A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.

1932

What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood? 1932

6.70

Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.

1932

The Common Law

The Common Law 1931

5.50

When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent past as another man's mistress?

1931

Rule 'Em and Weep

Rule 'Em and Weep 1932

1

King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.

1932

Sentinels in the Air

Sentinels in the Air 1956

1

This short shows the important role played by members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve in the USA's defense against enemy attack.

1956

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past 1932

5.80

A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.

1932

Westward Passage

Westward Passage 1932

5.80

A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.

1932

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet 1931

4.29

Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who works on the Coney Island midway.

1931

Behind Your Radio Dial

Behind Your Radio Dial 1949

1

Familiar radio voice Ben Grauer leads the viewer on a behind the scenes tour of the National Broadcasting Company studios -- both radio and television -- in Rockefeller Center and Hollywood. The original 25-minute film previewed by network execs and affiliates in the fall of 1948 was cut down to 20 minutes before its first broadcast, reportedly to excise high-profile stars and programs such as Amos 'n' Andy, Jack Benny, and Edgar Bergen that had since left NBC for other networks.

1949

Devotion

Devotion 1931

6.80

A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.

1931

Black Cats and Broomsticks

Black Cats and Broomsticks 1955

5.30

Superstitions are examined in the context of mid-20th century America. Walking under ladders, spilt salt, stepping on cracks, haunted houses, voodoo dolls, and such are used to illustrate the widespread belief in the supernatural.

1955

The Big Shot

The Big Shot 1931

1

A young man runs into trouble when he buys an auto court, only to find out that its located next to a swamp that drives away all potential customers.

1931

Golden Glamour

Golden Glamour 1955

5.80

This short film looks at the history of gold, and how the less expensive gold filled process is used to bring glitter to the masses.

1955

Young Bride

Young Bride 1932

3.00

A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.

1932

Cave Explorers

Cave Explorers 1957

5.00

This Sportscope short documentary takes a look at a group of Austrian speleologists who explore a newly-discovered cave.

1957

The Great Junction Hotel

The Great Junction Hotel 1931

1

A Masquers' Club spoof short. Newly-weds spend their wedding night in a run-down hotel, watched over by an under-employed house detective. When the bride goes missing, the groom (Horton) is chief suspect number one. Fortunately, the cops are completely incompetent.

1931

Polar Outpost

Polar Outpost 1957

1

This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.

1957

Partners

Partners 1932

1

A rancher is arrested for murdering his young partner's grandfather, but he escapes to try to prove his innocence.

1932