released year: 1929

Melancholy Dame

A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.

2/10
Why Bring That Up?

George's partner in vaudeville quits their act, claiming that Betty has broken his heart. George then teams up with Charlie, a stranded trouper, and Irving becomes their manager. Later, in New York, the "Two Black Crows" star in their own revue and save money to build their own theater on Broadway. Betty comes to the theater with her lover, who poses as a cousin and induces George to hire her. He showers her with jewels and money. She tries to persuade George to invest in oil stock her lover is selling, and though their act is a success, Charlie fires Betty. When Charlie and Betty's lover quarrel, Charlie is injured.

Under the Greenwood Tree

A girl organist is blamed for ousting the village choir.

0/10
Born to the Saddle

John Pearson of Wall Street and his daughter Helen are out west on vacation to open his exclusive hunting lodge and are accompanied by Clyde Montgomorency.

The Three Masks

During a carnival, the two brothers of a poor girl ,who has been impregnated by the son of a well to do farmer, seek vengeance.

4/10
Fighting Friends

Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.

5.7/10
Mustat silmät

Valentin Vaala's (and Teuvo Tulio's) first film. Only fragments survive.

0/10
The Bishop Murder Case

The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.

5.2/10
Unaccustomed as We Are

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

6.9/10
Eternal Love

In the Swiss Alps of the early 19th century, a couple forced into loveless marriages struggle to find happiness with one another.

The Organist at St. Vitus Cathedral

The most important silent film by director Martin Frič. Poet Vitezslav Nezval did scenographic modifications to the original story by Václav Wasserman. Film producer Jaroslav Stransky didn’t witness premier; because of fear of financial collapse, he killed himself.

The Living Corpse

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.

5.2/10
Piccadilly

A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.

Back to the Soil

An Aesop’s Film Fables short.

What Next?

A man acquires a valuable artifact as a present for his girlfriend, inadvertently drawing a lunatic collector into pursuit of him.

0/10
The Great Gabbo

For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.

The Lost Patrol

A patrol of twelve soldiers is lost in the desert and killed by the tribesmen, but the sergeant makes sure that one of the tribesmen dies for every one of his men.

0/10
Sacrifice

'Lady persuades her son to divorce his actress wife by implying their baby is illegitimate.' (British Film Catalogue)