Harry C. Bradley

Joan Crawford

Samuel S. Hinds

Esther Ralston

Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee (1934)

Gary Cooper

Richard Arlen

Boris Karloff

Early in the 19th century, the USS Constitution is launched as part of an effort to stop piracy in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, a young man determined to go to sea is befriended by the bos'n of the merchant ship Esther, and he joins her crew. When the Esther reaches the Mediterranean, she too, along with the Constitution, becomes involved in the battle against the pirates.—Snow Leopard

Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides (1926)

Elissa Landi

Paul Lukas

Dorothy Revier

Josef is the valet for Count von Rommer and well-trained in his master's philandering ways. Mistaken for the Count by Marie, a maid whom he thinks is an aristocrat, Josef shows her a merry time at the Count's Monte Carlo villa. Meanwhile, the Count escapes a situation with Countess von Rischenheim when her husband Count von Rischenheim makes an unscheduled appearance, by posing as the butler.—Les Adams

By Candlelight

By Candlelight (1933)

George Hackathorne

Claire Windsor

Hallam Cooley

Frank Boyd, a restless but energetic youth, has his heart set on Hallie, the village belle, and invents an automobile attachment that earns him a fortune. Marriage, fatherhood, and home life all prove irksome to him, and he eventually neglects his family. Frank's brother, Arthur, has a secret affair with Bertha, a poor seamstress whom he deserts, and later returns to find that she has drowned herself. Frank, unable to derive any satisfaction from life, finds diversion in artificial gaiety. When he suspects Yost, a young wastrel, of being Hallie's lover, his jealousy is aroused. Frank realizes the error of his ways and becomes a devoted husband and father.—AFI

What Do Men Want?

What Do Men Want? (1921)

Hedda Hopper

Clara Bow

Before the first World War, two young girls, Jean and Kitty, befriend each other in a convent school near Paris for children of divorced parents. A boy, Ted, also a child of divorce, slips over the convent wall and meets them. Jean impresses him and he promises to marry her. Flash forward to 1920s America. Kitty is in love with Prince Ludovico (Vico) who is visiting with his uncle the Duke. Kitty's mother has determined that she marry someone wealthy, since she has a small income. The Duke has determined likewise for Vico. Jean, now a wealthy young woman, arrives from Europe. Ted arrives at the party and begins a serious courtship of Jean. He is independently wealthy, with a degree in engineering. Jean encourages him to work, and he sets up an office. One day Kitty and a bunch of friends show up there, intent on partying. They persuade Ted to join them. He wakes up the next morning, hungover, and finds that Kitty has snickered him into marriage. He just then receives a note from Jean that she is ready to marry him. He goes to her to explain his situation. Kitty shows up and Jean promises to send him back to her. She persuades him to go through with the marriage. Three years go by. Jean has been traveling and arrives in Paris. Kitty and Ted are there also, with their young daughter. Prince Vico and the Duke are there as well. Vico proposes to Jean; she tells him she plans never to marry. At a party the following night, Kitty tells Vico she is willing to let Ted divorce her, or even to become his mistress. Vico refuses on religious and moral grounds. Kitty sees her daughter with Jean and realizes how wrong their situation is. Soon she reads in the newspaper that Jean and Vico are planning to wed that afternoon. She composes a farewell letter to Jean and has a servant deliver it. The letter is delivered to Jean and she immediately leaves to see Kitty. Ted has pleaded with the doctor to save Kitty, but he offers no hope. The Duke shows the letter to Vico, who also runs to Ted and Kitty's apartment. Jean is there for Kitty's last moments. Vico arrives as the child comes in and is comforted by Jean.

Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce (1927)

Eva Mattes

Evelyn Scott

Heidi Treutler

Raganelli visits Arzner's desert home and retraces the pioneering filmmaker's career to create this nuanced portrait of a woman who bucked every norm and defied societal expectation.

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner (1983)

Anna May Wong

Betty Recklaw

Robert Milasch

Peter Pan, the boy who doesn't want to grow up, arrives at the Darling home searching for his shadow. He meets the Darling children and takes them to Never-Never Land, where they will fight against Captain Hook and his pirate ship and crew. At the end the children will be back in their warm beds.—Adalberto Fornario

Peter Pan

Peter Pan (1924)

Cedric Hardwicke

Finlay Currie

Conrad Veidt

A sinister character boards the Rome Express on the trail of a valuable Van Dyck painting, recently stolen from a Paris gallery. Much to his annoyance he finds the train populated with a motley assortment of passengers, including adulterous lovers, a very annoying golf fanatic, a French police chief and an American silent film star any one of whom could have the painting he desperately seeks.—wxjuh

Rome Express

Rome Express (1932)

Charles Chaplin

Jackie Coogan

Edna Purviance

A woman decides to abandon her baby in the backseat of an automobile with a handwritten note attached, beseeching the finder to care for and love the child. The baby is discovered by the initially-reluctant Tramp, who eventually softens and comes to love him as his own. As the boy grows up, both he and The Tramp must learn to navigate through a life that spawns one adventure after another.—Kyle Perez

The Kid

The Kid (1921)

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