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The Big House
7.1

The Big House

Jun. 14, 1930

The Big House

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are ...
Au Bonheur des Dames
7.2

Au Bonheur des Dames

Jul. 03, 1930

Au Bonheur des Dames

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle’s store. But the glamorous department store ‘Aux ...
Anna Christie
6.5

Anna Christie

Feb. 21, 1930

Anna Christie

Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in ...
All Quiet on the Western Front
8.1

All Quiet on the Western Front

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is ...
Farewell
6.9

Farewell

Aug. 25, 1930

Farewell

Hella lives in a boarding house and has various romantic adventures before settling down with vacuum cleaner salesman Winkler.
Abraham Lincoln
5.7

Abraham Lincoln

Nov. 08, 1930

Abraham Lincoln

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln’s life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; ...
The Younger Generation
6.3

The Younger Generation

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish ...
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
7.3

The White Hell of Pitz Palu

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple ...
Verdun: Visions of History
7.3

Verdun: Visions of History

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
Untamed
5.4

Untamed

Nov. 23, 1929

Untamed

In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the ...
Thunderbolt
6.4

Thunderbolt

Jun. 20, 1929

Thunderbolt

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed ...
Diary of a Lost Girl
7.8

Diary of a Lost Girl

Sep. 27, 1929

Diary of a Lost Girl

Thymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father’s pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, ...
St. Louis Blues
6.5

St. Louis Blues

Sep. 08, 1929

St. Louis Blues

In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy messin’ with a pretty, younger woman; he ...
Speedway
6.2

Speedway

Oct. 07, 1929

Speedway

Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds greatest driver and lover. Mac has treated Bill like a ...
The Shakedown
6.7

The Shakedown

Mar. 09, 1929

The Shakedown

The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan.
Chasing Rainbows
5.9

Chasing Rainbows

Jan. 10, 1930

Chasing Rainbows

The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and ...
The Quitter
0

The Quitter

Apr. 01, 1929

The Quitter

Neal Abbott (Ben Lyon), a disgraced surgeon, regains his self-respect after operating on and saving the life of cafe-owner Duffy Thompson (Fred ...
Queen Kelly
7.1

Queen Kelly

Dec. 31, 1929

Queen Kelly

In Kronberg, Ruritania, the planned wedding of Queen Regina and Prince Wolfram is disrupted when the prince falls in love with Patricia Kelly, a ...
The Ghost That Never Returns
6.7

The Ghost That Never Returns

The rebel leader Jose Real is allowed to leave prison for one day to visit his family. But it is a ruse to make him reveal the whereabouts of his ...
Piccadilly
7.1

Piccadilly

Feb. 01, 1929

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.
Fragment of an Empire
7.3

Fragment of an Empire

Oct. 28, 1929

Fragment of an Empire

Director Frederick Ermler’s last silent feature and the last of four collaborations with actor Fiodor Nikitin. Nikitin plays an officer who ...
Noah’s Ark
6.6

Noah’s Ark

Nov. 01, 1928

Noah’s Ark

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
New York Nights
5.6

New York Nights

Dec. 28, 1929

New York Nights

Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is ...
Navy Blues
5.6

Navy Blues

Dec. 20, 1929

Navy Blues

On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home with her to meet her parents, but they ...
People on Sunday
7.2

People on Sunday

Feb. 04, 1930

People on Sunday

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of ...
The Manxman
6.2

The Manxman

Jan. 18, 1929

The Manxman

A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
Madame X
5.5

Madame X

Aug. 17, 1929

Madame X

A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever ...