Author Archive: Retro

Girlfriend of a penniless artist dumps him, so he hires a hitman to kill him; but when the artist’s life starts taking a new direction, he decides he wants to live! What now? Dir. Frank McDonald.

New York broker blames his bad luck on an opal ring which he throws away, only to be picked up by the beautiful daughter of an oil baron, with whom he falls in love and must protect from a gold-digging suitor. Written by Douglas Fairbanks and Thomas Geraghty.

Railroad tycoon sends his cowboy-obsessed son Fairbanks to the West to check on a railroad deal and cure him of his preoccupation, but Doug soon finds himself in the middle of train holdups, Indian raids and kidnappings; there’s even a heroine named Nell!. Written by Anita Loos and Horace P. Carpenter.

Due to his mother’s obsession with French novelist Alexandre Dumas, a Kansas lad is possessed with the spirit of D’Artagnan, and must protect an innocent young girl from a lecherous old millionaire. Filmed at the Grand Canyon. Written and Edited by Allan Dwan. Dir. Allan Dwan.

Vegetarian health food tycoon is embarassed by his carnivorous son, and states that junior must get his picture in the paper before he can receive a half interest in the business and marry his true love. Written by John Emerson and Anita Loos. Dir. L. Frank Baum.

Lowly clerk in a New York button factory takes up the philosophy that a person may have anything he wants if he concentrates on it. This costs him his job, but he soon finds he has been proclaimed King in the country of Vulgaria. Written by Anita Loos and John Emerson. Dir. Edmund Goulding.

Wealthy man is charmed by dancer, and takes a job as a bouncer in the bar where she works. Dir. Arthur Dreifuss.

Bespectacled wimp is hijacked as a prank by several members of a diamond smuggler’s gang, and is believed to be a spy by the gang’s leader. Supervised and Produced by Douglas Fairbanks.

In a South American country, Fairbanks is arrested by a tyranical politician, and finds he must lead a jailbreak to free the country’s president and his beautiful daughter from the dungeons and restore political stability. Written by Anita Loos and John Emerson. Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer.