Author Archive: Retro

A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information.

The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.

Simple clerk discovers his boss has been embezzling money to finance a French mistress, and accidentally kills him. With the French mistress and embezzled money in tow, he now must dodge the police on the streets of Paris. Color.

Traveling businessman finds himself married to two different women.

Jones, an American housewife on vacation in Rome has an affair with Clift. During their departure at a train station, they are caught making love for what would be the last time. AAN Costumes.

An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.

A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she’s menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city’s criminal underworld to find her.

Sinful husband accidentally shoots his newly-baptized wife, causing an uproar in their rural town. Written by Spencer Williams. Dir. Spencer Williams.

Disillusioned crime boss falls in love with a girl who in turn is in love with an innocent death-row inmate. Will an attack of conscience make the gang lord do the right thing? Dir. Lowell Sherman