Author Archive: Retro

Fifth in the Mr. Wong series. A man is accused of killing his father-in-law after an argument, but the famous detective feels there’s more than meets the eye in this case, and a cargo of stolen bonds may be part of it. Dir. William Nigh

Crime drama about the kidnapping of the son of an industrialist.

Competent doctor ignores scruples to become successful, but a crippled little boy shows him where his real obligations lie. An early appearance by Rooney before he became famous. Dir. John Robertson.

Mann takes son Bushman for a two-year vacation in a drier climate while his business partner back home writes him off as a failure.

Jory is a fifteen-year-old boy who joins a horse-drive after his father is killed by a drunkard. The drive’s leader and a likable cowhand take the boy under their wing

Fifty years in the life of a midwestern schoolteacher whose frustrated romances leave her to concentrate instead on the lives of her students. Dir. Tay Garnett.

Slapstick comedy results as an amateur sleuth group pursues a sinister swami to a haunted, secret-panel filled mansion. Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone.

Offbeat film about a gem-smuggling, bogus sea captain who is exposed when he attempts to slip diamonds into an actress’s bracelet. Dir. Lew Landers.

After getting in trouble with local gangs, a young man (Fu Sheng) flees to San Francisco, where the same gangs are still causing problems. He becomes a part of one gang, and eventually decides to play them against each other in order to clean up the town.