Author Archive: Retro

The tale of Sir Francis Drake and the 1588 sinking of the Spanish Armada.

Prisoners plan a breakout. Dir. Lambert Hillyer.

Self-centered woman lets nothing stand in her way as she climbs the ladder of social success. Color.

Released convict is prevented from leading a normal life when his past keeps him from finding legitimate work. Written by James Landis.

This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling’s “Toomai, of the Elephants”, in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.

After serving his term, an innocent man sent to prison for political reasons is denied parole when a prison guard who hates him gives a false testimony. Dir. Victor Halperin.

Gruesome steals a formula which freezes his victims and begins testing it out with a bank robbery. Based on the comic strip by Chester Gould. Dir. John Rawlins

Mr. Wong is an evil man posing as a mild-mannered Chinese shopkeeper in order to get his mitts on the 12 coins of Confucius, which will give him unlimited power. Based on Harry Stephen Keeler’s ethereal novel, “Sing Sing Nights”. Dir. William Nigh

Two US Treasury agents hunt a successful counterfeiting ring.