Author Archive: Retro

A gigolo is willing to reform upon discovering the wonders of true love.

A debutante resents the trouble a policeman causes her and has him kicked off the force, only to find that she must help him bust up a gangster ring. Dir. Marshall A. Neilan.

An art teacher falls for a flirtatious French student.

First film since 1927 recounting Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection.

G-man Starrett goes undercover as a prizefighter to stop a gang from smuggling stolen government artillery. .

After he is forced into driving a getaway car for a bank robbery, a cabby is blackmailed into posing as the murdered heir to a huge fortune, whom he looks exactly like. Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennett

Charlie Chan, the Oriental detective, is confronted by a killer after solving the murder of a medium.

Deceased gangster makes a deal with the devil to return to earth as a kindly judge. Dir. Archie Mayo.

In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood formulates a plan to rescue Richard but he is captured himself.