Author Archive: Retro

Down and out piano player hitches a ride with a man who mysteriously dies, and when a femme fatale threatens to turn him in for the “murder”, he is forced to assume the identity of the dead man to collect an inheritance.

Harry Carey Sr., C. Aubrey Smith and Charles Winninger play three wealthy bachelors who have spent their lives wrapped up in themselves. Left all alone on Christmas eve, the elderly trio invite a couple of strangers to dinner: misplaced cowpoke Richard Carlson and pretty, but aimless, Jean Parker. Hoping that they’ve accomplished a bit of matchmaking, the three old duffers board a plane and head off to an important business meeting. The plane crashes, killing all three men. They return to their mansion as ghosts, only to discover that Carlson is making the same mistake they made: he’s allowing his drive for success to override his affection for Parker. Feeling as though they won’t be welcome in Heaven until they rectify this situation, Carey, Smith, and Winninger stick around to set things right. A potential charming fantasy, Beyond Tomorrow is weakened by unbelievable characters and hokey dialogue. Still, the film has become a perennial Yuletide [...]

Down on their luck, a couple rents out their ship to a mysterious man looking for treasure he hid during the war. Complications ensue when it turns out he’s not the only one looking for it.

Darro joins a trucking firm whose trucks are being hijacked. He joins up with an insurance investigator to find out who is behind the thefts. Written by Edmond Kelso. Dir. Jean Yarbrough

President Lincoln sends Tyler out to Kentucky for service at the beginning of the Civil War.

Erudite novelist Jack Pathurst (Paul Lukas) happens to be a passenger of the sailing ship Elsinore when a mutiny breaks out. The first casualty is Captain Weston (Conway Dixon), followed by the first mate. With practically no one else of intelligence left standing, Pathurst assumes command of the vessel and persuades the mutineers to throw down their arms.

Wife assumes husband Redgrave’s Parliament member seat after he is reportedly killed.

Farr is mistakenly chosen as the winner of a large sweepstakes, and when the real winner shows up, they agree to become partners.

Ames and Winters are sent to the Panama Canal to stop Chinese spies.