Author Archive: Retro

Just before dying of a gunshot wound, a cop asks a widowed antique store owner to look after his good-hearted but mischievous son, who will soon be arriving from Europe. Dir. Sam Wood.

In this thriller, a man has only a limited amount of time left to save his life.

Urged on by anti-German hysteria in WWI America, two German-American pilots join the German airforce, but when America enters the war effort, they may be executed as traitors. Dir. David Howard

Outrageous publicity agent gets involved with gangsters when he is commisioned to get rid of a “high-brow” foreign director.

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.