Author Archive: Retro

Fifth in the “Scattergood Baines” series. Two Coldriver spinsters kick off and leave their money to the cat, raising a few suspicious eyebrows.

Convicted murderer escapes and tries to prove his innocence.

Lane plays Duke Foster, a champion boxer called The Harvard Hurricane, who must make a comeback to save his father-in-laws business.

A young man heads west to visit his uncle F.O. in a town named Fairplay. There a bit of friction between town locals.

Two scientific teams go up against each other in a race to find a secret formula in the African jungle. Feature version of the Serial. Dir. Lew Landers

Cabaret hostess with a heart of gold lends a hand to a traveling salesman from Philadelphia, much to the chagrin of her gangster boyfriend.

Talmadge stars as an energetic reporter out to smash a bogus reform league that’s really a front for gangster activity. Produced by Bernard B. Ray.

A dance hall girl is murdered and her body robbed of a quantity of gold obtained illegally. The killer flees into Death Valley and encounters the rightful owner of the gold and her sweetheart.

Romeo and Juliet story in the Great Britain of the 1930’s. The son of the local lord and the daughter of a small business owner fall in love and end up dying as a result of the hatred of their parents.