Author Archive: Retro

Twenty years after being reported missing in WWI, a man returns to help his young half-brother nab a gang of racketeers. Dir. Stuart Paton.

A London policeman (Tom Moore) investigating the source of a light during a World War I air raid discovers a girl (Betty Bronson) with a vivid imagination.

Mysterious drifting lumberjack finds himself in the middle of a war between two lumber companies. Dir. William O’Connor

A pair of hit songwriters fall in love with an ex-film star and her friend, but a blackmailer arrives to disrupt the romances. Based on William Field’s short story “Temperamental Lady.”

Southern action drama film about cockfighting.

Phony talent school gets girls gigs at a night spot where they are subsequently murdered, and a female reporter teams up with the D.A. to find the killer. Written by Elmer Clifton. Dir. Elmer Clifton

When her dagger is found at the crime scene, a dancer is accused of killing a woman who had been flirting with her husband. Produced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Co-Written by Zoe Atkins. Dir. Thornton Freeland

Cute college coed is sent to the country to visit her eccentric inventor uncle so she’ll forget about the flaky painter she has a crush on.

Exquisite adult romantic drama, beautifully directed by Frank Borzage.