Author Archive: Retro

Maniacal killer disguises himself as a bat and terrorizes people in a scary old house. Spooky stuff with Mary Pickford’s brother. A bat-obsessed killer stalks the halls of a spooky mansion in this early version of Mary Roberts Rinehart novel. With Andre De Beranger, Charles Hersinger and Louise Fazenda.

In this film, the Marquis de Marignan is an unabashed womanizer. The Marquis is regularly rescued from disaster by Joseph, his faithful valet. But when it appears as though his boss has been dallying with Joseph’s own wife, the valet cooks up a scheme to publicly humiliate the Marquis.

A married society couple (Dorian and Warren) persuade an unmarried pair (Valentino and Myers) to take their places at a party while they pretend to be the servants.

Langdon’s first feature film, as a fireman who falls in love for the first time. Written by Frank Capra.

An Alaskan real estate tycoon who’s visiting San Francisco loses his fortune to a group of investment sharks.

A British Army officer kills a man he finds in his wife’s room. Although she is innocent of any wrong the wife claims to be guilty to save her husband from a death sentence.

After the half-breed daughter of a Comanche chief falls for a young engineer who deserts her, she turns to a white Indian agent who marries her.

Rabbi brings a huge clay creature to life in order to save the Jews of medieval Prague. Written by Paul Wegener. English titles. Dir. Paul Wegener.

Roderick Usher’s sister suffers from catalepsy and is buried alive, but returns to seek revenge. Written by Luis Bunuel and Jean Epstein. English titles. Dir. Kurt Neumann.