Author Archive: Retro

Charles Dickens’ original Christmas Story book.

The story of Dr. David Livingstone and his work in Africa to stop slavery and bring education to the locals.

Recently discovered tinted print of this famous tale. Dir. Joseph Kane.

Boxing boy is stranded in a small town and must win a prizefight in order to save the neck of a pretty girl and buy back the town’s oil well. Dir. Michael Powell.

Classic film of a hillbilly family feuding with outlaws. The outlaws hijack the community’s mail, and it’s up to a young hillbilly boy who dreams of being a mail carrier to come to the rescue. Dir. Henry King.

In order to catch a pair of international swindlers called Lord and Lady Rathburne, government agent Bill Swift disguises himself as a cowhand and gets a job on a ranch. The couple is planning to steal an expensive black pearl from Bill’s boss, a retired sea captain named Randall. To complicate matters, Bill soon falls in love with Randall’s pretty young daughter, Helen.

An amateur boxing champion stops at West Point to see a dress parade and falls for the commandant’s daughter. He wins an appointment to the Academy and begins a rivalry for her affection.

Early filming of the “Faust” legend, as a student sells his reflection to the Devil in order to get a beautiful girl. German titles. Dir. Paul Wegener.