Author Archive: Retro

Young plays dual role as two sisters–one a nun in training, the other a nightclub singer who kills a man and needs a place to hide out…a convent, maybe?

A forest ranger comes to the aid of his fiance and her father when a crooked rancher and his gang try to force them off their land.

Early western with Jack riding the range and getting the girl.

Following a big gambling win, a young man traveling through Europe lands in a tiny country where he romances the deposed leader’s daughter, while single-handedly holding back the impending revolution. Adapted from a Broadway stageplay starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., this film resembles Fairbank’s own screen comedies.

Bill helps save the ranch.

The normal life of a young farm boy as he goes to school and as he relaxes in the country is depicted.

Son is rejected by father when he resists his father’s demands to oust a poor family off the ranch.

Farm girl wins a beauty contest and travels to Hollywood to be a star, despite the objection of her parents. Normand’s last feature film.

Creepy killer leaves the “Ace of Clubs” as his murderous calling card.