Author Archive: Retro

Assunta and Michele are in love but others come between them and there is much jealousy. They fight and Michele is sent to prison for two years for assault. Nevertheless, because Assunta still loves Michele she is vulnerable when Federigo offers to help Michele but only if Assunta becomes his mistress. Michele is released early from prison, finds Assunta and Federigo together and kills Federigo. When the police arrive, Assunta takes the blame for Michele’s crime.

Silent version of Shakespeare’s tragedy, with Jennings as the deluded moor. English titles. Dir. Jean Cocteau.

Masterful film relating the events of St. Joan’s trial and subsequent martyrdom, features a legendary performance by Falconetti. English titles. Dir. Ernst Lubitsch.

Lavishly details the events of the 1917 Bolshevik uprising, with much rare footage of Soviet Russia. Dir. Sam Taylor.

Young woman gets help from an East Indian fortune teller as to which path she should take in life: to marry for money or for love, or to pursue a career in opera.

Express office clerk is duped into helping with a robbery, but his brother, an honest rancher, must clear him of the charges.

Early railroad drama.

Young D’Artagnan travels to France, befriends the Three Musketeers and must protect the monarchy from being discredited by the power hungry Cardinal Richelieu.

Fireman Dan McDowell has been taking care of the fire horses for many years, but when the department becomes motorized, the beloved horses are sold off. Efforts to train Dan to drive the new fire trucks fail, and he’s forced to retire.