Author Archive: Retro

The Film Version Of Gorki’s Great Story Of The 1905 Revolution

Psuedo-biographical tale of tortured poet Edgar Allan Poe, from the death of his Irish immigrant mother, to his descent into alcoholism and hallucinations.

Axel Heyst, an uncommitted wanderer, has settled on an island in the South Seas. He takes pity on a troubled young woman, Lena, and gives her refuge on her island. But the piratical Mr. Jones, who believes Heyst has treasure buried on his island, leads his cohorts in an invasion of Heyst’s haven.

A cross-dressing farce, adapted from “Madame Lucy” by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in a lawsuit, Jack Mitchell disguises himself as the mysterious “Madame Brown,” a missing witness important to the case of the plaintiff. He attracts the romantic attention of two old roués and one hot Broadway showgirl.

Logan’s brother is kidnapped by South Seas pirates and she must team up with the statuesque Mower to find him. Dir. Joseph Kane.

Timid Professor Timmons can barely control his class of hooligans, until disaster strikes and he must earn their respect.

After Mabel divorces her husband she has second thoughts which make a series of hilarious infidelity accusations follow.

WWI flying ace comes home and falls in love with his brother’s sexy girlfriend.

Before darkly handsome leading man Tyrone Power, there was his father, stage star Tyrone Power, Sr.. Power, Sr. had been a force in the theater for many years before silent films came along, and in 1915 (the year after his son was born) he was contracted to star in two pictures — this one was the first. The boss of iron worker Roanoke Brooks (Power), is having an affair with his wife (Kathlyn Williams). Eventually she commits suicide and her lover dies in an accident. Roanoke lavishes all his love and attention on his daughter (Edith Johnson). As a young woman she goes to the West where she meets the son of the man who broke up her father’s marriage. They fall in love and marry.