Author Archive: Retro

Two brothers, Dick and Jim Marsden, become involved with the bushranger, Captain Starlight. They romance two girls, work on the goldfields, and are captured by the police after Starlight is shot dead.

Was Judas willing to betray the Master because he believed that Christ could and would deliver Himself from His captors? There are many students of the Bible who contend so and who say that Judas was not wholly bad at heart. The important point is that Jesus of Nazareth would not and did not save Himself from death by a violation of natural laws. For months Christ had been preaching to the multitudes, healing their afflictions and gaining converts to His cause. One after another, His disciples had been chosen until there were twelve, including the traitor, Judas Iscariot. Barabbas was arrested for the murder of Gabrias, who sneered at Judith whom Barabbaa loved. He was imprisoned by Pilate at the command of Caiaphas, who also loved Judith. Later Judith, to satisfy her lover Caiaphas, persuaded Judas to betray the Master. Pilate washed his hands of the affair and Christ was crucified. The people cried [...]

In this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.

A series of disappearing acts as performed by a magician and his Spanish-garbed assistant.

An alchemist owns a pharmacy for the rich. His assistants play a trick on him and put a drug in his medicine, resulting with ghostly hallucinations visiting him. He goes to a wizard for help, who brings forth a fairy. The fairy transforms the pharmacy into a candy shop for the poor.

Satan appears in a convent and takes the guise of a priest. Before long he is causing all manner of perturbation and despair.

An energetic Russian Cossack dancer who knows how to impress his audience with his extraordinary set of moves has a trick up his sleeve designed to capture applause.