Top Results for “Mae Busch”
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Belle of the Nineties

Belle of the Nineties

Comedy

Mae West's risqué brand of humor and naughty musical numbers enliven a plot that involves jewel thieves, a fixed boxing match and murder.

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

National Film Registry · War · Historic Drama

Almost a century after its release, The Birth of a Nation remains one of the most controversial films ever made... a landmark achievement of filmmaking that undeniably demonstrates the deep roots of America's racist history.

The Breach

The Breach

Documentary · Environment

When fishing guide/filmmaker Mark Titus learns why wild salmon populations plummeted in his native Pacific Northwest, he embarks on a journey to discover where the fish have gone and what might bring them back.

The Delicious Little Devil

The Delicious Little Devil

Comedy · Silent · Drama

When the virtuous daughter of a washerwoman loses her job as a hat-check girl, she is forced to make ends meet as a dancer at a roadhouse cabaret. But she can only get the job by pretending to be Gloria du Moine, the notorious mistress of the Duke de Sauterne.

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

Comedy

At the turn of the century, a con woman finds herself in trouble with the law while dealing with multiple suitors.

Frogs (Special Edition)

Frogs (Special Edition)

Science Fiction · Sci-Fi · Horror

A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.

Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man

Comedy

While on a publicity tour, a movie star and her press agent are stranded in a boarding house in the country after their car breaks down.

Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

Comedy

A former dance hall queen suddenly becomes the benefactor of her fiancé’s ranch and oil business after a fatal shootout.

I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

Comedy · Romantic Comedy · Pre-Code

Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.

Intolerance

Intolerance

National Film Registry · Silent

An epic like nothing that came before it or has been seen since, Griffith's monumental masterpiece remains as powerful today as it was almost a century ago. Featuring an orchestral score by Carl Davis.

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

National Film Registry · Silent · Period Drama

D.W. Griffith had a vision of the movies as the greatest spiritual force the world had ever known. Just one year after the huge success of THE BIRTH OF A NATION, he was emboldened to prove his faith in the new medium with the superproduction INTOLERANCE.

Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie

Comedy

Mae West stars as a “kept” woman who flees to Alaska and the Gold Rush of the 1890s after accidentally killing her guard.

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Romance · Action & Adventure · Based on Literature

Tourneur's adaption of Richard Blackmore's perennially loved romance stars John Bowers as a yeoman farmer who valiantly rescues a kidnapped princess. This edition was transferred from an original print at 18fps and features a new score for piano and strings by Japanese singer/songwriter and composer…

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

Comedy

After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.

Night After Night

Night After Night

Comedy · Romantic Comedy · Pre-Code

An ex-thug intent on losing his street-smart manner, hires a proper spinster to accompany him and a formerly rich society girl to dinner at his swanky establishment. Complicating matters, his flamboyant ex-girlfriend breezes over to their table and innocently begins to expose his past.    

Night World

Night World

Comedy · Crime · Musical

Story of the goings-on at a swanky Prohibition-era nightclub owned by an affable racketeer.

Pretty Baby (Special Edition)

Pretty Baby (Special Edition)

Drama

A photographer is bewitched by a preteen girl who lives as a prostitute in New Orleans’ red-light district in 1917.

Say Amen, Somebody

Say Amen, Somebody

National Film Registry · Documentary · Music

SAY AMEN, SOMEBODY is a joyous, funny, and deeply emotional celebration of Gospel music from director George Nierenberg featuring an earth-shaking line-up of performers.

She Done Him Wrong (Special Edition)

She Done Him Wrong (Special Edition)

Comedy · Romantic Comedy · Pre-Code

In the 1890s, a bawdy nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome young man who works at the local mission.

Stay Prayed Up

Stay Prayed Up

Documentary · Music

A spirited celebration of 82-year-old Lena Mae Perry and her legendary North Carolina gospel group The Branchettes.