Hell's House
An exposé of the American penal system, HELL'S HOUSE stars Junior Durkin as a wholesome farmboy who moves to the city after the death of his mother. Dazzled by the smooth talk and beautiful girlfriend (Davis) of a wily bootlegger (O'Brien), the lad runs afoul of the law and is sentenced to a …
THE INTRIGUE: The Films of Julia Crawford Ivers
This collection showcases two of Julia Crawford Ivers’s directorial efforts: A Son of Erin (1916) and The Majesty of the Law (1915). But the centerpiece is The Intrigue a sci-fi/espionage film in which world powers vie for control of a death ray during World War I.
The Maverick Queen
A feisty saloonkeeper, Kit, has allied herself with Butch Cassidy and his “Wild Bunch” of outlaws. Though Sundance, Butch’s sharp-shooting lieutenant, wildly pursues her affections, Kit has fallen for Jeff, secretly a Pinkerton detective acting undercover to infiltrate and destroy …
Of Human Bondage
In John Cromwell's adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's OF HUMAN BONDAGE, Leslie Howard (GONE WITH THE WIND) stars as Philip, a British medical student who becomes infatuated with a most unlikely woman: a vulgar waitress named Mildred (Davis). Davis fearlessly embraces Mildred's dark side, and delive…