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poster Band Drill
Band Drill
1mn - Documentary
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their …
poster Independents' Day
Independents' Day
91mn - Action, Sci-Fi
Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted… or feared.
poster Arachnicide
Arachnicide
91mn - Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
After years of experimenting, a researcher succeeds in creating an incubator that accelerates plant and animal growth. This technology is controlled by a powerful criminal organization and is being used t…
poster A Free Ride
A Free Ride
(2.6/5)
9mn - Comedy, Romance
Reportedly the earliest extant American pornographic film, A Free Ride depicts a motorist who picks up two women from the roadside and later engages in several sex acts with them.
poster The Cops Are Robbers
The Cops Are Robbers
(2.8/5)
93mn - Drama, Crime, Short
Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who take t…
poster The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years
(3.8/5)
Nonemn - Crime, Drama
In 1920s New York, Detective Barney Ruditsky and his elite Gangster Squad investigate the brutal beating of trucker Joe Angelo, who dared to defy the ruthless mobsters trying to force him into their crimi…
poster The Fighting American
The Fighting American
(2.7/5)
53mn - Adventure, Drama
On the wager that he will propose marriage to any girl selected by his fraternity brothers, Bill finds himself making love to Mary, an old-fashioned girl who is secretly in love with him…
poster Preservation of the Sign Language
Preservation of the Sign Language
14mn - Documentary
George Veditz, one-time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States, outlines the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak. The film is presented in American Sign Language …
poster The Weekend
The Weekend
(3.7/5)
0mn -
A hilarious and spontaneous ensemble film shot in real time about eight former summer campers who take over a rental cottage in upstate New York for one last crazy weekend.
poster Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble
23mn - Comedy
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.
poster Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff
(3.2/5)
91mn - Comedy
When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over…
poster Talk to Me
Talk to Me
90mn - Drama, Short
An idealistic talk show producer clashes with her ratings obsessed boss on a story involving a young prostitute.
poster 200
200
(3.4/5)
3mn - Animation
A psychedelic animated short celebrating America's bicentennial.
poster Trapeze Disrobing Act
Trapeze Disrobing Act
2mn - Comedy
The stage of a vaudeville theatre. A lady in evening costume is performing on a trapeze. Two Rubes are seated in a box. The lady begins to disrobe, and here the fun commences. As she removes her garments …
poster Bumping Into Broadway
Bumping Into Broadway
25mn - Comedy
A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just bef…
poster Move On
Move On
2mn - Documentary
In certain sections of New York City large numbers of Jewish and Italian push-cart vendors congregate so closely along the sidewalks that they interfere with traffic. Policemen keep them moving. The pictu…
poster Canadian Strain
Canadian Strain
79mn - Comedy
When cannabis becomes legal in Canada, boutique weed dealer Anne Banting finds herself swiftly run out of business by the biggest gangsters in town - the government, forcing her to navigate a new world wh…
poster Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through
(3.6/5)
96mn - Romance, Drama
The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from…
poster Back Stage
Back Stage
20mn - Family, Comedy
The gang operates a donkey-propelled tour bus. Later, a cut-rate vaudeville producer hires them to help out with his show, which they wreck.
poster Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
(3.7/5)
94mn - History, Drama
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is sh…
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