Jeanne cagney

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poster The World and the Woman

The World and the Woman

In "The World and the Woman", Jeanne Eagels plays Mary, a prostitute (which is implied by her walking the streets and being hassled by policemen) who reluctantly takes a better position at a country lodge…

poster Cendrillon

Cendrillon

1922 version of Walt Disney's Cinderella

poster Street Angel

Street Angel

97mn - Drama, Romance

A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.

poster Lady Gangster

Lady Gangster

62mn - Crime, Drama

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners and hides it, thinking to use it as a b…

Charade

113mn - Comedy, Mystery, Romance

When a woman's husband is murdered, she finds herself pursued through Paris by dangerous men seeking the fortune he stole, relying on a charming stranger whose true identity becomes increasingly mysteriou…

poster The Hole in the Wall

The Hole in the Wall

63mn - Mystery, Drama

Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame Mystera) plans to kidnap her daughter and turn her into a thief. Love entanglements with a gangster known a…

C-Man

A customs agent follows a jewel smuggler's trail of corpses from Paris to New York.

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Eleanor's Catch

ELEANOR'S CATCH is a delightful short, directed by and starring Cleo Madison. A successful actress, Madison was one of many women who directed films at Universal, particularly in the mid 1910s. In this tw…

poster Take Care of My Little Girl

Take Care of My Little Girl

A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and the cruelty of hazing.

poster The Worldly Madonna

The Worldly Madonna

Ms. Young portrays two roles. As Janet, a convent novitiate, she agrees to exchange places with her sister, Lucy, a cabaret dancer, who believes she has killed a man.

poster Cinderella

Cinderella

52mn - Fantasy, Drama

Good-hearted Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, but she is able to go to the Royal Ball with the help of the Fairy Godmother. Based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale, and featuring…

poster Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman

138mn - History, Drama, Adventure

A WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.

poster Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

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 Mae West

Mae West

95mn - Drama, Short

Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.

poster The Girl in Black Stockings

The Girl in Black Stockings

75mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery

Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified gues…

poster Bluebeard

Bluebeard

80mn - Fantasy, Drama, Thriller

Anne reads her younger sister, Marie-Catherine, the story of Bluebeard. In 17th-century France, another set of sisters — also named Anne and Marie-Catherine — are left impoverished by their father's death…

poster The Naked Street

The Naked Street

84mn - Thriller, Drama

To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie, callous New York mobster Phil Regal intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get Rosalie’s condemned boyfriend, Nicky Bradna, out of priso…

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown

71mn - Mystery, Thriller

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to …

poster Wiggle Your Ears

Wiggle Your Ears

This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and forces her to push his kiddie car, all so that she could ge…

poster Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

117mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby…

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