As the Great War breaks out, Ann Vickers, a serious, independent and forthright woman, falls for an officer who jilts her before she can tell him she's pregnant. After an abortion, she throws herself into social work, stirring things up at a woman's prison and writing a best-seller about the experience. Back in Manhattan, she runs a halfway house for paroled women and meets an ...
A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them.
Marco Polo travels from Venice to Peking, where he quickly discovers spaghetti and gunpowder and falls in love with the Emperor's daughter. The Emperor Kublai Khan is a kindly fellow, but his evil aide Ahmed wants to get rid of Kublai Khan so he can be emperor, and to get rid of Marco Polo so he can marry the princess. Ahmed sends Marco Polo to the West to fight barbarians, but...
KANDIYOHI is an action packed modern-day western that brings the sleepy backdrop of rural Minnesota alive with violence and suspense. This breakout debut from writer and director Nicholas Engan tells the story of three down-on-their-luck friends drifting through life in their late-20s. After reconnecting during a visit to their hometown, a rapid spiral of drugs, shame, and betr...
Entertainment reporter Jimmy Fidler narrates this promotional short about the newly reorganized Twentith Century Fox Film Corporation run by production boss Darryl F. Zanuck, who merged his fledgling 20th Century Pictures with Fox Film Corporation. The documentary takes the viewer on a panoramic tour of the studio, highlighting the various craft workers such as those in the mak...
A big-time, but honest gambler has to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps, and taking up gambling.
While out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a relationship quickly develops. However, Alec has not told her that he is already locked into a loveless marriage to the avaricious Maida, who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife. A completely coincidental car crash alerts the two women to each other's exis...
Crime drama in which one detective must battle a corrupt system in order to bring a violent gangster to justice. An honest police captain faces seemingly insurmountable odds when he attempts to nail a mobster with powerful allies in high places. He engages in a deadly battle of wits with the mob, and an even greater fight against corruption from within the force.
San Francisco wealthy socialite Cathy Mallory is entranced by the music of a nightclub pianist, Dan Evans, who is blind. He is bitter and resents a potential lady bountiful's attempt to become his patron saint.
Next time she's at the club, bandleader Chick Morgan informs her that Dan has quit. Cathy arranges to meet him on a public beach as if by coincidence and introduces hers...
