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All Quiet on the Western Front
8.1

All Quiet on the Western Front

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is ...
Anna Christie
6.5

Anna Christie

Feb. 21, 1930

Anna Christie

Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in ...
Abraham Lincoln
5.6

Abraham Lincoln

Nov. 08, 1930

Abraham Lincoln

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln’s life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; ...
Farewell
6.8

Farewell

Aug. 25, 1930

Farewell

Hella lives in a boarding house and has various romantic adventures before settling down with vacuum cleaner salesman Winkler.
Verdun: Visions of History
7.3

Verdun: Visions of History

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
Untamed
5.4

Untamed

Nov. 23, 1929

Untamed

In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the ...
Thunderbolt
6.5

Thunderbolt

Jun. 20, 1929

Thunderbolt

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed ...
Diary of a Lost Girl
7.8

Diary of a Lost Girl

Sep. 27, 1929

Diary of a Lost Girl

Thymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father’s pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, ...
St. Louis Blues
6.5

St. Louis Blues

Sep. 08, 1929

St. Louis Blues

In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy messin’ with a pretty, younger woman; he ...
Speedway
6.2

Speedway

Oct. 07, 1929

Speedway

Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds greatest driver and lover. Mac has treated Bill like a ...
The Shakedown
6.7

The Shakedown

Mar. 09, 1929

The Shakedown

The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan.
Piccadilly
7.1

Piccadilly

Feb. 01, 1929

Piccadilly

A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club’s main act.
The Ghost That Never Returns
6.6

The Ghost That Never Returns

The rebel leader Jose Real is allowed to leave prison for one day to visit his family. But it is a ruse to make him reveal the whereabouts of his ...
Noah’s Ark
6.6

Noah’s Ark

Nov. 01, 1928

Noah’s Ark

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
Fragment of an Empire
7.3

Fragment of an Empire

Oct. 28, 1929

Fragment of an Empire

Director Frederick Ermler’s last silent feature and the last of four collaborations with actor Fiodor Nikitin. Nikitin plays an officer who ...
People on Sunday
7.3

People on Sunday

Feb. 04, 1930

People on Sunday

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of ...
Navy Blues
5.5

Navy Blues

Dec. 20, 1929

Navy Blues

On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home with her to meet her parents, but they ...
New York Nights
5.5

New York Nights

Dec. 28, 1929

New York Nights

Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is ...
Mother Hummingbird
6.9

Mother Hummingbird

Oct. 23, 1929

Mother Hummingbird

A neglected Baroness falls in love with her oldest son’s military officer friend, their adulterous romance leading the two to flee to Algeria.
The Manxman
6.2

The Manxman

Jan. 18, 1929

The Manxman

A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
The Letter
6.6

The Letter

Mar. 17, 1929

The Letter

A planter’s wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.
Lucky Star
7.6

Lucky Star

Aug. 18, 1929

Lucky Star

Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, ...
Madame X
5.6

Madame X

Aug. 17, 1929

Madame X

A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever ...
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
6

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord ...
The Informer
7.2

The Informer

Oct. 16, 1929

The Informer

A man betrays his best friend, a member of a terrorist organisation, to the authorities and is then pursued by the other members of the organisation.
Harbour Drift
7.4

Harbour Drift

Jan. 01, 1929

Harbour Drift

A sordid tale of poverty and greed set within a quayside milieu of crime and prostitution, the narrative centres on the quest for a sparkling ...
Hallelujah
6.7

Hallelujah

Aug. 20, 1929

Hallelujah

A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.