What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood? 1932

6.70

Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.

1932

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past 1932

5.80

A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.

1932

Rockabye

Rockabye 1932

6.20

A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.

1932

Rule 'Em and Weep

Rule 'Em and Weep 1932

1

King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.

1932

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet 1931

4.30

Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who works on the Coney Island midway.

1931

Devotion

Devotion 1931

6.80

A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.

1931

The Common Law

The Common Law 1931

5.50

When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent past as another man's mistress?

1931

Selling Shorts

Selling Shorts 1931

1

Third in the series of six Traveling Man two-reel comedy shorts. While traveling they are in need of some moonshine....

1931

The Big Shot

The Big Shot 1931

1

A young man runs into trouble when he buys an auto court, only to find out that its located next to a swamp that drives away all potential customers.

1931

Westward Passage

Westward Passage 1932

5.80

A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.

1932

Partners

Partners 1932

1

A rancher is arrested for murdering his young partner's grandfather, but he escapes to try to prove his innocence.

1932

Sentinels in the Air

Sentinels in the Air 1956

1

This short shows the important role played by members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve in the USA's defense against enemy attack.

1956

A Nation Is Born

A Nation Is Born 1947

1

This RKO short, part of the "This is America" series, details (as much as possible in a 20-minute short) the transformation, following World War II, of the Philippine Islands, from a divided country of six languages and 80 dialects, into a unified democracy-loving nation. The story is told largely through the experience of Thomas Briggs, an Ohio school teacher, who, years before the Japanese invasion of WWII, began his efforts of bringing unity and the story of democracy to the Islands.

1947

The Messenger Boy

The Messenger Boy 1931

1

Benny Rubin is a Messenger Boy who gets into trouble with everyone.

1931

Born to Fight

Born to Fight 1956

1

A showcase of bullfighting in Portugal, explaining how the country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America and helps define the national character. After showing the training techniques for the bulls and horses, a bullfight is presented.

1956

Young Bride

Young Bride 1932

3.00

A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.

1932

Tanbark and Turf

Tanbark and Turf 1955

1

This short film takes the viewer on a tour through the world of harness racing and show horses.

1955

Oh! Oh! Cleopatra

Oh! Oh! Cleopatra 1931

2.50

A mad scientist creates a time travel pill, which two goofballs volunteer to test, transporting them to ancient Egypt as Marc Antony and Julius Caesar vying for the beautiful Cleopatra's love in a chariot race.

1931

Aqua Babes

Aqua Babes 1956

5.00

This short subject shows Lissa Bengston teaching a group of three- and four-year-olds how to swim in a pool. Miss Bengston, a member of the Royal Academy of Physical Education, Stockholm, Sweden, believes that at this age, children have no fear of the water and, therefore, can be taught to use their natural abilities to swim.

1956