The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style & Mode of Production to 1960

Travelers find themselves marooned on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler.

After rival reporters, jealous of Torchy's success, conspire to fake the murder of an actor in order to embarrass her, he ends up being strangled.

Songwriter falls in love with a crippled man's wife.

Stefan Dangos, an immigrant, starts working in iron mines and steel mills. Through hard work, he rises through the ranks, eventually becoming a successful American industrialist.

A burlesque star seeks to keep her convent-raised daughter away from her low-down life and abusive lover/stage manager.

Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymoon ends very quickly after Jane voices her progressive views on marriage, which include that the two should keep separate apartments. Andre then tries to make his wife jealous to lure her into his bedroom.

A folksy drifter (Bob Burns) helps an old friend's widow (Fay Bainter) and daughter (Jean Parker) save their newspaper.

In 1648 France, it's the sons (and daughter) of the Three Musketeers to the rescue!

A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.

After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl escapes with a young vagabond and dresses as a boy. They hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and use a stolen car in their attempt to reach Canada.

Back in NYC from Italy, Johnny Columbo seeks revenge on his father's killers, the Black Hand. Love and friendship with a police officer make him consider lawful alternatives to vengeance.

Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

The life, loves and adventures of a classic Casbah thief.

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.

Bruce McDow, son of a skipper, believes he has inherited the cowardice of his father and loses the respect of his associates. Jenny, who loves and believes in him, gets him a job as mate of the lightship, and during an ensuing storm he proves his courage by saving her life and averting disaster to an endangered ship.

Kate Jones and Becky Finkelstein are manicurists who decide to go overseas and entertain American troops during the Great War. Clark Jackson, a wealthy playboy, and William, his valet, are members of the A.E.F, and William becomes the top-sergeant in their unit. Evelyn, a friend of Clark's, also goes to France as a Red Cross nurse. They all meet, and Kate and Becky both fall in love with Clark. Kate is jealous of Evelyn, but, unknown to any of them, Evelyn loves an American aviator. When the Armistice finally comes, two of them have died in the war, but the others are all reunited.

John McLean fails to obtain the coveted honor of selection to the Senior Society at Yale, but is cheered by a letter from his father who reminds him that the courage of the commonplace is the greatest of all. Nevertheless, the girl he loves leaves without bidding him goodbye and John, not knowing that her grief over his failure was the cause, assumes that she has lost faith in him. Three years later, John graduates from Boston Tech and is appointed superintendent of the Big Oriel Mine. Conditions are deplorable at his post and John sets out to win the confidence of the men, which he succeeds in doing, winning all but a few miners led by the foreman O'Hara. When a fire breaks out in the mine, the two adversaries are trapped in a shaft. O'Hara loses his mind and attacks his comrades but is knocked senseless by John. Relief arrives just in time and John finds himself a hero, not only to O'Hara and his former foes, but to the world outside. At the Yale commencement, he is praised in a speech by the president, feted by his classmates, and his happiness is made complete when the girl confesses her love for him.

The Crime Doctor comes up against a criminal with a dual personality.

A stage-struck small-towner is tricked into backing a bad straight play, but it turns out to be a unintentional comedy hit. Problems arise when he is sued for plagiarism.

A girl living with her parents on an isolated California farm falls in love with a chain-gang convict working at a nearby highway construction site, and sets out to help him when he escapes.

A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.

An amoral chauffeur seeks to seduce a young bride.

Upon arriving in New York City, 19-year-old Judith Dawson, who hopes to gain fame and fortune as a costume designer, goes to the design house of Tylers, Ltd. looking for a job. After falling asleep while waiting for an interview, Judy is discovered by Gustav Levant, the night watchman, who was once a great couturier. Mistaking Gustav for Bruce Tyler, Judy shows the watchman her designs, and though he recognizes her talent, he advises her to return home to Maine. Gustav then realizes that it is his birthday, and the two put on some costumes and go to a nightclub. Their good time is interrupted, however, when Bruce arrives, but they manage to escape detection with the help of Phillipe, the nightclub's maitre d'. Like Cinderella, Judy leaves behind part of her costume, a bracelet, which Bruce finds and cradles like a glass slipper. The next morning Bruce meets with musical revue producer Billingsly Billings and his star, Helene Ford, to go over the latest designs by Tyler's couturier, Antonio. Judy is nearly fired when she tries to show Bruce her designs during the meeting, but he takes a fancy to her later that night. Jealous of Bruce's attentions toward Helene, Judy decides to prove herself by redesigning the singer's gown. In order to protect Judy, Gustav then falsely confesses to changing the costume himself. Just as Bruce is about to fire him, Helene puts on the gown and proclaims that she will wear only clothes designed by Gustav. Though Gustav wants to tell Bruce the truth, Judy suggests that they work together to design Helene's gowns under his name. Soon thereafter, Judy finally captures Bruce's heart, only to be falsely accused of stealing Gustav's designs and selling them to another design house. While the love-struck Bruce chases after Judy, Gustav confesses all to Billings. Upon his return, they try to tell Bruce the truth about Judy, but he is so angry at her rejection of him that he refuses to listen to even the mention of her name. Before she can return to Maine, Gustav convinces Judy to go to opening night of Gustav's show in order to see her costume on stage. Gustav then arranges to have Bruce and Judy seated in the same box, and when she drops her bracelet, Bruce realizes that she is the girl for whom he has been looking. Following her out of the theater, Bruce gets into a horse-drawn carriage with Judy, and as Gustav and Antonio drive them to Central Park, the two finally confess their love for each other.

The friendship between two tramp boat owners is threatened by the arrival of a beautiful and seductive passenger.