In this western, a US marshal goes undercover to bust up a bunch of rustlers. The history behind the film is as interesting...
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1933
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Rivalry between two towns for the honor of becoming county seat turns violent in this interesting Ken Maynard Western from...
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1933
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Confidence woman Martha Hicks (Alison Skipworth), better known to those who know her at all as "the Countess," is a career...
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1932
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The air-mail pilots who fly from a small airport in the Rocky Mountains are determined but not paid well, and there are...
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1932
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In this crime drama, a crime lord adopts the little brother of a slain colleague. Later a child-care inspector intervenes,...
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1931
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Mr. Lowe
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1931
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1930
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In this sweet comedy, a meek and clumsy employee of a large firm is filled with useful ideas, but is too shy to present...
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1930
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With less sumptuous production values perhaps, but with just as much savoir faire as in his earlier Fox Westerns, Tom Mix...
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George Brooks
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1929
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Broken Barriers was produced by Excellent Pictures, which did not necessarily describe the quality of the film. Gaston Glass...
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1929
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Though Universal temporarily abandoned its western product when talkies came in, a few of its 1929 silent sagebrushers were...
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1929
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Universal's sloppy-looking cowboy star Hoot Gibson plays the carefree son of the tough prison warden (Frank Beal) in this...
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1928
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Wealthy Helene Chadwick decides to discharge her social obligations by doing charity work in the slums. Upon arriving in the...
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1928
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The "stolen bride" of the title is Sari (Billie Dove), a Hungarian countess. During WWI, Sari falls in love with Franz Pless...
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Count Thurzo
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1927
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Based on Peter B. Kyne's Tidy Toreador, this fairly outrageous Western romp featured Universal's lackadaisical cowboy...
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1927
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A rare surviving melodrama from small-scale Gotham Productions, The Final Extra features Grant Withersas Pat Riley, a...
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1927
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1926
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1925
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1925
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Visiting his vast properties incognito, Hugh Nichols (Tom Mix) discovers that his land agent (Cyril Chadwick) is forcing...
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1925
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The always entertaining Hoot Gibson starred in this unusual silent western in which the hero saves the fire chief's daughter...
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1924
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This tense but implausible melodrama was John Gilbert's last film for Fox before moving over to the greener pastures of MGM....
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1924
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This very average silent western starred John Gilbert right before MGM made him an international superstar as the doughboy in...
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1924
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Richard Armstrong (Reed Howe) has invented a carburetor that will enable his car to win a road race. Until that happens,...
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1924
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This picture was based on an old time melodrama by Lincoln J. Carter. Pauline Starke stars as Katherine Keith, whose brother...
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1924
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Western star Tom Mix enjoyed doing comedy as much as performing daring stunts on his horse, Tony, and this film, about a...
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1923
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Wetherby, a Pointer
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1923
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This melodrama from Fox stars William Russell. Jack Arnold (Russell), the secretary of a mining syndicate, is sent to the...
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1923
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Although Anita Stewart receives top billing in this action picture, it's Edward Hearn who has the more prominent role. Bill...
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1922
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1920
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This domestic melodrama, released by Fox, was a typical vehicle for Gladys Brockwell. After an argument with her sweetheart,...
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1919
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1919
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In this drama, Madaline Traverse plays Lola Dupre, a famed opera singer with a less than virtuous past. She marries dignified...
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1919
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1919
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In 1916 most Americans wanted to steer clear of World War I (then known as the European War), and this three-reeler mirrors...
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1916
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Director Frank Beal lent some spirit to this routine three-reel drama. David Bucklin (Harry Mestayer) can no longer stand...
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1916
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After he is released from prison, Red Durkin (Harry Mestayer) is determined to go straight. Detective Schulte (Al Filson) is...
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1916
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Selig's first attempt at a railroad drama (a common theme in the 1910s) did not give the athletically-inclined Kathlyn...
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1916
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