Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Joe Gillis es un joven escritor de segunda fila que, acosado por sus acreedores, se refugia casualmente en la mansión de Norma Desmond, antigua estrella del cine mudo, que vive fuera de la realidad, acompañada únicamente de su fiel criado Max. A partir de ese momento, la actriz pretende que Joe corrija un guión que ella ha escrito y que va a significar su regreso al cine.
Policeman (uncredited)
Un bailarín decide sustituir a su habitual pareja profesional por la primera bailarina que encuentre. El azar hace que se cruce en su camino una gran bailarina por la que se sentirá inmediatamente atraído.
Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and Steve out of trouble.
Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Southerner (uncredited)
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Un veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial decide dedicarse por su cuenta al mundo de la publicidad, pero ve difícil compatibilizar el éxito con la integridad moral.
Ed (uncredited)
Biografía del compositor Jerome Kern a través de distintos números musicales, que van recreando su trayectoria profesional desde sus duros inicios en Nueva York, hasta su triunfo en 1927.
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Una mujer decide casarse con un hombre de negocios del que está totalmente enamorada. Sin embargo, tras la boda, empieza a sospechar del oscuro pasado de su esposo, un hombre perverso y lleno de maldad. La misteriosa desaparición del hermano de su marido será el punto de partida de una larga investigación...
Deputy (uncredited)
Lassie es llamada a filas cuando estalla la II Guerra Mundial, y tras un duro entrenamiento realiza acciones heroicas en el frente. Pero su carácter ahora es diferente...
Druggist
A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Después de servir en el ejército durante la I Guerra Mundial, el reportero Terry O'Neill vuelve a casa. Descubre que es más difícil encontrar empleo de lo que había pensado.
Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.
Conductor (uncredited)
Un espumoso musical sobre las desventuras románticas de las muchachas de Harvey, camareras empleadas de la cadena de restaurantes Old West Harvey Restaurant.
Man in Cantina (uncredited)
Un marino mercante que lleva una vida bastante despreocupada se enamora de una dulce y sumisa bibliotecaria, pero muy pronto se da cuenta de que no puede seguir con ella porque su vida es el mar.
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Durante la campaña del Pacífico, una heroica compañía americana lucha contra el avance de las fuerzas japonesas en Filipinas, perdiendo cada vez más terreno. Dos oficiales de lanchas torpederas, en contra de la opinión de sus superiores, intentarán frenar el avance del enemigo utilizando las viejas embarcaciones contra los barcos nipones.
Laughing Man (uncredited)
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.
2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
A pesar de que en el título aparece la palabra Hollywood, esta comedia no gira en torno al mundo del cine, sino al de la música. Abbott y Costello vuelven a interpretar a dos perdedores que sueñan con convertirse en importantes agentes musicales. Quieren cumplir su sueño, así que empiezan con pequeños clientes con carreras alejadas del estrellato. Por el momento son unos don nadie, habrá que ver si la pareja de cómicos consigue convertirlos en los reyes de la música.
Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.
Cop (uncredited)
Gene Kelly y Frank Sinatra son dos marineros de personalidades opuestas: uno (Sinatra) es tímido y un tanto ingenuo, mientras que el otro (Kelly) es un hombre de mundo. Ambos vivirán mil peripecias en la ciudad de Los Ángeles
Policeman (uncredited)
Una chica conoce a un soldado en la Estación de Pennsylvania en Nueva York. El joven tiene un permiso de 48 horas, tiempo suficiente para enamorar a la muchacha y casarse con ella.
Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. When the train is robbed, everyone thinks that Cotton and Violet were the ones that did the job, but no one has any proof. US Marshal Lloyd Richland comes into town in disguise to find the truth and he finds that the sheriff is corrupt and that the Goss family is gosh darn nice. They take in Richland and a stranded woman named Mary without any questions. Cotton believes that Sheriff Tatum shot their pa in the back, and the sheriff is now trying to plug the boys. Richland is looking for the train robbers, and at the same time is keeping an eye on Tatum and the lovely young Mary.
Motorman (uncredited)
Año 1903. El matrimonio Smith, afincado en San Luis, tiene cuatro preciosas hijas. Una de ellas, Esther, de diecisiete años, se enamora de un vecino que acaba de instalarse en la ciudad. Sin embargo; la familia, y especialmente Esther, tienen un enorme disgusto cuando su padre les anuncia que deben trasladarse a vivir a Nueva York por motivos de trabajo.
Diner Cook (uncredited)
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.
Sheriff (uncredited)
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
A teenaged shoeshine boy urgently tries to raise the remaining amount of money he needs to purchase a secondhand bugle before 6p.m.
Detective Leo Finnigan
Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.
Train Conductor
Un cadete de una academia militar invita a Lucille Ball a participar en el gran baile de la academia. Su agente la convence de que vaya para dar un empujón a su carrera. Las cosas se complican cuando aparece sin previo aviso la novia del cadete.
Proprietor (Uncredited)
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Breezy, however, falling in love with and getting engaged to Maisie's conniving roommate Iris, doesn't realize she's using him and it's up to Maisie to convince him.
Host (uncredited)
A murder has occurred at Gruesome Gables, and the dog detective trying to find the killer has to deal with some suspicious suspects and a haunted house.
Samson (uncredited)
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Charlie Beaugart
Dos torpes, fracasados como hombres de negocios y guardias de ataques aéreos, se topan con un nido de saboteadores nazis empeñados en volar la planta local de magnesio.
Reporter (uncredited)
Una chica de pueblo cambia de identidad para triunfar en Nueva York, y su novio resulta sospechoso de su "desaparición".
Bartender (uncredited)
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Cuando su hermano mayor se va a la guerra, el entrañable Homer Macauley se queda al cuidado de su madre y de su hermano pequeño. El chico trabaja en la oficina de telégrafos del pueblo y, de cuando en cuando, la familia recibe noticias de la guerra.
Brother Xavier (uncredited)
Medieval French monks find a freezing, ill juggler and take him in. Upon recovering, the impoverished man wishes to illustrate his tremendous gratitude. He eventually finds a way to.
Oxen Owner (uncredited)
The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.
Peter Lawson
An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.
Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?
Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Gaylord escribe una obra de teatro que triunfa en Broadway. Todo le va a las mil maravillas porque además consigue casarse con la chica a la que ama y que es quien ha protagonizado la historia. El éxito sobre los escenarios se sucede con nuevas obras pero las cosas cambian cuando decide olvidarse de las comedias e intentar escribir una buena tragedia. El nuevo reto
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Judy O'Brien forma parte de un grupo de baile y aspira a dedicarse al ballet clásico. Bubbles, compañera suya deja el grupo para centrarse en la comedia. Cuando el grupo se deshace, Bubbles le ofrece a Judy un ingrato trabajo: ser la telonera de su espectáculo.
Murphy
Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the run. Falsely accused of a murder, he embarks upon a life-and-death journey to save his family.
Police Inspector
Matt Morrison gets his old college chum Frank Stewart a job at the steel foundry where he works. Trouble quickly ensues.
Police Car Driver
The trials and tribulations of a group of newly sworn-in police officers.
Patrolman Delaney
A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.
House Detective
Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.
Pat Donegan
Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.
Police Officer Burke
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln, for guidance. Will Jimmy see his dreams come true, or will he be another of the countless hopefuls chewed up and spit out by New York's mean streets?
Capt. Crane
A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.
Harry - Elevator Starter
Johnny Mason, un joven abogado recién casado, trabaja para el estricto juez Doolittle, del que es imposible conseguir una subida de sueldo. Para colmo, Johnny tiene que interrumpir su luna de miel por orden de su jefe, que está furioso con él porque deseaba casarlo con su hija Eunice.
Cop at Estate
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.
Police Officer Rourke
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
Sea Captain
Historia sobre el desarrollo de las comunicaciones terrestres en los EE.UU. durante su rápida expansión en el siglo XIX. La película se centra en la vida de Ramsey McCay, empleado de la recién creada asociación entre Henry Wells y William Fargo, y de cómo gracias a su especial dedicación, la Wells-Fargo llega a convertirse en una gran empresa de correos y transporte de mercancías hacia el Oeste, presente en los mayores acontecimientos de la época.
Federal Agent Jim
Granite-jawed Jack Holt performs a dual role in Columbia's Trapped by G-Men.
Casey
A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.
Policeman
A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.
Larry Mann
A detective investigates a racing scam.
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Esther Blodgett, una ambiciosa chica de pueblo con mucho talento, llega a Hollywood. En una fiesta en la que trabaja como camarera conoce a Norman Maine, un famoso actor en decadencia. Para sorpresa de Esther, Norman le ofrece un papel en una película y, tras realizar una prueba, el productor queda impresionado y decide convertirla en una estrella. Norman y Esther se casan, pero la felicidad se ve empañada por el declive de Norman y el rápido ascenso al estrellato de Esther.
Policeman (uncredited)
Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.
Police Sergeant
Millioniare Curran, thinking his son too intellectual, sends him west to learn logging at one of his lumber camps. Unknown to his father, Grant Curan is a professional wrestler and easily able to handle the thugs that attack him at the lumber camp. This enables him to stay on the job and he soon undercovers how his father is being cheated by the local boss.
Tim Burke
Three playwrights (Lew Ayres, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker) develop a plot around a drunk who gets killed in their apartment.
Sergeant Hatton
A beautiful girl on a passenger ship is suspected of murder.
Detective Mitchell
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing family.
Policeman
A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.
Customs Official
Tras cometer un robo, una ladrona de joyas (Marlene Dietrich) huye de Francia y, para no levantar sospechas, embauca a un ingeniero americano (Gary Cooper) que está de vacaciones por España.
First Immigration Officer
Patsy's working at Rumplemeyer's Donut Shop in Brooklyn. By accident she catches Mr. Rumplemeyer's trousers in the donut machine as he's leaving to pick his niece who's arriving from the old country, so he gives Patsy cab fare and sends her. She forgets her purse, so when she arrives at the immigration office, she can't pay the cabbie, who tells her he'll wait while the meter runs. Inside, Patsy finally finds the high-spirited Lyda, but by then, Patsy has sneaked into the holding area and may need a passport to get out. She hides in Lyda's trunk, but with the cabbie, a suspicious immigration officer, and a traffic cop buzzing around will uncle and niece ever connect?
Policeman
Ceddie, un niño pobre de Brooklyn, se convierte en el heredero del título y la fortuna de un conde inglés. Pero el testamento contiene una cláusula que lo obliga a vivir a Inglaterra con su abuelo, un viejo cascarrabias de carácter frío y amargado
Detective Benson
Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his old habits when he is tempted by the emerald pendant of beautiful socialite Marcia Stewart. The trouble (?) is that he falls for the belle and he soon gets more interested in getting the girl than the jewels that adorn her. What he wants now is to return the pendant but a rival gang interfere and force him to take part in a big-time caper.
Henderson
Los Hermanos Marx en la alta sociedad. A dos amantes que actúan en la ópera se les impide estar juntos porque no aceptan al hombre como tenor. Utilizando varios trucos típicos de los Hermanos Marx, logran que el tenor principal se ausente, y de esta manera el joven amante tendrá su oportunidad.
Police Lieutenant
When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new partner.
Brady's Father
La historia del legendario jugador Diamond Jim Brady y su romance con la actriz y cantante Lillian Russell.
Warden Clark (uncredited)
Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. However, when an ex-inmate buddy of Ray's robs the tour bus, Ray is suspected of wrongdoing by Jack and the others in the group. After a gang of thugs hijacks the tour bus, Ray tries to use his street smarts to redeem his reputation.
Police Sergeant Cleary
When a dancer disappears from a theater, Clay Dalzell is asked to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.
Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twelve Coins of Confucius by night. With possession of the coins, Mr. Wong will be supreme ruler of the Chinese province of Keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous Chinatown as Wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Reporter Jason Barton and his girl Peg are hot on his trail, but soon find themselves in serious trouble when they stumble onto Wong's headquarters.
Dugan (uncredited)
Naomi mata a su marido maltratador para proteger a su familia, y construye una nueva vida para criar a sus cuatro hijos.
Inspector Bradley
"The Terror", a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has been converted into an inn.
Detective Rooney
Tracy interpreta a un promotor que decide ayudar a una muchacha en su carrera como actriz. Cuando ella se convierte en una gran estrella, se enamora de Tracy, a pesar de tener muchos otros pretendientes.
Regan
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Inspector MacCreary
Una anciana (May Robson) mantiene correspondencia con su hija, que vive en España, y le hace creer que es una gran dama de la alta sociedad que vive en un lujoso hotel. En realidad, es una alcohólica que vive de la venta ambulante de manzanas. Cuando su hija le anuncia que irá a verla para presentarle a su novio y a su suegro, miembros de una aristocrática familia, la desesperación se apodera de ella.
Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Un abogado (Warner Baxter) evita la condena de un conocido mafioso. Tras negarse a dejar de defender a criminales es rechazado por su bufete de abogados y también por su novia. Sin embargo, ella reclamará su ayuda cuando su nuevo prometido sea acusado de asesinato.
Edward Shelton
A plumber wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. His manicurist girlfriend stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber.
Charlie the Cop
Una joven está siendo juzgada por asesinato. Durante la adolescencia, su lucha por salir de la miseria le costó una pena de prisión por robo. La falta de medios y las dificultades para encontrar empleo la llevan a involucrarse en los asuntos de la mafia. En un prostíbulo, conoce a un joven abogado, hijo de una prestigiosa y rica familia, que se enamora de ella.
River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin.
Lieutenant Casey Nolan
El ex-convicto Danny Kean decide alejarse de su anterior vida de gánster y se convierte en el fotógrafo de un periódico. Pero se enamora de Patricia, la hija del policía que lo arrestó...
Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
Police Sergeant by Christmas tree
Tras una pelea con su socio, un frustrado escultor londinense contempla atónito cómo éste incendia el museo con el fin de cobrar el seguro y poder pagar las deudas. El artista queda inconsciente en medio del fuego, pero sobrevive, aunque con las manos quemadas. Años más tarde reabre el museo en Nueva York.
Jim Sandoval
Jenny está embarazada de un joven que muere en el terremoto de San Francisco de 1906 y, después de dar a luz, decide poner a su hijo bajo la custodia de un matrimonio rico. Años después, gracias a la protección de un político corrupto, se convierte en la principal 'madame' de San Francisco, además de participar en diversas actividades ilegales. Su hijo, ya adulto, se propone acabar con la corrupción y los negocios sucios, sin sospechar que su propia madre está implicada en ellos.
Detective Crawford
Eddie se despierta, tras una noche de borrachera, en la cama con una chica de un colegio para señoritas. Más tarde, se ve implicado en el robo de un banco, con lo que decide escapar a México, con la ayuda de su amigo Ricardo. La policía le sigue los pasos y, por ello, se hace pasar por un torero español.
Dan O'Connor
Helen es una cantante de cabaret que decide abandonar su profesión para contraer matrimonio con Edward Faraday, un abnegado científico entregado a su trabajo y cuya situación económica no es muy boyante. Durante un viaje a Alemania, Edward contrae una grave enfermedad, debido a sus investigaciones, y se ve obligado a seguir un costoso tratamiento. Para sufragar los gastos, Helen vuelve a su antiguo trabajo. Así conoce a Nick Towsend, un playboy que la enamora y con el que inicia una nueva vida. Cuando Edward regresa y descubre la infidelidad de su mujer, decide quitarle a Helen el hijo que tuvo con ella.
Jim
A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.
Police Inspector
Tom Dickson ha sido durante 25 años el leal y honrado presidente de un banco. Ante la caída de la bolsa, la junta directiva le arrebata el poder y exige la devolución de los préstamos. Un empleado del banco sin escrúpulos y un presunto robo de cinco millones de dólares ponen su carrera y su matrimonio al borde del desastre. (FILMAFFINITY)
Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
In this comedy, a hard-working husband loses his job and his wife becomes the bread winner.
Sheriff
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
The Policeman
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.
Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
A reporter and a detective team up to solve the murder of a nightclub singer who had been involved in a divorce scandal.
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A young innocent falls for a compulsive gambler.
Dan Wilson
Loud-mouth hamburger flipper, Cooky, thinks he can box. His big chance comes when everyone else quits the gym when it is inherited by a dame.
Booking Policeman (uncredited)
El jefe de policía, Jim Fitzpatrick, está luchando contra el gángster Sam Belmonte. Le pide a su deshonesto hermano Ed que le eche un ojo a Daisy, que estaba relacionada con Belmonte.
Tim Gohagen
The daughter of a senator from South Dakota visits Manhattan for the first time, eager to see the sights of the big city. While there, she finds herself caught up in an affair with a married man, whose wife soon commits suicide. Complications ensue.
Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Burns
A vaudeville performer has trouble dividing her time equally between her career and her two daughters.
Detective Brady
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
Police Lt. Tom Rooney
A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.
Paddy Ryan
Relato del auge y caída de Tom (James Cagney), un criminal de poca monta que asciende rápidamente gracias a la Ley Seca. Con la colaboración de su mejor amigo y cómplice (Edward Woods) Tom, seducido por el poder y el dinero, se involucra en turbios negocios.
Detective
A lady-bootlegger does her 90 days in jail, gets released and becomes the secretary for a prominent millionaire. The magnate falls madly in love with his new secretary and they marry. Unfortunately, she has not revealed her shady past to him, and when friends from her smuggling days suddenly show up as employees, mayhem ensues.
Police Sgt. Cassidy
Mary Turner es condenada a tres años por un delito que no cometió. En prisión hace amistad con dos reclusas. Enfurecida por su injusta situación, planea vengarse del fiscal del distrito que la puso entre rejas.
Sheriff
Un hijo se avergüenza de su padre porque éste cometió un crimen, pero no puede arrancar de su alma los lazos de amor filial que le unen con quien le dio el ser. Por su parte, su padre negado por su hijo no puede ahogar el sentimiento paterno que le lleva a solidarizarse con él en la desgracia. Los dos hombres que han querido sacrificarse calladamente, uno por el otro, acaban comprendiéndose y perdonándose.
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Dos prisioneros se escapan de la cárcel para ayudar a una pareja que, tras cumplir su condena, se instaló en una pequeña localidad para que nadie conociera su oscuro pasado. Ahora la pareja ve amenazada su felicidad por un deshonesto vendedor que quiere implicar al hombre en sus fraudulentas actividades.
Detective Regan
A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.
The Detective
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Gerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Gerry is the sensible one, but the others throw themselves at amoral rich men in an attempt to hook one and better themselves. They end up being hurt and disappointed despite Gerry's attempts to warn them.
Donlin
Kent Marlowe, bajo la influencia del alcohol, atropella y mata accidentalmente a dos personas. Recibe cargos criminales y termina en una prisión cumpliendo 10 años al lado de criminales de diverso pasado; Butch Smith es un avezado criminal, con varias reincidencias, y es quien manda en el bloque de celdas. John Morgan (un individuo agradable que comparte la celda con Kent) es un falsificador que aparentemente se ha regenerado y desea rehacer su vida. Pero no es lo que otros desean para Morgan. Kent es forzado a plantar una navaja entre las pertenencias de John y éste pierde la posibilidad de salir de prisión bajo palabra. Desesperado, John huye de prisión... (FILMAFFINITY)
Detective
Based on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion Jack Dempsey played the role of the fighter, Tiger: This "behind-the-scenes look of a heavyweight-championship fight" looks much like all of the other boxing films in which the Champ gets involved in a frame-up and is asked to take a dive.
Detective Kelcey
A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a nocturnal search for a cache of valuables, she is interrupted by another safecracker. Narrowly escaping arrest, they decide to pool their talents, but she gets the urge to reform and encourages him to do the same.
Sergeant Schultze
Rose Manning swears revenge for the unjust slaying of her father by Inspector McArthur. Five years later, as a nightclub hostess, she is sought by Chuck Gaines, secretly a bootlegger, but she centers her attentions on young Jimmy Carter, who, she learns, is the son of McArthur.
Jackson
The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1929 talking film released in an alternative silent version with a Vitaphone track of effects and music. It was produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by Warner Bros..
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the outside, he finds success elusive and temptations abound.
The Booster is a silent comedy short
Boss Maloney
When a newspaper owner is murdered, his son takes over his crusade against a corrupt politician with criminal associations.
Cafe Owner Bill
After years of hopeful struggle, Al Stone (Jolson) is on his way. "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World", he sings to an appreciative speakeasy crowd. But, as Al discovers, getting there is one thing. Staying there is another. Singing waiter Stone gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows a big-time producer and a gold-digging showgirl he fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way. Al's fickle wife abandons him, taking the beloved son he calls Sonny Boy with her. Heartbroken, Al becomes a devastated loner until friends from the speakeasy that launched his career rescue him from a life on the streets. Soon, Al is back in lights. But another crisis awaits: Sonny Boy is in the hospital and dying....
Sullivan
After completing his prison sentence for killing a rival gang leader in self-defence, Benny Horowitz decides to go straight.
Detective Gilroy
A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".
Jim Conley
In this suspenseful silent crime drama, a hijacker proves his loyalty to his mother by killing his biological father, a blackmailing gangster who has been threatening to destroy the mother's happy marriage to the governor.
Second Foreman
Tin Gods is a lost 1926 silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and based on the play Tin Gods by William Anthony McGuire. Allan Dwan directed and Thomas Meighan starred.
(uncredited)
A young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.
