Arthur L. Todd

Tras la invasión de Polonia por los alemanes, que marcó el comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), las tropas del Tercer Reich invadieron Noruega, Dinamarca y los Países Bajos en un auténtico paseo militar. Pero para conquistar toda Europa Occidental era preciso ocupar Francia, una nación que apenas se resistió y acabó firmando una rendición, que sirvió a los alemanes para resarcirse de la humillante paz de Versalles (1919). A partir de ese momento, Gran Bretaña tendrá que hacer frente en solitario a los ataques alemanes. Así comienza la llamada "Batalla de Inglaterra" Tercero de una serie de documentales de propaganda conocidos como "Why We Fight".

This short film in support of the war effort focuses on the training and missions of Army Air Corps Captain Hewitt T. Wheless just after the U.S. entry into World War II.

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners and hides it, she is thinking to use it as a bargaining chip to be released from prison. However, her former partners don't have the same ideas.

Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.

Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.

In this musical short, Cliff Edwards and his cowhands run a struggling dude ranch. When a pretty girl arrives, Cliff believes she is an heiress.

A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.

This one-reel musical short, part of the WB/Vitaphone Melody Master series, features the music of trumpet-player and orchestra leader Henry Busse and his Orchestra, playing their own arrangements of various popular songs of the time...or in the Warners' song library. Those include "Wang Wang Blues," "Hot Lips" and "Along the Santa Fe Trail."

Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katherine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father.

An escaped criminal pretends to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to prove his innocence of murder. Star Dennis Morgan plays two roles.

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.

A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.

Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it by his devotion to duty. Maxine, in desperation, decides to take action and bring Kenny to the altar. Who will win, Maxine's curves or the glorious fight against crime?

The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.

In this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in Slapsie Maxie's restaurant, Maxie arranges a boxing match between the reluctant waiter and the champ.

A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending to start a new life. However, he gets mixed up with the local mob boss and corrupt politicians and soon finds himself being framed for an arson and murder he didn't commit.

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

An elderly grandfather proves to be heroic when he takes a stand against local city corruption.

A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.

A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwittingly help him bilk the racetrack out of tens of thousands.

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.

In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.

Penrod Schofield's mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod's spoiled friend, Rodney.

Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.

Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express gets a tip that a wealthy old man was poisoned and 'Timmy' spots the young widow in a nightclub only a day later, she descends on the town where the death took place to dig out the facts. When her reporting results in the arrest of the young widow, 'Timmy' continues to dig, since she isn't quite convinced that the facts she reported cover all the angles.

A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.

A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls for a pretty employee in the store's music department. Comedy with songs.

Un jinete trata de superar la fama de su padre, que una vez tuvo una carrera.

A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.

A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.

A wealthy family is blackmailed. Murder results. And a nurse at the scene of the crime is determined to figure out who-done-it.

Alan Tanner's new play opens in a week, but Tanner just can't finish the third act. He's retreated to a snowbound cottage to work, but blonde neighbor Pat Quinn wants to play. Producer Arthur Layton sends Alice, Alan's first wife, to help him stick to business. But then Daisy, his second wife, shows up wanting her alimony. Stranded with two wives, a girlfriend, and a jug of applejack, Alan still has to finish his play!

A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hospital elevator.

A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".

Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, but they're offered a thousand dollars to serve four subpoenas in a breach of promise suit against rich C. Richard Courtney. Little does Ginger realize, C. Richard Courtney and her mysterious park bench boyfriend 'Carter' are one and the same.

Un jugador de beisbol que siempre pone excusas se enamora de la cuñada del entrenador. Poco después, unos gangsters le secuestran para que haga perder al equipo en la final.

A playwright descended from the Borgias family becomes a murder suspect.

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on production numbers. Then come some candid shots of several contract stars. Finally we see comedian Hugh Herbert filming a scene for an upcoming release, then the various behind the scenes steps that transition the raw film in the camera into the finished product.

An escaped convict redeems himself by becoming an auto racing champion.

An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.

Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the two who have two children, Ted and Verona who are approaching adulthood. George has always had a fearless attitude, much like that of a naive child, which has led to his business success. He encounters some personal stresses when he faces what he believes is a potential home-wrecking issue, and when his oldest friend Paul and his wife Zilla deal with domestic problems. These stresses make George want to provide even more to his own family, leading to George agreeing to participate in a less than scrupulous but lucrative business dealing. George's bravura gets him into a potential scandal. This situation makes him question his general behavior, especially toward his family.

After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.

Gore, un antiguo entrenador de éxito, pero de cáracter despiadado y cínico, dejará de lado incluso a su mujer en su afán por convertir al Calvert College en una potencia del fútbol.

Nueva Inglaterra, 1909. La norteamericana Mary Archer se enamora perdidamente de un alemán llamado Hugo. A pesar de la oposición de la familia de la joven, ambos se casan. Sus vidas cambiarán cuando el buque Lusitania sea hundido y Estados Unidos participe en la I Guerra Mundial. Hugo participa activamente a favor de su país, convirtiéndose en un espía perseguido por los Servicios Secretos anglosajones.

En plena Gran Depresión, dos adolescentes huyen de su casa para no ser una carga para sus familias que se han quedado sin trabajo. El camino será más difícil de lo esperado.

Una secretaria es informada de que deberá "entretener" a los clientes de la firma, de lo contrario perderá el trabajo.

Bobby Jones is playing golf with his buddies, oblivious to the fact that they are being watched by a drunken juggler.

Bobby Jones magnanimously demonstrates two specific aspects of a good drive: Position and back swing.

Elmer, el mejor bateador de un pequeño pueblo, es contratado por un club de Chicago. Cuando su novia va a verle, le sorprende besando a otra chica. Después, Elmer se mete en líos con unos estafadores, y ella va a rescatarle...

Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June decide to look for her to claim the reward.

Un topógrafo que trabaja para una compañía ferroviaria se ve envuelto en un enfrentamiento entre ladrones de ganado. Además, un ranchero se opone al paso del tren por su propiedad.

Tras una fuerte discusión con Bill Fadden, su novio de toda la vida, Ruth Brock lo deja plantado y se pasa toda la tarde con Romer Sheffield, un apuesto joven que conoce casualmente en la calle. Algún tiempo después, cuando, solucionados los problemas, Bill y Ruth están a punto de casarse, el fantasma de esa tarde reaparece. Tanto Bill como sus familiares y amigos creen que Ruth ese día le fue infiel. Al extenderse ese rumor, Ruth pierde incluso su trabajo. Entonces la joven decide buscar a Romer para que sea él quien explique lo que pasó de verdad esa maldita tarde. Solo así podrá lavar su reputación.

A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.

Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.

Mientras se ocultan de las autoridades en un lujoso trasantlántico, los hermanos Marx se convierten en guardaespaldas de dos gángsteres rivales y, como siempre, provocan situaciones caóticas y delirantes.

Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough gambler named "The Weasel" convinces Laurie, who also lost badly, that Baldy, the joint's owner, is crooked, and they both return to the joint to break open the safe. During the holdup, The Weasel kills Baldy with Joe's gun and, after being picked up for speeding, Joe is arrested for murder.

Jerry Maxton, un mercenario de una república bananera de América Central, es contratado para que acabe con Morloff, un bandido. Tom Standish, sobrino del hombre más poderoso de la ciudad, le persigue y acosa por diversión, mientras Maxton intenta hacer su trabajo.

A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the approval of three of her stuffed-shirt relatives and without scandal. Otherwise the estate goes to the cat and dog hospital. Ann, not needing the money, rebels by seeking scandal with a gigolo.

What must a man do in order to put an end to his bachelorhood? For George Finch, one of nature's white mice and probably the worst artist ever to put brush to canvas, there are many obstacles. Undoubtedly the greatest is his beloved Molly's fearsome stepmother, Mrs. Waddington, who has her eye on an eligible English lord for a son-in-law. Luckily, George has an ally in sharp-witted Hamilton Beamish, an old family friend of the Waddingtons, not to mention George's butler, Mullett, and his light-fingered girlfriend, Fanny, whose valuable skills are of particular interest to the would-be father-in-law.

Un joven se casa con una actriz, pero mientras su tío ha firmado un contrato que la vincula a la soltería, surgen muchas complicaciones.

When Tom Brown, a wealthy young bachelor with a reckless penchant for speed, wrecks his car in an accident, he is assisted by Mr. Smithfield… When he meets Ethel, Mr. Smithfield's beautiful daughter, Tom falls in love with her at first sight…

Following a reversal in the Graham family fortune, a childhood love affair between Gordon Graham and Marjorie Miller is frustrated by the socially ambitious Mrs. Miller.

Skinner es un humilde oficinista cuya mujer fantasea con que consiga un esperado aumento de sueldo que les permitiría mejorar su nivel de vida. Cuando un día llega a casa y se encuentra con que ella ya da por hecho que lo ha logrado, éste se siente demasiado mal como para confesarle la verdad y le sigue la corriente. El problema es cuando ella en consecuencia empieza a gastar cada vez más hasta prácticamente acabar con sus ahorros.

La noche antes de su boda, Tom Jones es convencido por un grupo de amigos para unirse a una partida de póker, pero una redada de la policía les obliga a huir. Como única escapatoria posible, Jones se esconde en una clínica de adelgazamiento para mujeres.

A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a prizefighter or a racehorse in which he holds interests can save his fortunes.

A man tries to woo a woman, rescue an orphanage, and bet on the right horse.

A likely lost film, that tells the story of people and ships trapped in seaweed infested section of the southern Atlantic Ocean known as the Sargasso Sea.

"'Boxcar' Simmons, a tramp, represents himself as a mining millionaire in a small town. The population accepts him at his own valuation, and two of the town's 'slickers' make desperate efforts to 'take him for his roll.' One of their schemes is to sell him a worthless ranch, but he turns the tables on them by making them believe that the ranch is a veritable bed of silver ore, and then, after they buy it, he presents the major part of the proceeds to the girl who owns the place and with whom he had fallen in love." (Moving Picture World, 24 Jun 1922, p. 736.)

Small town politician and banker Brent Warren is responsible for a murder, but only George Roan is sent to the gallows for it. Roan, however, is resuscitated after he is hung and proceeds to secretly haunt Warren's life. District attorney Cullen Grant is sure that Warren was behind the killing and has him arrested. Warren's fiancee, Dare Keeling, also happens to the Grant's ex-sweetheart, and she believes in his innocence. Her brother, Larry, however, isn't so sure and he goes to work as Warren's secretary.

An adaptation of Balzac's novel set in the roaring twenties, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. La Peau de chagrin belongs to the Études philosophiques group of Balzac's sequence of novels, La Comédie humaine.