Sidney Franklin

Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the Gone with the Wind set. The film includes extensive interviews with Howard's daughter, Leslie Ruth "Doodie" Howard, and contributions from friends and colleagues.

En la Inglaterra victoriana del siglo XIX, la joven poetisa Elizabeth Barret vive recluida en su casa bajo el estricto control de un padre tiránico. Sus desgracias se ven recompensadas cuando se enamora del poeta Robert Browning... Remake de un film de mismo título de 1934 con Norma Shearer y Charles Laughton.

Inglaterra, siglo XVI. La juventud de la princesa Elizabeth Tudor, hija de la decapitada Ana Bolena, transcurre bajo la atenta mirada de su padre, el rey Enrique VIII. El ambiente cortesano y su dramático romance con Thomas Seymour, forjan el enérgico carácter de la futura reina de Inglaterra.

La película consta de tres episodios. "El amante celoso" es la historia de una bailarina (Moira Shearer) que se ve forzada a abandonar la danza a causa de una lesión cardíaca. "Mademoiselle", es una fábula fantástica sobre un niño de once años (Ricky Nelson) que se convierte en adulto por unas horas, para seducir a su institutriz (Leslie Caron). "Equilibrio" narra la tragedia de un trapecista (Kirk Douglas) que intenta animar a una mujer al borde del suicidio (Pier Angeli).

A cowboy seeks fame and fortune in Las Vegas where he meets a girl working in a casino.

A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the army. Comedy.

A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the army. Comedy.

Secuela de la famosa cinta "La señora Miniver", en la que se abordan los problemas de una familia inglesa de clase media durante la difícil época de la postguerra.

Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Cuando un comando aéreo americano regresa a la base, tras haber perdido 48 aviones en el curso de un bombardeo sobre Alemania, todo el mando aliado se siente sobrecogido. Son pocos los que saben que no es más que el comienzo de una arriesgada misión, conocida como "Operación Stick".

Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). El doctor Lee Johnson se alista en el cuerpo médico del ejército, movido más por el sentido del deber que por un sentimiento patriótico. El primer día, conoce a una atractiva enfermera con la que, al principio, no se lleva bien, pero con la que acaba teniendo una aventura. Pero Lee se siente culpable de traicionar a su esposa, que vive esperando su regreso

Pearl Chavez es una hermosa mestiza que se convierte en ahijada del primer amor de su fallecido padre, y se ve disputada por sus dos hijos.

Los Baxter son un matrimonio de granjeros que tienen un hijo de once años. Mientras que él es un hombre bueno y trabajador que trata cariñosamente a su hijo, ella es una mujer fria y distante que impone a su familia una estricta disciplina y no permite que nada altere las normas. Un día, yendo de caza, el padre mata a una gacela que acababa de parir y le regala a su hijo el cervatillo, que se convertirá en su compañero de juegos.

Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). Susan y John se casan muy enamorados, pero, al estallar la guerra, él tiene que ir al frente. Después de su muerte en combate, Susan se queda en Inglaterra criando a su hijo. El muchacho, al igual que su padre, se hace militar y cuando estalla la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) también participará en la contienda.

Cuando la científica polaca Maria Sklodowska (1867-1934) se casó con Pierre Curie, ambos trabajaron juntos en experimentos que les permitieron aislar dos nuevos elementos químicos: el polonio y el radio. Los dos fueron galardonados con el Premio Nobel de Física en 1903. Después de la muerte de Pierre, Marie Curie prosiguió sola sus investigaciones y, además, fue la primera mujer que ocupó una cátedra en la Universidad de París. En 1911 recibió el Premio Nobel de Química.

Un militar británico que padece amnesia (Colman) se fuga de un hospital psiquiátrico y conoce a Paula (Garson), una mujer con la que emprende una nueva vida: se casa y prueba fortuna como escritor. Después de varios años de feliz convivencia, un día, viaja a Liverpool para intentar vender una de sus obras; allí sufre un accidente de tráfico, que le permite recuperar los recuerdos del pasado, pero se olvida completamente de su esposa.

Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una familia inglesa, que vive en un pequeño pueblo, logra sobrevivir a los bombardeos alemanes. La madre se encuentra al frente de la casa esperando que su hijo y su marido regresen de la guerra.

Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una familia inglesa, que vive en un pequeño pueblo, logra sobrevivir a los bombardeos alemanes. La madre se encuentra al frente de la casa esperando que su hijo y su marido regresen de la guerra.

Con los primeros rayos del sol iluminando la pradera, un nuevo príncipe ha nacido en el bosque. Tan pronto como Bambi aprende a dar sus primeros pasos, comienza a jugar con sus nuevos amigos, Tambor, el conejo juguetón, y Flor, la tímida y adorable mofeta. Pero la diversión de patinar sobre el lago helado, de mordisquear las florecillas y de juguetear entre los árboles del bosque será sólo el principio de un largo aprendizaje.

En vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), un oficial británico de buena familia regresa a Londres y evoca sus años de juventud durante la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). Recuerda que se enamoró de una joven bailarina, justo antes de partir hacia el frente. Primera película de Vivien Leigh tras "Lo que el viento se llevó".

Los camaradas Iranoff, Buljanoff y Kopalski han sido enviados a París para obtener dinero para el Gobierno ruso mediante la venta de las joyas confiscadas a la gran duquesa Swana, que vive en la capital francesa. Los tres camaradas se instalan en un hotel de lujo mientras los tribunales franceses deciden quién es el verdadero propietario de las joyas. El Gobierno ruso envía a Nina 'Ninotchka' Ivanovna Yakushova a arreglar las cosas.

La historia se desarrolla entre mediados del siglo XIX y la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). A la escuela de Brookfield llega un joven y tímido profesor que dedica toda su vida a enseñar a varias generaciones de alumnos.

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.

China, durante los últimos años del dominio de la dinastía Qing. El matrimonio concertado entre Wang Lung, un humilde granjero, y O-Lan, una esclava doméstica, soportará a lo largo de los años las muchas dificultades de la vida; pero las incontables tentaciones de una frágil prosperidad pondrán en peligro su amor y la supervivencia de toda su familia.

Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has waited until the beginning of World War I before finally choosing Alan. Gerald graciously gives them his blessing. Then, Gerald and Alan go to war. Angered over a misunderstanding involving Alan and Kitty, Gerald sends Alan on a dangerous mission that will change all their lives forever.

Edward Moulton-Barrett, un terrateniente muy fanático en materia religiosa, mantiene casi recluidas en casa a sus tres hijas, a las que, además, ha prohibido contraer matrimonio. Elizabeth, la mediana, una prometedora poetisa enferma de tuberculosis, y el poeta Robert Browning (March), con el que hace tiempo mantiene una correspondencia epistolar, se conocen y se enamoran, pero tendrán que vencer la tiranía del padre.

An exiled archduke (John Barrymore) tries to renew romance with a former lover (Diana Wynyard) now wed to a psychiatrist (Frank Morgan).

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.

John ha llevado una vida solitaria durante treinta años desde la muerte de Moonyeen Clara. Pero ahora Owens, un amigo cercano, insiste en que cuide de su sobrina, Kathleen, huérfana desde que sus padres se perdieron en el mar. Los años pasan, y la niña Kathleen se convierte en una bella joven que es la viva imagen de Moonyeen... Lujosa producción del famoso productor Irving Thalberg, en persona, para mayor gloria de su esposa, la ya en aquel momento "star" del estudio Norma Shearer.

Elyot y Sibyl se casaron en una gran ceremonia en la iglesia. Amanda y Victor fueron casados por un juez francés de la Paz. Ambas parejas van a un hotel el mismo día y se ponen en la habitación contigua con terrazas colindantes. Las cosas van bien hasta que Amanda ve a su ex marido Elyot en la terraza adyacente...

An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their marriage. The actor believes his wife is capable of infidelity and sets out to prove this is so. Disguising himself as the kind of man he believes she fancies (a Russian military officer), the actor woos his wife while she believes her husband to be out of town.

Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.

A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.

A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.

There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy Lord Arthur Dilling are both very interested in the mysterious Fay. Invited to the house of Mrs. Webley, Fay is again the center of attention for Arthur and Elton with her leaning towards stuffy old Elton. When Arthur sees Charles, Fay's Butler, lurking in the gardens, he remembers that Charles was a thief caught in Monte Carlo and he figures that Fay may be more interested in the pearls of Mrs. Webley, which she is. After Fay takes the pearls, but before she can toss them out the window, she is caught by Arthur who is very disappointed in how things are turning out.

A prince in Java tries to seduce his visitor's wife, but he's discovered.

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady (Rose Trelawny) when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town (Arthur Gower). The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

A fresh young beauty becomes an old maid waiting for her suitor to return from the Napoleonic wars. When he returns, clearly disappointed, she disguises herself as her own niece in order to test his loyalty.

An American dancer on a tour of pre-Boleshevik Russia falls for a young army officer, and the feeling is mutual. However, the officer's father is the Grand Duke of Russia, and he has designs on the girl himself--not letting a minor detail like his already being married bother him--and refuses to let his son marry her.

Beverly Calhoun impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury. In the meantime, she falls for her bodyguard Dantan.

En los años del Imperio Romano del reinado de Augusto y su sucesor Tiberio, Judá Ben-Hur, hijo de una familia noble de Jerusalén, y Mesala, tribuno romano que dirige los ejércitos de ocupación, se han convertido en enemigos irreconciliables. Acusado de atentar contra la vida del nuevo gobernador romano, Mesala le encarcela junto a su familia. Cuando se llevan a Ben-Hur a galeras, un joven llamado Jesús de Nazaret se apiada de él y le da de beber.

Helen has a twin sister, who is a famous actress named "La Perry". Helen and her sister decide to trick Helen's husband to prove his love.

A 1925 film directed by Sidney Franklin.

An impoverished British lord (Paul Menford) impersonates a doctor in order to woo an ailing American heiress (Dorothy Adams). The lord is in it for love, but his business associate (Joe Diamond) smells money.

Originally a Broadway play by Willard Macks, Lenore Ulric played the lead on Broadway and reprises her role for this film. At the Wutchi Wum trading post In the peaceful Loon River Valley, deep in the Canadian Northwest comes a story of love, vengeance and sacrifice. Having lived at the trading post following the death of her father, Rose will soon fall in love. But when her new love is in trouble, Rose will discover that she is capable of much more than she thought in order to keep him safe.

Dulcy, a devoted but scatterbrained bride, tries to improve her absent husband's finances by inviting two of his business prospects to dinner. Though at first thoroughly confusing the deal, she does get her husband a bigger share than he bargained for.The film is now considered to be lost.

With her marriage on the verge of breaking up, a young wife attempts to win back the love of her husband and child.

Gloria, the daughter in a wealthy family, has finally spent most of her father's money. She marries Tony, whose as much of a reckless spendthrift as she is, and they continue indulging themselves. Tony's wealthy grandfather Adam Patch dies, but to their surprise he leaves Tony nothing. The couple try their hands at actually working for a living, but they don't like it and return to their spendthrift ways. Something has to give, and it soon does.

She'd wink till hearts went on the blink. And staid professors couldn't think. And everywhere they'd stop to stare. And say "Some Chink!" when Ming Toy winked.

A free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome adventurer.

The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and distributed by Robertson–Cole. It is based on the eponymous 1908 novel by Homer Lea. The film stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa in multiple roles, and white actors Ann May, Bessie Love, and Sidney Franklin, all in Asian roles. It is now a lost film.

The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from marrying him by her guardian John Carteret. John is haunted by memories of his thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean.

The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from marrying him by her guardian John Carteret. John is haunted by memories of his thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean.

A drama of a fugitive from justice and a fugitive from love.

In the film, Breamer’s character, Miriam Holt (“the girl who sees around corners”), proves her psychic powers by locating children who went missing during the war. Her childhood love Clyde Brunton (Conrad Nagel) is unhappily married to a social climber, but Miriam’s ability to commune with the spirits of the dead (“those we love are always with us”) finds a way to resolve the problem.

In the film, Breamer’s character, Miriam Holt (“the girl who sees around corners”), proves her psychic powers by locating children who went missing during the war. Her childhood love Clyde Brunton (Conrad Nagel) is unhappily married to a social climber, but Miriam’s ability to commune with the spirits of the dead (“those we love are always with us”) finds a way to resolve the problem.

Nance Pelot intenta con valentía mantenerse a sí misma y a su padre Joe, el borracho del pueblo, tocando el piano en un desagradable café de carretera propiedad de Larry Shayne. Chet Todd, el hijo de un herrero, está enamorado de Nance, pero su reputación ha sido manchada por su profesión, y por eso la madre de Chet la desaprueba. Nance hereda una pequeña granja de su madre, y cuando Shayne descubre que la propiedad es valiosa, conspira para engañar a Nance con su herencia.

Family tensions in the Kentucky hills are inflamed by an outsider's dishonest scheme to exploit the area for its coal.

A spoiled young rich girl is forced by misfortune to fight for survival in the slums and alleys, where she becomes involved with all manner of unpleasantness.

Two mysterious strangers arrive uninvited at the wedding of Sergeant O'Farrell of the Royal Mounted Police and Rosine Delorme, the daughter of an innkeeper. After O'Farrell receives a message that Rosine's wayward brother Louis has escaped from prison with the notorious devil-may-care outlaw Rossingnol, O'Farrell postpones the wedding to find the convicts.

A welcome guest of the French aristocracy, Monsieur Picard having been awarded the Croix De Guerre, is also a master thief who baffles the Parisian police. One night, while Picard watches an Apache dance, he learns that one of his three adopted children is seriously ill. When his car breaks down, Picard politely forces Helen Deprenay to loan him her auto, and leaves his cross as security. The next day, the police pursue Picard to the Deprenay home where the prefect warns Helen about Picard. Helen writes to the entreating Picard, and refuses to see him until he proves himself of worth to society. Disguised as Scotland Yard agent Armand DuBois, Picard is present at the Deprenay home when a necklace is stolen. After Helen covers for him, Picard catches the thief in an attempt to swindle the entire community in a stock market scheme. He informs the police that Picard no longer exists, and escapes with Helen to a new life.

A 1919 film directed by Sidney Franklin.

After the half-breed daughter of a Comanche chief falls for a young engineer who deserts her, she turns to a white Indian agent who marries her.

The daughter of a Chinese mandarin is sentenced to death for her secret marriage to an American. Their child, raised in the mandarin's palace, grows up and escapes to seek her father, now a high-ranking official in the Philippines.

The Westbrook family has been ruined financially, and when the daughter Lucille comes home from boarding school, she finds herself in a terrible dilemma -- she either must marry a rich man she does not love and save her family's fortune, or marry the man she loves and lose everything.

Puck is a music hall dancer, married to an abusive husband. One night the music hall catches fire. Puck is rescued by an army officer and her husband perishes. Puck marries the officer and they begin a new life in India, until a man from her past finds her and makes demands.

Puck is a music hall dancer, married to an abusive husband. One night the music hall catches fire. Puck is rescued by an army officer and her husband perishes. Puck marries the officer and they begin a new life in India, until a man from her past finds her and makes demands.

Susan Allenby's father is killed during a robbery staged by Bannack's corrupt sheriff, Tom Slade, and his men, leaving the girl to care for her eight brothers and sisters. Andy Crawford and his father William take the orphans in, but after Andy's father is killed, the young prospector vows to avenge his death and clean up the town.

A story within a story, including a passage from Hansel and Gretel.

Jim Hawkins and his widowed mother run the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, but when they are threatened by a pirate attack, they stay with friend, the squire, for the night. He is given something from Mrs. Hawkins. The squire discovers it's a map showing the location of the treasure buried by someone named Flint. Jim overhears how the squire is planning to retrieve the treasure and feels inspired by it ...

In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp hidden in an underground cave. Unable to get it himself, al-Talib hires Aladdin, who secures the lamp but keeps it when he realizes al-Talib's wickedness. With wealth obtained through wishes, Aladdin courts the princess. After the lamp changes hands between al-Talib and Aladdin, al-Talib steals it and abducts the princess to the desert. Aladdin follows with only a gourd of water. Suffering from thirst and exhaustion, Aladdin nearly succumbs, but the horsemen of the Sultan, who learned of his daughter's abduction, ride up and rescue Aladdin.

Jack exchanges his cow for some magic beans. The beans grow overnight into a beanstalk, which Jack climbs, arriving at a castle that is his. Jack sets a deal with the giant in exchange for their fortune.

Jack exchanges his cow for some magic beans. The beans grow overnight into a beanstalk, which Jack climbs, arriving at a castle that is his. Jack sets a deal with the giant in exchange for their fortune.

A young woman and her five little brothers and sisters are left orphans by the murder of their father over gold found on his ranch. Together the seven offspring fight against their greedy neighbors to keep what is rightfully theirs.

Clásico del cine mudo que muestra a través de varios episodios históricos las injusticias provocadas por la intolerancia religiosa y social. La idea inicial de Griffith era narrar las sangrientas huelgas de 1912 en EE.UU. (un huelguista es acusado de la muerte de su patrón), pero después decidió rodar tres episodios más: "La caída de Babilonia, "La Pasión de Cristo" y "La noche de San Bartolomé" (sangriento episodio de las luchas entre hugonotes y católicos que tuvo lugar en París en 1572). De presupuesto y recursos desmesurados para la época -una sola escena reunió a 15.000 extras y 250 carros- aún hoy sigue asombrando por su espectacularidad.

Gretchen Van Houck is just arriving in the USA, on a ship from Holland. She joins her father, who has already spent several years in America, where he owns an engraving business. In the tenement community where the Van Houcks live, there are residents of many nationalities. Gretchen soon becomes close friends with Pietro, a popular resident, and she also takes an interest in the widow Garrity and her children. Another resident, Rogers, is more mysterious. One day Rogers tells Mr. Van Houck that he could help him get a job printing money for the government. Van Houck eagerly agrees to try, but when he finds out what Rogers is really doing, he is placed in a painful dilemma.

A man and his wife both have criminal pasts, but have quit crime and are now respectable citizens. One day a member of their old gang shows up and threatens to expose them if they don't help him pull a heist.

A woman is stuck with an unfaithful husband until he is killed robbing a bank.

A 1916 film directed by Chester M. Franklin.

When a stack of valuable bonds go missing from the Grant household, suspicion falls on little Carmen Grant's playmate Georgie, whose father is a poor ex-convict trying to go straight.

Waldo and the baby went on an outing to the beach with the nurse, but it mattered little to Waldo, who consumed much learning from his book, wherever he went or wandered. Nurse went off with the auto driver and left the studious one in charge of the baby. That gave Bob and Tilly a chance to make their innings. Bob was a pirate chief and his crew was Tilly and two black slaves, Rastus and Dave, thrown in. Waldo would not think of playing pirates, but he became part of the game all right. They bound him in their pirate cave and sailed away for the sea with the baby. But the pirate brig was a leaky motor boat that ran away out to sea. Bold pirates became frightened ones when the runaway boat also began to leak, but when the nurse returned and found what her neglect had led to, assistance was soon sent to the pirates.