The Wife He Bought (1918)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 50M
Director : Harry Solter
Sinopse
James Brieson, a wealthy stockbroker, ruins Hutch Valiant, who soon after dies of the shock. Valiant's son Steele returns from the Northwest, where he won his fortune, just before his father's death and decides to devote his life to the cause of revenge.
This mostly lost film (please check your attic) is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.
O corpo de um homem rico é encontrado no interior de sua casa e o laudo pericial aponta suícidio, porém cinco anos depois a residência do homem passa a receber estranhas presenças sobrenaturais que, ao que tudo indica, são vampiros.
Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film and Marilyn's last days were seemingly lost… until now. Through interviews, never-before-seen footage and an edited reconstruction of "Something's Got to Give", Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days provides a definitive and fascinating look at the last act in the life of the world's most famous and tragic superstar.
After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, a professional wrestler takes a job at a group home for youth offenders. But when a psychopath wearing a wrestling mask begins butchering the teenage residents, their rehabilitation will become a no-holds-barred battle for survival. Originally filmed in 1994 but completed in 2019.
A reconstruction, made from still photographs, of the lost 1927 Tod Browning film London After Midnight (1927) starring Lon Chaney.
A train operator's obsession with being on time leads to tragedy for his family.
A young man brings his new worldly Parisian wife back home to Pennsylvania.
L. Frank Baum would appear in a white suit and present his live actors, slide shows and films as a live travelogue presentation of his popular fantasies. Highlights include Dorothy being swept to Oz in various ways, such as with back-projection tornadoes and storms in a chicken coop. Lack of financial backing forced the show to fold after appearing in only two cities, despite being a critical and commercial success.
An operator at a mobile pager company has her life turned upside down by a seemingly senseless abduction.
Lost film directed by William K.L. Dickson. Presented by Edison Manufacturing Company.
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
Unfound film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars James C. Duncan.
A 1928 silent film crime drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Josef von Sternberg from an original screen story and starring George Bancroft and Evelyn Brent.
Vallery Grove is in love with Don Warren but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him.
O lobisomem (1913) é um filme de curta-metragem mudo que é considerado o primeiro filme de lobisomem. Foi dirigido por Henry MacRae, produzido pela Bison Film Company, e lançado pela Universal Studios. O roteiro é de Ruth Ann Baldwin, baseado no conto “The Werewolves (Os Lobisomens)” (1898) de Henry Beaugrand. É considerado um filme perdido, todas as cópias supostamente teriam sido destruídas em um incêndio de 1924 na Universal Studios.
Very Confidential (1927)
Determined to land Jim as her husband, footloose Nita contrives to get herself pregnant by him.
Silent film directed by Irvin Willat
Silent romantic drama...