Alfred’s father wants him to make of a man of himself so sends him off on a hunting and fishing trip. He doesn’t catch or shoot anything, but he does fall in love with a mountain girl. When her father and brothers laugh at this they are informed that he is Alfred “Battling” Butler, the championship fighter. From there on the masquerade must be maintained.Read More »
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Buster Keaton – Battling Butler (1926)
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Luther Reed – Convention Girl (1935)
Luther Reed1931-1940ComedyDramaUSAA cabaret hostess is broken-hearted because she loves a gambler who does not love her.Read More »
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John Ford – The Brat (1931)
USA1931-1940ClassicsComedyJohn FordA society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has forever altered their snobbish ways.Read More »
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Fred C. Newmeyer – The Moth (1934)
1931-1940DramaFred C. NewmeyerUSAWealthy young socialite Diane Wyman squanders her fortune and becomes involved in a scandalous raid at a wild party. Her legal guardian, a lecherous old man who has the hots for her, hires a private detective to spy on her. He tails her to a train headed for New Orleans, but she catches on to him. She befriends a young woman aboard the train and they both give the private eye the slip. What Diane doesn’t know, however, is that that her newfound friend is actually a notorious criminal known as The Moth, and she has her own reasons for helping Diane escape–she, too, is being tailed by a detective, who’s after a cache of jewels she’s stolen. Written by frankfob2Read More »