Pre Code Movies

A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was...

A woman's former association with a gangster threatens to destroy her marriage to an upstanding young man.

The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film...

While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of...

The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B....

A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.

Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.

Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young...

A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.

Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. She makes her way to...

A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in Manhattan.

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.

Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be...

It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Elsa, a beautiful prostitute, wants to help the war effort, but is rejected as a...

A young radio repairman becomes involved with gangsters and one of their girlfriends when he repairs their radio.

A frail boy fights to win acceptance from the leader of a street gang.

WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and...

In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish...