Acting
Otto Lederer
Born April 17, 1886 · Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died September 3, 1965 · aged 79
Otto Lederer (May 17, 1886 – September 3, 1965) was a Czech-American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1933, most notably The Jazz Singer, the first full-length film to have sound sequences, and the Laurel and Hardy short You're Darn Tootin'. Lederer was born in Prague. In 1925, He married Segunda Yriondo. They were divorced on July 10, 1929. He later married actress Gretchen L…
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Bride of Frankenstein · 1935Bride of Frankenstein
★ 7.51935
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him.
The King of Kings · 1927The King of Kings
★ 6.41927
MovieDramaHistory
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.
The Raven · 1935The Raven
★ 6.61935
MovieHorrorCrime
A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.
The Jazz Singer · 1927The Jazz Singer
★ 6.11927
MovieDramaMusic
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
Tower of London · 1939Tower of London
★ 6.21939
MovieDramaHistory
In the 15th century, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother, King Edward IV of England.
Dracula's Daughter · 1936Dracula's Daughter
★ 6.01936
MovieHorror
A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
The Wizard of Oz · 1925The Wizard of Oz
★ 5.51925
MovieComedyFamily
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
The Invisible Ray · 1936The Invisible Ray
★ 6.41936
MovieScience FictionHorror
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
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The Wizard of Oz · 1925The Wizard of Oz
★ 5.51925
MovieComedyFamily
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
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