The Swift Shadow

The Swift Shadow

1927 · ★ 10.0 · Action, Drama

Directed by Jerome Storm · Written by Ethel Hill

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The Siren Of SevilleThe Siren Of Seville · 1924
The Siren Of Seville
★ 10.01924
MovieDramaRomance
Young Gallito (Allan Forrest) wants very badly to become a matador. His sweetheart, Dolores (Priscilla Dean), does everything she can to help him and she wheedles Pedro, a renowned bullfighter (Matthew Betz), into helping him, too. Gallito becomes a success, but he is vamped by Ardita (Claire Delorez) after Pedro is killed in the ring.
The Brass BowlThe Brass Bowl · 1924
The Brass Bowl
★ 10.01924
MovieMystery
After arriving unexpectedly at his country home, Dan Maitland discovers a young woman attempting to open his safe. She mistakes him for Anisty, a notorious thief who is Dan's double, and he gives her the jewels from the safe. Anisty appears, and there follow confusion and thrilling episodes in which Anisty is captured, escapes, and poses as Dan. Dan finally brings Anisty to justice and declares his love for Sylvia, who confesses she was searching Dan's safe to recover papers that might incriminate her father.
Hay Foot, Straw FootHay Foot, Straw Foot · 1919
Hay Foot, Straw Foot
★ 10.01919
MovieComedy
Silent military romantic love triangle comedy (based on the story by Julien Josephson), about a soldier named Ulysses S. Grant Briggs, who comes from the south and enlists in the army. He and his best friend, who is from the north, compete for a beautiful stage actress, and risks court-martial to win her.
Peaceful ValleyPeaceful Valley · 1920
Peaceful Valley
★ 10.01920
MovieComedyDrama
Hosiah Howe struggles to earn his living on a farm that lies in the shadow of a wealthy summer resort. Visiting the resort are Dr. Rand, his daughter Virginia, and a scoundrel named Ward Andrews. One day Andrews stops at the Howe farm and discovers that the land contains water with a highly-exploitable medicinal value. Smelling money, Andrews convinces Dr. Rand to buy an option on the farm, then runs away to the city with Hosiah's innocent sister Martha.
The Egg Crate WallopThe Egg Crate Wallop · 1919
The Egg Crate Wallop
★ 10.01919
MovieComedy
Assistant to freight express agent Dave Haskell in the town of Pitt's Junction, Jim Kelly develops strong biceps lifting egg crates onto the daily train. Jim soon falls in love with Dave's lovely daughter Kitty, who, he worries, is interested in city slicker Perry Woods. When Woods steals $2,000 from the station safe, Jim, thinking that Dave took the money, confesses the crime and leaves for Chicago.
The GoldfishThe Goldfish · 1924
The Goldfish
★ 9.01924
MovieComedy
A newly married husband and wife make an agreement that should either of them want to terminate their relationship then a bowl with goldfish would be presented to the other signalling the end of their marriage.
Mills of the GodsMills of the Gods · 1934
Mills of the Gods
★ 8.01934
MovieDrama
Fay Wray plays Jean Hastings, the wealthy and spoiled scion of a factory-owning family led by her irrepressible grandmother. Sparks fly when Jean meets Jim Devlin, the labor leader who’s spearheading a tense worker’s strike against the factory. After circumstances force Jean and Jim to spend a night together in his cabin, she begins questioning her family’s ruthless tactics. This hard-to-see Columbia film by British director Roy William Neill not only features Wray as a brunette but also includes an explosive depiction of labor strife. (Block Cinema)
The YellowbackThe Yellowback · 1929
The Yellowback
★ 8.01929
MovieDramaRomance
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Arabian LoveArabian Love · 1922
Arabian Love
★ 8.01922
MovieDrama
Nadine Fortier is captured by a band of desert marauders. "The Sheik" wins her in a game of dice but then lets her go - for now.
The Girl DodgerThe Girl Dodger · 1919
The Girl Dodger
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
Aspiring writer Cuthbert Trotman moves to the big city to find success. He becomes the protégé of Harry Travistock, a wealthy man-about-town who takes Cuthbert under his wing to show him the "ways of the city". When Harry’s girlfriend, Anita Graham, begins to find herself more charmed by the naive and earnest Cuthbert than by Harry romantic complications and comedic misunderstandings ensue as Cuthbert navigates his burgeoning career and this unexpected love triangle.
An Old Fashioned BoyAn Old Fashioned Boy · 1920
An Old Fashioned Boy
★ 7.21920
MovieComedyRomance
David Warrington is an old-fashioned boy, not very familiar with modern girls. When the girl of his dreams lets her kiss him, he thinks that seals their betrothal. But when he finds out that she has other ideas, David tries a trickier method of winning her for his bride.
The Defense RestsThe Defense Rests · 1934
The Defense Rests
★ 7.11934
MovieDramaCrime
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
Beau GesteBeau Geste · 1939
Beau Geste
★ 7.01939
MovieAdventureDrama
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
The SpiderThe Spider · 1931
The Spider
★ 7.01931
MovieCrimeMystery
Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder occurs. A hand wearing a sinister spider ring raises a revolver, the lights go out, and a shot rings out! When the lights come on, the body of a patron is lying on the floor, dying. Who is the mysterious killer? What is the strange secret of Lowe’s clairvoyant, amnesia-plagued assistant? After the police restrain the audience from leaving, Lowe uses his magical powers to help expose the killer. Watch for the terrific séance scene where weird ghost-like creatures float above the stage.
The RosaryThe Rosary · 1922
The Rosary
★ 7.01922
MovieDrama
After his uncle dies, founder of the fishing village of Sandy Bay, Kenwood Wright is cut off with only some marshland while his nephew, Bruce Wilton, inherits the bulk of the estate. Wright is further enraged by the engagement of Vera Mather, whom he loves, to Bruce. Wright joins forces with Donald MacTavish, a pirate captain, and wins the affections of Bruce's sister, Alice, who becomes his victim. Vera, in an attempt to save Alice, becomes involved in the scandal, and Bruce takes back the rosary he has given her to pledge his love.
The DrunkardThe Drunkard · 1935
The Drunkard
★ 7.01935
MovieWestern
An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.

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