What Becomes of the Children?

What Becomes of the Children?

THE SCREEN THUNDERS THE DRAMATIC ANSWER!

NR 1936 · 65 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Crime, Family

Get ready for a roller-coaster trip of emotion with this campy collection from the golden age of Hollywood! Originally intended to warn America's youth of the perils of drugs, sex, and alcohol, these outlandish and unintentionally hilarious tales have heartache, tragedy, crime, and even insanity, lurking around every corner!

Directed by Walter Shumway

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Joan Marsh Marion Worthington
Robert Frazer John Worthington
Natalie Moorhead Edith Worthington
Glen Boles Fred Worthington
Claudia Dell Gayle Adams
Niles Welch Thomas Scott
Barbara Pepper Elsie Ford
Wilson Benge Bates - the Butler
Mary MacLaren Gertrude - the Governess
Sonny Bupp Little Freddy Worthington
Anne Bennett Little Marion Worthington
Gennaro Curci Tony Gazotti

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Wine

John Warriner, facing financial ruin, accepts the proposal of a bootlegger, Benedict, to underwrite the business of illegal wine-selling. His daughter, Angela, takes up with the jazz set and is caught in a raid, at a cafe owned by Benedict. Her former sweetheart, Carl Graham, comes to the rescue and saves her from notoriety, while the family struggles back to its former respectability following Warriner's prison term.

The Avenging Rider

The Avenging Rider · 1943

The Avenging Rider

Wrongfully arrested, Tim must escape and find the men who murdered his partner and stole the gold.

The Return of Grey Wolf

The Return of Grey Wolf · 1926

The Return of Grey Wolf

MovieAdventureDrama

Grey Wolf, a German Shepherd Dog, leads the human hero to victory in this silent western.

A Wanderer of the West

A Wanderer of the West · 1927

A Wanderer of the West

In a plot to take control of the Lazy Y ranch, which holds water rights to the local area, a rancher kidnaps the Lazy Y owner's daughter. The ranch foreman manages to eventually foil the plot and get the girl.

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive · 1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

A young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangster.

The Mystery Rider

The Mystery Rider · 1928

The Mystery Rider

Silent cowboy Western serial.

King of the Arena

King of the Arena · 1933

King of the Arena

Mysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has sent Ken Kenton to investigate. Ken joins the show but when he realizes that Bargoff is involved, Bargoff has fled and taken Mary Hiller as a hostage. The trail leads to Baron Petroff who concocted the deadly chemical and Ken quickly finds himself the Baron's prisoner.

The Night Rider

The Night Rider · 1932

The Night Rider

Officer John Brown is after the outlaw known as the Night Rider. Posing as Jim Blake he takes a job on the Rogers ranch. He finds the secret passage from the Rogers mine to the Rogers house used by the Night Rider and also a note written by the Night Rider to his henchmen. Practicing his hand writing, he has a plan to trap him.

Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House · 1945

Girls of the Big House

MovieMysteryDrama

A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town woman framed by a man whom she met in a nightclub in the big city. She is not welcomed by the inmates and immediately the prisoners are divided.

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire · 1941

MovieComedyRomance

A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.

Outlaw Justice

Outlaw Justice · 1932

A man accused of murdering a sheriff, escapes a posse and joins a gang at the Bar-O-Ranch. The mistress of the ranch is about to be cheated out of her land, but the wanted man helps her against the gang and bests the leader in a fight.

Whirlwind Horseman

Whirlwind Horseman · 1938

Whirlwind Horseman

Ken and Happy, looking for their friend Cherokee, run into an outlaw gang led by Ritter who have been terrorizing the ranchers. Ken figures that one of the prominent citizens is the real boss and sets a trap to find him.

Hi-Jacking Rustlers

Hi-Jacking Rustlers · 1926

Hi-Jacking Rustlers

When Montana cowpuncher Larry Benson, riding his horse Starlight and accompanied by his dog Rex, tied up at the hitching post in front of McAvoy's hotel in Dam, Texas, he had little idea of the extraordinary series of adventures that were in store for him, Starlight and Rex.

Pretty Baby

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A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.

The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily · 1935

The Gilded Lily

MovieComedyRomance

Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves her. When Peter learns that the already-engaged Charles has hurt Marilyn, he fabricates an article casting her as the "No Girl" who refused to marry a callous aristocrat. But when the publicity brings Marilyn unexpected fame, and Charles returns, she is forced to choose between the two men.

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout · 1941

Pacific Blackout

MovieMysteryRomance

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

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