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The Great Air Robbery (1919) on 28 december 1919
, 1h20Directed by Jacques Jaccard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ormer Locklear, Allan Forrest, Francelia Billington, Carmen Phillips
Rating49%
In 1925, pilot Larry Cassidy (Ormer Locklear) is flying air mail for the United States Postal Service. He faces a deadly foe, Chester Van Arland (Ray Ripley), the leader of the "Death's Head Squadron", intent on stealing a $20,000 shipment of gold that will be on a midnight flight to Washington. Van Arland has the medal air mail pilot Wallie Mason (Allan Forrest) was awarded for his war service in France and has kidnapped Mason's girlfriend, Beryl Caruthers (Francelia Billington). He offers to return the medal in return for inside information about the gold shipment. Cassidy, Mason's friend and fellow pilot, is able to stymie the gang's plans, using his aircraft to chase down Van Arland and rescue Mason's girlfriend.
The Adventures of Ruth (1919) on 28 december 1919
Directed by George Marshall, Ruth Rolland
Origin USA
Genres Action
Actors Herbert Heyes, Ruth Rolland, Thomas G. Lingham, George Larkin, Charles Bennett, Charles Belcher
From Hand to Mouth (1919) on 28 december 1919
, 22minutesDirected by Hal Roach, Alfred J. Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Peggy Cartwright, Snub Pollard, Sammy Brooks, Dee Lampton
Rating68%
A young woman stands to inherit a fortune, but a crooked lawyer deliberately does not tell her she must prove her claim before midnight. If she fails, the inheritance will go to her foster brother. As further insurance, the lawyer hires a man and his gang to kidnap her.
The Greatest Question (1919) on 27 december 1919
, 1h20Directed by D. W. Griffith, Stanner E. V. Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Ralph Graves, George Fawcett, Eugenie Besserer, Tom Wilson
Rating60%
Nellie Jarvis assiste quand elle est enfant au meurtre d'une femme par un couple, sans toutefois pouvoir se rappeler clairement la scène. Une fois adulte, elle revient s'installer dans la région de son enfance après la mort de ses parents et trouve un foyer accueillant chez les Hilton. Elle commence une histoire d'amour avec le cadet de la famille Jimmie, tandis que l’aîné John est mobilisé dans la marine lors de la Première Guerre mondiale et part combattre en Europe.
The Floor Below (1919) on 27 december 1919
Directed by Charley Chase, Alfred J. Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Snub Pollard, Mildred Davis, Marie Mosquini
Rating54%
When the Clouds Roll By (1919) on 28 december 1919
, 50minutesDirected by Victor Fleming, Theodore Reed
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Kathleen Clifford, Frank Campeau, Ralph Lewis, Albert MacQuarrie, Victor Fleming
Rating68%
A man follows the advice of a "psychiatrist" who lives in a nearby apartment as he romances a woman in Greenwich Village. "Psychiatrist" Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.
The Wicked Darling (1919) on 25 december 1919
, 59minutesDirected by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Priscilla Dean, Wellington A. Playter, Lon Chaney, Spottiswoode Aitken, Gertrude Astor, Martha Mattox
Rating63%
Mary Stevens est une crocheteuse qui travaille avec Stoop Connors (Lon Chaney) et accessoirement pour son « parrain » Fadem (Spottiswood Aitken), un fourgue qui a tout du fourbe. Après un larcin, elle se réfugie chez Kent Mortimer (Wellington A. Playter), un homme qui vient de tout perdre, jusqu’à sa fiancée, qui ne peut décemment pas rester avec quelqu’un de condition inférieure…