Battling Butler 1926 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Buster Keaton Cast: Buster Keaton, Sally O'Neil, Snitz Edwards, Budd Fine, Francis McDonald, Mary O'Brien, Tom Wilson, Walter James, Eddie Borden
Millionaire Alfred Butler (Buster Keaton) goes on a hunting trip in the mountains and falls in love with a mountain girl (Sally O'Neil). When she does not seem to pay attention to him, he decides to tell her that he is a famous champion boxer. When the real boxer hears of this, the fun starts.
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Be Yourself! 1930 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Thornton Freeland Cast: Fanny Brice, Robert Armstrong, Harry Green, G. Pat Collins, Gertrude Astor, Budd Fine, Marjorie Kane, Rita Flynn, Anderson Lawler
Down-on-his-luck boxer Jerry Moore (Robert Armstrong) is befriended by nightclub entertainer Fannie Field (Fanny Brice) who, with help from her brother Harry (Harry Green), turns Jerry into a prizefighter. But, in the process, Fannie's rival Lillian (Gertrude Astor) steals Jerry from her. Fannie solves the problem by setting up a rematch in which she tells Jerry's opponent (G. Pat Collins) to attack Jerry's newly straightened nose. The ploy works, Jerry loses the fight but realizes how important it is to win Fannie.
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Drift Fence 1936 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western aka: Texas Desperadoes
Director: Otho Lovering Cast: Buster Crabbe, Tom Keene, Katherine DeMille, Benny Baker, Leif Erickson, Stanley Andrews, Richard Carle, Irving Bacon, Jan Duggan, Effie Ellsler, Walter Long, Chester Gan, Richard Alexander, Budd Fine
Jim Traft (Benny Baker) meets Jim Travis (Tom Keene) at a rodeo and tells Travis of his troubles with cattle rustlers. Travis, who is actually a Texas Ranger, suggests that he impersonate Traft in building a fence to keep the rustlers out. But Travis must not only fight the rustlers, but he needs to convince neighbor Slinger Dunn (Buster Crabbe) that the fence must be built. Travis wins not only the battle of the rustlers but also wins the love of Slinger's sister, Molly (Katherine DeMille).
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The Racketeer 1929 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Higgin Cast: Robert Armstrong, Carole Lombard, Roland Drew, Jeanette Loff, John Loder, Paul Hurst, Kit Guard, Al Hill, Hedda Hopper, Winifred Harris, Budd Fine, Winter Hall
Fast-talking gangster Mahlon Keane (Robert Armstrong) helps Rhoda (Carole Lombard) win money cheating at poker. She plans to use the money to help her boyfriend, Tony (Roland Drew), who wants to be a classical violinist, but Mahlon has other plans for Rhoda's future.
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| 1. Battling Butler (1926)
2. Be Yourself! (1930)
3. Drift Fence (1936) aka: Texas Desperadoes
4. The Racketeer (1929)
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