The Broken Melody 1934  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
aka: Vagabond Violinist
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon, Austin Trevor, Charles Carson, Harry Terry, Andreas Malandrinos, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Conway Dixon, Kynaston Reeves, Stella Rho
Germaine (Merle Oberon) is in love with young composer Paul Verlaine (John Garrick), but he is too busy to notice her. Paul does gain success and turns to stage actress Simone St. Claire (Margot Grahame) who takes him under her wing and marries him. But, the marriage is ill-fated, and John murders Simone's lover and is sent to Devil's Island. He manages to escape, revisits Germaine, and is inspired to write an opera about his experiences.
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The Manxman 1929  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Carl Brisson, Anny Ondra, Malcolm Keen, Randle Ayrton, Clare Greet, Kim Peacock, Harry Terry, Nellie Richards, Wilfred Shine
In this Alfred Hitchcock fillm, fisherman Pete Quilliam (Carl Brisson) heads off to seek his fortune in order to win the hand of Kate Cregeen (Anny Ondra). Everyone believes that Pete is dead, fut he returns and finds Kate romantically involved with his best friend, Philip Christian (Malcolm Keen).
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Piccadilly 1929  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ewald Andre Dupont
Cast: Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas, Gilda Gray, Cyril Ritchard, King Ho-Chang, Gordon Begg, Hannah Jones, Ellen Pollock, Harry Terry, Charles Laughton
In the 1920s' Jazz Age at London's posh Piccadilly Club, dancer Mabel's (Gilda Gray) jealousy over dishwasher Shosho (Anna May Wong) leads to her becoming the prime suspect when Shosho is murdered.
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 The Ring 1927 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Carl Brisson, Ian Hunter, Gordon Harker, Tom Helmore, Lillian Hall-Davies, Harry Terry, Billy Wells, Forrester Harvey, Charles Farrel, Clare Greet, Minnie Rayner, Brandy Walker
Boxer Bob Corby (Ian Hunter) hires Jack Sander (Carl Brisson) as his sparring partner because he is in love with Jack's wife (Lillian Hall Davies) and wants to be close to her. Soon, Bob and Jack's wife run away together, and Jack begins training in earnest. Now, the two competing boxers vie not only for TKOs in the ring but also for the love of the same woman. Hitchcock's genius brings this standard story to a higher level.
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| 1. The Broken Melody (1934)
aka: Vagabond Violinist
2. The Manxman (1929)
3. Piccadilly (1929)
4. The Ring (1927)
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