The Great Gabbo 1929  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane, Harry Ross
Ventriloquist "The Great Gabbo" (Erich von Stroheim), slowly going mad, finds that his dummy is his only avenue for expression. He even drives his assistant (Betty Compson) away through verbal abuse, though she loves Gabbo. Now Gabbo is driven even further toward the edge of total destruction. Stroheim's first talkie.
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I Cover the Waterfront 1933 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh, Maurice Black, Purnell Pratt, Harry Beresford, George Humbert, Wilfred Lucas, Rosita Marstini, Lee Phelps, Al Hill
While covering waterfront stories, reporter Joe Miller (Ben Lyon) zeroes in on fishing captain Eli Kirk (Ernest Torrence) who Joe believes is involved in a smuggling operation. But, after meeting and falling in love with Eli's daughter, Julie (Claudette Colbert), Joe must deal with conflicting loyalties.
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Old Ironsides 1926  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Charles Farrell, Wallace Beery, Esther Ralston, George Bancroft, Charles Hill Mailes, Eddie Fetherston, Johnnie Walker, George Godrey, Boris Karloff
Barbary pirates, in the early 1800s, often raided America's merchant marine ships before the U.S. Navy became a force to be reckoned with. This is the action-filled, silent-screen version of those days. Look for sailor Boris Karloff in a small part.
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The Wrong Road 1937  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, Lionel Atwill, Horace McMahon, Russ Powell, Billy Bevan, Marjorie Main, Rex Evans, Joseph Crehan, Arthur Hoyt, Syd Saylor, Selmer Jackson, Chester Clute
Jimmy (Richard Cromwell) and Ruth (Helen Mack) are young and need money. Their solution: rob a bank, serve time, and spend the stolen money later. The plan works–until they are released from jail and have problems finding the hidden money. But, find it they do and, at the same time, come to their senses and turn the cache in to the authorities.
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| 1. The Great Gabbo (1929)
2. I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
3. Old Ironsides (1926)
4. The Wrong Road (1937)
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