The Bells 1926  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Horror
Director: James Young
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Caroline Frances Cooke, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Lorimer Johnston, Eddie Phillips, Lola Todd, Laura La Varnie, Boris Karloff, E. Alyn Warren, John George, George Austin
After Alsatian innkeeper Mathias (Lionel Barrymore) murders a wealthy visitor at his inn and takes his gold, Mathias' conscience takes over, and he finds himself on the verge of insanity. The pressures become even worse for Mathias when the victim's brother Jerome (Gustav von Seyffertitz) arrives on the scene with a mesmerist (Boris Karloff) who says that he can identify the murderer.
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Chandu the Magician 1932  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Director: Marcel Varnel
Cast: Edmund Lowe, Irene Ware, Bela Lugosi, Herbert Mundin, Henry B. Walthall, Nestor Aber, Virginia Hammond, Weldon Heyburn, June Lang, Michael Stuart, Dick Sutherland, John George, Nigel De Brulier, Charles Stevens
An insane man threatens the world with his death-ray machine until Chandu (Edmund Lowe) uses his powers of magic to stop the evil plot. A feature-length edition of a serial.
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The Devil's Playground 1946 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, Robert Elliott, Joseph J. Greene, Francis McDonald, Nedrick Young, Earle Hodgins, George Eldredge, Dewey Robinson, Merrill McCormick, Hank Bell, Bob Burns, John George
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his pals California Carson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Rand Brooks) come to the rescue of the widowed Mrs. Evans (Elaine Riley). She is looking for a hidden cache of gold, and the evil Judge Morton (Robert Elliott) wants the map leading to the gold. Morton is hoping to throw Mrs. Evans off her property, get the map, and take the gold for himself. Once again, Hoppy saves the day.
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The Unknown 1927  N/R, 50 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Romance
Director: Tod Browning
Cast: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz, John George, Frank Lanning, John St. Polis, Julian Rivero, Louise Emmons
Alonzo the Armless (Lon Chaney)–but he really does have arms– is a knife thrower in a circus who uses his feet to accomplish his feats. He falls in love with his assistant Nanon Zanzi (Joan Crawford) who has a morbid fear of being touched by men's arms. To gain her love, Alonzo decides to have his own arms amputated. The deed is done, but in the interim the object of his love gets over her phobia and falls in love with another man. Now, Alonzo schemes to get her back.
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| 1. The Bells (1926)
2. Chandu the Magician (1932)
3. The Devil's Playground (1946)
4. The Unknown (1927)
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