Blood and Sand 1922  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Fred Niblo
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee, Nita Naldi, George Field, Walter Long, Leo White, Rosa Rosanova, Rosita Marstini, Charles Belcher, Fred Becker, Jack Winn, Harry Lamont, Gilbert Clayton, George Periolat, Sidney De Gray
Popular Spanish bullfighter Juan Gallarde (Rudolph Valentino) marries the love of his life Carmen (Lila Lee) but then has a love affair with sexy Dona Sol (Nita Naldi). His performances in the bullring lack daring during his affair with Dona Sol, and he is gored by a bull. Carmen nurses him back to health, and Juan returns to the bullring. But, when he spots Dona Sol in the stands, his attention is diverted, the bull charges, and Juan is killed.
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Country Gentlemen 1936  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Staub
Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Joyce Compton, Lila Lee, Pierre Watkin, Donald Kirke, Ray Corrigan, Sammy McKim, Wade Boteler, Ivan Miller, Olin Howland, Frank Sheridan
The comedy team of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson play con men who fleece residents of a veterans' home by selling stock in a non-producing oil well. The furious vets discover the scam and prepare for a lynching party–until the well, surprisingly, begins gushing oil.
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The Intruder 1933 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Monte Blue, Lila Lee, Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman, Sidney Bracey, Mischa Auer, Harry Cording, William B. Davidson, Wilfred Lucas, Lynton Brent, John(2) Beck, Allan Cavan
Following a murder aboard a cruise ship, the ship itself sinks, and the survivors are shipwrecked on a jungle island. Now, a second murder takes place, which leaves the hero, John Brandt (Monte Blue), looking for clues to solve the crimes.
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Male and Female 1919 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Theodore Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Reardon, Bebe Daniels, Robert Cain, Julia Faye, Rhy Darby
Members of a shipwreck survive because they forget class distinctions and work as a unit; however, when they finally return to England all the old biases return. Watch for the scene in which a lion's paw rests on a woman's shoulder–one of the most memorable of Cecil B. DeMille's scenes.
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| 1. Blood and Sand (1922)
2. Country Gentlemen (1936)
3. The Intruder (1933)
4. Male and Female (1919)
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