The Iron Mask 1929  N/R
Genre: Adventure
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, Vera Lewis, Rolfe Sedan, William Bakewell, Gordon Thorpe, Nigel De Brulier, Ullrich Haupt, Lon Poff
In this sequel to Douglas Fairbanks' 1921 "The Three Musketeers," he recreates his role as D'Artagnan. The Musketeers are brought together to rescue the rightful King of France while overcoming the usurper to the throne.
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The Last Frontier 1926  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: William Boyd, Marguerite De La Motte, Jack Hoxie, J. Farrell MacDonald, Frank Coghlan Jr., Mitchell Lewis, Gladys Brockwell, Frank Lackteen
Government scout Tom Kirby (William Boyd) and Western legend Buffalo Bill Cody (Jack Hoxie) lead a wagon train through Indian territory when they are attacked. Beth, who was saved by Kirby though her parents were killed, is taken in by a crooked trader (Mitchell Lewis). When the Indians attack the town with a buffalo stampede, Kirby, with assorted Western heroes, arrives to take care of the situation. Remade as a serial in 1932.
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 The Mark of Zorro 1920  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Fred Niblo
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert McKim, Noah Beery, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell, Noah Beery Jr., Snitz Edwards, Sidney De Gray, George Periolat, Walt Whitman, Tote Du Crow, Milton Berle, Charles Stevens
Spanish nobleman Don Diego Vega (Douglas Fairbanks) watches wealthy landowners mistreat their workers while the evil Governor Alvarado (George Periolat) ignores what is happening. The Governor is also taking over the land of aristocrats, including Don Carlos Pulido (Charles Hill Mailes), his wife Dona Catalina (Claire McDowell), and their daughter Lolita (Marguerite De La Motte). Don Diego dons a mask and becomes Zorro fighting for justice and the abdication of the Governor. Zorro is successful, and, after saving Lolita from the advances of the Governor's henchman Captain Ramon (Robert McKim), Zorro kisses Lolita who has been enamored by him and his successful battles against evil. A classic, silent film.
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Overland Mail 1942  N/R, 275 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Helen Parrish, Don Terry, Noah Beery Jr., Bob Baker, Noah Beery, Tom Chatterton, Charles Stevens, Robert Barron, Harry Cording, Marguerite De La Motte, Ben Taggart
In this 15-episode serial, government agents Jim Lane (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Sierra Pete (Noah Beery Jr.) investigate what's going on with mail deliveries that are being ambushed. It's all about getting the franchise, and the bad guys dress up as Indians to divert the blame.
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 Shadows 1922 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Forman
Cast: Lon Chaney, Marguerite De La Motte, Harrison(2) Ford, John St. Polis, Walter Long, Buddy Messinger, Priscilla Bonner, Frances Raymond, Joe Murphy
Lon Chaney's excellent performance is the highlight of this tale of a Chinese laundryman, Yen Sin (Chaney), who is washed ashore at an East Coast fishing village during a storm. But, the God-fearing inhabitants of the village demonstrate prejudice against Yen, who runs a laundry from a houseboat. Eventually he befriends and is befriended by young minister John (Harrison Ford) who marries a widow, Sympathy (Marguerite De La Motte). But, blackmail ruins John, and Yen comes to the rescue by uncovering the truth, after which Yen returns to the sea in his boat.
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The Three Musketeers 1921 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Fred Niblo
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Leon Bary, George Siegmann, Eugene Pallette, Boyd Irwin, Thomas Holding, Sidney Franklin, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier, Lon Poff, Marguerite De La Motte, Adolphe Menjou, Willis Robards, Mary MacLaren, Walt Whitman
Adventure star Douglas Fairbanks plays D'Artagnan in this version of the Alexandre Dumas classic. D'Artagnan arrives in Paris hoping to join the King's (Adolphe Menjou) Musketeers (Leon Bary, George Siegmann, and Eugene Pallette). He does so, and soon the Musketeers are involved in preventing the plot of the dastardly Cardinal Richelieu's (Nigel De Brulier) attempt to take over the crown.
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| 1. The Iron Mask (1929)
2. The Last Frontier (1926)
3. The Mark of Zorro (1920)
4. Overland Mail (1942)
5. Shadows (1922)
6. The Three Musketeers (1921)
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