Public Domain Movies - Feature Films

Wrong Road, The

crime, Romance

Taken from IMDB: A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to rob the bank where the husband works of $100,000, then hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their sentences. All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an insurance investigator and the husband's old cellmate, who has decided that he wants a cut of the money.

Gamblers Choice

romance, crime, Drama

Taken from IMDB: The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley's main antagonist is his childhood friend Mike McGlennon. McGlennon, now a police lieutenant, is determined to stop the gambling activities of Hadley. Hadley's and McGlennnon's relationship becomes more complex, when they notice, that they both are in love with the attractive Mary Hayes. Mary sings in nightclubs under the stage name 'Vi Parker'.

THE GREAT RUPERT video quality upgrade.

Comedies, fantasies, Christmas, Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake

This glitch-free print is sharper than the existing IA copy, and with a much smaller download file. A charming Christmas fantasy starring Jimmy Durante, with Terry Moore, Tom Drake and others in support. (The Great Rupert is a squirrel.) Directed by Irving Pichel Released in 1950 a.k.a. "A Christmas Wish" (colorized re-edit) Complete print

Suddenly___1954

Frank Sinatra, James Gleason, Sterling Hayden, Nancy Gates, president, Drama, assassinate, plot, FBI, secret service, treasury department, suddenly, gradually, small town

Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, and James Gleason star in this story about a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. Good drama, well acted... Spoiler alert: the good guys win, and the bad guys lose. The video is pretty sharp; and I cleaned up the audio. Good show. Written by Richard Sale; and directed by Lewis Allen.

The Scar AKA Hollow Triumph UPGRADE

Gangster, noir, identity, scar, hollow triumph

Several copies of Steve Sekely's classic noir tale of the ultimate in identity theft are already in the Archive, but I believe this one is sharper, with better contrast, than the others.

Dementia 13 720p 1963


When her husband John has a heart attack while out in a rowboat on the lake, Louise Haloran throws his body overboard and later tells the family that he has left on an urgent business trip. Her main concern is that she can only inherit a part of the family fortune if if her husband is alive. The Halorans are a strange family, still grieving over the death of the youngest daughter Kathleen who drowned in a pond when she was just a child. They hold an annual ceremony of remembrance every year on the anniversary of her death. This year however, someone is wielding an ax intent on murder.

The Eagle (Rudolph Valentino)

Eagle, rudolph valentino, Valentino, Clarence Brown, Vilma Banky, Louise Dresser, Albert Conti, silent movies, silent film

1925 directed by Clarence Brown starring Rudolph Valentino as Drubovsky, Vilma Banky as Mascha, Louise Dresser as the Czarina, Albert Conti as Kuschka and James A. Marcus as Kryilla. After witnessing the daring rescue of a runaway carriage by the dashing, young Lieutenant Dubrovski, (Valentino), a smitten Czarina orders him to attend a private dinner.

Parole Inc.

crime, drama

Taken from IMDB:When several notorious criminals are unjustifiably released on parole, the Federal Government smells a rat and sends ace agent Richard Hendricks to investigate. Hendricks infiltrates the gang, responsible for the parole racket by posing as a much-wanted convict Rick Carson. However, the wily Barney Rodescu, who is the brain behind the racket, soon finds out Carson's true identity. Carson's life is now in grave danger.

Peck's Bad Boy

Peck's Bad Boy, Film, Jackie Cooper, Edward F. Cline, 1940

ACE Pictures presents Jackie Cooper in Peck's Bad Boy based on the famous story of the same title by George W. Peck. Shot in Black and White; directed by Edward F. Cline and recorded by RCA Victor System.

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