Public Domain Movies - Feature Films

Five Minutes to Live / AKA Door-to-Door Maniac

crime, Music, drama, Thriller

A gang of bank robbers (Johnny Cash) terrorize a small town by knocking on doors and then killing whoever answers.

A Study In Scarlet

mystery, sherlock holmes

From IMDb: In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying--Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker.

The Corpse Vanishes

Bela Lugosi, 1940s, horror

A newspaper reporter begins to investigate after a series of brides die suddenly during their wedding. Her quest leads her to the secret of eternal youth and almost gets her killed. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page.

Atom Age Vampire

horror, Sci Fi

Taken from IMDB: A stripper is horribly disfigured in a car accident. A brilliant scientist develops a treatment that restores her beauty and falls in love with her. To preserve her appearance the doctor must give her additional treatments using glands taken from murdered women.

Fear in the Night

Film-Noir, mystery, De Forest Kelley

A film noir shocker, based on the story Nightmare by Cornell Woorlich, in which average Joe Vince Grayson (De Forest Kelley) dreams he murders someone and wakes up to find it may not have been a dream. This is worth it for the clever plot twists alone.

The Sheik

rudolph valentino, Adventure, romance, The Sheik, Paramount, Jesse Lasky, Silent films

The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou.

Algiers

Drama, mystery, romance, Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr

Gaby (Hedy Lamarr) arrives in Algiers engaged to a fat, vulgar borderline-loathsome older man who clearly regards her as a trophy bought and paid for. Why she needed this creep isn't clear. What is clear is her falling in love with the jewel thief Pepe Le Moko (Charles Boyer) who abandons the devoted and clinging Ines (Sigrid Gurie) for this right-off-the-boat hothouse beauty. A Parisian police official (Walter Kingsford) is in Algiers determined to collar Pepe.

Misbehaving Husbands


You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page.

Blonde Ice

Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks, Russ Vincent, Michael Whalen, Mystic Nights Videos

A society reporter keeps herself in the headlines by marrying a series of wealthy men. They all die mysteriously afterwards though. Mystic Nights Videos

Jail Bait

Edward D Wood Jr, mystery, Crime Thriller, Steve Reeves, Delores Fuller, Lyle Talbot, Ed Wood

Jail Bait (1954) Directed by Edward D Wood Jr. A Howco Release A vicious criminal uses plastic surgery to escape the police.This movie features Steve Reeves (undubbed). This is the original version of the film released in 1954. This film was registered for copyright (1954 LP3883) and never renewed. It entered the public domain on 1 January 1983.

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