The Signal Tower (1924)
A railroad worker accepts a colleague's offer to stay in his home, but when his friend is called out one night to stop a runaway train, he makes a play for the man's wife.
Top billed cast
Virginia ValliSally Tolliver
Rockliffe FellowesDave Tolliver
Frankie DarroSonny Tolliver
Wallace BeeryJoe Standish
James O. BarrowsOld Bill
J. Farrell MacDonaldPete
Dot FarleyCousin Gertie
Clarence BrownSwitch Man
Similar to The Signal Tower
Victor (1991)
The 27 minute precursor to "Heavy" (1995) made under the mentorship of Miloš Forman, Mangold very focused on expression versus dialogue, especially in the character of Victor; Mangold stated that he was striving to create a "silent film, with sound." Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971) and Martin Ritt's Hud (1963) served as specific influences.
Merry Christmas Mr. Mo (2017)
Mo Geum-san is a barber living in the rural area, who once aspired to be an actor. He starts to have doubts about his humdrum life after the village health center advises him to be examined at a larger hospital. He comes up with a plan to give a gift to his beloved ones in the coming Christmas. The plan is to invite everyone to the local culture center and to screen his self-made comedy movie based on his own tragic life.
Limite (1931)
Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.
The Price She Paid (1924)
In order to save her extravagant mother from bankruptcy, shame and scandal, young society girl Mildred Gower is forced to accept the proposal of Lemuel Siddall, a wealthy man she loathes.
Joyless Street (1925)
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
Ladies of Leisure (1926)
Rich, spoiled Marian pressures Eric to marry her. Her brother is in love with her friend Mamie, but a scheming ex-husband tries to blackmail her. Mamie is saved from suicide by Eric, who's in a compromising position when he brings her home.
The Gadfly (1928)
In Italy during the first half of the 19th century, Arthur, a student at a seminary, joined the revolutionary society “Young Italy.” His sincere faith in God compelled him to reveal the society’s secret during confession to his new confessor. However, the confessor denounced the society, leading to the arrest of its members.
A Burglar’s Mistake (1909)
Henry is being blackmailed. When the blackmailer breaks into his house, Henry apprehends him at gunpoint and takes the opportunity to rid himself of the blackmailer's threat.
The Aerial (2007)
An entire city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, the owner of the city's only television channel, is carrying out a sinister plan to control all of the city's inhabitants.
Iftar Meal (2019)
A wife prepares iftar, but a shocking discovery about her husband and the caregiver leaves the family in an awkward, tense silence as they break their fast together.
The Bride's Play (1922)
A sweet-natured young Irish woman is courted by a romantic poet and a local country gentleman. Which man will she choose?
Infidelity (1911)
Renée isn't very happy in her marriage with colonel Brachart and starts a relationship with a young lieutenant.
A Penny for a Horse (1924)
The first Vietnamese feature-length film.
Name the Man (1924)
Victor Stowell, son of the deemster of the Isle of Man, is engaged to Fenella Stanley. He becomes involved in an intrigue with local girl Bessie Collister, becomes the deemster on his father's death, and is forced to try Bessie for killing her illegitimate child.
Love's Devotee (1914)
Two friends, Fritz and Theodor, make the acquaintance of Christine and Mizzi, who are also friends. Fritz is immediately captivated by Christine, who is bashful and modest as opposed to the eager, effervescent Mizzi. But even though the love between the two grows, Christine is not the only woman in Fritz’s life. His affair with a married woman will prove to have fatal consequences.
The Light Unseen (1914)
A girl marries a wealthy pawnbroker in order to get money for her poor lover, who is an artist. When the pawnbroker dies, his son forces the girl to marry him, but he is killed and she marries the artist. Various problems arise after their marriage, but eventually they are happy together.
The Glorious Lady (1919)
During an annual celebration in which English peasants and aristocrats mingle, the Duke of Loame is thrown from his horse and saved by Ivis Benson, the daughter of a tenant farmer. Both injured, they fall in love, to the dismay of his mother and Lady Eileen, his intended bride.
Unknown Treasures (1926)
A poor man refrains from proposing to the woman he loves until he can secure the fortune left him by his uncle. Believing the treasure awaits in his uncle's abandoned mansion, he begins searching... only to uncover mystery, murder, and a killer ape.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.