The Mysterious Lady

The Mysterious Lady 1928

7.30

A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.

1928

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim 1928

1

Gold miner Edd Denmeade loves Lucy Watson, the sister of the official mining claim recorder. Denmeade suspects Watson of killing his father, who after a poker game was shot by a gambler "who shuffles with one hand." The real murderer, Sam Spralls, has convinced Watson that he killed Denmeade and threatens to expose him unless Watson assigns him all the gold claims. Spralls assembles a band of killers to jump the claims when Watson complies. Eventually, Denmeade learns the identity of the killer when he sees Spralls shuffle a deck of cards. He forms a vigilante party and rids the community of Spralls and his gang.

1928

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

October (Ten Days that Shook the World) 1928

6.90

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

1928

Easy Virtue

Easy Virtue 1928

5.30

Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.

1928

The Man from Headquarters

The Man from Headquarters 1928

1

A brilliant detective is trying to break up a notorious crime ring, using part of an intercepted message. While investigating, he meets a beautiful and mysterious countess.

1928

Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody 1928

6.00

On the plains of Hungary, Franz, a Hussard lieutenant, broods about his future; Born into an aristocratic family, his father drank away the family fortune and marriage seems an unlikely prospect. Impoverished Franz's love for effervescent and upright country girl Marika coincides with the tragic tale of lovelorn violinist Josef, all but ignored by royal beauty Camilla.

1928

Steamboat Willie

Steamboat Willie 1928

7.30

Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.

1928

Young Whirlwind

Young Whirlwind 1928

1

Red foils a plan to steal the airmail and in one especially exciting scene takes to the air armed only with a (very effective) slingshot.

1928

Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore 1928

6.80

While Joel and his older ship's captain brother Mark are at sea, the latter is abandoned in Singapore by devious ship's mate Finch who, upon their return, convinces the townspeople that Joel abandoned his brother. Joel, determined to not only find Mark but to see justice done, returns the ship to Singapore.

1928

The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa

The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa 1928

6.50

In a house on the coast, Doktor Dolittle lives with a monkey, a little dog, a pig, a crocodile, a duck and a parrot. He knows the language of animals. A swallow flies to him and tells of a terrible disease among monkeys in distant Africa. Dolittle and his animals board a ship and begin a hilarious journey.

1928

Chinatown Charlie

Chinatown Charlie 1928

1

A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.

1928

Spies

Spies 1928

7.30

The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.

1928

Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus 1928

6.65

Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.

1928

The Apache

The Apache 1928

1

Sonya, a Marseilles Cafe performer involved with a pack of thieves is rescued from her criminal life by a police official who sends her lover and partner in a knife-throwing act to jail and then tries to seduce her. Not submitting to the official's advances, she falls in love with an Apache dancer in Paris and works with him, holding her other admirer at a distance. The official is mysteriously killed, presumably by her lover, it then falls to Sonya to find the real felon.

1928

The Village Bride

The Village Bride 1928

1

Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.

1928

Night Watch

Night Watch 1928

1

Night Watch is a 1928 American drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Paul Lukas, and Donald Reed. It was an adaptation of the dramatic 1921 play In the Night Watch, written by Michael Morton. The film is set almost entirely on a French warship at the beginning of the First World War.

1928

Tôribêyama shinjû

Tôribêyama shinjû 1928

1

The doomed love story between a young courtesan and a samurai, in Kyoto.

1928