Biography: Irvin V. Willat |
American director and producer Irvin Willat began his film career in 1910 as an actor with IMP studios and appeared in several films with Mary Pickford. Later he abandoned acting in favor of behind-the-scenes work, which he found more interesting. He... more
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Cast: Irvin V. Willat
Tags: Western
Length: 61min
Not quite a western, not quite a historical drama, Under Strange Flags is a little bit of both, and a lot of former RKO Radio cowboy hero Tom Keene. The star is cast as Tom Kenyon, a roving adventurer in Mexico during the Revolution. Hoping to protect...
Cast: Rita Hayworth
Tags: Adventure Drama Adventure Drama
Length: 63min
The fight for the Louisiana Territory provides the basis for this adventure. The struggle begins when the Spaniards controlling the land try to keep American boatmen from entering the Mississippi. A young American fellow is dispatched to represent the...
Cast: Richard Talmadge
Length: 69min
Silent-screen stunt man turned action-adventure star Richard Talmadge portrayed a masked rider coming to the rescue of an impoverished but noble Spanish girl ordered by her father to marry a wealthy suitor. This essentially silent Zorro imitation...
The Luck of Roaring Camp (1937)
Length: 61min
Bret Harte's short story The Luck of Roaring Camp had previously been woven into the plot of RKO's Outcasts of Poker Flat when this Monogram "special" made its appearance late in 1937. The basic story remains intact, with an orphaned baby magically...
Cast: June Collyer Charles Starrett
Tags: Drama
Length: 65min
Before establishing himself as a top western star, Charles Starrett bided his time in such boiled-shirt dramas as Damaged Love. Determined to land Jim (Starrett) as her husband, footloose Nita (June Collyer) contrives to get herself pregnant by him....
Cast: Noah Beery, Sr.
Tags: Adventure
Length: 84min
Released in both silent and sound versions, Isle of Lost Ships stars Jason Robards Sr. as Frank Howard, an accused criminal being transported to prison by no-nonsense cop Jackson (Robert Emmet O'Connor). While sailing towards their destination,...
Length: 62min
This silent adventure is best remembered for its spectacular forest fire scenes that were staged and shot by extraordinary cinematographer Stumar. The story is routine and centers on the romantic rivalry between two Alaskan men in love with the same...
Tags: Romantic Drama
Length: 68min
The frequently filmed James Oliver Curwood yarn Back to God's Country was given reverential treatment in this impressive Universal production. Captain Blake (Walter Long), skipper of a trading vessel, makes his semi-annual trek to a northern seaport...
Cast: George Bancroft Jack Holt Gary Cooper Florence Vidor Adolph Zukor
Length: 7rlmin
Like most Westerns of the era, this Jack Holt vehicle from Paramount includes automobiles and even airplanes. But Holt went his rivals one better by incorporating a machine gun into a fight against a neighboring rancher who is out to ruin him. Based...
Cast: Milton Sills Betty Bronson
Length: 8rlmin
Another triumph for the ever-popular Milton Sills, Paradise casts the star as Tony, a characteristically feisty stunt pilot. Upon marrying wealthy socialite Chrissie (Betty Bronson), Tony and his bride are given a tropical island for a wedding...
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