Convinced that her life is in danger, Cécile goes to the police for help. Read More »
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The Mysterious Island (1929) Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur, Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Lloyd Hughes
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar Read More »
Accused, Stand Up! AKA Accusée… levez-vous! (1930) Maurice Tourneur, Gaby Morlay, Suzanne Delvé, Camille Bert
Paris, 30’s declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to dire consequences. Read More »
In the Name of the Law AKA Au nom de la loi (1932) Maurice Tourneur, Marcelle Chantal, Régine Dancourt, Gabriel Gabrio
A policeman is killed when he tries to investigate a case involving cocaine traffic. Read More »
Victory (1919) Maurice Tourneur, Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Wallace Beery
Axel Heyst, an uncommitted wanderer, has settled on an island in the South Seas. Read More »
The Blue Bird (1918) Maurice Tourneur, Tula Belle, Robin Macdougall, Edwin E. Reed
Two peasant children, Mytyl and Tyltyl, are led by Berylune, a fairy, to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. Read More »
Volpone (1941) Maurice Tourneur, Jacques de Baroncelli, Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends Read More »
Justin of Marseille (1935) Maurice Tourneur, Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey, Alexandre Rignault
At the head of a gang of drug traffickers, Justin, has in principle left to tread. Read More »
Lorna Doone (1922) Maurice Tourneur, Madge Bellamy, John Bowers, Frank Keenan
Lorna is a young noble girl who meets a young farmer boy named John Ridd. Read More »
La Main du Diable / Carnival of Sinners (1943) Maurice Tourneur, Pierre Fresnay, Josseline Gaël, Noël Roquevert, Fantasy, Horror
A man arrives at an isolated mountain inn clutching a small box. The man is panic-struck when, during a sudden blackout, the box disappears. To the assembled guests at the inn he tells his tragic story. The man, Roland Brissot, was once a penniless artist who, one day, bought a talisman from the owner of a restaurant for one franc.
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