An alien child is sent to Earth from his dying home planet to help preserve his people. When Clark discovers he has super powers he vows to use his abilities to stop evil and destruction. When Clark meets Lex Luther it seems he may have met his match. ... more about Superman
When Superman saves Paris by throwing a nuclear bomb into outer space, he awakens three exiled criminals originally from Krypton. They descend to Earth with plans to take over the world. It's up to Superman to stop the criminals and save the world. ... more about Superman II
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the ... more about Ziegfeld Girl
Dink Purcell loves his alcoholic father, ex-heavyweight champion Andy "Champ" Purcell, despite his frequent binges, his frequent gambling and their squalid living conditions. And there's nothing Andy wouldn't do for Dink. ... more about Champ
Claude Pierce is delighted to move in with his father, Jay Pierce, a struggling architect living in lower Manhattan, for the six months the divorce agreement of his parents specified. ... more about Devil Is a Sissy
Gus was jobless. One day, he noticed his talent for computer. He was ordered to do wrong by Ross president of a big company. But his wrong doing was blocked by Superman. So Ross asked Gus to kill him but it failed. ... more about Superman III
A homeless woman named Hannah (Fay Bainter) drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... ... more about White Banners
"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous. ... more about Bowery
Frank James sets out to find the men who killed his brother. When the killers are pardoned, he takes matters into his own hands. The reporter who hopes to tell his story winds up in love with him. ... more about Return of Frank James
The gang is putting on a show with Alfalfa billed as "King of the Crooners." But Alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. ... more about Our Gang Follies of 1938
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. ... more about Treasure Island
'Jackie Cooper' (qv)'s mother agrees to host a Christmas party for his football team. Things soon get out of hand, and the number of children gets too large for his house. He pleads with 'Norma Shearer' (qv) to ask 'Louis B. ... more about Christmas Party
Hollywood's dramatic contribution to the war effort including clips from "Bataan", "Pride of the marines" and "Cover girls", as well as newsreel footage and interviews with the day's biggest stars. ... more about Going Hollywood: The War Years
The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but the gang decides to try and capture the gorilla instead. ... more about Bear Shooters
Merchant seaman Skithch Kilroy (Jackie Cooper) and "Pappy" Reagan (Jackie Coogan)arrive in Marseilles, eager to resume their combative rivalry for Mimi (Renee Godfrey). ... more about French Leave
Returning G. I. John J. Kilroy (Jackie Cooper), whose main ambition is to get a college education, finds himself one-half credit short for college entrance. ... more about Kilroy Was Here
Young Henry Aldrich would like to "win" a trip to Alaska. But in order to participate, he first has to put up $100. The whole matter sounds awfully fishy. Henry and his pal Dizzy go into the soap business. ... more about Life with Henry
Young boy Bill Peck adores his father and tries to be good, but the arrival of Bill's cousin Horace upsets Bill's plans. Horace's brattish ways result in Bill rather than Horace getting in trouble. ... more about Peck's Bad Boy
Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial (made in that short two-year span of time when they chose to be identified as The New Universal) is Universal's 40th sound-era serial, made and released between "Red ... more about Scouts to the Rescue
Hollywood was always a big sports town, until it actually got some professional sports franchises, and many of the actors around town--- ex-jocks,would-be-jocks or just sports fans---belonged to and played on summer amatuer baseball or softball teams for ... more about Screen Snapshots Series 27
Willy Baxter is now 17, which is practically 18, so he prefers "William". William is supposed to be studying for college entrance exams, but a sophisticated Chicago girl arrives in town. ... more about Seventeen
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of _Quo Vadis (1927)_ (qv). Things go from bad to worse when the neighborhood tough kids disrupt the show. ... more about Shivering Shakespeare
In this film based on the popular comic strip, Skippy interrupts his usual routine of finding loopholes in his parents' rules when he makes friends with Sooky, a boy from the other side of the tracks. ... more about Skippy
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Ernie (Jackie Cooper), manager of an apartment house that allows no children, finds himself evicted when his wife, Peg (Meg Randall as Gene Roberts), becomes pregnant. ... more about Stork Bites Man
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. ... more about Streets of New York
The beloved Miss McGillicuddy has left school and the gang is faced with a new teacher, one Miss Crabtree, whose name alone suggests a mean old lady to the gang. ... more about Teacher's Pet
Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. ... more about That Certain Age
Eddie wears a leg brace and his mother will not let him play like the other boys. His hope is that a German doctor will be able to operate and fix his leg. When his cousin Froggie comes to live with his family, he is nice to Mr. and Mrs. ... more about When a Fellow Needs a Friend